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Artists in Schools Directory

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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, South American
  • 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 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
Across the Color Line: The African South

Across the Color Line: The African South

Scott Ainslie | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

A tour of the music of the American South where European and African musical traditions mixed

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Allan Wolf’s Voices from the Titanic

Allan Wolf’s Voices from the Titanic

Allan Wolf | (828) 772-7474 | [email protected]

Experience the 1912 voyage of the doomed Titanic through poetry, storytelling, costume pieces & photos.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Amazing Women of History Come to Life

Amazing Women of History Come to Life

JoAnn F. Peterson | 301-268-5116 | [email protected]

Interact with and be inspired by a gutsy woman from the past who will come to life before your very eyes!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
American Indian History through Pottery and Art

American Indian History through Pottery and Art

Senora Lynch | (252) 257-5771 | [email protected]

Students will learn history, make pottery, and hear stories of American Indians from North Carolina.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Storytelling, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Native American, North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Australian Immersion Residency

Australian Immersion Residency

Paul Taylor | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

Residences and workshops are multi-disciplined; featuring story, song, drama, dance, and painting.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, Multi-Disciplinary, Music, Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Australian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Bathtub Pirates!

Bathtub Pirates!

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

Using imagination to tell the story of pirates taking over a boy’s tub.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Music, STEAM, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Caribbean, European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Before Rock ‘n’ Roll

Before Rock ‘n’ Roll

Scott Ainslie | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

History, story & music; back in time to the rhythms and music that gave rise to Rock ‘n’ Roll

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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