US embassy cable - 03AMMAN878

UNCLAS AMMAN 000878 
 
SIPDIS 
 
IIP/G/NEA (BDURANT); (CBOURGEOIS, DMACINNES, JGAFFNEY); 
NEA/ARN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP,  OEXC,  SCUL,  JO 
SUBJECT: Request for a DVC Series on the Arts 
 
REF: AMMAN 05768 
 
1. Summary: Post would like to request IIP's support in 
organizing a new series of DVCs on the Arts for FY 2003. 
The series will be conducted in coordination with the newly 
established College of Arts and Design at the University of 
Jordan and will serve to educate and introduce the students 
at the college to alternative approaches to music, visual 
art and theater.  The initiation of the college is a 
milestone for the exchange of ideas and culture between 
Jordan and the U.S. and will broaden Post's contact with 
youth and the next generation of Jordanian artists and 
musicians. 
 
2. PAS recommends the DVC series consist of eight programs 
to be covered in two months, a program every two weeks. The 
university has already selected speakers for five of the 
eight programs, the contact information of which is below. 
Each DVC will last 75 minutes and will be conducted at the 
University of Jordan. 
 
3. Our recommendation of a theme, speaker and timing for the 
four programs is as follows: 
 
Theatre - Name: Dr. Jessica Haigney; Address: 102 Lindley 
Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 593- 
7863, (614) 593-1314; Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 1500 
GMT 
 
Medieval Music - Name: Dr. Robert Wortman; Address: 103 
Lindley Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 
593-1315, (614) 593-1314; Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 
1500 GMT. 
 
Sculpture (Globalization and Modern Sculpture) - Name: Dr. 
Howard Woody; Address: Art Department, University of South 
Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208; Tel: (803) 772- 
8827; Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 1500 GMT. 
 
Aesthetics 1 - Name: Dr. Gene Blocker; Address: Gordy Hall, 
Philosophy Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; 
Tel: (614) 448-7297, (614) 593-4588; Date: Wednesday, April 
16, 2003, 1500 GMT. 
 
Aesthetics 2 - Name: Dr. James Stewart, Associate Dean; 
Address: College of Fine Arts, Jennings House, Ohio 
University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 592-4951, (614) 593- 
1808; Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 1500 GMT. 
 
4. The last three programs of the series for which we 
request IIP's assistance in securing guest speakers, fall 
under the title the History of Music.  The themes and 
proposed dates for the programs are as follows: 
 
Baroque Music - Bach and Handel; Date: Wednesday, May 7, 
2003, 1500 GMT. 
 
Classical and Romantic Periods - Mozart, Beethoven and 
Tchaikovsky; Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 1500 GMT. 
 
The Modern Period - Stravinsky, Korsakov, Skriabin and O. 
Messian Date: Monday, June 2, 2003, 1500 GMT. 
 
5. The control officer for this program will be CAO Donna 
Winton, Tel: 962-6-592-0101, Ext. 2620; Fax: 962-6-592-0121. 
BERRY