Programs by Category
Grade Level: 3rd
Afro-Cuban Percussion
Artist: Josh Robinson
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students play a variety of percussion instruments from Latin American countries while learning about culture and history through stories and demonstrations. By…
Lessons in Tolerance
Artist: Patricia Flynn
Type: Workshops / Residencies
School Subject: Character Education, Social Studies
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Lessons in Tolerance is an examination of the causes and social costs of the Holocaust, and other examples of genocide and persecution,…
The Art of Invention
Artist: Molly Gaston Johnson
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
Are your students inventive? Through hands-on engineering with simple materials, Molly Gaston Johnson helps students explore cause and effect in artistic sculptures,…
The Write Stuff
Artist: Freestyle Repertory Theatre
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Literary Arts
School Subject: Language Arts
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Designed by a language arts specialist, this workshop with Freestyle Repertory Theatre applies improvisational techniques to free the creativity of young authors….
Origins of Uganda’s Rhythms and Dances
Artist: Ssuuna
Type: Workshops / Residencies
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
Students learn traditional drum rhythms and dances from different regions of Uganda in this workshop with Ssuuna. Working together—some as drummers and…
Join the Celtic Revival
Artist: Patricia Flynn
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Join the Celtic Revival that’s sweeping the country! Try your hand (and feet!) at Irish set dancing—a form of social dancing similar…
Let’s Dance Our Story
Artist: Liliana Attar
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Language Arts, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Sharing stories from several Latin American countries infused with dance and music, Liliana Attar introduces students to cultures of Latin America while…
Dances and Culture of Mexico
Artist: Mexico Beyond Mariachi
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
This delightful program with Mexico Beyond Mariachi showcases the vast cultural expressions of our neighbor to the south, Mexico. Students are immersed…
A Journey Through Latin Percussion
Artist: Samba to Salsa
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: All Grades, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Celebrate the traditions of Latin percussion with this display of Samba to Salsa’s syncopated sounds and powerful rhythms. On this trip through…
Freedom Stories
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Gifted storyteller TAHIRA shares tales of freedom fighters in this dramatic performance. A compelling look at the people who took extraordinary risks…
Shadow Ball
Artist: Rochel Garner Coleman
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies
Shadow Ball pays homage to the men who played in Negro League baseball and paints a picture of America’s suffering during the…
I, Nat Love
Artist: Rochel Garner Coleman
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Rochel Garner Coleman plays the Black cowboy Nat Love. The performance chronicles the journey of a former slave who joined thousands of…