Programs by Category
Grade Level: 1st
Hip Hop 4 Health
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health
Through energizing breakdancing and lots of audience interaction Hip Hop Fundamentals introduces students to a simple concept: You have the power to…
Melodies, Moods, and Movies
Artist: Cello Fury
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Explore the power of music through the lens of movie-making. Students will travel from the silent film era to today’s movie blockbusters…
Tales from Turtle Island
Artist: Rob Aptaker
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies
Many Native Americans refer to North America as Turtle Island. Storyteller Rob Aptaker shares traditional Native tales, including Earth on Turtle’s Back…
Earth Days, the Water Cycle
Using the format of Box of Light’s humorous theatrical science shows, this program looks at water as a molecule. Students explore the…
ZAP! Electricity
Box of Light brings their one-of-a-kind teaching artistry to this powerful presentation! It’s a hair-raising look at electrons, currents, conductors, and insulators….
Steppin’ & Stompin’: Ireland in Dance & Song
Artist: Darrah Carr
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Trace the lineage of Irish dance from its traditional role in 18th-century Ireland to its success on the international stage with Darrah…
From Africa to Brazil – The Afro Brazilian Folkloric Show
Artist: Afro Brazilian Cultural Center of NJ
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
The ensemble brings the rich African influenced rhythms and dances originating in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, a region known for customs deeply rooted…
Diaspora West African Drum and Dance Traditions
Artist: Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Music, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Join Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company as they explore some of the ways West African Diaspora cultural practices are used to…
Burble, Fizz, Kaboom!
In this playful performance, Rand Whipple combines chemical reactions, solutions, molecules, and phase changes with a great sense of humor, and with…
Boom Buckets Around the World!
Artist: Hector Morales
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Character Education, Music, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students discover the art of drumming! Participants have a blast playing everyday objects like buckets and garbage cans while they develop essential…
Soul Steps
Artist: Soul Steps
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Soul Steps speaks the language of rhythm! This showcase of the African-American dance tradition known as “stepping” explores how step started among…
Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics
Artist: Li Liu
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This is a mesmerizing one-woman acrobatic performance. Li Liu performs hand balancing, plate spinning, artistic cycling, ribbon dancing, foot juggling, and more….
