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Ringling Reflections programs are designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. These are relaxed, conversation-based gallery tours in the Museum of Art.
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Learn about Indian Classical Dance and the preservation of the Odissi dance tradition with the Nrityagram Dancers. The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble is a mix of inspiration and ideas, a coming together of creative minds, which push themselves to the absolute limits of their abilities.
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Join us on the third Thursday of each month for a special day designed just for homeschool families. Facilitated stations designed to engage different age levels will be set up throughout the Museum of Art. Families are free to move through these stations at their own pace to enjoy and learn together as a family.
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to keep the Ringling's 66 acres both gorgeous and functional? Join the Grounds staff for an informal discussion of the work they do, including an explanation of their day-to-day tasks, highlights of their favorite parts of the job, and trade secrets of the profession.
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Educators Workshops are offered throughout the year. They are designed to enhance educators’ understanding of The Ringling’s collections and special exhibitions, and provide an opportunity for networking, collaboration, and inspiration.
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During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, the American circus was the nation’s most popular form of entertainment. Join us for this lecture by Janet M. Davis is Professor of American Studies and History at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Join Rafael Peral and Marisa Adame of Raiz de 4 for a special Masterclass on flamenco dance technique. The class will delve into the art of flamenco by reviewing its most primitive roots.Masterclasses take place in the Perret Performance Studio.
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Join Elisa Hansen, Head of Library Services, in a conversation about the fifteenth-century origin of the typographic tradition and the 1913 facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible gifted to John Ringling.
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This Conversation will take part in conjunction with a 3-day intensive incubator where participants will interact with accomplished local guest speakers from fields such as environmental humanities, climate science, climate change activism, and visual and performing arts.
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Actor Gabino Rodriquez is joined by representatives from UnidosNow and the Sarasota Sister City program (Merida) for a discussion on Mexican government and politics today. For six months Gabino Rodriguez became Santiago Ramirez, a man working in a Tijuana factory for five dollars a day.