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Bright Star Touring Season

Bright Star Touring Season

Bright Star Touring Theatre | (336) 558-7360 | booking@brightstartheatre.com

Topical shows, workshops and residencies that delight and inform – Black History, STEM/STEAM, Antibullying, Literature and more!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African-American, European, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Brighten your School with Colorful Banners

Brighten your School with Colorful Banners

Leni Newell | (252) 269-1804 | newell.leni@gmail.com

Students enjoy creating colorful, vibrant banners permanently installed in your school using professional dyes and acrylic paints.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: STEAM, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Collaborative Installation: Art and Science

Collaborative Installation: Art and Science

Shannon Newby | (509) 669-0254 | shannon@newbyart.com

Go big with a large-scale collaborative art project inspired by our fascinating world

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Customized STEAM Residency Using Storytelling

Customized STEAM Residency Using Storytelling

Story Tapestries | (301) 916-6328 | booking@storytapestries.org

Custom designed residencies connected to STEAM curricula using the arts as a vehicle for learning.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Dandelion Project – Where Science Meets Bharatanatyam

Dandelion Project – Where Science Meets Bharatanatyam

Ramya Kapadia | 919-638-0043 | natyarpana.durham@gmai.com

Three day residency that combines Bharatanatyam gestures, visual art & science to build confidence in individual abilities and self-worth, using the Dandelion as a metaphor.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Diggery Digger’s Dino Adventure

Diggery Digger’s Dino Adventure

The Story Ship - Sean Driscoll | (912) 663-6320 | sean@thestoryship.com

Science mystery adventure with interactive animation, comedy-theater, puppets, music and magic

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music, STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Drum Talk: Music Workshop

Drum Talk: Music Workshop

Beverly Botsford | (919) 824-3821 | beverly.botsford@gmail.com

Rhythm, drums, percussion, movement and language to explore culture, character and curriculum

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean, European, Hispanic, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Earthbeat – Heartbeat – Drumbeat – Sing!

Earthbeat – Heartbeat – Drumbeat – Sing!

Billy Jonas | (518) 647-5916 | susan@loydartists.com

It’s about participation! Sing-alongs, bang-alongs, and an improvised song prove to each student that they are indeed a musician! Themes/skills include creativity, patterns and rhythm, ecological awareness, science and geography.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
EOG EDITION | Number Drummer Live

EOG EDITION | Number Drummer Live

Number Drummer | | info@numberdrummer.com

Drumming math! Testing strategies! Sample questions… and more! Perfect kick-off to the EOGs.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Galapagos George

Galapagos George

Barefoot Puppet Theatre | (804) 334-4338 | shows@barefootpuppets.com

Based on the true story of “Lonesome George,” the last tortoise of Pinta Island.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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