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Bamidele Dancers
& Drummers
Bamidele Dancers & Drummers was founded
in 1983 by Bamidele Osumarea (1947-1995), and continues under the
direction of Marilyn Middleton Sylla.
Travel across the globe with the Bamidele Dancers & Drummers
and experience the dances, rhythms, folklore, and songs from West
Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean. This program includes audience
participation, authentic costumes and instruments, and can be adapted
to include narration on African art, culture, and history.
Grade Levels: preK-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 250
Single: $700* Double: $1095** Triple: $1,435** Quad: $1,700**
Travel Fee: $100 a day
*Singles available only in Franklin, Hamden, Hampshire and Berkshire
counties.
**Add $25 for each additional location.
Add a Student Workshop
Bamidele offers several workshops that allow students to explore West African, Brazilian and Caribbean culture. Options includes drumming, dancing, singing, instrument, mask making and African, Brazilian or Caribbean folklore.
Grade Levels: K-12
Participants: 15-50 students (depending on workshop)
Price: $250-375 per workshop, depending on option chosen (includes 2-3 artists)
Residency
African and African-Rooted Dance, Music and Culture
In this residency, students can learn how to make and play percussion
instruments, design masks, learn African and African-rooted dances
and songs, play djembe drums, congas, log drums and other percussion
instruments that members of the Bamidele Dancers & Drummers
have brought from their travels to Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean.
Ensemble members may share oral histories from West Africa, the
Caribbean and Brazil. Residencies are available on any combination
of these topics and can be designed to meet curriculum needs.
Grade Levels: K-12
Contact office for pricing information.
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
History and Social Science
Music
Health/Phys Ed
African-American Studies
Multicultural Studies
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Boston Ballet
Limited Availability!
Classical Moves
Classical Moves is a great introduction to ballet, classical music
and their important relationship. Interactive demonstrations foster
a look inside the creative process and help students understand
ballet as a distinctive art form. This program is a rare opportunity
to get up-close and personal with a terrific company of ballet artists.
The program features eight Boston Ballet dancers, a ballet master,
and a pianist, as well as fully staged choreographic segments. The
program breaks down the barriers that hinder a full appreciation
of classical art forms. The program culminates in costumed performances
of several short ballet works.
Grade Levels: K-6
Performance Time: 1 hour
Audience Limit: 200
Double: $1,665 Triple: $2,184 Quad: $2,600
Travel Fee: included
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
English Language Arts
Foreign Languages
Health/Phys Ed
Music
Theater
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Mass Movement, Inc. (Artists formerly with Boston Dance Collective)
Kinesthetic Learning: Integrating Dance in your Curriculum
Workshops and residencies illustrate how movement can be integrated into language arts, history, mathematics and science curricula. Using basic dance vocabulary, students experience alternative ways to explore and deepen their understanding of academic subjects and principles. Whether diagramming sentence structures or mapping the universe, solving mathematical problems, appreciating concepts in literature, or learning multicultural dances, we provide students with an experiential learning experience. Workshops foster flexible thinking through the use of creative problem solving activities. Residencies provide a more in-depth look at curriculum areas and may result in an informal showing of work learned/created by students. Choose from:
Social studies:
African American culture: African dance to hip hop
Swing dances from the World War II era
Cultural dances from Europe, early America, and Latin America
Science and Mathematics:
Einstein Rules: opposition, gravity and causality
Divide and Conquer: Math/Movement Games
Dances of the Solar System
English Language Arts:
Figurative Language: Abstraction, Similes and Metaphors
Plot Development: Storytelling in Movement
Grade Levels: K-12
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Participants: 30 students
Workshops: $125 per workshop includes 1 artist (minimum 2 workshops per day; maximum 4 workshops per day)
Travel Fee: based on mileage
Residencies: contact the office for pricing information
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
English Language Arts
Health/Phys Ed
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Cubanana Limited Availability!
Melodia y Danzas de Cuba
Cubanana takes students on a journey to Cuba thorough music, dance,
stories and visual aids. Students practice world famous Cuban rhythms,
instruments, dances, vocabulary, and songs, with a focus on Cuban
son, a.k.a. salsa. Cubanana promotes multicultural understanding
and encourages students to reach for their goals.
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Grade Levels: K-12
Audience Limit: 250
Single: $735* Double: $1,180** Triple: $1,545** Quad: $1,838**
Travel Fee: based on mileage
*Restrictions may apply
**Add $90 for two locations.
Add a Student Workshop
Students practice a variet of songs, rhythms, instruments, dances and lyrics,
while gaining historical, linguistic, and cultural perspectives. (Sample genres include son, changui, mambo, chachacha, montuno, nueva cancion, bolero, afro, rumba, conga, guajira, guaracha.) Program can be conducted in Spanish for students who are already fluent. English-based workshops include ample vocabulary and exposure to Spanish. Content is adjusted according to grades and skill level.
Grade Levels: K-12
Paritcipants: 25
Price: $250 per workshop (includes 2 artists)
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
History and Social Sciences
Music
Multicultural Studies
Foreign Languages
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Tara Ahmed NEW!
Taal Tales
With elements of storytelling, rhythmic footwork and athletic grace, classical Indian dance illustrates vivid stories from Hindu mythology. Taal Tales offers both a history of classical South Indian dance and performances of lively dance pieces. Students are invited to draw analogies between art and culture from India and America. They view posters of dance-related art, learn about the cultural context of classical Indian dance, try basic rhythms and hand gestures, and identify percussive
patterns and stories in the dance pieces. In this highly interactive program, participants are constantly engaged, both watching and participating in dance sequences, and asking and answering questions. As importantly, students will see that dance is a kinetic way to communicate history, and a means to observe and engage with different cultures.
Grade Levels: K-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 200
Single: $540 Double: $860 Triple: $1,130
Travel Fee: based on mileage
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
History and Social Sciences
Music
Multicultural Studies
Foreign Languages
Deraldo Ferreira & the Afro Brazilian Ensemble NEW!
This lively show highlights three principal elements of Brazilian culture: music, martial arts and dance. The rhythms played throughout the show are steeped in traditions of the past, brought into the present through soulful interpretation. The performers, drawing upon a lifetime of experience and practice, vibrantly demonstrate forms of capoeira, maculele, samba and their origins. Their movements are smooth, seemingly effortless and highly acrobatic. The performance weaves all these elements together with a sense of humor and play, making the show accessible and fun.
Grade Levels: preK-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 300
Single: $800 Double: $1,280* Triple: $1,680* Quad: $1,995*
Travel Fee: based on mileage
*One location only
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
Foreign Languages
Health/Physical Education
History and Social Sciences
Multicultural Studies
Music
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Cubanana
