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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…
Superheroes Among Us!
Artist: Rashad Malik Davis
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Empathy in Action! For this one-day workshop, students will learn first about shape and color language. We will examine the circle, square, and triangle and…
Circus Skills Workshop
Artist: Give & Take Jugglers
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health
Grade Level: All Grades
The circus comes to you in this hands-on, engaging workshop! Through circus skills like juggling, tightwire, plate spinning, and stilts, students experience…
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….
Earth Days, the Water Cycle
Using the format of Box of Light’s humorous theatrical science shows, this program looks at water as a molecule. Students explore the…
Tales from Turtle Island
Artist: Rob Aptaker
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Drama, Social Studies
Many Native Americans refer to North America as Turtle Island. Storyteller Rob Aptaker shares traditional Native tales, including Earth on Turtle’s Back…
Melodies, Moods, and Movies
Artist: Cello Fury
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Music
School Subject: Music
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Explore the power of music through the lens of movie-making. Students will travel from the silent film era to today’s movie blockbusters…
Exposures: Old and New School Photography
Artist: Erik James Montgomery
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Character Education, Visual Art
Grade Level: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
In this interactive workshop with Erik James Montgomery, students create unique images and explore the myriad possible approaches to this expressive art…
Hip Hop 4 Health
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health
Through energizing breakdancing and lots of audience interaction Hip Hop Fundamentals introduces students to a simple concept: You have the power to…
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…
Introduction to Origami
New Program: New
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…
Paper Quilling
Artist: April Zay
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Visual Arts
School Subject: Social Studies, World Culture, Visual Art
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Originating in 17th-century Europe, paper quilling is the art of rolling, shaping, and gluing thin strips of paper together to make complex…
Intro to Capoeira
Artist: Leigh Robertson
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Language Arts, Music, Physical Education/Health, World Culture
Grade Level: All Grades
Developed in Brazil by enslaved Africans during the 16th century, the martial art of Capoeira, disguised as a dance and including acrobatics,…
Feet, Drum, Voice: A Soul Steps Workshop
Artist: Soul Steps
Type: Workshops / Residencies
Art Form: Dance & Movement
School Subject: Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health, World Culture
Grade Level: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This Soul Steps program explores the rich African-American cultural tradition known as step. Students use their bodies to create hip-hop infused rhythms…
Sharing, Teamwork, Juggling!
New Program: New
Artist: Give & Take Jugglers
Type: Performances / Assembly
Art Form: Theater
School Subject: Character Education, Dance & Movement, Physical Education/Health
Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This highly interactive, comedic show uses traditions from vaudeville, circus arts, theater, and music to create a captivating and inspiring performance. The…
