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Bluebag Media
DCCA’s Berky
inspires; is truly a gem
GREENVILLE – “I’m trying to learn something new,” said Doug Berky to
several hundred Woodland Heights students Sept. 25. “But I get sad when
I make mistakes. Do you make mistakes?” Yes!! “Does it make you sad?”
Yes!! “Do you like to make mistakes?” No!!… And he continues asking
questions as he prepares to demonstrate the new juggling skill he’s
trying to learn.
Every time he’s about to start, he stops as he remembers there’s
something else he wants to ask or tell the laughing students. Berky –
entertainer, mime, actor, storyteller and comedian – is the K-3 Arts in
Education (AIE) offering of the Darke County Center for the Arts
(DCCA). As he entertains he hopes to “teach, inspire and create space
for contemplation.”
One of his “gems” is his approach to the classic Aesop fable, The Lion
and the Mouse. The lion catches the mouse; the mouse begs the lion to
let him go. The lion releases him, thinking him unworthy to eat. Later
the lion is caught in a trap. The mouse comes along and chews the net
until the lion is free… the moral? An act of kindness is never wasted.
Berky has been performing for children in the various Darke County
school districts since Monday. DCCA Director Andrea Jordan said they’ve
had wonderful response to him… “The buzz on the street… he truly is a
gem.” Other comments included “he’s teaching social values, he explores
cultures and encourages reading to expand knowledge.
“These are all goals of AIE,” she noted...
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