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A Musical Trip Around the World

A Musical Trip Around the World

Elise Witt | (404) 297-8398 | elisemwitt@gmail.com

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
Bharatanatyam – Expression through Movement & Mime: Performance

Bharatanatyam – Expression through Movement & Mime: Performance

Ramya Kapadia | (919) 638-0043 | natyarpana.durham@gmail.com

Through Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form of South India students are introduced to ancient and contemporary stories rich in life lessons and empathy.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance, STEAM, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Bharatanatyam – Expression through Movement & Mime: Workshop

Bharatanatyam – Expression through Movement & Mime: Workshop

Ramya Kapadia | (919) 638-0043 | natyarpana.durham@gmail.com

Through Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form of South India students learn to observe & identify objects, people and emotions both around and within them.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, Multi-Disciplinary, Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience: Performance

Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience: Performance

Seema Kudur Viswanath | (980) 622-2865 | seema.kv1@gmail.com

Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience: Residency

Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience: Residency

Seema Kudur Viswanath | (980) 622-2865 | seema.kv1@gmail.com

Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience – Workshop

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Does Not Accept bookings in Johnston County
Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience: Workshop

Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience: Workshop

Seema Kudur Viswanath | (980) 622-2865 | seema.kv1@gmail.com

Bharatanatyam & Kathak – dance movement to express and experience – Workshop

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Bollywood Dance – A Cultural Confluence, A Celebration

Bollywood Dance – A Cultural Confluence, A Celebration

Priya Chellani/Indigo Dance Evolution | (919) 473-3701 | priyachellani@gmail.com

Bollywood Dance is an upbeat pan-India onscreen genre and often a confluence of world styles such as hip-hop and Jazz with India’s folk and classical dances.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Bollywood Dance- A Multicultural Confluence Workshop

Bollywood Dance- A Multicultural Confluence Workshop

Priya Chellani/Indigo Dance Evolution | (919) 473-3701 | priyachellani@gmail.com

Bollywood Dance is an upbeat pan-India onscreen genre and often a confluence of world styles such as hip-hop and jazz with India’s folk & classical dances.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Chapters and Verses: Writing Poems Inspired by Books

Chapters and Verses: Writing Poems Inspired by Books

Michael Beadle | (828) 400-6374 | beadlewrite@yahoo.com

Students learn how to write poems based on texts they’ve studied.

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African-American, Asian, European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Creative Storytelling with Warli, a Tribal Art from India

Creative Storytelling with Warli, a Tribal Art from India

Sampada Kodagali Agarwal | 919-760-3479 | sampada.zen@gmail.com

Artist introduces students to the Warli tribal art building blocks and then guides them through process of conveying stories creatively.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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We’re celebrating a record-breaking 460 Artists in Schools programs this year! 🖌️🎭🎶

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Can’t think of a better way to end the school ye Can’t think of a better way to end the school year than adding the final touches to The Picket Fence project at Hilburn Academy.

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