Joyful, movement-filled performances feature live music, vibrant masks, and audience participation. Celebrate winter with multicultural tales of dragons, snow queens, and snowy lands. Interactive storytelling with props and movement supports literacy and joy during the holiday season- virtually or in person. innerAct Theatre Education Students explore the art of storytelling by creating original characters and narratives in a collaborative, supportive space. The class builds confidence, teamwork, and public speaking through ensemble work and final presentations. Sova Dance & Puppet Theatre Start with an engaging tabletop puppet story, then create your own puppet to retell it- or invent a new tale. Stories from around the world inspire collaboration, storytelling, and joyful creativity. Educators analyze and create spoken word poetry to reclaim power, while learning strategies to integrate poetry, hip-hop, and slam into lessons that center on student experiences and critical consciousness. Inspired by Dr. Seuss's "Horse Museum," students explore horse art through various media like drawing, painting, and sculpture. They learn about horse behavior and leadership, labeling their art with a strength they share with their classroom community. Students transform book pages, newspapers, or magazines into new works of art by “blacking out” text to uncover hidden poems and create fresh narratives from found language. In this humorous and moving performance, David shares his experience growing up without a right hand. Through storytelling, students explore perseverance, identity, and the importance of not judging others. An intrepid Grandmother dives deep to find the Dragon King and save the land. This award-winning puppet show features colorful sea creatures and a message of empathy and courage. Explore music, math, and life skills through global rhythms, team-building, and cultural awareness while connecting music to math concepts like counting and patterns. Energy Fitness helps artists navigate challenges with resilience, turning conflict, change, and creativity into a continuous, energized process. Over 20 handcrafted marionettes perform circus acts to jazz and classical tunes. Perfect for younger audiences, this whimsical show delights with music, tricks, and transformation. The Game is an interactive, experiential art workshop using imaginative play to foster creativity. Students create neighborhoods/cities with 3D acrylic shapes, developing narratives and higher-order thinking skills through prompts and object placement. New England Ballet Theatre Professional dancers from New England Ballet Theatre perform kid-friendly ballets with costumes, music, and props, followed by Q&A. 2025–26 options: The Fantastic Toyshop (Nov–Dec) and The Little Mermaid (May–Jun). In this workshop or residency, students engage closely with Skoo the puppet in SEL-focused storytelling, movement, and art. Each session can explore a different theme through singing, crafts, and problem-solving with caring teaching artists. The Isle of Skoo is a fun, interactive puppet show using storytelling, music, and movement to build SEL skills. Kids will explore themes of kindness, inclusion, friendship, and coping with big emotions. Increase kindness awareness through storytelling, a paper quilt project, and creating a kindness song, while developing writing, listening, and speaking skills over multiple days. Discover the harp's 5,000-year history, its music, and how it works. Wendy shares stories, sounds, and science with plenty of hands-on opportunities. With masks, music, and costumes, this participatory show invites students to act as the Greek Chorus in an unforgettable theatre experience. Anne Pasquale's Living History Programs Explore the life of Deborah Sampson, the only known female combat veteran of the American Revolution, through interactive reenactments and folk music. Join Emmy Brockman for a musical adventure exploring science through songs and experiments. Kids will learn about chemical reactions, astronomy, paleontology, and botany, all while dancing and singing along | |
