Programs by Category
Grade Level: 4th
Beats, Rhymes, and Life
Artist: Poetry Meets Percussion
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Language Arts, Multi Art, Music, Poetry
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This energetic and engaging exploration of percussion and poetry introduces students to how rhythms and spoken word can awaken their inner artists. Students…
Using Art Explorations to Reach All Students
Artist: Molly Gaston Johnson
Type: Professional Learning
Grade Level: All Grades, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In this professional learning program with visual artist Molly Gaston Johnson, teachers will learn how to use basic elements and principles of…
Stories of Africa
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies, World Culture
In Stories of Africa, students take a journey through the African Diaspora via story. From the villages of Africa to the urban…
Creating Puppets
Artist: Zachary Green
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Visual Art
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students learn the ancient art of puppet-making and performance as they create their own puppets to perform original or traditional stories. Zach Green guides…
From Page to Stage
Artist: Patricia Flynn
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Creative Writing, Dance & Movement, Drama, Visual Art
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In From Page to Stage, students learn to adapt their favorite stories (or original written work) for a theatrical performance. Participants are…
Improvising as a Team
Artist: Freestyle Repertory Theatre
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Who knew that building student confidence and social skills could be so much fun? One of the most basic rules of improvisation…
Mime and Creative Play
Artist: Bill Bowers
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students are introduced to the art of physical storytelling by Broadway actor and professional mime, Bill Bowers. Through performance, demonstration, and lots…
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…
