Poetry in Motion is an award-winning performance that brings children's poetry to life through acting, mime, humor, and audience participation. Featuring works by A.A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Langston Hughes, and more, it's a captivating 30-year tradition. Poet and painter Shanna Melton shares powerful performances rooted in culture, love, and identity. Her shows may include her vibrant paintings as a backdrop. Take students on a multicultural musical journey through global songs, rhythm, dance, and creative leadership. This engaging program builds teamwork, communication, cultural awareness, and connects music to SEL, literacy, math, science, and more. innerAct Theatre Education Using improv and trust exercises, participants learn ensemble thinking and collaborative skills- no acting experience required! Participants use finely tuned marionettes in this hands-on workshop led by award-winning puppeteers. Sova Dance & Puppet Theatre Hands-on puppet-making workshops use storytelling, movement, and visual arts to build SEL and environmental awareness. Creative fun with themes like pollinators, oceans, emotions, and woodland life. Students make hand or rod puppets and retell folktales using their creations. They take their puppets home after the session. Quill'n & Spill'n blends storytelling and social-emotional learning. Students write poems, narratives, and raps that foster empathy, expression, and self-awareness. Students explore the values and uniqueness of their communities, then create art out of recycled materials reflecting those discussions. Choose from 3 environmental plays highlighting ocean health, energy use, and climate change through music, masks, and storytelling. Salsón brings Salsa to life through music, movement, and audience participation! Students explore Afro-Caribbean rhythms, learn basic steps, and experience how dance builds confidence, connection, culture, and community. Inspired by graffiti, urban art, and creative typography, students transform meaningful names or words into expressive artwork. Using font, shape, color, line, and pattern, they plan, sketch, and refine a bold piece of personal visual design. Sova Dance & Puppet Theatre Sova Theater blends puppetry, masks, movement, dance, and original music to bring imaginative stories to life. From animal life cycles to a playful take on Romeo & Juliet, these visually rich performances inspire curiosity, laughter, and creativity. Middle and high schoolers explore science concepts through dance, connecting movement to topics in the Next Generation Science Standards. A lecture-demo using dance to explore science topics like quantum mechanics, sparking curiosity and collaborative learning. New England Ballet Theatre Through books, dance, and creative movement, students learn SEL skills like confidence, teamwork, and expressing emotions. Each class begins with a story and continues with a themed dance activity using fun, engaging props. A hands-on drumming experience for neurodivergent groups using colorful percussion, movement, and sensory-friendly sound. Entire classes perform local legends/history behind shadow screens. Pre-built puppets and grade-level scripts help students engage. An optional fluency study improves low-level readers' fluency through narrator roles and visual connections. Shakespeare residencies bring the bard to life with performances, workshops, textual analysis, sonnet writing, mask making, and more. Tailored to each grade, Flock artists use engaging methods to help students connect with Shakespeare's timeless works. This vibrant residency combines sign language, storytelling, and movement. Students learn to communicate through creative expression, building confidence, teamwork, and self-awareness. Culminates in a class performance. Spoken word poet Silent Quill inspires with powerful performances on identity, resilience, and justice. He mentors youth and builds bridges through storytelling. | |