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Earth Celebrations: Stories and Songs For Our Planet

Earth Celebrations: Stories and Songs For Our Planet

Rona Leventhal, Storytelling, Movement | (413) 586-0624 | [email protected]

Environmental, multi-cultural folktales told in a dramatic, participatory style. Rona embodies characters to engage the imagination….fun, thought provoking, curricular based!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Everybody Comes from Somewhere

Everybody Comes from Somewhere

Queen Nur | |

In this residency students will bring their individual cultures into the classroom through the art of storytelling, living traditions and ethnography techniques.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary, Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Exploring Communication and Cooperation with Mask

Exploring Communication and Cooperation with Mask

Doug Berky | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

Students learn and practice skills in better cooperation and communication.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
From Anansi to Zeus

From Anansi to Zeus

Donna Washington/DLW Storyteller, Inc. | (919) 471-3036 | [email protected]

Donna Washington presents age appropriate stories from Anansi the Spider to Zeus for students K-12.

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

Global Bluegrass Music

Charles Pettee | (919) 623-1438 | [email protected]

An interactive exploration of the music and cultures of the world that gave us Bluegrass music.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, European, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Hobey Ford’s Touring Puppetry Performances

Hobey Ford’s Touring Puppetry Performances

Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

Hobey Ford’s performances incorporate a variety of puppetry styles and tales from various cultures and nature.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, STEAM, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latinx, Native American
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Homemade Music

Homemade Music

Luke Vandergriff | 919-501-3094 | [email protected]

A musical science experiment that includes storytelling, musical performance using found objects and homemade instruments, and lots of audience participation.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Hispanic
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
How Martin Climbed the Mountain!

How Martin Climbed the Mountain!

Reggie Harris | (518) 647-5916 | [email protected]

Interactive multi-media presentation honoring contributors to America and the world, who influenced the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, European, North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Immersed In Verse: Allan Wolf’s Poetry Palooza!

Immersed In Verse: Allan Wolf’s Poetry Palooza!

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

A fun, interactive, and informative assembly presentation to get students jazzed about poetry.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Japanese Magical Journey

Japanese Magical Journey

Yasu Ishida, Magic Story Artist | (808) 777-9193 | [email protected]

Japanese traditional folktales with origami & Japanese traditional vaudeville act with flute.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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