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Massachusetts

YOUNG AUDIENCES

OF MASSACHUSETTS

89 South Street Suite 603 Boston, Massachusetts 02111

617-629-9262

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www.yamass.org

Young Audiences of Massachusetts is an non-profit organization and your arts learning resource.

Our mission is to educate, inspire, and empower the youth of Massachusetts through the arts.

We love working with you to provide students with impactful arts programming that builds learning skills, motivates focused training and achievement, inspires self-expression and explores world cultures. The arts are an essential component of educating the whole child. Thank you for partnering with us to bring them to Massachusetts youth.

“I am so very grateful to Young Audiences for giving us this gift of art, music and culture. Teachers came up to me to say things like “best ever” and “grand slam” and “couldn’t have been more perfect for our students.”

Amy Smack,Carlisle Public School Curriculum Enrichment Committee

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IN TYPICAL YEAR AT YAMA...

YAMA weekly residencies impacted at-risk students in 28 classrooms this past year

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Young Audiences of Massachusetts (YAMA) is a non-profit arts learning organization that has impacted the lives of youth in MA for 55 years. We believe that arts are an essential component of both formal education and of youth development, and should be accessible to all students, regardless of backgrounds, special needs or abilities. Our offerings for schools, libraries, museums, community arts centers, hospital schools, homeless shelter preschools, and other centers of learning, include:

• Inspiring performances for school assemblies or other student audiences

• Hands-on workshops, in which small groups of students work directly with a teaching artist to practice an art form in a focused environment

• In-depth artist-in-residencies, comprised of progressive workshops culminating in a final performance or project; also available as a year-long solution for schools who lack regular arts instruction to help build skills and progress toward mastery

• Expanding Horizons Through Music, a yearlong pre-K literacy-through-music residency program that includes arts integration training for classroom teachers

• Healing Arts For Kids, our specially tailored arts learning performances and residencies for students with physical, cognitive and emotional challenges.

• Practical professional development workshops, to help educators incorporate the arts into their classroom teaching

• SmARTalk e-news, workshops and showcase events for arts coordinators, on how to select, plan, fund and publicize arts education programming

Our Roster

Our roster of more than 110 performing and teaching artists are masters of their forms who tour and teach throughout the region, the country and the world. They represent a broad spectrum of cultures and traditions and their programs are vetted, evaluated and improved each year.

Our Staff

Our staff will help you choose the programming that will bring wide-eyes, gasps and smiles to your students while meeting your specific learning goals. Whether you're looking for one unforgettable assembly performance for your school, a district-wide performance series, a special hands-on workshop for students at your local library, or yearlong residency work for children with special needs, we're here to help you plan, coordinate, educate and inspire.

Our Offerings

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DANCE & MOVEMENT

MUSIC

STORYTELL ING & AUTHORS

THEATER & PUPPETRY

VISUAL ARTS

PA G E S

20-23 PA G E S

24-25

PA G E S

16-19

PA G E S

10-15

PA G E S

6-8

2017-18 ROSTER OF ARTISTS

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Information in this program guide is subject to change. For the most current details about our offerings, as well as full program descriptions, videos, artist bios, performance requirements, educational materials and artist availability, visit:

www.yamass.org

AFRO-BRAZILIAN ENSEMBLE • Capoeira

Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts, Music, and Dance • From the streets of Brazil comes Capoeira: a unique hybrid of martial arts and dance in which partners pair off and spar in graceful, fluid motions, incorporating acrobatic flips and tumbles, all to the lively rhythms of Afro-Brazilian drumming. Using traditional costumes, colorful maps, live music, Portuguese language, and direct student engagement, the Afro-Brazilian Ensemble brings this unique movement form to life within its cultural context.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 300 • SINGLE: $840 • DOUBLE: $1345 • TRIPLE: $1765 • QUAD: $2100

TARGET GRADES: K–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

BAMIDELE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS • Wongai! PWR

Rhythms of West Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean • Discover celebratory dance set to the rhythms of African drums, along with folklore, songs and colorful costume, in a performance guaranteed to bring all ages to their feet. These acclaimed artists are also available for drumming and mask-making workshops and residencies.


RESIDENCIES: 1 PLANNING SESSION, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY, 1 CULMINATING EVENT

EACH DELIVERY: $125/SESSION • POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION

TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

CHHANDIKA • Kathak Dance of Northern India ASW

Kathak dancers use swift and precise footwork, rapid spins and graceful gestures to tell traditional Indian stories. This classical dance form also includes the recitation of rhythms (taal) and the singing of beautiful melodies. Students learn the dance’s cultural context and learn to count out polyrhythms to help the dancers keep time.


TARGET GRADES: K–8 • WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS • hip hop dance programs AC

Become Your Dreams: History of Hip Hop • Hip Hop Promotes Positivity • Direct from Philly, these high-energy, down-right acrobatic virtuosos demonstrate locking, breaking, popping, tap, house dancing and more, connecting the hip hop movement to inspirational messages about pursuing your dreams and keeping it positive.

AUDIENCE OF UP TO 300: SINGLE: $775 • DOUBLE: $1240 • TRIPLE: $1628

AUDIENCE OF 301-500: SINGLE: $1030 • DOUBLE: $1648 • TRIPLE: $2163


KARIM NAGI • Arabiqa A

Introduce students to Arab and Muslim culture in a high-energy performance featuring exciting traditional dances, and soulful folk music played on a variety of traditional instruments. Karim uses authentic costumes, maps, Arabic language, lots of audience participation, and humor, as he enlightens his audience about a captivating world beyond the headlines.


TARGET GRADES: K–12 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

danceHow do we communicate without words? When movements are isolated and heightened, we begin to see and understand. Dance is used for storytelling, for ritual and celebration, and for personal expression. Learning through dance helps us physicalize abstract concepts—to take them into ourselves in new ways. Mastering dance requires practice and discipline and offers a fun and fulfilling way to exercise and stay fit. YAMA’s performances, workshops, and residencies introduce students to classical and traditional dance and movement forms within their cultural contexts, and can bring curriculum to life.

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KARIM NAGI

www.yamass.org/dance

AFRO-BRAZILIAN ENSEMBLE

AFRO-BRAZILIAN ENSEMBLE • Capoeira

Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts, Music, and Dance • From the streets of Brazil comes Capoeira: a unique hybrid of martial arts and dance in which partners pair off and spar in graceful, fluid motions, incorporating acrobatic flips and tumbles, all to the lively rhythms of Afro-Brazilian drumming. Using traditional costumes, colorful maps, live music, Portuguese language, and direct student engagement, the Afro-Brazilian Ensemble brings this unique movement form to life within its cultural context.



BAMIDELE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS • Wongai! PWR




EACH DELIVERY: $125/SESSION • POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION

TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

CHHANDIKA • Kathak Dance of Northern India ASW

Kathak dancers use swift and precise footwork, rapid spins and graceful gestures to tell traditional Indian stories. This classical dance form also includes the recitation of rhythms (taal) and the singing of beautiful melodies. Students learn the dance’s cultural context and learn to count out polyrhythms to help the dancers keep time.


TARGET GRADES: K–8 • WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS • hip hop dance programs AC

Become Your Dreams: History of Hip Hop • Hip Hop Promotes Positivity • Direct from Philly, these high-energy, down-right acrobatic virtuosos demonstrate locking, breaking, popping, tap, house dancing and more, connecting the hip hop movement to inspirational messages about pursuing your dreams and keeping it positive.








P Pre-K A Audience 300+ W Workshops R Residencies S S.T.E.A.M. C Conflict Resolution7

LI LIU • Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics A

Witness astounding feats of hand balancing, plate spinning, artistic cycling, foot juggling, ribbon dancing, and more, in a performance that encourages students to think about growing up in a different time and place, and what can be accomplished through disciplined training.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 400 • SINGLE: $861 • DOUBLE: $1347 • TRIPLE: $1695


MASS MOVEMENT, INC. • Learning Through Movement (Residencies) WRS

Master teaching artists in dance lead workshops in a variety of genres from folk to hip hop, that explore curriculum through movement. Choose dance residencies built around social studies, English language arts or science and math.


$125/WORKSHOP FOR 1-11 WORKSHOPS • $113/WORKSHOP FOR 11 WORKSHOPS OR MORE

ALL RESIDENCIES: INCLUDE 1 ARTIST, 1 PLANNING SESSION, MINIMUM OF 2 WORKSHOPS/DAY

URBANITY DANCE • Dancing in Each Other’s Shoes AC

Drawing from the techniques and traditions of various dance styles including classical ballet, modern, hip hop, and West African, Urbanity Dance artists use contemporary dance to communicate a story of empathy, a story of partnership, and a story of emotion.




VERONICA ROBLES • Dancing with the Colors of Mexico

The blend of ancient and modern traditions that is Mexican culture blazes to life as award-winning performer and Telemundo Boston star Veronica Robles dons an array of vibrant costumes, performs rousing dances, and sings passionate songs. Students try out some Spanish, learn about Aztec culture, participate in some songs, and get a chance to put on some costumes and do a little dancing themselves!

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 250 • TARGET GRADES: K–12

SOLO SHOW: SINGLE: $850 • DOUBLE: $1400 • TRIPLE: $2200 • TRAVEL FEE: $45/DAY

ENSEMBLE (3 MUSICIANS): SINGLE: $1650 • DOUBLE: $2500 • TRIPLE: $3300 • TRAVEL FEE: $125/DAY

8 P Pre-K A Audience 300+ W Workshops R Residencies S S.T.E.A.M. C Conflict Resolution

“Our 8th graders were hanging on every word and watching every move!”

Kelly, Music teacherArbutus Middle

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LI LIU • Traditions of Chinese Acrobatics A

Witness astounding feats of hand balancing, plate spinning, artistic cycling, foot juggling, ribbon dancing, and more, in a performance that encourages students to think about growing up in a different time and place, and what can be accomplished through disciplined training.



MASS MOVEMENT, INC. • Learning Through Movement (Residencies) WRS

Master teaching artists in dance lead workshops in a variety of genres from folk to hip hop, that explore curriculum through movement. Choose dance residencies built around social studies, English language arts or science and math.


$125/WORKSHOP FOR 1-11 WORKSHOPS • $113/WORKSHOP FOR 11 WORKSHOPS OR MORE

ALL RESIDENCIES: INCLUDE 1 ARTIST, 1 PLANNING SESSION, MINIMUM OF 2 WORKSHOPS/DAY

URBANITY DANCE • Dancing in Each Other’s Shoes AC

Drawing from the techniques and traditions of various dance styles including classical ballet, modern, hip hop, and West African, Urbanity Dance artists use contemporary dance to communicate a story of empathy, a story of partnership, and a story of emotion.






AUDIENCE LIMIT: 250 • TARGET GRADES: K–12

SOLO SHOW: SINGLE: $850 • DOUBLE: $1400 • TRIPLE: $2200 • TRAVEL FEE: $45/DAY

ENSEMBLE (3 MUSICIANS): SINGLE: $1650 • DOUBLE: $2500 • TRIPLE: $3300 • TRAVEL FEE: $125/DAY

Consider YAMA Artist Residency programs, which offer students the chance to “get their hands dirty” trying out an art form with individual attention and guidance from YAMA teaching artists in a small group of their peers.

Residencies are made up of three or more 45-60-minute workshop sessions. Depending on your needs, you can either go for breadth of exposure—scheduling single session workshops for multiple small groups of students in one day—or depth of learning, scheduling multiple, progressive, skill-building workshops that culminate in a final project or performance.

All residencies include planning sessions with teaching artists to touch base about learning goals and program logistics.

Looking for programming for school vacation weeks, after-school time, or public art projects?

“Dancing gives you energy to

express yourself in life.”

Petra, 4th grade student in YAMA year-long dance residency

“I learned that you don't have to hide

who you really are. You’re not alone in the world, there is always someone by your side.”

Jill, 6th grade student in YAMA theater residency

Andrea Lovett (P. 17)

Behind the Mask (P. 25)

Bamidele Dancers & Drummers (P. 7)

Corey DePina (P. 11)

Dennis Staroselsky (P. 21)

Grooversity (P. 12)

Mass Movement, Inc. (P. 8)

Norah Dooley (P. 18)

Pam Golden (P. 25)

Raúl Gonzalez (P. 25)

RESIDENCY ARTISTS

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www.yamass.org/music

Music is the perfect marriage of mathematics and emotion. When an understanding of intervals and a mastery of internally counting units of time are applied to practiced fine motor skills, the result stirs hearts, stimulates minds and moves bodies. Music tells personal stories, records history and helps us both experience and regulate emotions. Learning music builds memorization skills. Coupling lyrics with music presents an exciting way to explore language arts. Analyzing music builds focus and pattern recognition. YAMA helps students both make and discover music in its many varieties.

music

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BAMIDELE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS • Wongai PWR



TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–12 • POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION


EACH DELIVERY: $125/SESSION • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

COREY DEPINA • rap and hip hop workshops & residencies WR

Something From Nothing: A History of Hip Hop • R.A.P. - Rhythm And Poetry Grounding students in the history and context of the movement, the celebrated local rapper and teaching artist encourages students to experiment with free-styling, beat-making and other means of self-expression available to all.

PARTICIPANTS: 25/SESSION • $125/WORKSHOP

TARGET GRADES: 4-12 • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

RESIDENCIES: 1 PLANNING SESSION, CHOOSE 3 OR 6 SESSIONS, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY,

1 CULMINATING EVENT

PLANNING, WORKSHOPS AND EVENT: $125/SESSION

FIREBIRD ENSEMBLE • Eeyore Has A Birthday P

A trio of master musicians introduces students to contemporary instrumental music and its ability to build character and tell stories without words, using composer Jon Deak’s adaptation of a classic children’s tale by A. A. Milne. Students will learn about the piano and string family; how sound is produced; basic musical terminology and the importance of teamwork in music-making.


TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–4 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

GEORGE RUSSELL, JR. & CO. • Clap Your Hands PA

The keys master brings a vocal quartet to perform spirituals, folk-blues and gospel from the African American tradition that turn hardship into celebration and release.

AUDIENCE OF UP TO 300: SINGLE: $1218 • DOUBLE: $1418 • TRIPLE: $1863 • QUAD: $2217

AUDIENCE OF 301-600: SINGLE: $1518 • DOUBLE: $1765 • TRIPLE: $2316 • QUAD: $2756


GIDEON FREUDMANN • cello programs PSW

CelloBop • Sound Science • The cello virtuoso demonstrates every style of music in which a cello sounds great. He brings this instrument roaring into the present and the future with his electric cello, which he uses to teach the physics of sounds.


TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $50/DAY • MASTER CLASSES: $125/CLASS

VERONICA ROBLES

NORTH WINDS

BAMIDELE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS • Wongai PWR



TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–12 • POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION


EACH DELIVERY: $125/SESSION • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

COREY DEPINA • rap and hip hop workshops & residencies WR

Something From Nothing: A History of Hip Hop • R.A.P. - Rhythm And Poetry Grounding students in the history and context of the movement, the celebrated local rapper and teaching artist encourages students to experiment with free-styling, beat-making and other means of self-expression available to all.

PARTICIPANTS: 25/SESSION • $125/WORKSHOP

TARGET GRADES: 4-12 • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

RESIDENCIES: 1 PLANNING SESSION, CHOOSE 3 OR 6 SESSIONS, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY,

1 CULMINATING EVENT

PLANNING, WORKSHOPS AND EVENT: $125/SESSION

FIREBIRD ENSEMBLE • Eeyore Has A Birthday P

A trio of master musicians introduces students to contemporary instrumental music and its ability to build character and tell stories without words, using composer Jon Deak’s adaptation of a classic children’s tale by A. A. Milne. Students will learn about the piano and string family; how sound is produced; basic musical terminology and the importance of teamwork in music-making.



GEORGE RUSSELL, JR. & CO. • Clap Your Hands PA

The keys master brings a vocal quartet to perform spirituals, folk-blues and gospel from the African American tradition that turn hardship into celebration and release.




GIDEON FREUDMANN • cello programs PSW

CelloBop • Sound Science • The cello virtuoso demonstrates every style of music in which a cello sounds great. He brings this instrument roaring into the present and the future with his electric cello, which he uses to teach the physics of sounds.


TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $50/DAY • MASTER CLASSES: $125/CLASS


GROOVERSITY • Brazilian percussion WR

Brazilian Beats • Bucket Drumming • Samba Drumming • Percussionist/educator/activist Marcus Santos leads an ensemble of drummers and dancers in a high-energy survey of musical styles springing from his native Bahia, from festival marches to samba funk. Residencies teach bucket drumming as well as Samba.


TARGET GRADES: K–12; 4–8 FOR BUCKET DRUMMING; 6–12 FOR SAMBA DRUMMING RESIDENCIES: PARTICIPANTS: 25/SESSION, $125/SESSION, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY,

1 PLANNING SESSION • CULMINATING STUDENT PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE WITH

5 SESSIONS OR MORE/STUDENT GROUP • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY • Voices of the Stage WR

Members of the renowned Handel and Haydn Society Chorus present vocal performances in the genres of opera, oratorio, and musical theater as an introduction to music of the stage.


MASTER CLASSES: $250/CLASS WITH 2 ARTISTS; 125 STUDENTS/CLASS

TARGET GRADES: 3–12 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

JEFF DAVIS • regional American folk music W

American Sampler • The Oregon Trail • Massachusetts! • States of the Union One of the nation’s foremost performers, interpreters, and collectors of traditional American folk music brings an array of instruments both familiar and obscure, and performs regional folk music from around the nation, telling stories, showing pictures and providing cultural contexts.


POST PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION






LIZ BUCHANAN • Do-Re-Mi-A-B-C: Songs for Learning to Read P

With award-winning original songs and classic story-songs and nursery rhymes, Liz gets kids singing and moving. Students play along with Liz and her guitar using simple percussion, while learning about syllables, letter sounds, rhymes and word families.


TARGET GRADES: PRE-K OR K–1 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

MADE IN THE SHADE • jazz programs ASW

Jazz: America’s Music • Musical Math • Dan, Crick and the rest of the quartet march through the rhythms, the instrumental voices, the history and the cultural context of this uniquely American musical tradition. For younger students, they use musical concepts as a fun jump into mathematical fundamentals.

JAZZ: AMERICA’S MUSIC:



MASTER CLASS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION, $125/WORKSHOP WITH 1 TEACHING ARTIST;

$250/WORKSHOP WITH 2 TEACHING ARTISTS


MUSICAL MATH:

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 225: SINGLE: $645 • DOUBLE: $1032 • TRIPLE: $1355 • QUAD: $1613

TARGET GRADES: K–1, 2-3 • TRAVEL FEE: $75/DAY

MANGUITO • A Musical Journey to the Caribbean W

Musicians from the globetrotting Latin jazz quartet Mango Blue introduce lively and joyous Latin American musical styles such as the rumba, bomba, plena, and Dominican merengue.


MASTER CLASS: $125/CLASS (INCLUDES 1 ARTIST) • PARTICIPANTS: 30/CLASS


NANCY HAIR • The Talking Cello P

This unique program (created by teaching artist Sandy Kiefer) introduces one classroom at a time to the cello as storyteller, as a tale is told first with music as accompaniment and then as the sole narrator. Students also create their own story as a group which is then performed by Nancy, to their delight.

TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–K, K-1 • SINGLE: $226 • DOUBLE: $361 • TRIPLE: $474 • QUAD: $564

TARGET GRADES: 2-3 • SINGLE: $368 • DOUBLE: $588 • TRIPLE: $772 • QUAD: $919

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 75 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

NEW ENGLAND GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY • Pirates of Penzance

A school assembly length version of the classic, ingeniously witty operetta about duty and honor, featuring student participation as members of the chorus!

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 300 • PERFORMANCE: $625 • TARGET GRADES: K–5 • TRAVEL FEE: $100/DAY

PRE-PERFORMANCE REHEARSAL FOR STUDENT CHORUS: $125

NORTH WINDS • classical music programs PW

Wind Works • Peter & The Wolf • Meet the Woodwinds Family Five of New England’s top woodwind players introduce students to this major family of the orchestra and to some music fundamentals—or tell the classic musical story of Peter and the Wolf, scored by Sergei Prokofiev.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 200 • MEET THE WOODWINDS FAMILY (PRE-K–1): DOUBLE: $520 • TRIPLE: $683

WIND WORKS & PETER AND THE WOLF (K–8)): SINGLE: $781• DOUBLE: $1250 • TRIPLE: $1641

MASTER CLASS WITH 1 ARTIST: $125/CLASS • TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–8 • TRAVEL FEE: $75


GROOVERSITY • Brazilian percussion WR

Brazilian Beats • Bucket Drumming • Samba Drumming • Percussionist/educator/activist Marcus Santos leads an ensemble of drummers and dancers in a high-energy survey of musical styles springing from his native Bahia, from festival marches to samba funk. Residencies teach bucket drumming as well as Samba.


TARGET GRADES: K–12; 4–8 FOR BUCKET DRUMMING; 6–12 FOR SAMBA DRUMMING RESIDENCIES: PARTICIPANTS: 25/SESSION, $125/SESSION, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY,

1 PLANNING SESSION • CULMINATING STUDENT PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE WITH

5 SESSIONS OR MORE/STUDENT GROUP • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY • Voices of the Stage WR

Members of the renowned Handel and Haydn Society Chorus present vocal performances in the genres of opera, oratorio, and musical theater as an introduction to music of the stage.


MASTER CLASSES: $250/CLASS WITH 2 ARTISTS; 125 STUDENTS/CLASS


JEFF DAVIS • regional American folk music W

American Sampler • The Oregon Trail • Massachusetts! • States of the Union One of the nation’s foremost performers, interpreters, and collectors of traditional American folk music brings an array of instruments both familiar and obscure, and performs regional folk music from around the nation, telling stories, showing pictures and providing cultural contexts.


POST PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION






LIZ BUCHANAN • Do-Re-Mi-A-B-C: Songs for Learning to Read P

With award-winning original songs and classic story-songs and nursery rhymes, Liz gets kids singing and moving. Students play along with Liz and her guitar using simple percussion, while learning about syllables, letter sounds, rhymes and word families.


TARGET GRADES: PRE-K OR K–1 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

MADE IN THE SHADE • jazz programs ASW

Jazz: America’s Music • Musical Math • Dan, Crick and the rest of the quartet march through the rhythms, the instrumental voices, the history and the cultural context of this uniquely American musical tradition. For younger students, they use musical concepts as a fun jump into mathematical fundamentals.

JAZZ: AMERICA’S MUSIC:



MASTER CLASS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION, $125/WORKSHOP WITH 1 TEACHING ARTIST;

$250/WORKSHOP WITH 2 TEACHING ARTISTS


MUSICAL MATH:

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 225: SINGLE: $645 • DOUBLE: $1032 • TRIPLE: $1355 • QUAD: $1613

TARGET GRADES: K–1, 2-3 • TRAVEL FEE: $75/DAY

MANGUITO • A Musical Journey to the Caribbean W

Musicians from the globetrotting Latin jazz quartet Mango Blue introduce lively and joyous Latin American musical styles such as the rumba, bomba, plena, and Dominican merengue.


MASTER CLASS: $125/CLASS (INCLUDES 1 ARTIST) • PARTICIPANTS: 30/CLASS


NANCY HAIR • The Talking Cello P

This unique program (created by teaching artist Sandy Kiefer) introduces one classroom at a time to the cello as storyteller, as a tale is told first with music as accompaniment and then as the sole narrator. Students also create their own story as a group which is then performed by Nancy, to their delight.

TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–K, K-1 • SINGLE: $226 • DOUBLE: $361 • TRIPLE: $474 • QUAD: $564

TARGET GRADES: 2-3 • SINGLE: $368 • DOUBLE: $588 • TRIPLE: $772 • QUAD: $919


NEW ENGLAND GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY • Pirates of Penzance




NORTH WINDS • classical music programs PW

Wind Works • Peter & The Wolf • Meet the Woodwinds Family Five of New England’s top woodwind players introduce students to this major family of the orchestra and to some music fundamentals—or tell the classic musical story of Peter and the Wolf, scored by Sergei Prokofiev.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 200 • MEET THE WOODWINDS FAMILY (PRE-K–1): DOUBLE: $520 • TRIPLE: $683

WIND WORKS & PETER AND THE WOLF (K–8)): SINGLE: $781• DOUBLE: $1250 • TRIPLE: $1641

MASTER CLASS WITH 1 ARTIST: $125/CLASS • TARGET GRADES: PRE-K–8 • TRAVEL FEE: $75


ODAIKO • Taiko Thunder A

Hear the powerful sounds of ceremonial Japanese Taiko drums and learn of their traditions and modern adaptations in a mesmerizing, high-energy performance.

AUDIENCE OF UP TO 300: SINGLE: $730 • DOUBLE: $1168

AUDIENCE OF 301-450: SINGLE: $939 • DOUBLE: $1502


PROMISED LAND • The Sounds That Shaped America

In this interactive music and history program, a talented trio of musicians bring immigration stories, pictures and an exciting variety of folk instruments to demonstrate that American culture is woven from a patchwork of sounds and traditions.



ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTIVE • Roots of American Music AW

In a rollicking concert program, brass player Dan Fox, guitar and banjo player Crick Diefendorf and drummer Steve Langone trace the path from blues and spirituals, to jazz and country, to rock'n'roll and hip hop.



WORKSHOPS: 1 ARTIST: • $125/SESSION • 2 ARTISTS: • $300/SESSION


SANDEEP DAS • Tabla: Talking Drum From Northern India

The Grammy-nominated, world-class master of the tabla presents a program developed for Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble introducing this versatile hand-drum, whose many voices have found their way into genres from Indian classical and folk to American pop.



SHAW PONG LIU • Chinese culture through music

When Words Sing: Music & Mandarin • Exploring China: The “Middle Kingdom” Through Music & Story • With a European violin in one hand and a Chinese erhu in the other, Shaw Pong leads an adventure of cross-cultural communication. Programs focus on the relationship between the tonal language of Mandarin and that of music, or on Chinese culture.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 80 OR 300 • TRAVEL FEE: $45/DAY

WHEN WORDS SING: • SINGLE: $350 • DOUBLE: $560 • TRIPLE: $735 • QUAD: $875

EXPLORING CHINA: • SINGLE: $575 • DOUBLE: $920 • TRIPLE: $1208 • QUAD: $1438

TARGET GRADES: WHEN WORDS SING: 3–5, EXPLORING CHINA: K–8


ODAIKO • Taiko Thunder A

Hear the powerful sounds of ceremonial Japanese Taiko drums and learn of their traditions and modern adaptations in a mesmerizing, high-energy performance.




PROMISED LAND • The Sounds That Shaped America

In this interactive music and history program, a talented trio of musicians bring immigration stories, pictures and an exciting variety of folk instruments to demonstrate that American culture is woven from a patchwork of sounds and traditions.



ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTIVE • Roots of American Music AW

In a rollicking concert program, brass player Dan Fox, guitar and banjo player Crick Diefendorf and drummer Steve Langone trace the path from blues and spirituals, to jazz and country, to rock'n'roll and hip hop.



WORKSHOPS: 1 ARTIST: • $125/SESSION • 2 ARTISTS: • $300/SESSION


SANDEEP DAS • Tabla: Talking Drum From Northern India

The Grammy-nominated, world-class master of the tabla presents a program developed for Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble introducing this versatile hand-drum, whose many voices have found their way into genres from Indian classical and folk to American pop.



SHAW PONG LIU • Chinese culture through music

When Words Sing: Music & Mandarin • Exploring China: The “Middle Kingdom” Through Music & Story • With a European violin in one hand and a Chinese erhu in the other, Shaw Pong leads an adventure of cross-cultural communication. Programs focus on the relationship between the tonal language of Mandarin and that of music, or on Chinese culture.


WHEN WORDS SING: • SINGLE: $350 • DOUBLE: $560 • TRIPLE: $735 • QUAD: $875

EXPLORING CHINA: • SINGLE: $575 • DOUBLE: $920 • TRIPLE: $1208 • QUAD: $1438

TARGET GRADES: WHEN WORDS SING: 3–5, EXPLORING CHINA: K–8

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SANDEEP DAS & SHAW PONG LIU • Jugalbandi

In Indian classical music, a jugalbandi is a duet in which each musician is on equal footing. The two musical masters lead a cross-cultural adventure to the Himalayas between India and China, exploring the power of music to communicate across barriers.



VOCI ANGELICA • Passage: Exploring the Migration of Music P

This interactive performance of world folk music spans 9 countries and 6 continents as students learn about the history of human migration. Audiences become part of the experience by answering questions about geography in a game show format and participating in songs.


20-30-MIN. PRE-K ADAPTATION: • SINGLE: $590 • DOUBLE: $944 • TRIPLE: $1239 • QUAD: $1475




AUDIENCE LIMIT: 300 • TARGET GRADES: 3–6

SOLO SHOW: SINGLE: $850 • DOUBLE: $1400 • TRIPLE: $2200 • TRAVEL FEE: $45

ENSEMBLE (3 MUSICIANS): SINGLE: $1650 • DOUBLE: $2500 • TRIPLE: $3300 • TRAVEL FEE: $125

“I am always in awe of what a useful and enjoyable “tool” music is in all kinds of education.”

Heather, preschool teacherHorizons For Homeless Children

Storytelling is the heart of all great teaching and learning. It uses the most fundamental human tools – voice, gesture, emotion, humor – to their fullest, to stir empathy, connect directly, create a community of listeners and bring them to another time and place. Storytelling is a foundational skill for everything from writing a persuasive essay, to delivering a presentation, to conceptualizing a problem to solve. YAMA’s storytellers and authors bring students international and historical tales; workshops on finding, shaping and performing stories, and programs on adapting stories to the page.

www.yamass.org/storytellers

Storytelling

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ROBIN PEASE

ISAYA OLEPORUO

ALISON O’LEARY • So Close to Home

The author and historian explores the story and the research and writing process behind her book about an average family who found itself in the crosshairs of a German U-boat during World War II.



ANDREA LOVETT • storytelling residencies PWR

Build A Story Residency • Storytelling to Writing Residency • In fun, focused, hands-on workshops, students learn the elements of a strong story, both in performance and on the page, and practice creating, performing and critiquing real-life stories.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 30 STUDENTS/WORKSHOP • $125/SESSION • MINIMUM 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY

SCHOOLS PREFERRING A MORE INTRODUCTORY RESIDENCY CAN SCHEDULE 1 BASIC SKILLS

WORKSHOP FOR EACH OF THEIR CLASSES WITH NO CULMINATING EVENT • A FULL RESIDENCY

INCLUDES: MINIMUM OF 5 CONTACTS PER STUDENT GROUP, 1 PLANNING SESSION AND

1 CULMINATING EVENT


ETH-NOH-TEC • Asia Fantasia

Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of San Francisco’s kinetic storytelling company Eth-Noh-Tec brings folktales and myths from Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Afghanistan, and other Asian cultures to life with language, gesture, drama and a dash of music.



ISAYA OLEPORUO • Maasai culture

Another Kind of Warrior, Maasai Art and Lifestyle • With striking photography, traditional dress and artifacts, stories, songs and a little bit of traditional dance, a Tanzanian Maasai Warrior brings students into the world of his tribesmen.



LEENY DEL SEAMONDS • ¡Vive El Cuento! W

The award-winning Cuban-American Master Story Performer invites students to “Live the Story” with international tales of kindness, inspiration and the bravery to overcome adversity and make a difference.


TARGET GRADES: K–12 • POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: $150/SESSION • TRAVEL FEE: $50/DAY

MICHAEL TOUGIAS • from inspiration to publication

Derek's Gift • The Finest Hours • Survival Lessons • The award-winning author and historian brings his books—including the source of the recent film “The Finest Hours”—to life, telling stories and exploring the process of shaping research into a compelling finished work.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 300 • DOUBLE: $941 • TRIPLE: $1235



NANCY BELL • Spinning History: Heroines on the Home Front AWS

In (literally) homespun period dress, the storyteller, historian and spinner tells of the ways women used this art to contribute to the American Revolution. Nancy sings authentic propaganda songs and demonstrates her craft.


POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: PARTICIPANTS: 40/SESSION • $125/SESSION


NORAH DOOLEY • storytelling programs PWR

Everyone Has A Story: From Idea To Book • Stories From The Neighbors • Storytelling: Your Program • StoriesLive Story Slam Residencies • The children’s author, storyteller and director of StoriesLive, Inc. offers performances and workshops that can focus on how personal stories can be adapted into books and published, on her performances of stories about multi-cultural communities, or on stories from world cultures you are currently studying. Norah’s StoriesLive program is a multi-session residency culminating in a “story slam” competition, in which students perform true stories from their own lives for their peers.



INDEPENDENT WORKSHOPS: MINIMUM 3 WORKSHOP/DAY AT $375/DAY

STORIESLIVE RESIDENCIES: OPENING PRESENTATION: $525 • WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION •

PLANNING SESSIONS/TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP: $200 • CULMINATING EVENT: $350


ROBIN PEASE • Native American and Costa Rican cultural programs C

Native American Storytelling • Sacajawea • The Great Law of Peace • Recuerdo Ser Simpatico • From Ohio’s Kulture Kids, charismatic storyteller Robin Pease offers an array of programs exploring Native American mythology and history and also a Latin American folk tale about kindness.


TARGET GRADES: 3–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $50/DAY

VALERIE TUTSON • African American heritage programs P

Tales From African Traditions • The Right To...Liberty • This award-winning storyteller performs myths, legends and folktales from various African cultures and tales of the fight for African-American freedom in Colonial America.




“Keeping an audience of 3-6 year olds engaged is not easy. You did it masterfully.”

TeacherLongmeadow Montessori

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NANCY BELL • Spinning History: Heroines on the Home Front AWS





NORAH DOOLEY • storytelling programs PWR

Everyone Has A Story: From Idea To Book • Stories From The Neighbors • Storytelling: Your Program • StoriesLive Story Slam Residencies • The children’s author, storyteller and director of StoriesLive, Inc. offers performances and workshops that can focus on how personal stories can be adapted into books and published, on her performances of stories about multi-cultural communities, or on stories from world cultures you are currently studying. Norah’s StoriesLive program is a multi-session residency culminating in a “story slam” competition, in which students perform true stories from their own lives for their peers.



INDEPENDENT WORKSHOPS: MINIMUM 3 WORKSHOP/DAY AT $375/DAY

STORIESLIVE RESIDENCIES: OPENING PRESENTATION: $525 • WORKSHOPS: $125/SESSION •

PLANNING SESSIONS/TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP: $200 • CULMINATING EVENT: $350


ROBIN PEASE • Native American and Costa Rican cultural programs C

Native American Storytelling • Sacajawea • The Great Law of Peace • Recuerdo Ser Simpatico • From Ohio’s Kulture Kids, charismatic storyteller Robin Pease offers an array of programs exploring Native American mythology and history and also a Latin American folk tale about kindness.



VALERIE TUTSON • African American heritage programs P

Tales From African Traditions • The Right To...Liberty • This award-winning storyteller performs myths, legends and folktales from various African cultures and tales of the fight for African-American freedom in Colonial America.



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YAMA authors bring their books to life for

students. They describe the creation process

and the jobs of researching, writing, editing

and illustrating. They tell their stories, and

they encourage students to create their own

literary work.

Theater is the performing art that brings all others together, drawing upon movement, oral storytelling, music and visual arts to weave a spell over an audience. Its emphasis on keeping rapt attention through multiple means of engagement makes it a powerful teaching tool. YAMA’s programs span the academic subjects, breathing life into myths and historical figures, putting poetry into motion, revealing stories and puzzles behind mathematics and helping students practice the scientific method through theatrical experiments. We also use theater to help study interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution.

www.yamass.org/theater

Theater

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BEHIND THE MASK • mask-based theater programs W

Cat Mountain • Woman Who Outshone the Sun • Renowned local mask-maker and performer Eric Bornstein uses an array of artfully crafted traditional masks to represent multiple characters in heroine’s journey folktales from the Japanese or Zapotec (pre-Columbian) traditions. Post-performance workshops teach students to discover the personality of a mask and use it to build a character. CAT MOUNTAIN: • SINGLE: $438 • DOUBLE: $701 • TRIPLE: $919 • QUAD: $1095

THE WOMAN: • SINGLE: $912 • DOUBLE: $1460 • TRIPLE: $1916 • QUAD: $2281

POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • $170/SESSION WITH 2 ARTISTS

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 200 • TARGET GRADES: 1–8 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

DAVID ZUCKER • movement-based theater programs

Poetry In Motion • Odyssey of the Mime • The nationally touring performer brings poetry to life with a dynamic combination of acting, mime, vocal gymnastics, humor, and a trunk full of costumes, puppets, and props. David also offers a bare bones introduction to the spellbinding art of mime.



DAVID ZUCKER & RICHARD MCELVAIN • challenging subjects made fun AS

MathsAmazing! • Shakespeare Guyz • Whether exciting students about the adventurous curiosity at the core of math, or the language, drama and fun of Shakespeare, this dynamic acting duo uses physical comedy, wordplay, mime and classical theatricality to make even the most intimidating subjects fun and engaging.



SPECIAL DISCOUNT OPPORTUNITY: SCHEDULE ONE OF DAVID & RICHARD’S TWO PROGRAMS AND

GET A 10% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU BRING IN THE OTHER

TARGET GRADES: MATH: K–8; GUYS: 3–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $50/DAY

DENNIS STAROSELSKY • Salute Your Solution WRC

The award-winning playwright and actor of the stage and screen offers workshops and residencies in making theater. Students will explore social issues of their choosing while writing their own scenes to be performed. Participants will gain confidence in public speaking and collaboration skills.

RESIDENCIES: PARTICIPANTS: 25 STUDENTS/WORKSHOP, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY

RESIDENCIES INCLUDE: 1 PLANNING SESSION, 6 CONTACTS/GROUP OF STUDENTS AND

1 CULMINATING PERFORMANCE • EACH DELIVERY: $125/SESSION


GEORGE CAPACCIO • Albert Einstein: Relatively Speaking S

Meet the man whose name has become synonymous with genius. Audiences will discover Einstein’s very human qualities and follow the trajectory of his life from a lowly patent clerk in a Swiss office to a world renowned figure, learning of his insights into the nature of reality through interactive experiments.



IMPROVBOSTON

NEW ENGLAND GILBERT AND SULLIVAN

SOCIETY

BEHIND THE MASK • mask-based theater programs W

Cat Mountain • Woman Who Outshone the Sun • Renowned local mask-maker and performer Eric Bornstein uses an array of artfully crafted traditional masks to represent multiple characters in heroine’s journey folktales from the Japanese or Zapotec (pre-Columbian) traditions. Post-performance workshops teach students to discover the personality of a mask and use it to build a character. CAT MOUNTAIN: • SINGLE: $438 • DOUBLE: $701 • TRIPLE: $919 • QUAD: $1095

THE WOMAN: • SINGLE: $912 • DOUBLE: $1460 • TRIPLE: $1916 • QUAD: $2281

POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • $170/SESSION WITH 2 ARTISTS

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 200 • TARGET GRADES: 1–8 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

DAVID ZUCKER • movement-based theater programs

Poetry In Motion • Odyssey of the Mime • The nationally touring performer brings poetry to life with a dynamic combination of acting, mime, vocal gymnastics, humor, and a trunk full of costumes, puppets, and props. David also offers a bare bones introduction to the spellbinding art of mime.



DAVID ZUCKER & RICHARD MCELVAIN • challenging subjects made fun AS

MathsAmazing! • Shakespeare Guyz • Whether exciting students about the adventurous curiosity at the core of math, or the language, drama and fun of Shakespeare, this dynamic acting duo uses physical comedy, wordplay, mime and classical theatricality to make even the most intimidating subjects fun and engaging.



SPECIAL DISCOUNT OPPORTUNITY: SCHEDULE ONE OF DAVID & RICHARD’S TWO PROGRAMS AND

GET A 10% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU BRING IN THE OTHER

TARGET GRADES: MATH: K–8; GUYS: 3–12 • TRAVEL FEE: $50/DAY

DENNIS STAROSELSKY • Salute Your Solution WRC

The award-winning playwright and actor of the stage and screen offers workshops and residencies in making theater. Students will explore social issues of their choosing while writing their own scenes to be performed. Participants will gain confidence in public speaking and collaboration skills.

RESIDENCIES: PARTICIPANTS: 25 STUDENTS/WORKSHOP, MINIMUM OF 3 WORKSHOPS/DAY

RESIDENCIES INCLUDE: 1 PLANNING SESSION, 6 CONTACTS/GROUP OF STUDENTS AND

1 CULMINATING PERFORMANCE • EACH DELIVERY: $125/SESSION


GEORGE CAPACCIO • Albert Einstein: Relatively Speaking S

Meet the man whose name has become synonymous with genius. Audiences will discover Einstein’s very human qualities and follow the trajectory of his life from a lowly patent clerk in a Swiss office to a world renowned figure, learning of his insights into the nature of reality through interactive experiments.




HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR CHILDREN • Benjamin Franklin A

Benjamin Franklin: Statesman, Inventor • Meet the uniquely fascinating founding father. With humor and drama, Ben shows his youthful days as a compulsive reader with a hungry mind, his rise through the printing trade, his scientific experiments, his triumphs as an inventor of items as diverse as bifocal glasses and swim fins, and his elder days as a revolutionary.



IMPROVBOSTON • improv for learning and fun WRSC

Interactive Anti-Bullying • Lessons of Improv: the 4 C’s • S.T.E.M + Art = S.T.E.A.M. • Your Totally Made Up Comedy Show • Teaching artists from Massachusetts’ premier improvisation-based theater company show students how to experiment, invent, take risks and adapt while collaborating closely with their peers. Performances can focus on conflict resolution, 21st century skills, the scientific method, or improv comedy.


TARGET GRADES: 1–3, 4–5, 6–8 OR 9–12 • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

INTER*ACT PERFORMANCES • women from history

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Catalyst For Civil War (6–12) • Louisa May Alcott: Dynamic Author (6–12) • Phebe Emerson: Eyewitness To A Revolution (3–12) • Games, Pranks and Stories From the Childhood of Louisa May Alcott (K–2) Actress, historian and director of the Louisa May Alcott House in Concord, MA, Jan Turnquist brings Alcott and other important women from American history vividly to life, arriving in character, telling stories and conversing with her audiences.




GAMES, PRANKS (ONLY): • SINGLE: $252 • DOUBLE: $403 • TRIPLE: $529 • QUAD: $630

LELAND FAULKNER • theatrical illusions WS

World of Wonder • Visions of Peace • The actor, director, storyteller and theatrical illusionist exercises imaginations, making animals from shadows, astounding with sleight of hand and making paper cranes hover through the air. Illusions are tied to characters and stories from the Arab world, Japan, and Germany.


POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS (3-12): PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • $125/SESSION


MYTHMASTERS • Tales From Greek Mythology

Through a skillful blend of mime, comedy, drama, puppetry, masks, music, reverence, irreverence, and lots of audience participation, the gods and goddesses, heroes and villains, monsters and maidens of Greek mythology walk the earth once more.



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MYSTIC PAPER BEASTS • Sky Tales W

Dancer/choreographer/actor Marya Ursin and artist/actor Dan Potter perform a series of Native American myths using a variety of ingenious, homespun masks and props as well as movement and oral storytelling, inspiring students with a DIY approach to art-making.

AUDIENCE LIMIT: 200 FOR K–12 • 300 FOR 3–5 • TRAVEL FEE: $80/DAY

MARYA & DAN: • SINGLE: $650 • DOUBLE: $1040 • TRIPLE: $1365 • QUAD: $1625

MARYA ONLY: • SINGLE: $449 • DOUBLE: $720 • TRIPLE: $945 • QUAD: $1125


NEW ENGLAND GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY • Pirates of Penzance




STEPHEN COLLINS • great writers and thinkers W

Robert Frost • Socrates, the Gadfly • Shakespeare: Shake-Scenes Workshop • Walt Whitman: Unlaunch’d Voices • The actor and teaching artist performs interactive one-man shows and teaches workshops that introduce students to some of our greatest thinkers and writers, inspiring students to stretch their minds and explore the power of language.


WORKSHOPS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • $125/SESSION


TANGLEWOOD MARIONETTES • puppetry PSW

Fairy Circus • Perseus and Medusa • See intricately crafted wooden marionettes cast in classical myths and tales. The nationally touring puppetry troupe brings self-contained puppet theaters and performs their plays with puppeteers in full views so students can see the clever mechanics of manipulating their homemade actors.

FAIRY CIRCUS: PRE-K–3 • SINGLE: $519 • DOUBLE: $830 • TRIPLE: $1089 • QUAD: $1297

PERSUS: 1–12 • SINGLE: $820 • DOUBLE: $1312 • TRIPLE: $1722 • QUAD: $2050


THE TEREZIN PROJECT • Terezin: Children of the Holocaust AWC

This moving history-based scripted drama featuring young actors portraying children who maintained their hope in the darkest of times, opens dialogue about the dangers of mistreating groups of people out of fear.




www.yamass.org/visualarts

As design and imaging continue to dominate our daily lives it is crucial to teach students to be visually literate. They must not only master color, form, composition and sequencing, but must also learn to develop imagination, creativity, self-expression and tactile acuity. YAMA offers programming in drawing, mask-making, sculpting with clay and fiber arts.

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PAM GOLDEN

NANCY BELL

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BEHIND THE MASK • mask-making and more WR

Quick Mask-Making • Shadow Puppetry • Giant Collage Mural • Design Your Own Demo or Workshops • The sought-after local mask-maker and teaching artist Eric Bornstein of Behind the Mask Studio helps students unleash their creativity through a variety of visual arts workshops and residencies that bring students into a rich tradition of making and exploring theatrical artifacts.

RESIDENCIES: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • 1 PLANNING SESSION ($125) • 4 SESSIONS/DAY ($534)

TARGET GRADES: 1–12 • MATERIAL FEES: $5-10/STUDENT • TRAVEL FEE: BASED UPON MILEAGE

NANCY BELL • Spinning History: Heroines on the Home Front WAS





PAM GOLDEN • sculpting with clay WRS

Clay Finger Puppets • Friendship Tree Sculpture Project • Sculptor Pam Golden offers students a hands-on clay experience! They may create individual finger puppet characters or work together to build clay murals and assemblage Friendship Tree Sculptures for their schools and community.

WORKSHOPS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • $250 FOR 2 WORKSHOPS/GROUP

RESIDENCIES: 1 PLANNING SESSION, 2 WORKSHPS/GROUP, MATERIALS & KILN FIRING

MATERIAL FEE: $3/STUDENT • KILN FIRING FEE: $80 • INSTALLATION FEE: $700


RAÚL GONZALEZ, A.K.A. ILLUSTRATOR RAUL III • Seeing The Story WRS

The professional artist, cartoonist and children’s book illustrator tells students about the “job” of being an artist and guides them in drawing characters and visual narratives inspired by their own lives.

WORKSHOPS: PARTICIPANTS: 30/SESSION • $125/SESSION • MINIMUM OF 3 SESSIONS/DAY


P Pre-K A Audience 300+ W Workshops R Residencies S S.T.E.A.M. C Conflict Resolution

“I’m just so pleased that your organization exists. It’s so important to be able to bring arts to students in the Commonwealth.”

Cyndi, Arts CoordinatorSalem, MA

Bringing YAMA Programs to Your Students

1 PROGRAM SELECTION

Want help deciding? Our Program Coordinator, Melissa Bergstrom will assist you in selecting the best programs to meet your specific needs. Contact her at [email protected], or 617-629-9262 ext. 303. Start your planning process early as programs are subject to each artist’s availability.

For more detailed information about each program, including pricing and performance requirements, please visit www.yamass.org.

2 REQUEST

From our Website, click the "Scheduling Request" button. It looks like this:

You will be asked to provide your: • Contact Information• School/Institution

And your desired:• Artist • Program • Number of performances/workshops• Number of students in each audience or

workshop • Grade Levels of students in each

performance or workshop• Venue for each performance/workshop

There are no required fields, so if you do not have all of this information at hand but want to get started on a request, you can. The form also includes a text box for questions and comments.

3 CONSULTATION

Your request will be sent to our Program Coordinator who will be in touch by email or phone to discuss logistics, customizable elements and requested curriculum-ties, make any necessary modifications, and once availability and details are confirmed, schedule your program. A Program Agreement and invoice will be sent to you for electronic signature and processing.

4 CONFIRMATION

In order to confirm and finalize your program, return a copy of the Agreement e-signed by yourself and your principal (or other authorizing agent) within 14 calendar days of the contract date. A 50% deposit must also be received within 14 calendar days of the contract date.

5 PREPARATION

To prepare for your program: • Review performance requirements with

your custodian or site manager• Distribute educational materials to teachers• Publicize your show for your school

community using bios and photos from our artist Webpages

• Let your front office know to expect our artists

6 FINAL PAYMENT

Balances are due five calendar days after the program date. Please do not give payments directly to YAMA artists. Payments should be mailed to the YAMA office. Be sure to reference your Contract # on your check so we know how to credit the payment.

Please make a direct deposit from a checking account using the link provided in your invoice or make checks payable to:

Young Audiences of Massachusetts 89 South Street, Suite 603 Boston, MA 02111

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7 SHARE

Once your program is complete, you will be emailed a link to our brief Program Evaluation Form. You can also access this form on our Website. Please forward the link to any other teachers, administrators or parents who experienced the program. Please also share photos and stories of delight, discovery and transformation. Your feedback will inform other arts coordinators and be used to develop our programming.

Scheduling Discounts

Multiple performances at your school in one day • All performance program pricing includes discounts for scheduling “doubles,” “triples,” or “quads” at your site on the same day. This option is particularly useful if you want to bring programs to large number of students at your school while keeping each audience limited to a size that is most conducive to learning, or if you want to divide audiences by grades so that artists can tailor their material to the appropriate developmental levels of your students. Please see artist Webpages for pricing details.

Multiple performances in your district on the same day • For the majority of our artists, if more than one school in the same district schedules a performance on the same day, those schools may count the performances as “doubles,” “triples” or “quads” and split the fees between schools. Note: “cartage fees” may apply for multiple set-ups and strikes.

Town-wide Booking • Bringing a YAMA performance program to every school in your district is an incredible way to build community. Receive a 10% discount (up to $1,000) on program fees when 8 or more performances by the same artist are scheduled within the same district by one coordinator.

“Siblings, friends, teammates and neighbors were further connected by sharing the same dynamic cultural event. Students were abuzz with excitement and inspiration.”

Patti DonovanNatick town-wide arts coordinator

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Expanding Arts Access Partnerships

YAMA is committed to bringing arts learning to all students, including those with the greatest barriers to access. Our Expanded Arts Access and Healing Arts For Kids programming includes youth development programs for students who face economic disadvantages, and adaptive, UDL-based

programming for students with physical and cognitive disabilities and challenges. This programming is provided to underserved schools, healing centers and other special needs sites through the generosity of partnering foundations and individual donors. For information about partnering with YAMA to bring arts learning to at-risk students or students with special needs, contact Program Director, Gail Zarren at 617-629-9262 ex. 304 or [email protected].

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ATTEND OUR YOUTH ARTS COORDINATOR SUMMIT AND SHOWCASE EVENTS

YAMA events are designed to provide you with all of the information you need to be a successful arts coordinator, from program funding, to guidance in selecting, scheduling, tracking, publicizing and evaluating programming in your school, district or educational site.

See our artists in action, preview our programs for your school, network with arts champions from around Massachusetts and meet YAMA’s staff and volunteers at our annual showcase. The YAMA Artist Showcase is a school day filled with 20-minute demonstrations of our programs for audiences of students, teachers and school administrators, in multiple locations on a school campus. It’s like a school-wide arts festival!

Want to preview a program you were not able to see at our showcase? YAMA posts a calendar of upcoming school performances on our Website. If you decide to preview a performance, please contact the host school using the phone number provided to let them know you are planning to attend.

ASK US ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Arts learning need not be limited to the auditorium or to artist residency programs. The arts are a powerful tool in all teaching and learning. YAMA teaching artists offer custom professional development sessions for classroom teachers seeking guidance and training in incorporating the arts into their regular teaching. Contact [email protected].

Arts Coordinator Resources

SHOWCASE Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Pike School in Andover, MA

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Young Audiences of Massachusetts was established as a non-profit in 1962 from a belief in the power of arts learning, and in response to an enduring concern that the arts were considered an ancillary enrichment opportunity, disposable during lean budgeting times, rather than an indispensable component of educating the whole child. We believe that the arts are an essential component of both formal education and of youth development, and that an essential role of the arts is to educate—to open minds, awaken perceptions, unlock potential, develop imagination, express culture and impart both knowledge and wisdom.

A small organization with a statewide mission, we are proud to help ensure that Massachusetts is a state that values the arts, those who dedicate their lives to practicing and sharing them, and the young people who have so much to gain from their study.

Please join us as advocates for arts learning, to help us continue to bring rich and delightful programming that represents the best of both traditional and contemporary art forms, from cultures around the world, with practical ties to curriculum, to as many young people in our communities as possible.

YAMA STAFF

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Julie [email protected] 617-629-9262 x301

FINANCE MANAGER

William [email protected] 617-629-9262 x302

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Melissa [email protected] 617-629-9262 x303

DIRECTOR, EXPANDED ARTS ACCESS & HEALING ARTS FOR KIDS

Gail [email protected] 617-629-9262 x304

MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Jason [email protected] 617-629-9262 x305

Our Team

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Andrea Paul, PresidentMaryalice Sloan-Howitt, Past PresidentLaila Freedberg, Vice President & SecretaryNancy Nizel, Vice President David Jewett, Treasurer

MEMBERS

Jeremy Cohen, M.M.Caren ConnellyFrank E. Davis, Ed.D.Salina FergusonNancy K. GittelsonSarah Leaf-HerrmannMarisa Murtaugh

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Elizabeth AlizadehMargaret AmstutzMary K. ElliotLaura Beth FosterJudith GoldbergKaren KoskoKaren S. LevyLynne J. LipconPhoebe Anderson McCarthyDr. Winifred ParkerJohn ReganLois RussellDr. Lisa WongIsa Kaftal Zimmerman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

There are many ways to get involved with Young Audiences of Massachusetts:

SPREAD THE WORDabout our organization to your peers, your local library, community center or summer program, your online social network and your local media.

INVEST IN THE ARTSto help us sustain our work, extend our reach and keep programming free for those in need. Does your company offer corporate matching funds? Make sure YAMA is an option. To donate, click the heart logo on our website.

BECOME AN ARTS CHAMPIONby volunteering to schedule and coordinate programming for your students.

JOIN YAMA'S PROGRAM COMMITTEEand help us find, vet, and evaluate YAMA programming needs.

ADVOCATE FOR ARTS LEARNINGby letting your elected representative that you are an “arts voter” and telling them why #ArtsMatter to you.

THANK YOU TO OUR RECENT SUPPORTERS

Boston Cultural CouncilBushrod H. Campbell and Adah F.

Hall Charity FundCabot Family Charitable TrustDeborah Munroe Noonan Fund,

Bank of American N.A. TrusteeEdmund and Betsy Cabot

Charitable FoundationF. Roscoe and Vila B. Webber

1974 Charitable TrustFriendship FoundationFuller FoundationHenry E. Niles FoundationHighland Street Foundation

(trustee Sean McGrath)Horne Family FoundationJohn H. and H. Naomi Tomfohrde

FoundationJohn W. Alden TrustJohnson Family FoundationLassor and Fanny Agoos Charity

FundLiberty Mutual FoundationLodge of St. AndrewsMassachusetts Cultural CouncilMilton and Harriet Freedberg

Foundation Peabody Foundation, Inc.Ramsey McCluskey Family

FoundationRoy A. Hunt FoundationYoung Audiences, Arts For

Learning, Inc

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