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Up with People (UWP) is the name of both an organization and a musical performance, both related to each other.
The organization is fueled by troupes of international volunteers who sing and perform internationally. Along with performing the show, cast members participate in civic events and assist volunteer organizations as a way to give back to the communities that host them. Today the size of the troupe has been scaled back to close to its original size of under 200 performers, and with just one troupe touring at a time.
History Up with People started in 1965.
The debut of Up with People featured a cast of 140 volunteers performing at a summer convention of Moral Re-Armament on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Moral Re-Armament (MRA) is an international group, and so people from many countries were represented in the performance of "Sing-Out 65". The cast of Sing-Out 65 traveled to Japan at the invitation of the Prime Minister, with cast members staying in private homes, including the homes of members of parliament. The cast performed on Japanese television and on the Kabuki Stage in Tokyo. Traveling throughout the country — from Hokkaido Island in the north, to Tokyo and by train past Hiroshima to Kobe — the cast took a ferry to South Korea. In South Korea the cast performed at military facilities and visited the Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjeom. Sing Out Asia was formed from the visits of the US national casts and several albums were recorded from Sing Out Asia. Moral Re-Armament (MRA, or sometimes Buchmanism) is an international movement that was founded as the Oxford Group by Frank N. D. Buchman (a prominent Christian Evangelist from the United States), and a group of Oxford students in the 1920s. ...
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Back in the U.S., the cast became 'Sing-Out 66.' The show toured around the country, attracting volunteers and led to the formation of three "Up with People" casts (A, B, and C). With these multiple casts the show sang and performed for audiences around the world including the U.S., Canada, Europe, Central and South America, and Japan. World map showing the location of Europe. ...
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In 1968 the name was changed to "Up with People," incorporated as a non profit organization and severed ties with MRA. Over the years, the Sing-Outs and Up with People played in diverse venues around the U.S., including universities, high schools, hockey arenas, the Hollywood Bowl, National Conventions for Republicans and Democrats, the Air Force Academy, Ft. Benning, Ft. Campbell, and many more. In 1976, Up with People performed the National Anthem at the Indianapolis 500. Most notably, from 1976 to 1986, Up with People performed in four Super Bowl halftime shows. The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the U.S.A., with lyrics written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. ...
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WorldSmart Leadership Program In August 2004, the first semester of the WorldSmart Leadership Program was launched. Now a 4 1/2-month program, the first crew travelled to about 18 cities in North America, Japan, and Europe, starting off with an orientation session in Denver, Colorado, United States. Each crew spent a week in each city, living mainly with host families. World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...
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While there is still a performance element, it is not the core focus of the program; now known as the Celebration, it was a short presentation of dance, music, singing, multimedia, speech, and acting, as well as sharing their experiences of the city. The Celebration's aim was to get the people of the local community together with people from all over the world.
Besides the Celebration, other main elements of the WorldSmart Leadership Program include:
- Direct Instruction — college-level courses and discussions on topics such as leadership, intercultural communication, and world conflict. Some students elected to take actual college classes offered by the University of Colorado-Denver, while others attended general discussion sessions (known as "Stone Soup").
- Regional Learning — learning about the local area and community through tours, guest speakers, courtesy visits, and special activities (e.g. scavenger hunts, workshops, panels). Some of these activities included a visit to a juvenile detention centre, a tea ceremony, the World Expo in Toyota, Aichi, and lunch in a high school made up predominantly of immigrants.
- Community Impact — various community service projects based on various issues, such as education, the environment, immigration, discrimination, the arts, and many more. Projects ranged from visiting schools and interacting with students, to learning about different world faiths.
- Professional Development — internships and special projects in various sections, such as external relations or applied education. Students are also free to organize and run special projects of their own — amongst such projects include a Language Exchange and an in-house magazine.
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Three semesters of the program have travelled so far: August 2004, February 2005, and August 2005.
Current Program In September 2005, a restructured Up with People program was introduced [1].
Today, Up with People provides a six month international leadership program for young adults (ages 18 to 29) from around the world. Each Up with People “cast” of up to 100 participants travels together to at least two continents and often to more than six countries with diverse cultural, political, and economic conditions.
The program engages students in a dynamic experience that combines leadership and life skills development, intercultural learning, and host family living with community service and the performing arts. The Up with People curriculum brings together the theoretical study of leadership and intercultural communication with hands-on experiential learning and service. It takes advantage of cast diversity and international travel to broaden perspectives and help the young leaders of tomorrow learn how to work across cultural boundaries for positive social change.
For 40 years, Up with People was best known for using its musical performance as a vehicle to spread messages of hope and goodwill across nations. Today, Up with People has expanded the program to be relevant to 21st Century needs and interests; it emphasizes community projects with international service partners and a global education curriculum. The current show is a culmination of the cast’s stay in each tour city; it is a multi-media, intercultural celebration that uses the international languages of music and dance to educate community members about their community’s needs and inspire them to take action. The proceeds from the show are generally given to a local charity to help it continue its service. After each show, Up with People hosts a community fair where non-profit and other charitable organizations set up informational booths to help the audience find new ways to become engaged in service in their own community.
Miscellaneous Facts According to the Up with People website: - 20 million people worldwide have been directly impacted by Up with People
- 3 million hours of community service
- 450,000 host families around the world
- 20,000 alumni in 79 countries
- 3,600 communities in 38 countries have been visited.
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Popular culture references - Up with People was parodied as "Hooray for Everything" in The Simpsons episode "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" and in the episode "Selma's Choice", at Duff Gardens.
- Another parody was done calling the organization "Getting Gay with Kids" in the South Park episode "Rainforest Schmainforest".
- Up with People was featured in the movie "Black Sunday" for the Super Bowl half-time performance which actually was real footage of the game and show intermixed with the Hollywood production.
- The Up with People theme song was formerly used by American syndicated radio and TV talk host Glenn Beck as bumper music for approximately six months (he used about 20 seconds of the reprise).
- David Letterman every so often would refer to the "Up with People" kids in his top ten lists through the 1980s and 1990s.
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External links - Up with People
- Up with People International Alumni Association
- Up with People German Alumni Association
- Up with People Swiss Alumni Association
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