Programs by Category
Grade Level: Kindergarten
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….
Fryed Folk Songs
Folk music has had a vital role throughout American History in creating community through song, story, and dance. This interactive and entertaining…
Sister Rain and Brother Sun
Artist: Catskill Puppet Theatre
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Language Arts
Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
When glistening Sister Rain becomes jealous of shining Brother Sun and stops watering the Earth, wise Mother Nature must step in to…
Storytelling & Cultural Literacy
Artist: Queen Nur
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Literary Arts
School Subject: Language Arts
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Students tell stories in the oral tradition with Queen Nur using hands-on exercises that engage voice, tone, facial expression, and body movement….
Stories in Motion
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
“Stories in Motion” is an engaging and educational assembly performance that combines the expressive power of dance and movement with key principles…