Programs by Category
School Subject: World Culture
Introduction to Origami
Artist: April Zay
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Science / Math, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In this popular workshop, students gain hands-on experience doing origami, the Japanese art of paper folding that is currently practiced in many…
Moving Voices
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, World Culture
“Moving Voices” is an inspiring assembly performance that celebrates the power of movement as a form of expression. Featuring contemporary dance works…
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 Workshop
Artist: Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Music, Physical Education/Health, World Culture
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This program is an intense study of the elements of various Diaspora West African drum, dance, song, storytelling, and masquerade traditions from…
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…
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….
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…
Folktale Fun
Artist: TAHIRA
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Drama, World Culture
Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Clever spiders, signifying monkeys, and grinnin’ buzzards are just some of the intriguing characters in Folktale Fun. This interactive program is ideal…
Chinese Calligraphy
Artist: Hua Hua Zhang
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Language Arts, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This workshop will introduce Chinese culture, calligraphy and tools for study of Calligraphy. Each student will make a UNIQUE work of art…
