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Curriculum Standard: World Cultures
Cajón (box drum): Heartbeat of Africa in Peru & The Americas
Artist: Hector Morales
Type: Professional Learning
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Character Education, Music, Social Studies, World Culture
This program is designed to introduce educators (K-12) to the fascinating history, culture, and rhythmical magic of the cajón (box drum). Participants…
Joy Resides Here: An Interactive Justice Journey of Oral History/Telling and Diasporic African Drum and Dance Traditions
Artist: Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
Type: Performances / Assembly
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Uncover how Diasporic African Polyrhythms from Africa, Brazil and America create mechanisms for place-making. Experience a Porch Choreo-Story from a Historically Black…
Afro-Puerto Rican Folkloric Music: la Bomba y la Plena
Artist: Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Segunda Quimbamba is a cultural gem based in Jersey City. Led by Master Drummer Juan Cartagena and Master Dancer Nanette Hernández, the…
Patterns in Nature: From Science to Art
Artist: Karen Fuchs
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Science / Math, Visual Art
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This workshop (or series of) will focus on the beauty, design and function of patterns, forms and structures found in the natural…
Good Character
Artist: Queen Nur
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th
This performance includes a series of interactive stories about good character told by Muslim grandmothers to their grandchildren. The performance is accompanied…
Music & Movement Where Muslims Live
Artist: Karim Nagi
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: All Grades
Experience the music and movement traditions of Islamic communities. Karim Nagi guides students in a participatory experience of music and dance from…
The Heart & Soul of Our Stories
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Professional Learning
Art Form: Literary Arts, Music
School Subject: Character Education, Drama, Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In this professional learning program, TAHIRA will illuminate practices that center the stories of African Americans by offering an opportunity for participants…
Story SELebration
Artist: Queen Nur
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Literary Arts
School Subject: Character Education, Language Arts
In this interactive program, Queen Nur embraces Social Emotional Learning through storytelling. Using folktales and original stories from around the world, the…
Feet, Drum, Voice: A Soul Steps Workshop
Artist: Soul Steps
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health, World Culture
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This Soul Steps program explores the rich African-American cultural tradition known as step. Students use their bodies to create hip-hop infused rhythms…
Intro to Capoeira
Artist: Leigh Robertson
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Language Arts, Music, Physical Education/Health, World Culture
Grade Level: All Grades
Developed in Brazil by enslaved Africans during the 16th century, the martial art of Capoeira, disguised as a dance and including acrobatics,…
Paper Quilling
Artist: April Zay
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Social Studies, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Originating in 17th-century Europe, paper quilling is the art of rolling, shaping, and gluing thin strips of paper together to make complex…
Introduction to Origami
Artist: April Zay
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Science / Math, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In this popular workshop, students gain hands-on experience doing origami, the Japanese art of paper folding that is currently practiced in many…
