Anne Pasquale's Living History Programs Experience the inspiring story of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher, and her revolutionary work in teaching the deaf and blind, told from her own perspective. This puppet musical teaches students to recognize bullying and find solutions. Lively songs and loveable characters make the message stick. Students explore Matisse's nature-inspired collages and create their own using shapes, colors, and symbols. The Poetry in Motion Crew offers an electrifying dance experience, showcasing Hip Hop and Break Dancing while educating youth on Hip Hop culture, history, and foundation. The program emphasizes Hip Hop as a positive form of artistic expression. Students become explorers solving riddles, discovering clues, and uncovering hidden treasure! This adventure builds research, observation, and collaboration skills through historical puzzle play. Sounds of April & Randall Celebrate the season with a joyful holiday concert by Sounds of A&R featuring jazzy renditions of favorite classics like "Jingle Bells" and "Let It Snow!" The Hoopla Zone is a fun, student-led workshop with mini-classes, hoop jams, and one-on-one instruction. It promotes skill-building, leadership, and teamwork in a positive, inclusive environment. Carmen A. Nieves, ViMa Ro & Co This is a group-driven activity about leadership and change. It allows participants to share ideas, create, develop and contribute to something they created that is a symbol of change personally or for what represents their community. Students reimagine photographs using hand-drawn symbols, patterns, and personal imagery. Through planning and creative choices, they explore visual symbolism and self-expression using paper materials or a mixed-media format incorporating iPads. innerAct Theatre Education innerAct partners with schools to integrate theatre into the curriculum, supporting diverse learning styles. Teachers gain lasting tools to enhance classroom engagement through the arts! Sharmont Influence Little The workshop includes an introduction to spoken word poetry, based on students' grade and skill levels, and incorporates social skills, coping skills and conflict resolution. Students explore installation art by creating paper sculptures based on their ages. They engage in discussions about age, birthday celebrations, and create a collaborative art installation that celebrates their combined ages. Led by Austin Dailey, participants will learn basic hip hop freestyle skills, party moves, break dancing, and more. This workshop emphasizes movement for fun and health, requiring no prior dance experience. Students learn the history and core elements of Hip Hop, practice basic dance moves, and experience the joy of movement and self-expression. Students explore hand techniques, character development, and puppet manipulation. Each participant receives a finger puppet to continue practicing. Students explore Japanese culture through dynamic Taiko drumming, folk songs, and dance. A high-energy, multicultural experience. Students explore the rich connections between jazz and poetry through listening, writing, movement, and performance. Inspired by jazz legends and renowned poets, they improvise, collaborate, and create original poems while building confidence, creativity, Take an ecological journey through the Amazon and African forests, exploring folktales that teach the importance of our natural world with vibrant characters and sound effects. Inspired by "The Noisy Paint Box", students explore Kandinsky's abstract art and how sound can be expressed visually through color, line, and shape. In this workshop or residency, students will explore Kathak, the art of storytelling through dance. They will learn Kathak's technical footwork, spins, and cross rhythms. Kathak combines intense footwork, spins, and improvisation to tell stories through dance. Students will watch a performance, participate in a folk dance, and engage in a Q&A to learn about India's culture. | |