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. Darren Sardelli - Animated Author & Funny Poet Darren Sardelli inspires middle and high school students through powerful stories of perseverance, self-belief, and creativity. His engaging assemblies show how words can heal, motivate, and create meaningful change. 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 Participants create new collections and collaborate on a "multiples" paper sculpture using found objects. The activity explores the concept of collections and the creative potential of repurposing materials. This twisty retelling of The Three Little Pigs uses shadow and rod puppets to show how teamwork and kindness help the pigs overcome challenges with heart and humor. Create hand, rod, or shadow puppets with OompaPossum Puppets! Workshops can include storyboarding and performance skills and can be adapted for participants with special needs. Students create a play addressing a current issue (e.g., immigration, healthcare), using character, dialogue, and audience interaction to inspire change. The residency includes options for hip-hop theatre and Forum Theatre methods. A creative photography program that connect art, science, and literacy, using digital tools to explore their community and environment through hands-on projects. Students explore the work of Romare Bearden and create mixed-media collages that reflect their neighborhood, mood, and social concerns- building a sense of place and identity through art and writing. This Broadway-style show teaches friendship, kindness, and self-confidence while promoting SEL themes like respect, inclusion, and anti-bullying. In this interactive puppet show, Benjamin Booksmart helps friends get healthy through reading, movement, and song. Topics include exercise, positivity, and nutrition. The traditional Chinese dragon dance celebrates wisdom, power, and prosperity. A team of 10 dancers, including 9 dragon dancers and 1 pearl leader, chase the elusive pearl of wisdom. | |