Programs by Category
School Subject: Social Studies
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…
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…
Civil Rights Movements
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Character Education, Dance & Movement, Social Studies
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This Hip Hop Fundamentals assembly focuses on student involvement in the American Civil Rights movement through dance, audience participation, and a variety…
Fundamental Rhythms
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Physical Education/Health, Social Studies
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Students will amaze themselves as they learn basic moves and create their own choreography by exploring the American art form of breakdancing…
Kwanzaa Tales
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
In her interactive performance, TAHIRA, shares the seven principles (Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa. She does this through storytelling and music. Kwanzaa is…
Gift of Story
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama, Social Studies, World Culture
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
In Gift of Story, TAHIRA shares stories of hope, triumph, and tragedy, drawn from a diverse repertoire of original works and those…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
