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Updated 3/15/2023

Lauren Larken Scuderi

  • V

    VT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Lauren Larken Scuderi:

Larken is a singer, educator and environmental justice activist.  She is known for her creative leadership with helping people of all ages and abilities find and share their authentic voices and ideas.  She owns Heart Song LLC, an aerial healing arts experience studio in Burlington, VT. http://www.365songbird.com 

As one of the co-founding teaching artists of Very Merry Theatre's, Waterway Stage, she has helped to reach school classrooms and community groups over the past 8 years to share creative problem solving around water quality and pressing local environmental issues. She is currently working with 200 kids around Vermont in person towards the April 10th, Waterways Stage Festival which will be held at 20 Allen Street in Burlington VT.

Waterways Stage: combines the power of the performing arts with the joy of scientific investigation to engage students and their communities in their local watersheds. Classrooms around Vermont and along Lake Champlain in New York, collaborate with expert educators from Very Merry Theatre, ECHO, Leahy Center, and Lake Champlain Sea Grant to research and perform original plays on a pressing water quality issue.

Since 2016, Waterways Stage has collaborated with 20 schools throughout central and northern Vermont. Our culminating Festival performance of all the plays is a celebration the whole community looks forward to. We are now offering this program to classrooms with a hybrid or completely virtual option to make it fit your classroom needs. We are open to after school, home school and also host Waterways Stage Camps during school breaks.

More info here:

https://verymerrytheatre.org/waterwaysstage

 

 

Find Me

Lauren Scuderi (She / They)
Job Title: Creative Lead
Phone: 415-632-2731
Address:
176 Cottage Grove
#1
Burlington, VT 05408

Social Media:

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2020

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2020

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - Musical

Additional Disciplines:

  • Visual/Crafts - Photography

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts and Health
  • Cultural Preservation
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Writing Services
  • Funding
  • Residency - Other
  • Venue Rental
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Cultural Education
  • Curriculum Development
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Broadcast Production
  • Film Preproduction / Production / Editing Services
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Theater Technical Production
  • Artist Representation / Artist Management
  • Consulting - Curatorial Services
  • Consulting - Organizational Capacity
  • Marketing Services
  • Portfolio Review
  • Product Development Services
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Public Relations Services
  • Social Media Services
  • Film Showings
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Residency - Community
  • Virtual Events
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
  • Artist Market
  • Art Sales
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 50

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Houseless/Housing Insecure Individuals
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • Youth-At-Risk
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Teens
  • School Groups
  • People with Disabilities
  • Nonprofits
  • Native American Tribes
  • LGBTQ Populations

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities

We received a grant through Vermont Arts Council to help Waterways Stage and Very Merry Theatre make our website accessible. We work with Inclusive Arts Vermont to continue training, learning, and implementing best practices.

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Inclusive Arts Vermont, Inc.

Arts Service Organization

Date: 09/2022

I began working with Inclusive Arts in 2023 and have offered accessible performance and play workshops, and theatre making series.

Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO)

Government Department

Date: 05/2022

Together we are bringing creative theatre and design with aerial arts to public spaces in Burlington including The FRAME (formerly known as The Moran Plant)

Vermont Arts Council

Arts Council / Agency

Date: 03/2020

I became a Vermont Arts Council Teaching Artist in 2000 and completed my first virtual residency with Hunt Middle School with Waterways Stage. Waterways Stage currently receives the Partnership Grant and Building Digital Capacities Grants.

ONE Arts Center

Arts Center

Date: 02/2020

Providing Theatre Education and Local Environmental Science through Waterways Stage After School Edition https://verymerrytheatre.org/waterwaysstage

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • ASCAP

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • ASCAP

Awards

Awards:

  • Carol Miklos Community Outreach Grant - AIA Vermont
  • Building Digital Capacities Grant, Vermont Arts Council
  • Partnership Grant, Vermont Arts Council
  • Lake Champlain Basin Program Funding
  • Vermont Arts Council Teacher in Residence Grants

Education

Education:

  • BA, Theatre, The University of Southern California
  • MFA, Performance and Interactive Media, Brooklyn College

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Chittenden County Creative Zone
  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Four-County Creative Zone
  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Northeast Kingdom Creative Zone

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Literature
  • Media
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, The University of Southern California, 2002
  • Master of Fine Arts, Performance and Interactive Media Arts, Brooklyn College, 2008
  • Teacher Training, Aerial Dance Teaching, Paper Doll Militia, 2000
  • Teacher Training, Aerial Multi (Aerial Yoga), 2000
  • Spoonful Herbals Apprenticeship Program, 2019
  • Wellness Practices in Teaching, Community Engagement Lab

Fee range:

I work through Vermont Arts' Council Teaching Artist Residencies as well as Very Merry Theatre Currently the Waterways Stage program is offered for free to schools in Vermont and New York

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University
  • Virtual / Remote

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Design
  • Literature
  • Media
  • Music
  • Theater
  • Visual/Crafts

Certifications and Training:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, The University of Southern California, 2002
  • Master of Fine Arts, Performance and Interactive Media Arts, Brooklyn College, 2008
  • Teacher Training, Aerial Dance Teaching, Paper Doll Militia, 2000
  • Teacher Training, Aerial Multi (Aerial Yoga), 2000
  • Spoonful Herbals Apprenticeship Program, 2019
  • Wellness Practices in Teaching, Community Engagement Lab

Fee range:

I work through Vermont Arts' Council Teaching Artist Residencies as well as Very Merry Theatre Currently the Waterways Stage program is offered for free to schools in Vermont and New York

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Vermont Teaching Artist Roster

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • For Aerial Arts 10,000 lb dynamic load is required
  • Childcare

Accessibility Accommodations Needed:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Fee Range:

TBA

State of Residence:

Vermont

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

12

Venues for Rent/Use

Heart Song LLC Aerial Healing Arts
Venue Address: 270 Battery St Burlington, VT 05401
Venue Phone: 4156322731
Venue Type: Multi-Purpose Room
Venue Fee Range Minimum: $50
Venue Fee Range Maximum: $500
Venue Capacity: 50
Venue Accessibility: Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision. Access accommodations for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Facility is physically accessible (such as parking, entrances, accessible restrooms, seating, backstage). Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities.
Venue Seasons: Fall, Winter, Summer, Spring
Venue Features: Air Ventilation System, Dance Floor, Fly Space, Livestream Capability, Movie Screen / Projection Capabilities, Sound System, WiFi
Trained Crew Available: Yes
Union Crew Available: No