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Hey everybody!

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I'm Syndee Winters. And I'm Jelani Remy.

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Jelani and I played Simba and Nala
in the North American tour

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of Disney's The Lion King.

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So we're thrilled to be your host
for The Lion King Experience

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and introduction to theater
through the lens of The Lion King.

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Here, you'll learn all about performing,
writing, directing,

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and designing for the theater,
and so much more in eleven sessions.

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Today we'll be exploring pride.

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Pride means respecting who you are
and what you've accomplished,

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but it also means something very special
in The Lion King Experience.

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In this session,
we'll look at some of the traditions

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from around the world
that are part of The Lion King

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and create ensemble contracts.

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Hey Jelani,

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why do you think The Lion King
thrills audiences around the world?

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Well, Syndee, maybe part of it
is because there are cultural elements

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from many different countries
woven into the show.

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For example, the music has lyrics
from African languages, including

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Zulu, Xhosa, Setswana,
Sesotho and Swahili.

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And there are so many different types
of dances.

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Ballet,

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Modern, African,

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Caribbean, Balinese,

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And all those dances were
amazing detailed costumes

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with fabric beading styles from

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Africa, Asia and Europe.

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And then there are the masks
and the puppets.

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Inspired by practices
in Japan, Bali, Java and Mali.

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But the music is my absolute favorite.

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It's inspired by many traditional African
forms, including chanting,

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call and response, and drumming,
which is the heartbeat of The Lion King.

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The Lion King Experience is

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organized around warm ups,
activities, and sharing.

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We begin each session
with a full class activity

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followed by work in smaller groups.

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Each session
will end with sharing and reflection.

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With this plan,
we'll take our learning journey together.

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Hey Jelani, I just got a cool idea.

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Do you know what groups of lions
are called?

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Sure do, Prides!

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Hey, that gives me a cool idea.

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Let's call our small groups "Prides"

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How'd you ever come up with that, Jelani?

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I guess your co-host is just brilliant guy.

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So in your Pride,
you'll be given a challenge sheet

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that will introduce your challenge
for the day.

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With each session, someone new will have
a turn at being the Pride Leader.

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The Pride Leader's job

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is to keep the group on task
and on time for each challenge.

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Oh, the pride leader will rotate
each session, so no matter what.

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You should always treat him
or her with respect.

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You have to give respect to get respect.

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You heard the lady.

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It's important that we develop
a sense of pride in our ensemble

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by being responsible
and respecting everyone's hard work.

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To help us do that,
we'll create an ensemble contract.

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An ensemble is a group of people
who work together to get something done.

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Contracts are agreements,
written promises to be responsible,

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put in hard work and share the rewards.

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Before I sign
a professional actor's contract,

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I make sure I read it carefully
and understand what's expected of me.

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Like showing up on time,

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knowing my lines, and giving a 100% effort
with every performance.

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Today, when you're creating
your ensemble contract,

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think about what it means
to be a good ensemble member,

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Pride Leader
Pride Member and audience member.

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From the smallest ant
to the biggest elephant,

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all the animals work together
to bring balance to the Pride Lands.

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Likewise, we need every one of you
to understand what's expected of you,

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so together we make the Lion
King Experience the best it can be.

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Today, we learned
about cultural inspirations and introduced

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session organization, working in Prides,
and the ensemble contract.

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We did a lot.

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Now you'll create your own ensemble
contract and create your Pride identities.