David always wanted to be a part of the normal playground games, but was only included when the other kids recognized that his prosthetic hook made him perfect for the part of Captain Hook in Peter Pan. Always wanting more, David demonstrates that by not judging a book by its cover, everybody grows. This moving […]
When starry-eyed young lovers and zany would-be actors cross paths with mischief-making fairies in a magical forest, the result is one of the world’s most uproarious comedies. This production is a fanciful envisioning of the Bard’s classic; an ideal “first Shakespeare” for elementary grades and a riotous roller-coaster for teens and teachers. Midsummer is perfect for meeting the […]
Get ready to move to Latin beats while learning about the culture of Latin America through dance and music in Bailemos!!! Let’s Dance!! These hands-on workshops teach Latin American music, dance and culture. Students will learn the fundamental rhythms and steps of Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-cha, and Carnavalito, while also discovering awareness, appreciation, and respect […]
This energetic and engaging exploration of percussion and poetry by Poetry Meets Percussion introduces students to how rhythms and spoken word can awaken their inner artists. Through poetry and percussive sound, students are awakened to both verbal and non-verbal ways to express themselves while learning to develop their own unique voices—one word, one beat at […]
Students write and perform poems of various styles (haiku, rap, free verse, sonnets, etc.) while learning the history of these styles. They use some of the basic tools of drama as they perform their poems orally in a staged setting. Music can be infused into the residency through the use of live instrumentation or an […]
Two teaching artists guide and inspire students to spontaneously create rough drafts of stories, getting their ideas down on paper quickly before they disappear in premature self-editing. Through improvisational games, students are encouraged to accept their instinctual choices for character, setting, and action and to commit to those choices on the page. Students imagine the […]
Gayle Danley shines a light on the vivid, moving, and real poetry that each student holds inside. Residencies begin with a performance that opens youthful eyes and ears to the power of the spoken word, and can end with a poetry “slam” in which students share their work with classmates and teachers.
Using Latin American stories infused with dance and music, Liliana introduces students to the culture of Latin America while encouraging awareness, appreciation, and respect for different cultures. Students expand their cultural knowledge while learning to tell Latin American tales through movement.
This engaging program includes stories and songs geared specifically for the youngest story listeners. All stories and songs include lots of audience participation. Come ready to clap, sing, and help tell the stories! While toddlers are welcome at public programs, please note that the performance is not geared to children younger than 3 years old.
For hundreds of years throughout the African continent, stories were the way the beliefs, mythology, cultural identity, history, and shared community values of a people were taught and preserved. Charlotte Blake Alston uses her melodic and mesmerizing voice to breathe life into contemporary and ancient tales alike, accompanying her stories with thumb piano, djembe, and […]
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