K-12 Arts Programs
Incredible Feets!
Description Students explore percussive dance in a small group setting with Footworks artists in this dance workshop. Workshops typically follow an assembly performance, allowing groups of up to 25 students time to practice a new art form during a hands-on…
Keeping the Beat: Multicultural Influences in American Music and Dance
Description Footworks conveys the power and joy of percussive dance while illuminating the multicultural roots of American music and dance, including African, European, and Native American traditions in Keeping the Beat: Multicultural Influences in American Music and Dance. Live music and…
Japanese Drumming and Dance
Description Taikoza introduces students to the rich festival traditions of Japan with Japanese Drumming and bamboo flutes. Students will take a journey through the different regions of Japan as they explore traditional folk festivals accompanied by thunderous taiko drums and…
Lutindo: Building Cultural Bridges through Dance and Storytelling
Description In the dance residency Lutindo: Building Cultural Bridges through Dance and Storytelling, students learn how African culture and tradition compares and contrasts to other cultures through dance. Social Studies and Language Arts Standards may be addressed in this customized…
African Dancing and/or Drumming
Description Students learn some of the dances and rhythms of traditional and modern East Africa in African Dancing and/or Drumming. Learn how the Amagunju dance evolved as a way to soothe an infant king and how traditional values like respect…
African Dancing and/or Drumming
Description Students learn some of the dances and rhythms of traditional and modern East Africa in African Dancing and/or Drumming workshop.
Mujje: Come Together
Description In this interactive dance assembly, Ssuuna opens a window to African culture through dance, music, and storytelling. Students compare and contrast cultures and learn the importance of respecting cultural differences in Mujje: Come Together. Ssuuna shares music from his…
Preposterous Parodies!
Description Students love to create parodies, and the ability to use parody indicates a strong conceptual understanding. The music residency Preposterous Parodies! combines elements of Language Arts with your desired curriculum focus, such as History, Social Studies, or Math. Alden helps…
Silly Songs with the Barnyard Bard
Description In Silly Songs with the Barnyard Bard, animal songs such as ‘Everybody’s Wakin’ Up,’ colorful visuals, and animated stories give students a fun appreciation of farms. The audience plays ‘The Breakfast Game’ and the ‘Where Did it Come From?’…
Word Play
Description Alden’s far-fetched, funny songs and impressive guitar playing delights every audience. In theis music assembly Word Play, students sing along with original songs such as “My Mommy’s a Pirate” and “Chocolate Pie.” Word games woven into this musical performance…
A Window in My Heart: A Story About Bullying
Description In this bullying assembly, using music, singing and storytelling Alden Phelps tells tale of a child who gets bullied at school, and how he stops it, with help from students and adults. A Window in My Heart: A Story…
Rock the Mic
Description Bomani’s residency walks students through the exciting world of hip-hop songwriting while writing verses about subjects they study in class. In Rock the Mic, students receive in-depth instruction on elements of creative writing, using simile, metaphor and rhyme to structure a…