Programs by Category
Grade Level: 4th
The Lion’s Whiskers
Artist: Catskill Puppet Theatre
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama
This story is based on an Ethiopian folktale in which a stepmother, desperate to win the heart of her husband’s little boy,…
Hiawatha
Artist: Catskill Puppet Theatre
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Visual Art
Hiawatha, a curious young boy, decides to disobey his grandmother and seek a vision alone in the forest. There he finds a…
Mime Over Matter
Artist: Bill Bowers
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama
Grade Level: All Grades, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students will delight in master mime and Broadway veteran Bill Bowers’ lively and thought provoking show. Bowers performs for audiences of all…
Japanese Festival Drums
Artist: Taikoza
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
The music of Taikoza personifies power, grace, pulse, and driving rhythm. After decades of training in Japan, Marco Lienhard leads this electrifying…
Eda Ne Kakati (From the Past to the Present)
Artist: Ssuuna
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement, Music
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Multi Art, Music, Social Studies, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
This jubilant assembly introduces students to the artistry of East African cultures through dance, music, and storytelling. Sharing music from his native…
Land of the Leprechaun
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Explore the myth and magic of everyday Irish life. This sprightly collection of stories, melodic ballads, pennywhistle tunes, and jigs performed on…
Medieval Feast
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, Social Studies
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Join Mary in exploring medieval music and instruments and their continuing influence today! This fascinating collection of chants, ballads, recorder melodies, troubadour…
Rhythms Connect Us Around the World
Artist: Mary Knysh
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music, World Culture
Experience the music and rhythms of our world community. Students travel to an array of cultures through songs, instruments, legends, and history….
Meet the Beat
Artist: Garden State Percussion Trio
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
The virtuosic Garden State Percussion Trio literally marches in with drum loads of fun, humor, and information about the art, acoustics, and…
Totally Vocally
Artist: Ball in the House
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
Grade Level: All Grades, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Packed with music, entertainment, and education, Ball in the House’s program teaches the history of a cappella singing. They explore chant and…
Yah-Oh-Way
Artist: Thunderbird American Indian Dancers
Type: Performances / Assembly
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
Yah-Oh-Way means “It is good” in Hopi. This exciting and athletic performance by the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers highlights the depth and complexity…
Traditions of India
Artist: Ramya Ramnarayan
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Originating in Hindu temples more than 2,000 years ago, traditional Indian dance combines fluid movement with complex melodies and rhythmic patterns. With…