Bring Arts Corps residencies to your classroom. Teachers and school administrators, are you seeking to engage students more deeply through the arts? Arts Corps offers in-school residencies in every art form for students K-12. Whether you are looking to integrate art into your lessons or to bring new cultural experiences and disciplines to your students, collaborate with our skilled, master-level teaching artists to open up new dimensions for learning. Each residency includes a planning session with teacher/administrator, joint preparation of lesson plan outline, opportunity for teacher to develop and use creative practices during residency and opportunity for student exhibit or performance at end of session.


Cost: $900 for 8-hour program (includes supplies); reduced rates for qualifying schools (limited number)
Contact: Tina LaPadula
Phone: (206) 722-5440
E-Mail: tina.lapadula@artscorps.org

El Centro de la raza presents an annual celebration of El Dia de Los Meurtos (the Day of the Dead). Organizations from around Seattle invoke the Latin American tradition of honoring their loved one who have passed, by creating altars commemorating a cause or an individual. This event is an opportunity for teachers to expand cultural awareness, giving their students access to a global, national and local heritage.


Cost: Free
Contact: Sarah Brady
Phone: (206) 957-4640
E-Mail: cultura@elcentrodelaraza.org

We think of music as a form of art, but it can be explained by science -- the science of sound! Join Museum of Flight and EMP|SFM educators to learn how to teach students about sound. Participants will first explore sound by using activities from the FOSS (Full Option Science System) "Physics of Sound" kit. Next, those scientific principles will be modeled using the electric guitar through the "Science of Sound" EMP|SFM student workshop. Participants will try out their skills on real electric guitars, then examine the collection of historic guitars that showcase how inventors engaged in "The Pursuit of Volume." All participants receive copies of the Pursuit of Volume EMP|SFM classroom curriculum. This workshop is most appropriate for 3rd-5th grade classroom teachers.


Cost: $15, clock hours available for a small additional fee
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 764-1384
E-Mail: education@empsfm.org

What do Woodstock, the mambo and the 1970s Los Angeles punk scene have in common? They are all found in the new distance learning course based on the exhibition "American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music". This course, which incorporates music, video and interactive elements, will help teachers learn about the ways Latino musicians have adopted and adapted musical styles, both Latino and mainstream. Teachers can choose among seven modules to design the instruction that best suits their interests. The course also includes classroom ideas and resources, particularly for teachers of music, Spanish and social studies. Up to 27 clock hours are available to Washington state teachers.




Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

EMP|SFM'S first online professional development course is free and open to all educators who want to learn more about teaching with oral histories of artists. Inspired by EMP|SFM's extensive collection of oral history interviews with musicians, writers, visual artists, directors, and actors, this course will help you develop an oral history project for your students. This course will also guide you in how to use oral histories across the curriculum, in areas such as reading, writing, or the arts. Educators can earn ten (10) clock hours from Seattle University for this self-paced course.




Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

How does art speak to us? What is the creative process? When is art traditional and when is it rebellious? These three downloadable visual arts units explore these and other questions.




Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

What are the Blues? What can they teach us about African-American history? This curriculum, co-developed with PBS, is designed for middle school and high school and can be used in language arts, social studies and music classrooms.




Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

Inspired by EMP|SFM's extensive collection of oral histories of musicians, filmmakers, visual artists and authors, these lessons designed for middle school and high school, teach the methods of oral history and give students a chance to reflect on the work of artists and the roles they play in our culture.


Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

How does an electric guitar work? How did this instrument come to exist? This multi-level lesson plan series for elementary, middle school and high school examine the technology and cultural history behind the electric guitar. New learning is applied to writing a compare-contrast paragraph (elementary), problem-solution essay (middle school) or persuasive essay (high school). These lesson plans incorporate language arts, science, and music.


Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

This fully bilingual curriculum for elementary, middle school and high school focuses on how immigration and migration have shaped Latino and U.S. popular music, the ways Latinos have expressed their experiences as Americans and how Latino youth have driven popular music innovations that cross diverse ethnic boundaries. This social studies curriculum may also useful to teachers of music, Spanish and ESL-ELL.


Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 262-3256
E-Mail: jenniferh@empsfm.org

Join us for an open house honoring our local educators. The day includes mini-versions of our hands-on student workshops, live music, a presentation on our new exhibition Spaced Out! The Final Frontier in Album Covers and the opportunity to discuss how EMP|SFM can support your classroom.


Cost: Free to Educators and 3 Family Members
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 770-2765
E-Mail: education@empsfm.org

How did we think about spaceflight before humans walked on the moon? Join EMP|SFM and Museum of Flight educators in an interdisciplinary workshop combining visual art, science and social studies to look at space travel (real and imagined) before the first manned moon landing. The workshop highlights the special exhibition Spaced Out! The Final Frontier in Album Covers at EMP|SFM, which looks at popular perceptions of space travel through the lens of the record album cover. Participants will learn about the social, technological, and cultural history of space travel between World War II and the 1969 Apollo landing, try hands-on activities with classroom rocketry and exhibition images, and participate in a special curatorial tour of the exhibition. Registered educators will receive copies of exhibition images for classroom use, audiovisual materials and handouts.


Cost: $15.00
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 764-1384
E-Mail: education@empsfm.org

Find your groove as you learn how Latino music can make curricular connections with your students! KCTS 9 and EMP|SFM educators will share resources that help teachers (grades 3-12) use the captivating world of Latin music and dance to engage students on standards-aligned explorations of social studies, music and Spanish language. Explore lesson plans, meet musical experts and take part in a hands-on jam session. All participating teachers will receive multi-media resources for PBS's Latin Music USA and EMP's American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music. Hosted meals and credit hours available.


Cost: Free
Contact: Jennifer Hammond
Phone: (206) 770-2765
E-Mail: education@empsfm.org

This international performance festival features live performances from around the world in music, theater, puppetry, circus arts, story telling and dance. World Languages Day on May 13 features performances in French, Spanish and German. Discovery Centers at the festival provide hands-on learning activities and games, free for ticket holders. Teachers receive a free curriculum guide and music CD. Giant Magnet also offers related professional development with clock hours and a monthly online educator newsletter.



Giant Magnet 2010 includes performances from Quebec, USA, Benin and Senegal, Colombia, First Nations, Korea, and Germany as well as popular World Sampler variety shows in McCaw Hall.


Cost: $3.50 - $9
Contact: Bruce Hall
Phone: (206) 684-7336
E-Mail: education@giantmagnet.org

Explore Vortexhibition Polyphonica, a new and dynamic exhibition of the museum's collection. Learn how to analyze and make associations between the wide spectrum of the Henry's holdings: 19th-century paintings, contemporary art and photography, textiles and costumes, ceramics, and the many other art objects on view. Explore ways to engage your students in discussions about art in a classroom and gallery setting. Take a close look at your classroom's curriculum and find ways to infuse the art on view into social studies, language arts and other areas of study. Classroom ready art lessons will be demonstrated in the studio.

Workshop is available for 4 clock hours. $15 workshop fee includes materials and lunch. Space is limited.


Cost: $15.00
Contact: Maria Reyna
Phone: (206) 616-9894
E-Mail: mariar@henryart.org

Anasi and the Sleeping Stone is adapted from Ashanti folklore. The play is performed with a mix of live actors and puppets in a 50-seat theater. A teacher's companion guidebook is provided for school shows that includes a production synopsis, theater terms, production notes and curriculum ideas including historical facts, script dialog, art projects and theater games to compliment your class visit.


Cost: $8 per student ticket, two teachers free
Contact: Sylvan Bourgette
Phone: (206) 708-6741
E-Mail: sylvanfairy@hotmail.com

Expose your students to activities that bring the power of music to their lives. Our school residency programs can last from a few weeks to the entire school year.


Cost: $100 per teacher hour, minimum of eight hours
Contact: Michael Alstad
Phone: (206) 526-8443
E-Mail: malstad@mcnw.org

Our professional teaching musicians will visit your class and help your students discover the joy of music making.


Cost: $100 for 60 minute workshop for up to 40 students
Contact: Michael Alstad
Phone: (206) 526-8443
E-Mail: malstad@mcnw.org

Living Voices' Northwest Passages presentation is an exciting addition to a Dream of America tour. Appropriate for 5th grade and up. Presentations scheduled at the Museum in conjunction with Dream of America tours will receive a special rate.


Cost: $175
Contact: Alison Church
Phone: (206) 789-5707 Ext:19
E-Mail: alisonc@nordicmuseum.org

Students will encounter fantastic characters and scenes from Mexico's rich folkloric traditions in this performance of "The Green Bird". Meet the revolutionary hero, Pancho Villa, a wise Aztec eagle, and dancing skeletons at the festivities of the Day of the Dead. Live music & brilliantly colored shadow puppets tell the story of Luisa's quest to save her boyfriend who has been transformed into a green bird. Performance supplemented with a Study Guide & visit to puppet museum.


Cost: $4-7/student
Contact: Heather Carter
Phone: (206) 523-2579
E-Mail: heather@nwpuppet.org

This performance exposes students to traditional arts and stories that were a part of everyday life in this region. Carter Family Marionettes brings this legend to the stage with hand-carved cedar marionettes and masks by Nuu-chah-nulth artist George David. The performance beautifully incorporates button blankets, bentwood boxes, formline painting, carved cedar house posts and musical score by the Greene and Hottowe families of the Makah Tribe. Performance is supplemented with an activity guide & visit to puppet museum.




Cost: $4-7/student
Contact: Heather Carter
Phone: (206) 523-2579
E-Mail: heather@nwpuppet.org

"Harlequin?s Cloak" introduces young audiences to the timeless stories of Commedia dell-Arte. By mid-15th Century, Commedia dell-Arte was known throughout Italy and spread across Europe with significnt influence on the drama of France & Denmark. The traditional Commedia cast - Harlequin, Columbine & Pantalone - stars in this original creation by Coad Canada Puppets. Performance supplemented with Study Guide & visit to puppet museum.


Cost: $4-7/student
Contact: Heather Carter
Phone: (206) 523-2579
E-Mail: heather@nwpuppet.org

This performance is an excellent introduction to the Sicilian folk drama known as "Opera dei Pupi." Based on a 17th century story written by Marie Catherine D'Aulnoy, one of the more famous women authors to come out of the French salons, the Carters give this tale a twist by using the influences and style of the Renaissance epic, Orlando Furioso. Three-foot tall hand-carved marionettes adorned in shining armor and lavish costumes take the stage to the tunes of traditional Italian folk songs. Performance supplemented with a Study Guide & visit to puppet museum.


Cost: $4-7/student
Contact: Heather Carter
Phone: (206) 523-2579
E-Mail: heather@nwpuppet.org

This entertaining and educational performance was developed with assistance from expert entomologist Erin Sullivan of Woodland Park Zoo. Students will be mesmerized by the glowing effects of blacklight puppetry as they witness the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly. Along the way, spiders, dung beetles and dragonflies engage in daily activities such as orb weaving, nesting, and hunting. Performance supplemented with a Study Guide & visit to puppet museum.


Cost: $4-7/student
Contact: Heather Carter
Phone: (206) 523-2579
E-Mail: heather@nwpuppet.org

In-school residencies and workshops get students moving and learning through dance. In-school classes are custom-built for each classroom and are designed to support classroom learning and Washington State Arts EALRs.


Cost: $100 per class, discounts available
Contact: Kayti Bouljon
Phone: (206) 441-2432
E-Mail: kayti@pnb.org

Pacific Northwest Ballet fieldtrips offer students to experience a day in the life of a dancer. During their visit, students participate in an introductory dance class, tour the building and costume shop, and observe PNB Company dancers in rehearsal.


Cost: $100 per class
Contact: Rochelle Rapaszky
Phone: (206) 441-9411 x4229
E-Mail: rrapaszky@pnb.org

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Stowell/Sendak Nutcracker student matinees are a wonderful way for your classroom to experience the magic of the theater. This classic production is a treat for all ages! PNB encourages pairing live performance with in-school workshops. Pre-performance and post-performance opportunities are available. December 4, 10, 11, 2009.


Cost: Tickets $17
Contact: Pacific Northwest Ballet Box Office
Phone: (206) 441-2424

This one hour performance of The Sleeping Beauty will feature excerpts from the ballet, open set changes, and live music. A perfect introduction to ballet! PNB encourages pairing live performance with in-school workshops. Pre-performance and post-performance opportunities are available.


Cost: Tickets $7 or $3.50 for students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Contact: Rochelle Rapaszky
Phone: (206) 441-9411 Ext:4229
E-Mail: rrapaszky@pnb.org

Want to bring more soul, skill and creativity into your work with groups? This series is an innovative Professional Development opportunity for teachers, teaching artists, facilitators, counselors and others who work with adults or youth. Learn skills that will bring learning alive and build connection and engagement in groups.

Creative Facilitation 1: Express Yourself ~ 11/13-11/14

Creative Facilitation 2: The Art of Facilitation ~ 12/11-12/12

Clock hours available for $28.


Cost: $195/training; $350/two-training series
Contact: Devon
Phone: (206) 938-6090
E-Mail: devon@powerofhope.org

Educators of all types are invited to join the Seattle Art Museum for a special free preview of the fall exhibitions Alexander Calder: A Balancing Act and Michelangelo Public and Private. Enjoy art making, raffle prizes, gallery tours, resources from community and educational organizations, refreshments and light eats.


Cost: Free
Contact: Jenn Willson
Phone: (206) 654-3146
E-Mail: educatorprograms@seattleartmuseum.org

The illustrious career of Alexander Calder (1898-1976) spanned much of the 20th century. One of the most acclaimed and influential sculptors of our time, Calder is famous for developing a new method of sculpting by bending and twisting wire and for inventing the mobile. Students trace the development of Alexander Calder's work, exploring his use of two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces and emphasizing mathematical and engineering concepts like geometry and probability while creating their own wire-based sculptures.

Reduced tour fees and partial bus transportation reimbursement available to schools with 40% or more students on a subsidized lunch program.


Cost: Varies, from $38-$150 depending on program.
Contact: SAM Tour Coordinator
Phone: (206) 654-3123
E-Mail: tours@seattleartmuseum.org

Drawn exclusively from the private collection of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, Michelangelo Public and Private features 12 original drawings by Michelangelo and is organized around two themes: "Michelangelo the Man" and "Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel." Through portraits of the artist, documents and decorative arts from the Casa Buonarroti, the exhibition addresses Michelangelo's complex personality and aspects of his career. Students study select works of art closely through sketching and writing.

Reduced tour fees and partial bus transportation reimbursement available for schools with 40% or more students on a subsidized lunch program.


Cost: Varies, from $38-$75
Contact: SAM Tour Coordinator
Phone: (206) 543-3123
E-Mail: tours@seattleartmuseum.org

Enjoy art outdoors with a view of the mountains and Puget Sound at the Olympic Sculpture Park (OSP). There are many great ways to explore OSP including two great tour/art studio workshop programs called "Where Earth Meets Art: Experiencing Art and Nature" and "Beauty and the Beach: The Art and Science of Restoring a Shoreline." All programs at OSP connect to both art and science classroom instruction. Half price tour fees and partial reimbursement for bus transportation available to schools with 40% or more students on a subsidized lunch program.


Cost: Regular price: $150; Reduced Price: $75
Contact: SAM Tour Coordinator
Phone: (206) 654-3123
E-Mail: tours@seattleartmuseum.org

Seattle Children's Theatre's 2009-2010 season offers exciting opportunities to engage your students with theatre. Bring your class, earn clock hours through connected trainings, deepen students learning with a participatory drama workshops by SCT teaching artists! Titles include: Mysterious Gifts: Theatre of Iran, If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, Peter Pan, Pero, In the Northern Lands: Norse Myths, Getting Near to Baby, and The Brementown Musicians!

Contact: Ariel Bradler
Phone: (206) 443-0807 Ext:1154
E-Mail: schoolshows@sct.org

Bring a Seattle Children's Theatre teaching artist to your school for a day, a week, a month, or more. Whether it is during school or after school, you can enhance any program with interactive drama curriculum taught by a professional SCT teaching artist. Recent linking curriculum include: Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry, Rain Forest,Civil War, biographies, and much more. Let us tailor a residency for your class!


Cost: $85 per hour; scholarship available, contact Andrea for more information
Contact: Andrea Ichikawa
Phone: (206) 443-0807 x1123
E-Mail: andreai@sct.org

SIFF FutureWave coordinates filmmaker visits with both local and world-reknowned cinematic artists (directors, costume designers, composers, etc.) to classrooms and community organizations around Puget Sound. These filmmakers bring real-world application into the classroom, expanding learning outside the traditional school experience and providing role models for students of all ages. We work to pair filmmakers with a variety of classroom disciplines that will be enhanced by their artistic area of expertise.


Cost: Free
Contact: Dustin Kaspar
Phone: (206) 315-0663
E-Mail: dustin.kaspar@siff.net

Attend a Masterworks Season concert with a pre-concert Talk Music one hour before the performance for 3 clock hours through the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA). Sign-in and registration information available at the Head Usher Station.


Cost: Tickets from $17
Phone: (206) 215-4747

In these working sessions, secondary school music students will observe professional rehearsal techniques. During the Orchestra's break, a symphony musician will meet with the students for a brief question-and-answer session


Cost: $60
Contact: Thomasina Adams
Phone: (206) 336-6650
E-Mail: thomasina.adams@seattlesymphony.org

Earn three clock hours through Washington Music Educators Association when you attend the Arts in Education Teacher workshop and take your students to one of Seattle Symphony's Arts in Education presentations of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, or Friday, March 12, 2010. 3


Cost: Free
Phone: (206) 215-4750
E-Mail: education@seattlesymphony.org

Seattle Symphony invites you to bring your fifth-grade students to these free concerts, featuring Prokofiev's beloved classic Peter and the Wolf along with student soloists. Concerts are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 and Friday, March 12, 2010 at 10:30am and 12:15pm. The concerts will last approximately 45 minutes.




Cost: Free
Contact: Thomasina Adams
Phone: (206) 336-6650
E-Mail: thomasina.adams@seattlesymphony.org

Global Dance Party is a high-energy performance of contemporary and cultural dance from around the globe, featuring exceptional local teen dancers and all live music. This performance gives students the opportunity to learn more about the diverse cultural traditions and rich artistic talent found in the local community.


Cost: $7/$4 free, reduced lunch participants
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 467-5510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

Features exceptional local teen musicians mixing up diverse music styles. The performance celebrates the rich musical talent of young artists from the local community and provides musicians, regardless of what style they play, the opportunity to make music together. More Music @ The Moore will teach students how to listen to and appreciate diverse styles of music.


Cost: $7/$4 free, reduced lunch participants
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 4675510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

This workshop allows students to explore the use of masks in theatrical storytelling. Both neutral and character masks are demonstrated. Attitude, intelligence and creature aspects of each mask are revealed as the group improvises. Self-consciousness is left behind as masked students bodies and voices reflect the mask they wear.


Cost: $300 for one and half hour
Contact: Maureen Miko
Phone: (206) 633-1883
E-Mail: maureen@stonesouptheatre.com

Explore classic detective literature with your class when Taproot Theatre presents the student matinee of "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol," a world premiere by Seattle author John Longenbaugh. Taproot Theatre Company's student matinee program enhances student education, providing theatre as a tool and springboard for learning, growth and communication.


Cost: $10 per student; 1 complimentary adult ticket issued for every 12 students
Contact: Taproot Theatre's Group Sales
Phone: (206) 781-9708
E-Mail: groups@taproottheatre.org

When a bedraggled bride is found stranded at an East Texas bus station in 1942, the determined ladies of the Eufala Springs Garden Club leap into action in this side-splitting comedy by Alan Bailey and Ronnie Claire Edwards. Taproot Theatre Company's student matinee program enhances student education, providing theatre as a tool and springboard for learning, growth and communication.


Cost: $10 per student; 1 complimentary adult ticket issued for every 12 students
Contact: Taproot Theatre's Group Sales
Phone: (206) 781-9708
E-Mail: groups@taproottheatre.org

Treat your students to this hilarious classic that's been delighting audiences for over 100 years during the student matinee performances of Brandon Thomas' Victorian farce, which is full of mischief, high jinks and shenanigans. Taproot Theatre Company's student matinee program enhances student education, providing theatre as a tool and springboard for learning, growth and communication.


Cost: $10 per student; 1 complimentary adult ticket issued for every 12 students
Phone: (206) 781-9708
E-Mail: groups@taproottheatre.org

Explore the work of literary great C.S. Lewis when Taproot Theatre presents the regional premiere of "The Great Divorce," Lewis' fantastical work that's been adapted by George Drance and the Magis Theatre in New York. Taproot Theatre Company's student matinee program enhances student education, providing theatre as a tool and springboard for learning, growth and communication.


Cost: $10 per student; 1 complimentary adult ticket issued for every 12 students
Contact: Taproot Theatre's Group Sales
Phone: (206) 781-9708
E-Mail: groups@taproottheatre.org

In the regional premiere of this play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies, novelist Eric Weiss has finally made it big with a bestseller and a shot at a Hollywood film, but an inconvenient phone call brings him back to the Brooklyn neighborhood he grew up in and happily left behind. Witty and deeply touching, this story of growing up, coming home and making sense of it all is sure to warm hearts. Taproot Theatre Company's student matinee program enhances student education, providing theatre as a tool and springboard for learning, growth and communication.


Cost: $10 per student; 1 complimentary adult ticket issued for every 12 students
Contact: Taproot Theatre's Group Sales
Phone: (206) 781-9708
E-Mail: groups@taproottheatre.org

Our theatre arts professional will visit your classroom for a workshop that will inspire and excite your students. They will develop basic acting skills and explore non-theatre curriculum using theater as a medium.


Cost: $100 for a 60 minute workshop with up to 35 participants.
Contact: Taproot Theatre's Acting Studio
Phone: (206) 529-3668
E-Mail: studio@taproottheatre.org

From drama games to acting classes to putting on a production, Taproot Theatre's residencies can range from several weeks to months, or an entire school year. Whether during the school day or after school as an enrichment program, let Taproot's trained teaching artists introduce a whole new world to your students.


Cost: Cost: $100 per hour per teacher; minimum of eight total class hours.
Contact: Sara Willy
Phone: (206) 529-3668
E-Mail: studio@taproottheatre.org

By signing up for our Educator Mailing List, educators can receive notices about upcoming educator discounts for full-length productions at The 5th Avenue Theatre. We offer this discount to thank educators for their hard work as well as provide an affordable connection to the theatre community in Seattle.


Cost: Reduced Price Tickets
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

Open to Question: Activism in Seattle's University District is a temporary, outdoor exhibit that uses historical photographs and oral histories to tell the story of activism during a critical period in University District history. Free activities and tours can be self-guided or facilitated at your school or site by University District Museum Without Walls (UDMWW) staff or volunteer. Activities and tours are designed to stand alone or together as a series. Each lesson plan integrates WA State Standards. This exhibit will be on display until fall. If you are interested learning about current and future opportunities to tour the exhibit and offer guided activities, please contact the Exhibit and Programs Manager with your name and contact information.


Cost: Free
Contact: Layla Taylor
Phone: (206) 446-6672
E-Mail: laylastaylor@gmail.com

Deeper understanding of what the actor needs to get the part, techniques that are in line with college musical theatre auditions and a close look at the workings of WA State Thespians, an EdTA affiliate.

Registration fee plus extra fee for clock hours.


Cost: $25.00 plus clock hour fee
Contact: Ruben Van Kempen
Phone: (206) 412-5235
E-Mail: ruvankempen@seattleschools.org

This annual event for art educators in Washington state brings together experts in the field (Ken Vieth), ideas for best practice (Break-out sessions and Super Session), vendors offering the latest in equipment and supplies, and events at local museums (Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, Washington State History Museum, and Union Station.) Go to the WAEA website for more information and on-line registration: www.waea.net


Cost: varies, see website
Contact: Lisa Crubaugh
Phone: (425) 456-4046
E-Mail: crubaughl@bsd405.org

Rock 'n' Roll Student Matinee Ticket Price includes 3 FREE workshops with an ACT teaching artist. The teaching artist will visit your classroom, when it fits your schedule, twice before the matinee and once after to do a follow up with the students.


Cost: $8 a ticket
Contact: Kristina Sutherland
Phone: (206) 292-7660 Ext:1338
E-Mail: kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org

Explore your creativity during summer break, dabbling in fun art, music, dance and drama activities. Each week is a different experience, where creativity and fun unite! The expressive elements of music, art, drama and movement combine to make each week come to life with new art adventures. There's also plenty of time for outdoor play. Students bring their own lunches each day, all supplies and a snack are provided. Before- and after-care are available from 8am to 5pm for an additional fee. Scholarships available for qualified students in financial need.


Cost: 135
Contact: Denise Mimura
Phone: (206) 723 Ext:3131
E-Mail: denise.m@aimschool.org

Beginning band in the fall and want to get a head start on your instrument? Learn the instrument of your choice.


Cost: $80 class/$3.00 materials
Contact: Denise Mimura
Phone: (206) 723-3131
E-Mail: info@aimschool.org

On January 15, 2010, The Moore Theater in Seattle will be the site of yet another historic evening of musical entertainment:

Two of Seattle's premiere organizations for youth: the Broadway Bound Children's Theatre, under the direction of Jimmy Nixon and The Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra,under the direction of Stephen Radcliffe, will join efforts for the first time in presenting: "A Broadway Symphony". This one night only event will feature the very best of Seattle's young artists, as a select group of ten singers will be joined onstage by a 100 piece orchestra to present a stage concert honoring the American Musical Theatre.



ALL CITY AUDITIONS

Open to singers, ages 15-25, will be held on

Friday, October 16 from 4:00-7:00pm, and

Saturday, October 17 from 2:30-7:00pm



This select group of Seattle's finest young talent will

Rehearse in the evenings beginning in late October

At the Broadway Bound Studios. Don't miss the chance to be a part of this incredible first collaboration.




Cost: Free
Phone: (206) 526-5437
E-Mail: lamar@broadwaybound.org

Coyote Central, winner of the 2008 Mayor's Arts Award, is a non-profit enrichment program that was founded in 1986 to offer action-packed courses and projects to 5th - 8th graders during their weekends and out of school time. They are taught by professionals in professional works settings throughout central Seattle. Participants have fun and learn lots of sophisticated, creative, technical, and problem-solving skills as they become photographers, hot glass artists, welders, cooks and pastry chefs, soapbox derby car builders, bicycle choppers, fashion illustrators, break-dancers, cartoon animators, actors, painters, singers, and much more.



Coyote has lined up 27 hands-on courses for Fall term, from Forging & Blacksmithing to Cartoon Animation, Welding to Fashion Design, Cooking to Photography. Enrollment is first come-first served. Their scholarship program and system of barters and trades makes Coyote available to all kids. Kids will enroll from some 30 different schools.


Cost: $185-$260
Phone: (206) 323-7276
E-Mail: info@coyotecentral.org

The Endolyne Children's Choir is a non-audition community choir serving the greater West Seattle area. We work in a fun environment that promotes music appreciation and confidence through performing. All boys and girls in 1st-8th grades who like to sing are welcome. No audition necessary.



Debut Choir (1st-3rd) graders - Tuesday, 6:30-7:30; Encore and Advanced(3rd-8th graders) Thursdays 6


Cost: $115-$160 per quarter; $35 - annual registration fee
Contact: Juliet Nazarino
Phone: (206) 935-5490
E-Mail: info@endolynechoir.org

Amp up your interest in music and art with EMP|SFM's Summer Teen Artist Workshops! You will receive one-on-one training from industry professionals and a creative license to take your skills to the next level. Offering workshops in drums, guitar, bass, beat making, voice, songwriting, graphic novel, rock band, and blues guitar. For teens entering grades 8-12.


Cost: Varies
Contact: Carly Dykes
Phone: (206) 262-3258
E-Mail: carlyd@empsfm.org

We're mixing music and art, science and sound in this action-packed week! At EMP|SFM artists take you on a tour of American popular music, exploring rock 'n'roll, hip-hop, folk and more. Then you're off to Pacific Science Center to experiment with vibration, pitch and volume as you investigate your vocal cords and create your own instruments. Find out why your dog hears better than you, and how tubes, wind and string combine to make the sounds of science!


Cost: Varies
Contact: Carly Dykes
Phone: (206) 262.3258
E-Mail: carlyd@empsfm.org

Youth classes at Gage Academy of Art provide innovative visual-arts education to children and teens who want to be creative in their free time.



This quarter, Gage offers on-site Saturday classes for 9- to 18-year-old artists and After-School Programs for kids ages 6-11. Professional artists lead Gage Youth Programs classes and provide clear hands-on instruction in a wide range of mediums and techniques. Young artists enrolled in these classes can expect to have their artistic sensibilities valued and encouraged in exciting ways. We limit class size to ensure that all students receive ample attention.


Cost: Varies - please see web site
Contact: Gage Academy of Art
Phone: (206) 323 Ext:4243
E-Mail: info@gageacademy.org

KEXP offers internships in all areas of radio broadcasting. Interns will gain real world experience in a broad array of fields including non-profit fundraising, marketing, sales, web design, sound engineering, and music programming. KEXP interns will learn skills in business communication, project management, problem solving, audio technology, database management and more. These skills and experiences offer our interns a unique ground-level glimpse of the day-to-day life of a community radio station, while offering relationship building and networking opportunities that will aid in securing future employment in the music industry.

Contact: Brady Morrella
Phone: (206) 520-5892
E-Mail: brady@kexp.org

The Metropolitan Opera hold auditions in the fall of each year in 45 districts around the US and Canada. Winners go to one of 17 regional auditions in the early winter. Winners at the regional level go to New York to sing on the Met stage for the finals. The goal is to find and boost careers of students of singing who wish to go into opera. It gives other students at any level interested in serious voice training and the sheer beauty of hearing the cream of the aria repertory to hear different styles and interpretations, sometimes of the same aria by different singers. It is a unique educational opportunity. Each contestant prepares five arias, and sings one own choice and one determined by judges. Northwest regional auditions are at Meany Hall, UW campus, on Sunday, February 7, 2010, at 1 p.m.


Cost: $10 for students
Contact: Richard Wiest
Phone: (425) 678-8774
E-Mail: porculcelmic@gmail.com

Music Lessons are designed to supplement school music opportunities. Lessons are personalized, one-on-one instruction with professional, certified teachers, trained in creating a positive experience.


Cost: Sliding scale based on ability to pay
Contact: Michael Alstad
Phone: (206) 526-8443
E-Mail: malstad@mcnw.org

Do you want to learn to sing or play an instrument? Whether you're beginning for the first time or have played for awhile, Music Center can help.


Cost: Varies, scholarships available
Contact: Michael Alstad
Phone: (206) 526-8443
E-Mail: malstad@mcnw.org

REACH is an intensive dance program, offered in two independent 8-week sessions, for students ages 11-15 to learn and perform different dance styles, culminating in performances at McCaw Hall. All experience and ability levels welcome. Fall session is Hip-Hop with Rex Kinney. Winter session is Afro-Brazilian with Bahia in Motion.


Cost: $100- scholarships available
Contact: Shannon Barnes
Phone: (206) 441-2432
E-Mail: sbarnes@pnb.org

PCNW offers classes and workshops taught by skilled instructors on a quarterly basis - 10-week courses are taken for credit and involve weekly assignments and grades, while workshops are variable in terms of duration and structure.


Cost: Varies
Contact: Erin Sweeny
Phone: (206) 720-7222
E-Mail: esweeny@pcnw.org

Have you ever tried Glassblowing, Welding, or Screenprinting? Pratt is offering teen classes this fall in all three of these mediums. Enjoy 6-8 week classes after school or on the weekend in Pratt's professional art studios. With small instructor to student ratio's, you will receive the quality instruction from professional artists that you are looking for.

Blow and shape your own glass cup, design and create a sculptural masterpiece, or print t-shirts and posters for your band. These are just a few of the things you could do in the Fall teen classes at Pratt.


Cost: Varies depending on class
Contact: Erik Halaas
Phone: (206) 328-2200 Ext:224
E-Mail: ehalaas@pratt.org

Teen Tix is a revolutionary arts access program for teenagers. Any teenager (13-19 years old) can sign up for a freeTeen Tix pass. With their passes, members can attend performances, exhibits and events at any of our 31 participating arts venues for just $5. Our partner venues include many of the Seattle area's preeminent arts-presenting organizations, including Seattle Repertory Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Experience Music Project, ACT Theatre, Seattle International Film Festival, and Seattle Opera. Through Teen Tix, teenagers are also able to access arts classes and special events, meet artists, write reviews, and more.


Cost: Free membership; $5 tickets
Contact: Pete Rush
Phone: (206) 233-2608
E-Mail: pete.rush@seattle.gov

This televised variety show films every fist Wednesday of the month, and regularly features young performers! All genres of performance are acceptable, the act should be 3-6 min in length, and well-rehearsed. Beginners welcome! We're looking for people with passion, diversity and fun! It's a great experience and all performers receive a 4-camera promotional video and copy of the show on DVD


Cost: Free
Contact: Kevin Joyce
Phone: (206) 463-0002
E-Mail: kevin@en-joyproductions.com

Seattle Children's Theatre offers dynamic classes and camps throughout the school year. Theatre education for students age 3 1/2 - 21 years. We offer creative drama, core acting classes, school break camps, and a variety of special interest courses from Musical Theatre to Acting for the Camera.

We also offer classes at convenient satellite locations in West Seattle, Capitol Hill, Bryant, Bellevue, and the Bothell/Kirkland area.


Cost: Starting at $75
Contact: SCT Education Programs
Phone: (206) 443.0807 Ext:1186
E-Mail: dramaschool@sct.org

The Felix Skowronek Memorial Event features a concert, masterclass, and Baroque dance workship with Baroque flutist, Dr. Stephen Preston.


Cost: SFS $12/$14/$16
Contact: Torrey Kaminski
E-Mail: publicity@seattleflutesociety.org

Seattle Music Partners provides after-school music lessons to elementary and middle school students in underserved communities. Our mission is to help children learn to play instruments and read music. To attain this goal, we recruit accomplished high school and college-aged musicians to volunteer to work with our students. Lessons are taught on a weekly basis in one-on-one pairings or in small groups, and instruments are loaned when needed. Students perform in several recitals each year, showcasing their new skills and gaining valuable performance experience. In addition, SMP works with area arts organizations to bring nationally known musicians into the schools and to arrange for field trips to music performances.


Cost: Free
Contact: Scott Gelband, Ex. Dir.
Phone: (206) 409-2535

Seattle Musical Theatre offers free classes on our upcoming shows. Join us for a morning exploring the musical Honk! In the afternoon, we will see a matinee production of the show.


Cost: Free
Contact: Jeremy Ehrlich
Phone: (206) 363-2809
E-Mail: jeremy@seattlemusicaltheatre.org

SRJO Jazz4Kids concerts are special events that provide children and youth a rare opportunity to hear jazz performed live in an excellent concert hall. The Nordstrom Recital Hall is a relatively small hall (540 seats) where audience members can enjoy a very close interaction with the performers. The concerts include demonstration of the instruments by members of the band and time for questions.



Jazz4Kids concerts include instrument demonstrations by SRJO musicians, and time set aside for questions from kids in the audience. Mills Music has helped sponsor the concert by providing instrument displays in the lobby before and after the concert, letting kids look at and handle musical instruments up close. The concerts are very popular, and for the past three Jazz4Kids concerts at Nordstrom Recital Hall, we have given out all tickets two or more weeks before the event.


Cost: Free
Contact: Nicole Barnes
Phone: (206) 523-6159
E-Mail: nicolebarnes@srjo.org

You've heard them perform the most beautiful music in the world. Now you have the rare opportunity to meet a panel of Seattle Symphony brass musicians personally. Learn about their personal and artistic inspiration, motivation and experiences in these one-hour programs. Questions encouraged.


Cost: Free
Contact: Thomasina Adams
Phone: (206) 336-6650
E-Mail: thomasina.adams@seattlesymphony.org

You've heard them perform the most beautiful music in the world. Now you have the rare opportunity to meet a panel of Seattle Symphony woodwind musicians personally. Learn about their personal and artistic inspiration, motivation and experiences in these one-hour programs. Questions encouraged.






Cost: Free
Contact: Thomasina Adams
Phone: (206) 336-6650
E-Mail: thomasina.adams@seattlesymphony.org

This workshop is a 12-week series of two-hour classes led by Seattle Symphony Composer in Residence Samuel Jones. Designed for pre-college musicians, students work on all aspects of composing, including writing themes, learning orchestration and preparing a final score with parts. The program culminates in the spring of 2010, with a world premiere chamber concert featuring new works by these young composers. All pieces are performed by Seattle Symphony musicians.


Cost: Free
Contact: Thomasina Adams
Phone: (206) 336-6650
E-Mail: thomasina.adams@seattlesymphony.org

Global Dance Party is a high-energy performance of contemporary and cultural dance from around the globe, featuring exceptional local teen dancers and all live music. This performance gives students the opportunity to learn more about the diverse cultural traditions and rich artistic talent found in the local community.


Cost: $7/$4 free, reduced lunch participants
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 467-5510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble is regarded worldwide as one of the foremost dance companies of India. The ensemble will be performing Odissi, a traditional temple dance from Northeast India. Nrityagram has earned international acclaim for its ability to create and communicate with powerful imagery and captivating movement.


Cost: $7/$4 free, reduced lunch participants
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 467-5510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

This performance features exceptional local teen musicians mixing up diverse music styles. Celebrates the rich musical talent of young artists from the local community and provides musicians, regardless of what style they play, the opportunity to make music together. More Music @ The Moore will help students learn how to listen to and appreciate diverse styles of music.


Cost: $7/$4 free, reduced lunch participants
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 467-5510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

Step back in time to the 1920's at the historic Paramount Theatre! Hear the Paramount's Mighty Wurlizer Organ, view a segment of silent film, and learn about the music, history and theatre of the silent film era. This one-hour lecture/demonstration will be led by organist, Jim Riggs. Tours of the theatre available afterwards for interested groups (please specify with reservation).




Cost: FREE
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 467-5510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble is regarded worldwide as one of the foremost dance companies of India. The ensemble will be performing Odissi, a traditional temple dance from Northeast India. With exceptional synchronicity, physicality, and emotional honesty, the ensemble has earned international acclaim for its ability to create and communicate with powerful imagery and captivating movement.


Cost: $7/$4 free, reduced lunch participants
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 4675510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

Step back in time to the 1920's at the historic Paramount Theatre! Hear the Paramount's Mighty Wurlizer Organ, view a segment of silent film, and learn about the music, history and theatre of the silent film era. This one-hour lecture/demonstration will be led by organist, Jim Riggs. Tours of the theatre available afterwards for interested groups (please specify with reservation).


Cost: Free
Contact: Claire Connell
Phone: (206) 467-5510 Ext:1127
E-Mail: studentprograms@stgpresents.org

In our cutting-edge Public Art Workshops, students get an introduction to public art by taking a field trip to local public art sites. Students are then led through a design process that teaches them fabrication methods and materials, using a variety of media. Finally, students help with the installation of the artwork and celebrate its success with a dedication for families, staff, and the community. Projects are funded through individual and corporate sponsors, Parent/Teacher/Student Association fundraisers, and public and private grants.


Cost: Project Dependent
Contact: Abbey Norris
Phone: (206) 760-4289
E-Mail: anorris@seedseattle.org

StageCoach offers children ages 4-16 training in Acting, Singing and Dance. Children 4-6 years old are grouped together within the "Early Stages" program and children 6-16 make up the "Main School" which is divided into three different age groups. Classes are offered on Saturdays throughout the academic year and the year is divided into three quarters, fall, winter and spring. (3 hour program for 6-16 year olds and 90 minutes for children 4-6 yrs old)

As one of our students, each week next term your child will enjoy: 1) an hour of singing from shows, films and a variety of popular music; 2) an hour of dance using elements of modern, jazz and other styles; 3) and an hour of drama covering a wide range of work and improvisation skills




Cost: Fall Term $460.00 for 6-16 year olds. $230.00 for 4-6 year olds.
Contact: Richard Padro
Phone: (360) 443-2580
E-Mail: seattle@stagecoachschools.com

With diversified after-school and artist in residence programs we provide drama skills programs,adaptations of popular,classical and musical theater scripts for performance as well as academic theme programs designed with your cirriculum in mind.


Cost: After-school $12/per hour/child; Residencies $50-$100 depending on frequency
Contact: Maureen Miko
Phone: (206-) 388-9212
E-Mail: maureen@stonesouptheatre.com

Taproot Theatre's Acting Studio is a year-round instructional program for theatre artists of all ages and experience levels. As we are devoted to the wholeness of the artist, our goal is to create a nurturing environment to help the actor develop his or her unique gifts.






Cost: Varies
Contact: Taproot Theatre's Acting Studio
Phone: (206) 781-9705
E-Mail: Studio@taproottheatre.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.




Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.


Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.


Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.


Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.


Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.


Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents special workshops for high school students with an interest in musical theatre. Students have the opportunity to sing the songs, learn the choreography, and meet with the cast and crew for most productions on our stage. As a part of each workshop the students enjoy a pizza party, tickets to the show, and a talkback with the cast after the evening's performance.


Cost: $20.00
Contact: Amanda Morris
Phone: (206) 625-1418 Ext:744
E-Mail: amorris@5thavenue.org

Youth Film Festival Call for Entries: NFFTY 2010



Submissions are now being accepted for NFFTY 2010. NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth) is the largest youth film festival in the US and is held right here in Seattle. NFFTY 2010 is April 29-May 2 and will feature 100+ films, filmmaking panels, a gala opening night, and opportunities for young filmmakers to network with industry professionals, film fans, and each other. The early submissions deadline is October 31, 2009, with a final deadline of January 15, 2010.



NFFTY accepts films from anyone 22 and younger, with the youngest NFFTY filmmaker to date being 7 years old. Submission categories include: feature, short, documentary, animation, music video, and experimental. Last year, over 75 NFFTY filmmakers attended the festival, being available for Q&A after the screening of their film, and sharing their passion with festivalgoers. Festival attendance for NFFTY 2010 is projected at 6,000, plus introduction of website streaming of films and the festival.

Email info@nffty.org if you would like to receive a submissions call poster to post at your school.


Cost: $10-$35
Contact: Kathy Reichgerdt
Phone: (206) 905-8400 Ext:104
E-Mail: info@nffty.org

Registrations are now being accepted for the Seattle Open 2009 H.S. Improv Tournament hosted by Jet City Improv. We welcome High School improvisational theater teams from around the northwest to participate! The Seattle Open is one of the largest high school improv tournaments in the region. We produce this event so that we can bring talented young improvisers from across the region together to share their passion of improvisational theater. This program is entirely FREE - it costs nothing to audition or participate. The registration deadline is November 16, 2009. The Preliminary Auditions are on December 6, 2009 (either in person or via video submission), and the top four teams will move on to the Finals on December 13, 2009. They will receive a free 2-hour professional workshop, a free dinner for them to network and connect, and then showcase their talents at a sold out show at our theater. Visit our website for full details or to register.




Cost: Free
Contact: Chris Dewar, Education Coordinator
Phone: (206) 352-8291 Ext:2
E-Mail: education@jetcityimprov.com

Sequential series of free photography classes in both black and white film and digital photography. Students work with teaching artists and mentors to develop serious photography skills with which to explore and comment upon their world.


Cost: Free
Contact: Brett Jelinek
Phone: (206) 407-2121
E-Mail: brettj@youthinfocus.org

ACT Theatre and Rainier Valley Youth Theatre are excited to announce the release of their 2nd PLAY Anthology, published by Whit Press. Play: an Anthology of Student Plays 2007/2008 features some of the most engaging and powerful voices from our Young Playwrights Programs. ACT is offering these anthologies at a discounted rate in order to get them into as many schools as possible. For more information email Kristina Sutherland, Education Associate ACT Theatre at kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org


Cost: $15 per anthology
Contact: Kristina Sutherland
Phone: (206) 292-7660 ext 1338
E-Mail: kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org

A brand new children's musical in which the children turn fear into wonder and fiction into fact. The musical consists of a youth/adult cast. We are committed to producing dynamic, professional and affordable theater in the south end of Seattle.


Cost: $6/children $12/adults; June 7, pay-what-you-can
Contact: Ellen Cooper
Phone: (206) 760-1336
E-Mail: cooper206@earthlink.net

Show Brazil!, led by noted recording artist Eduardo Mendon?a, presents an exciting and lively introduction to Brazil through its music and dance. The program features Brazilian traditional and popular songs, and folkloric batuque drumming. Through the wide range of performance styles, students will appreciate Brazil as a complex multicultural society with a rich history.

Eduardo Mendon?a, a former high school principal in Brazil, also offers workshops and residencies. Workshops are available for choirs, general music classes and social studies projects. Residencies for the entire school can include Brazilian food, costume making and creating your school's own Carnival!

ALSO AVAILABLE: Brazilian dance workshop supervised by Eduardo Mendon?a and taught by Show Brazil!'s dancers. These workshops involve singing, rhythm, exercise and discipline of movement.


Cost: Depending on length and kind of program
Contact: Eduardo Mendon?a
Phone: (425) 254-1616
E-Mail: eduardo@showbrazil.com

PNB is currently seeking schools that are interested in participating in DISCOVER DANCE, an intensive dance residency program. Qualified schools and classrooms will participate in 3-week residency pilots with an option to complete a 3-5 month program the following school year.


Cost: Free
Contact: Kayti Bouljon
Phone: (206) 441-2432
E-Mail: kayti@pnb.org

Writers in the Schools (WITS), a program of Seattle Arts & Lectures inspires young people to discover and develop their authentic writing and performance voices. Through working with professional, published creative writers, students are empowered to tell their own stories. Writers-in-residence provide a meaningful real-life mentor for every student from the motivated learner to the reluctant writer and for each teacher. The residencies are woven into the school day, thus reaching students who might never elect to attend an after-school program in creative writing. Through WITS, students become authors of their own lives.






Cost: $6,000
Contact: Rebecca Hoogs
Phone: (206) 621-2230, ext. 18
E-Mail: rhoogs@lectures.org

There are three components to Shrinking Bigfoot:

1) A fun-filled, interactive theater assembly which provides information on energy, global warming and climate change and empowers students to shrink their own carbon footprints with everyday actions such as turning off the lights; 2) Student workshops with fun, hands-on activities illustrating the basic science behind global warming and climate change. Students will understand that they have a role in protecting the climate and that their energy use and transportation choices make a difference; 3)Professional teacher training with an expert speaker on climate change and hands-on classroom activities for translating climate change concepts to a 4th and 5th grade level. Teachers are given vocabulary definitions for their classroom word banks, a CD with all materials and resources discussed at the training, a list of suggested tie-ins to current district curriculum, and a $50 stipend for attending. Dinner is provided and clock hours are available.




Cost: Free
Contact: Emily States
Phone: (206) 583-0655
E-Mail: scl@triangleassociates.com

Taproot Theatre's Road Company teaches children at schools through the Pacific Northwest important social skills in "Super School," a play about bullying prevention, emotional management, and more. Students will learn problem solving, empathy training, bullying prevention and more.


Cost: $550 for first performance; $250 for second performance (Same play, same day, same location). Classroom visits and workshops are $100 per hour. A travel fee is added for all destinations.
Contact: Nathan Jeffrey
Phone: (206) 781-9705
E-Mail: touring@taproottheatre.org

Your students will learn bullying prevention and social skills such as forgiving others and making friends in "Alexander and the Dragon," an educational touring play from Taproot Theatre's Road Company. When "Sir" Alexander returns to school after a summer of battling make-believe foes, he fails to stand up for the new girl getting bullied on the school bus, and unknowingly allows Maddy (Princess Madeline) to be captured by a "dragon," and is stripped of his knighthood. Will Alexander conquer the fire-breathing dragon and rescue the princess?


Cost: $550 for first performance; $250 for second performance (Same play, same day, same location). Classroom visits and workshops are $100 per hour. A travel fee is added for all destinations.
Contact: Nathan Jeffrey, Director of Outreach
Phone: (206) 529-3669
E-Mail: touring@taproottheatre.org

Students will learn the dangers of cyber bullying and the importance of treating each other with respect in "New Girl," an educational touring play from Taproot Theatre's Road Company. From cyber-abuse through instant messages and online social networking sites to verbal abuse in the halls, New Girl looks at the consequences of our actions and the need to treat everyone with kindness and respect.


Cost: $550 for first performance; $250 for second performance (Same play, same day, same location). Classroom visits and workshops are $100 per hour. A travel fee is added for all destinations.
Contact: Nathan Jeffrey, Director of Outreach
Phone: (206) 529-3669
E-Mail: touring@taproottheatre.org

NFFTY 365 provides in-school presentations of youth-made films with the opportunity to meet and learn from local young filmmakers how filmmaking has influenced their lives and how their films have affected others. Students involved in presentations scheduled March - April 2009 will have the opportunity to obtain free or discounted tickets to the 2009 National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) - April 24-26.


Cost: Free
Contact: Kathy Reichgerdt
Phone: (206) 905-8400 x4
E-Mail: kathy@nffty.org

A funny, physical sidelong look at myths and fairytales, Myth Understandings begins as pajama-clad future scientists are test-driving their new automatic, personal thinking machine, the "iHed", containing all the world's stories. Technical disaster ensues. You've probably heard these stories before, but not quite this way -- preposterous, absurd, superlative and sophisticated.

Recommended for ages 5-13, with plenty of glee for grownups.

Seattle-based theater simple, award-winning, and internationally acclaimed, has built a solid artistic reputation producing literate, entertaining and occasionally jaw-dropping theatrical experiences.


Cost: $325/perf OR $550/2 in a day
Contact: Llysa Holland
Phone: (206 ) 784-8647
E-Mail: thsimple@gmail.com