K-12 Arts Programs
The Miraculous Magical Balloon
A series of hilarious pantomime sketches incorporates music, ballet, clowning, and audience participation in this theatre assembly. In The Miraculous Magical Balloon, students will discover the art of acting without words, opening the door to their imaginations. Expressed through body and facial masks, pantomime…
Grandma’s “Cautionary” Tales
In Grandma’s “Cautionary” Tales, actress Debra Mims transforms into Grandmother Sally Kathryn Mims to tell students stories her grandmother once told her. These interactive stories are an entertaining mix of ghost, folk, and “cautionary” tales found in African, African-American, and…
My Grandmother Told Me: A Tribute to African American Women
In My Grandmother Told Me: A Tribute to African American Women, actress Debra Mims transforms into Grandmother Sally Kathryn Mims, who is searching through an old trunk in her attic. Each item she pulls out sparks a memory of days…
The Immigrant’s Trunk
The Immigrant’s Trunk begins with a performance depicting the journey of a Jewish immigrant, then challenges students to explore their own cultural heritage to bring old family stories alive.
The Drama of Metamorphosis
Description In the Drama of Metamorphosis, a unique theatre residency, Katherine uses the tools of an actor to creatively explore a complex, natural process. Through costumes, voice and movement, students explore the metamorphosis and life cycle of a butterfly. The student…
Transformation Imagination
What tools does an actor need? Actors use their bodies, voices, and imaginations to transform themselves. In the theatre assembly Transformation Imagination, students use their imaginations to create a performance and become the animal characters in the African story/play, “Who’s…
NO Bullying, STOP Bullying: Let’s Be Friends!
During this high-energy dance assembly students learn contemporary and old school Hip Hop moves and valuable lessons about positivity, fairness, working together, acceptance, and communication. Illstyle acts out scenarios that place two school groups against one another in day-to-day life,…
The History of Hip Hop
This high-energy assembly brings the history of hip-hop dance to life through interactive demonstration, jaw-dropping dance, audience participation, and a compelling Q&A. The History of Hip Hop teaches the positive aspects of hip-hop art and culture, the technical elements of…
Understanding the Star Spangled Banner Through Dance
The Star Spangled Banner was written in Baltimore in 1814. Understanding the Star Spangled Banner Through Dance explores the events leading up to the writing of our national anthem and the meaning of the words through movement and dance. Students…
Roots and Rhythm: Multicultural Traditional Music and Dance
Roots and Rhythm: Multicultural Traditional Music and Dance explores the diversity and commonality of the people of the World. Dances, Songs, and their histories from different cultures, are taught in a fun and inviting way in Roots and Rhythm, bringing…
Incredible Feets!
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 session.
Keeping the Beat: Multicultural Influences in American Music and Dance
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 an…