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Outside the Bachs
Artist: PROJECT Duo
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
From Bach to Beethoven, Django Reinhardt to Jethro Tull! Combining the virtuosity of world-class artists with the energy of rock stars, the…
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…
Storytelling & Cultural Literacy
New Program: New
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….
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…
Traditional Stained Glass Painting
Artist: Zachary Green
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Visual Art
In this multi-day residency, students experience first-hand the ancient methods of kiln-fired painting on stained glass. Students design and paint their own…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Diaspora West African Drum and Dance Traditions Workshop
New Program: New
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…
From Africa to Brazil – The Afro Brazilian Folkloric Show
New Program: New
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…
