Workshops and Residencies

Students will compare music from specific eras (ex. the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s), focusing on how lyrics embody the social and political climates of the historical period engaged. By learning to write their own song lyrics, students will reflect on the cultural dynamics of their own lived experiences. 

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Students become familiar with the roots of various rhythmic styles they hear in much of today’s popular music and how music has long been used in storytelling. During this hands-on workshop, students are invited to explore and create their own rhythms to learn how rhythm and stories carry tradition and culture throughout history.

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Through singing, students will be introduced to fundamental musical and vocal techniques through a selection of songs made famous by Apollo legends. By singing and group discussions students will examine each song’s historical and social importance.

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A variety of performance techniques such as gesture, dialogue, improvisation, physical and vocal choices, and sense memory are employed to create powerful literacy, language, and arts learning opportunities for a wide range of student abilities.

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A program that challenges the students to assume the role of a playwright. Students each created a dynamic character and explored their given circumstances to envision and research who their characters are. Students then used this information to write their monologues, making careful word choices and revisions to best present their character and their circumstances. The students used theatrical skills, such as storytelling, emotion, voice and movement to bring their characters to life.

After familiarization with the signature styles of dancers from the past and present, students will express themselves through creative movement and apply learned choreographing techniques to imagine and develop their own dance routines. 

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This workshop will engage students in popular Hip Hop party dances of the 80s and 90s. Through discussion and movement, students will learn the origin and conventions of each technique while attaining a vital understanding of how foundational street, funk, and club styles formulated the dance element of Hip Hop Culture.

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This exciting and active workshop engages students in the classic dances of Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, a world-class institution of music and dance in operation from 1926 through 1958. Students will be acquainted with the origins, relevance, and steps of social dances such as the “Lindy Hop,” “Shorty George,” and “Suzy-Q.”

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