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1 – 2 – 3… The Number Drummer Workshop Series

1 – 2 – 3… The Number Drummer Workshop Series

Number Drummer | | [email protected]

Number Drummer Workshop Series… 3 Choices… #1 – The Drum Machine (build a machine); #2 – Beat-Ball (be a team); #3 – The Rhythmic Restaurant (run a restaurant); …experience what great teamwork sounds like!

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Cappella Reinvents the Genres

A Cappella Reinvents the Genres

Transit Vocal Band | (919) 610-5656 | [email protected]

Witness the artistic innovation involved in transforming musical genres using only the human voice!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Child of the Times

A Child of the Times

Diane Silcox Jarrett | (919) 397-9501 | [email protected]

This residency allows students to make history come alive with their own creative ideas and writing.

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Journey Through Rhythms

A Journey Through Rhythms

Alex Weiss & Different Drum | (919) 491-5089 | [email protected]

Alex shares samples of the rhythms originating from Africa into the Americas. Interactive and exploratory fun.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Mike Wiley Production

A Mike Wiley Production

Mike Wiley | (919) 818-6419 | [email protected]

Morphing between characters of multiple races, young to old, man to woman, Mike Wiley’s gripping stories enlighten and inspire audiences of every age to apply history’s lessons to gripping issues of today.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African-American, European, North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Musical Trip Around the World

A Musical Trip Around the World

Elise Witt | (404) 297-8398 | [email protected]

Sing and sign with Elise as she takes you on a musical journey around the globe in song.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Show of Virtues

A Show of Virtues

Grey Seal Puppets | (704) 589-1304 | [email protected]

Inspired by “The Children’s Book of Virtues,” an valuable program of stories from around the world

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African, European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Spanish Flamenco Dance and Music Workshop or Residency

A Spanish Flamenco Dance and Music Workshop or Residency

Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company | (917) 723-9868 | [email protected]

A Spanish Flamenco dance and music workshop or residency.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: European, Hispanic, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
A Wild Goose Chase: Puppets and Poetry!

A Wild Goose Chase: Puppets and Poetry!

Matt Sandbank's Shadow Factory | 505-816-8379 | [email protected]

This interactive, wildly-entertaining shadow puppet show will send elementary students galumphing off to section eight-eleven–Poetry Heaven!–of the library.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
ABCD’s:  Adaptive Beats Classroom Drumming and Song

ABCD’s: Adaptive Beats Classroom Drumming and Song

Drum for Change with Greg Whitt | (919) 696-0883 | [email protected]

Drum along with Greg as he sings his favorite songs from places across the planet.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African, Caribbean
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
  • Specifically adapted for students with disabilities
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