Collaborate with a school-wide or class-wide project to create a school mural or mosaic! The teaching artist leads students in a collaborative process to design a mural, and then paint a cohesive design, or construct a mosaic. Social-Emotional learning skills to share, collaborate, and communicate will all be approached in the facilitation of the work. […]
Students build films together while developing their media literacy, visual arts, ELA and social skills. Participants sculpt or build stop-motion characters and sets. They will set up a provided iPad camera and use free software to film and score their movies. Students will learn the techniques that will make their films clear, fun and eminently […]
This Poetry/Performance workshop will begin with a demonstration of a performance poem. Students will then discuss the skills being used to write the poem in tandem the techniques used in the performance of that poem. Next participants will be provided with a warm up exercise to encourage creative writing. Shortly after they will be writing […]
By connecting engaging and fun movement activities to the Social Emotional Learning competencies of identity, belonging, and agency, students have opportunities for making creative choices, developing their individual creativity, and artistic collaboration. Self confidence and self awareness are supported and encouraged as is appreciation of the contributions of others. Dance content is based on National […]
Bollywood films are world-famous for their incredible dance numbers, a fusion of traditional Indian dance with jazz in uence and modern technique. With DanceXStudio and choreographer Jayshree Srikanth, students will learn timing, rhythm, energy and expressive movements. The students will learn more about Indian culture, geography, history and dance’s ever important role. Central Jersey Only Program […]
Critically acclaimed Heidi Latsky Dance is passionately dedicated to reflecting the true diverse nature of the world we live in through accessible, thought-provoking, dynamic and rigorous dance works. We promote active/complete inclusion and challenging preconceived notions of who are generally accepted as dancers as a metaphor for life. During the assembly, we share our core […]
In this workshop, students will learn a little bit about the history of mosaics and its importance in telling the stories of past civilizations. After learning about the history students will participate in a hands on experience of creating a small “Picassiette” style of mosaic using a variety of ceramic and glass tile. The resulting […]
Students are taken on a fun, multimedia trip through the world of creative writing where they discuss the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing). Students will rap along to original, professionally released music created by Bomani, as well as songs highlighting his tips on how to be a better creative writer. There will […]
Black Scientists & the Arts centers the magic of becoming a Creative Scientist using all of your senses to explore. Each program introduces students to a Black Scientist (Past/Present) and their contribution to the world through historical artifacts, science experiments, and creative projects. By including an hands-on art activity during each lesson, students have the […]
Tchin is a nationally-known Indigenous artist and educator of arts and culture. Through the art of oral tradition, he tells stories portraying the creation of the world and how things came to be, addressing topics including cultural diversity, music appreciation, and environmental consciousness. As part of this program, Tchin will perform and explain the […]
Young Audiences' mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.
Young Audiences believes that all students deserve equal access to the arts and we strive to provide meaningful art experiences to young people regardless of cognitive or physical development, socio-economic status, or geographic location.
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