School Visits Category: Performing Arts

Bring your students to a live performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’, presented as part of Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre.

Students will learn how textile arts can bring communities together and encourage collaboration. After being presented with textile works that champion sustainability and stewardship, students will create a two-dimensional textile work that brings awareness to an environmental issue within their community.

How can learning skills in the performing arts benefit you in your everyday life?

Let’s celebrate dance! Students will have the opportunity to experience two different workshops with professional dancers, a theatre showing and an artist Q&A! Each dance style will be a 60-minute session with a scheduled 30-minute lunch break. It’s a fun, active and engaging way for students to experience the art of dance, brought to you […]

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 sound.

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

This program provides students an opportunity to cultivate self-expression and build community by drawing from a variety of Street Style dance traditions.

In this high energy workshop, students will work with an experienced dance educator to explore the pillars of hip-hop as a tool for empowerment and self-expression.

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.