Al
Bostick
2401 W I-44 Service Rd Ste 209
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-8739
405.521.8040 (day)
405.848.6466 (evening)
405.706.3869 (day)
E-mail: aesoptells@aol.com
Discipline:
Theatre, Storytelling, Traditional Arts: African and African-American Folk Art (Masks, etc.)
Participants:
Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescents, Adults, Intergenerational, Ollder Adults, Youth at Risk
Settings:
Schools: pre-k, elementary, middle, high, alternative ed
Community Sites: art centers, libraries, parks and recreation centers
Availability: Statewide; year-round
Bio:
As an artist, Al Bostick's career spans some 30 years in the Oklahoma region. He is a graduate of Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater. Bostick has done Master’s work at the University of Oklahoma, in Acting/Directing. He has worked as the artistic director for the Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc. for over 15 years and has been an artist in residence for the Oklahoma Arts Council for 15 plus years. Bostick is a recipient of the Governor’s Arts Award for Arts in Education, and received a Commendation for Arts Excellence from the state. He has acted and directed with many local and regional theatre companies in the United States, among them: Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, The Pollard Theatre, Oklahoma Children’s Theatre, The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, American Theatre Company of Tulsa, as well as University theatres including Dillard University, Northeastern State, and Auburn Hills Community College.
Arts Learning Goals:
- Cross-cultural story recognition as well as geographical tales recognizing mores and cultural similarities and differences
- Creative dramatics and the utilization of storytelling techniques to create dramatic pieces
- Exploration of the elements of storytelling
- Exploration of rhymes, and songs work and secular from the African and African American Diaspora
- Learning formulas for telling tales
- Utilizing storytelling across the curriculum
- Familiarization of African and African American Folklore