| Program Type | Workshop |
| Art Form | Theatre |
| Curriculum Connections | Social Studies | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Family |
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Testimonial
"I am impressed by the energy, enthusiasm, and talent of the actors and their director and the artistic integrity they bring to their work. They nurture the creativity of the children and teachers in Connecticut with whom they work, and inspire them to use their imagination and talents. Their use of visual arts such as masks and puppetry, music, myth and literature are accomplishments well worthy of recognition."
-Patricia Whitton Forrest, Publisher, New Plays Inc.
-Patricia Whitton Forrest, Publisher, New Plays Inc.
Description
Poetry and creative drama workshops are custom designed to suit varied ages and curriculum needs. Hold Fast to Dreams: A Musical and Dramatic Celebration of Poetry! (K-8) Performance and poetry collide in this creative collaboration of classic poems combined with students’ original work. Poems will be explored and expressed through movement, music and drama. Rhythm and Rhyme: It’s Poetry Time! A Celebration of Poetry for the Young! (For 3-6 yr olds): Artistic Director-Leslie Elias will engage children in a delightful mix of poetry, music, movement and puppetry. Together, children will act out poems and delight in the wonder of words!
Objectives
One: Help students to generate their own ideas, explore imagery, metaphors and the world of their own and other’s imaginations.
Two: To inspire and help students to create their own individual and group poems
Three: To incorporate their own original poetry into a short performance piece to share with classmates and their school community.
Four: To introduce students to the world of poetry
Five: To appreciate poetry and language more deeply through drama, music, movement and embodiment of language
Two: To inspire and help students to create their own individual and group poems
Three: To incorporate their own original poetry into a short performance piece to share with classmates and their school community.
Four: To introduce students to the world of poetry
Five: To appreciate poetry and language more deeply through drama, music, movement and embodiment of language
Pricing Information
Flexible Pricing
Program Length
45 minutes to two hours depending upon age and interest (or can involve a whole residency where upper elementary and middle school students perform their own original poems in combination with famous poems spanning different genres)
Participants
Up to 50: we involve one or two classroom groups in these workshops
Technical Specifications
• Program Space: Room should be properly cleared with desks pushed back for a workshop.
• Mobility/Location Needs: A flatbed cart to move props, masks, costumes and simple scenery.
• Mobility/Location Needs: A flatbed cart to move props, masks, costumes and simple scenery.