School Visits Category: Performing Arts

In this workshop, students will have the chance to work with professional artists in the creation of STO Union’s Hopes and Fears Assembly performance for Toronto’s 2024 Nuit Blanche at Harbourfront Centre. Working with the theme of ‘Bridging Distance’, students will explore the basic technical elements (light, sound, stage, etc.) used in theatrical art, how […]

In this workshop, students will have the chance to work with professional artists in the creation of STO Union’s Hopes and Fears Assembly performance for Toronto’s 2024 Nuit Blanche at Harbourfront Centre. Often used to balance a project or tour’s budget, ‘merch’ bridges both art and commerce. Students will learn about the different ways artists […]

DanceWorks presents Dancers of Damelahamid’s: Raven Mother  Dancers of Damelahamid is an intergenerational Indigenous dance company from the northwest coast of British Columbia with a rich history of masked dance. The company emerged in the 1960s out of an urgency to ensure that Indigenous artistic practices were not lost after the lifting of the Potlatch […]

Students are introduced to the rich diversity of body percussion across cultures through an exploration of contemporary artists. Students will use their bodies as instruments to discover the potential for musical expression through rhythm and percussion.

This workshop provides an opportunity for students to explore improvisation techniques, build confidence through spontaneous collaboration and envision creative possibilities. 

From street to stage, urban dance presents new ways to move! Drawing on different urban dance styles, students will develop their own unique dance vocabulary. 

In this active workshop, students will work with an experienced dance educator to explore the elements of hip hop and the elements of dance. 

This active and inspiring program highlights the rich history and traditions of Latin dance. Students will develop a vocabulary of Latin dance styles and demonstrate their understanding of these dance forms through creation and performance. 

In this program, students will explore the elements of dance through a variety of movement activities. Using play and imagination, students will learn how to express themselves as creative movers. 

Students will explore what makes contemporary dance unique and relevant. Through improvisation and choreographic exercises, students will expand their understanding of the elements of dance to create a collaborative composition.