FTH master teaching artist Abha Roy introduces students to Kathak, the classical dance of North India. This dance is centuries old and is used to tell a story. The dancers are actors who use spinning and posing to tell a story that originated in Hindu temples. The diversity of India's culture and...
The workshop will introduce the basics of ink brushwork from the Asian ink art tradition. Students will study tonal drawing, learn to work with the large Asian calligraphy brush and apply it to paint various “ideas” of elements from nature such as rocks, trees, and waters. At the same time,...
The workshop aims for students to learn all aspects of the medium of watercolor, including the basics of brush, paper surface, pigments, and to execute pieces in figurative approach or abstract texture. From the perspectives of both Eastern and Western painting history, students will be...
The program introduces various visual arts forms, including drawing, water-based painting, printmaking, paper construction, and embroidery. Based on the age and level of experience of students, the course will include a presentation of various art forms and a diverse introduction to related...
Explore the history and multicultural communities of Flushing as we trace its evolution throughout the past five centuries from a colonial village to the crossroads of Queens. The tour will showcase places associated with the 1657 Flushing Remonstrance
Famous as the site of World’s Fairs in 1939 and 1964, Queens’ flagship park serves as a “backyard” for residents of the diverse communities surrounding it. See how facilities and amenities have been added or adapted for multicultural Queens, learn of the park’s historical significance...
Bring social studies to life with an immersion in the history, diverse cultures, and community life of one of Queens’ exciting and unique neighborhoods. Choose from Astoria, Long Island City, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, Sunnyside/Woodside, Ridgewood, Jamaica, Woodhaven, Forest...
As New York City’s largest borough and the most ethnically diverse place on Earth, Queens offers many opportunities for specialized study. A neighborhood walking tour can be designed to focus on a single subject. Possible themes include cultural diversity, arts, nature, food, infrastructure...
Constructed from 1862 to 1864 for municipal and social functions, Flushing Town Hall is today a multidisciplinary arts and cultural center. Take a tour inside this city landmark and architectural treasure. Learn the building’s history, including its original government use, and find how it has...
Delve into the history and local cultures of Queens through a multimedia presentation at your school. Focusing on all of Queens or just one neighborhood or area, the “illustrated” interactive session will discuss growth and change over the years about the historical sites, diverse residential...
In this workshop/residency, students will learn the basic elements of dance
Led by Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Angela Rostick, students learn acting techniques through improvisations, theatre games, relaxation, sensory exercises, objectives, and actions. Scene study and monologues are introduced while they learn basic techniques and performance skills are enhanced...
In this residency program, students learn basic theatre skills for performance
Join April Armstrong and her Jazzy Twist friends, Mario Sprouse on piano and Napoleon Revels-Bey on drums as they sing, scat, and act out swing stories with jazz music accompaniment. This interactive storytelling program will delight audiences of all ages. Currently available as a virtual program...
In this assembly, April Armstrong tells folktales and sings songs from all over the globe. Hear tales of Anansi, the trickster from West Africa and the Caribbean, Bre’er Rabbit and Coyote and more.
April Armstrong works with groups of all ages on finding your unique voice and bringing your characters to life. Participants will study and practice skills from the storyteller’s tool kit: story sequence, character voices and dynamics, facial expression, gesture, and timing.
April Armstrong will lead students in exploring self expression by writing poems inspired by the music of Louis Armstrong. Students will learn the basic elements that make up jazz, such as syncopation, improvisation, call and response, etc., while comparing these musical elements to standard...
Inspired by the Louis Armstrong exhibit at Flushing Town Hall, students will be introduced to the sound and scope of the blues, one of the fastest spreading musical genres in history. They will understand the basic historic elements of the blues genre. They will be introduced to the storytelling...
Students explore key points and key players in the Flushing Remonstrance as they discover how the Remonstrance changed Queens' history for future generations. By use of drama exercises and improvisation, students will be challenged to think about what is important to them, and how far they would...
Most people think of pinatas as a fun activity during a party or celebration. But, did you know that the history of pinatas shows that they were made to be more than just a game? In this workshop, students will learn about the history and create their own traditional Mexican pinatas using vibrant...
Colorful Mexican paper flowers and the intricate papel picado (cut paper banners) are used in both secular and religious celebrations throughout the year including weddings and holidays. For all ages!
Based on Aztec rituals from long before the arrival of the Spanish, Mexicans today celebrate the Day of the Dead or Dias de Los Muertos as a way of remembering and honoring their ancestors who have passed on. Each year, Mexican families create an altar or shrine in their homes to welcome the...
This theater literacy program provides a unique platform that engages students at multiple levels of language, literacy, and kinesthetic learning. Different literature genres
This residency teaches students how to use theater activities to explore the storytelling process. Students will enhance their understanding of key storytelling components
In this residency, students will learn the basics of the playwriting process, understand the difference between narrative writing and dialogue writing, and be introduced to various playwrights/authors. Authors related to students’ current and upcoming classroom studies can be added to the...
Chinese Ribbon fish "Yu" - is a homophonic in Chinese language for the Chinese idiom “Niannianyouyu”; this means to live a prosperous life with surplus wealth and food every year. “Niannianyouyu” also means abundance every year. It is one of the most representative words for traditional...
Fish represent wealth and good luck. Participants will create red envelope (Hung Bao) fish and add string so they can be used as decorations, especially during Lunar New Year. For all ages!
Hearts can mean compassion, equality, and showing deep appreciation. In this workshop, participants will create ribbon hearts by folding 18 sets of small flowers and glueing them into a heart shape. They will finish by adding colorful beads. For adults!
In cultural celebrations throughout the world, there is an element of sartorial splendor in the selection of clothing and jewelry, which marks the significance of the event. Lonai will teach students how to create a unique beaded bracelet that includes decorative and glass beads, charms and...
Throughout ancient Greece, Rome, and the Middle East, mosaic art has decorated churches and important buildings for millennia. Lonai will teach students how to decorate their object
Did you know that New York has the largest native population and that there are still active tribes living in New York, Long Island, and New Jersey? Everyday we use or see native locations and don't realize it, like Rockaway, Canarsie, Manhattan and more. This virtual assembly is led by Reggie...
Members of the Matinecock Tribe of Queens and Long Island, one of the original tribes of New York and the first people of Flushing, Queens, Chief Reggie and Tecumseh will familiarize students with Matinecock history, culture and customs. As a Wampum Carver, Tecumseh brings a unique understanding...
FTH teaching artist Alberto Lopez, with his Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, presents traditional Hispanic dances such as those from the state of Jalisco with its bright Mariachi music and the Gulf Coast of Mexico with its Caribbean influence. This assembly can be adapted into a live virtual...
Mexican dance residencies are developed in partnership with schools and in conjunction with classroom curriculum. Dances may include Hispanic dances such as those from the state of Jalisco with its bright Mariachi music and the Gulf Coast of Mexico with its Caribbean influence. Students will be...
FTH teaching artist Alberto Lopez leads an interactive workshop in the craft of producing folkloric dresses. From bundles of cloth, Alberto Lopez produces stunning dresses representative of Mexico. The workshop is targeted at a mature audience. It may serve as a complementary program while...
Learning to write in an artistic way is a wonderful way to discover this ancient culture. Chinese Calligraphy is the highly regarded fine art of writing dating back thousands of years. Using traditional ink, brush pens, and ink stones, students will replicate some of the various characters found...
The goal of this program is to expose students to the diversity of Chinese culture through mixed media. Students learn a skillful Asian hand art requiring only a pair of scissors and colorful paper to create a fantasy of the imagination. Paper cutting can bring one a surprising experience. This...
Tai-Chi, short for T’ai Chi Ch’uan, is an internal and external Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and health benefits. It is a noncompetitive martial art known for both its gentle physical exercise and stretching with mindfulness. This workshop presents the idea of...
Our annual summer cooking workshop returns this August 21st with Dr. Hsing-Lih Chou, Dr. Yi-Nian Lee, and the students from Overseas Chinese University of Taiwan. Learn, cook, and taste the various omelets of Asia. This interactive workshop will introduce you to omelets from Thailand, China,...
Dance of the indigenous Ryukyuan people of Okinawa is conventionally classified into four major genres including court dance, Zo Odori
This assembly introduces different dance genres and stories of Japan. Dances are choreographed and performed by Junko Fisher, including a female dance Sakura Sakura about the custom of cherry blossom viewing, or a male dance Atsumori based on the true story during the Battle of Ichi-no-tani,...
Paper engineering techniques are used to make containers out of cardstock which can be used to store things inside. The containers are in the shape of a tetrahedron and an octahedron. As students create these containers, their understanding of the characteristics of these shapes is developed and...
In this workshop, students are guided in folding two types of origami boxes and learn about the characteristics of rectangular prisms and the related geometric vocabulary. A question-answer session is included. For grades 3-8!
This workshop guides each student in the folding of the 7 geometric pieces of the ancient Chinese Tangram puzzle. After making the set of puzzle pieces, students are given a game in which they are challenged to put the puzzle pieces together to form a variety of polygons
Learn a brief history of shadow theater, discover the science behind the theory of light and shadow, develop literacy skills using “the interview” as a tool to uncover personal and family stories, and get inspired to perform your very own shadow puppet theater! This program includes a...
The Memory Project is a hands-on activity based workshop catering specifically to older adults in which visual arts, theater and puppetry are used as a medium for personal storytelling. Programs, including Pop-Up and Accordion Book Making, Shadow Puppetry, Life Scroll, Table Top Puppets and more...
Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Martin Vejarano and his band La Cumbiamba NY introduces the evolving sounds of the gaitas and tambores, originally developed when Colombia was a Spanish colony during the 17th century, that continues to evolve to this day. Cumbia Roots is an educational...
This assembly is led by Martin Vejarano and Cumbia River Band, presenting a bilingual and environmentally sensitive repertoire with an original format featuring: tuba, accordion, guitar, drums, Colombian percussion, clarinet and vocals. In this program, Martin shares his...
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An inspiring world music program where Martin Vejarano and the students will honor the culture-sharing process while developing a show composed of diverse rhythms, dance moves and songs from around the world. Students will be exposed and encouraged to learn and practice different percussion...
In this live virtual assembly, FTH Teaching Artist Ling Tang uses traditional Chinese dance props to give live demonstrations and engage students with short easy-to-follow movements, as well as a multimedia presentation including performance video footage, PowerPoint...
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As it is with the Chinese language, Chinese dance has its own unique vocabulary and structure, which enables a dancer to express thoughts and feelings with ease and grace. This assembly presented by Ling Tang features both Chinese classical and ethnic dance. Featuring a...
Read More
The goal of this program is to expose students to the diversity of Chinese culture through dances. Students are encouraged to identify the unique cultural characteristics of Chinese ethnic minority groups including Mongol and Uyghur as well as the majority Han, and compare the differences. Each...
Ling Tang offers a lecture-demonstration with PowerPoint presentations, movement demonstrations and lessons on traditional Chinese dance, the history, and development of dance in China, and the dance and cultural exchange between China and the United States. Content Areas: Dance, Dance Education,...
This live virtual music assembly leads students to trace African influences originating in West Africa, through ancient Spain, the Caribbean, and early New Orleans. FTH teaching artist Napoleon Revels-Bey demonstrates multicultural rhythms from Moorish music, West African Bantu, Caribbean Rumba,...
Led by FTH teaching artist Napoleon Revels-Bey and the Rhythm Kings Ensemble, the award-winning "Al Andalusia to Dizzy" rhythmic elements of music may be demonstrated through the different styles of Africa, North & South America, and Europe. Choose from Latin, African, or Caribbean Programs. The...
This workshop integrates music and dance and traces African influences originating in West Africa, through ancient Spain, the Caribbean, and early New Orleans. FTH teaching artist Napoleon Revels-Bey explores Flamenco, Cha Cha Cha, and Meringue and their relationship to Louis Armstrong, Dizzy,...
Folklore Urbano NYC's Cumbia for Kids presents the rich musical and dance traditions of Colombia, taking its audiences on a journey through a diverse country whose rhythms range from the soulful African currulao found in the jungles of the Pacific coast, to the frenetic joropo from the Eastern...
The program takes students on a journey through the four main geographical regions of Colombia, teaching a range of its diverse traditions from the cowboy music of the Llanos Orientales to the African rhythms of the Pacific Coast. Pablo and Anna Mayor lead original songs in Spanish, teach...
Pablo Mayor and members of his renowned band Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano Orchestra, present a clinic on traditional Colombian rhythms, introducing various rhythms such as cumbia, puya, currulao, and how they apply to the jazz band format. The group sheds new light on Pablo's original...
Before there was science, people created stories to explain the natural world. What makes the thunder? Why does the tiger have spots? Where did the stars come from? Join award winning storyteller Robin Bady as she tells How and Why stories from around the world. This program is a great tie-in to...
In this assembly, master storyteller Robin Bady presents simple stories, songs and magical fairytales in a fun, educational, interactive storytelling performance that highlights “how can we get along together?”. By engaging students to act out stories in their seats or on stage, this program...
Combine storytelling with drawing? Naturally! From cave drawings to graphic novels, humans have always told stories with pictures. This workshop offers students an opportunity to become part of the process. First, they learn to draw and tell several drawing tales from South Africa, Sweden, and...
What’s your story? This workshop will guide students through the process of identifying, developing, writing and performing their own personal stories. It could culminate in a story slam or performance before an audience of their family and peers. For grades 6 through adult!
FTH teaching artist Pepe Santana presents a wide variety of Andean musical instruments including panpipes, flutes, whistles, and drums, interwoven with the history of native Andean Music from Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, through visual maps and photos of local activities and people. This assembly...
This pedagogical lecture will consist of a visual review of the history of native Andean Music from Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, accompanied by a live demonstration of a wide variety of Andean percussion, wind, and string instruments. Students are encouraged to play and render musical notes and...
FTH teaching artist and Korean master dancer Songhee Lee and musician Hee Jung Han present traditional Korean dance and music with explanations about Korean history, geography, traditional costumes, and dance props from Korea’s regional areas. Students will be exposed to a variety of Korean...
Traditional Korean dances incorporate some sort of storyline representing Korean life in the early years. For example, Jindo Buk Chum
In this workshop, students will be exposed to the various traditional folk dances of Korea such as Buchaechum
In this residency, Flushing Town Hall master teaching artist Songhee Lee will instruct students in traditional Korean dance forms. Students will explore Sogo Chum
Minhwa, a Korean traditional folk art, is a colorful painting that was popular from the 17th to 19th centuries until the end of the Joseon era
Art comes in many forms. Throughout art history artists have tried to trick the viewer in believing what they see is actually real or optically real. In this series of workshops, we will explore the artists that tried and succeeded. Artists such as MC Escher, Victor Vasarely and the Op-Art...
Participants will be introduced to works by masters Rembrandt, Picasso, and O'Keefe, who created in their senior years. The teaching artist will lead and guide participants in creating their own versions of masters works through painting and collage. This project will culminate in an exhibition...
Throughout the ages the disciplines of music and art have been telltale representations of the day. Every decade in history has its own music and its own art. For example: the Jazz era brought a new modern way of looking at art with its art deco style and big band music. In this series,...
Through a series of workshops led by Flushing Town Hall’s teaching artist Steve Palermo, students will discover the many ways artists have interpreted one of the earliest topics of creative expression, the still life. Each week students will explore different artistic styles by Morandi, della...
Through a series of workshops, seniors will explore how artists drew upon the many ways a face can provoke emotion in the viewer. They will discover how artists create a face using a simple technique of proportions. Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Steve Palermo will also lead seniors to visit...
Learn a brief history of shadow theater, discover the science behind the theory of light and shadow, develop literacy skills using “the interview” as a tool to uncover personal and family stories, and get inspired to perform your very own shadow puppet theater! This program includes a...
The Memory Project is a hands-on activity based workshop series catering specifically to older adults in which visual arts, theater and puppetry are used as a medium for personal storytelling. Programs, including...
Led by Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Suzanne DeMarco, this workshop is perfect for family groups and available for schools. Suzanne will introduce the basic skills for watercolor painting. Participants will learn how to use a palette of colors to create their own painting. Watercolor or...
In this workshop, participants will learn about the history of Iznik Pottery, which received its name from the town in Turkey where it was originally crafted. Turkey is bordered by eight countries and has always played a significant role within European and Asian trade, culture, and politics....
Cave paintings depicted scenes from the lives of early humans, often focusing on animals and hunting. Since they did not have a calendar and written language had not yet been invented, they used cave paintings as a way to share what they learned. They drew pictures of their prey, predators, and...
Frida Kahlo, born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon, was a Mexican painter who lived from 1907 to 1954. Kahlo’s many paintings represent collages of her dramatic life and passion for her Mexican culture. She used bright colors and animals in her paintings to tell her story. When she was...
After this lesson, students will learn that they can draw any person’s portrait they want. Whether it is one of a political person, like Martin Luther King, a famous artist’s portrait, or that of a celebrity like Elvis, it all begins with the letter U. The U gives one the ability to use...
A study of the Masters. In the First week, students will have the opportunity to draw on the underside of their table to recreate a piece of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. In the second week, students will learn about master artist Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night, incorporating the...
After the more conservative 1950s, the 1960s saw a burst of social activism for Civil Rights, Feminism, and against the Vietnam War. Those and other major events were reflected in the arts, music, and fashion of the time. Blurring the distinction between commercial advertising and fine art, Andy...
Following a lively interactive discussion on collage inspired by Louis Armstrong's collages and work by contemporary sound artists, participants will create percussion instruments using every day paper cups and recycled and found materials. We will listen to the "sound of numbers," and use the...
Inspired by blue and white Chinese ceramics produced in Delft, Holland and in England, Delftware pottery was later replicated during the 1939 and 1964 Flushing World's Fairs in the form of commemorative souvenir plates. The history of the Dutch settlement in Flushing, named after Holland's city...
In contemporary life, anyone can take a "selfie" using a smartphone or other electronic device. During ancient times, artists and artisans did not produce "selfies"
Dignity for All Students
“New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act or The Dignity Act seeks to provide the state’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and...
Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Vado Diomande presents a combination of dance and drumming for workshops or residencies. Students begin with a warmup, then they are introduced to a series of steps, and finally the steps are put together with the drum rhythms and danced across the floor....
Vado Diomande introduces the rhythms of the Ivory Coast of Africa. Students learn to listen deeply, maintain a rhythm, accompany a lead drummer, support a soloist, and be a part of a collective expression. Small drums are available to rent or purchase for use during the program. This program can...
Vado Diomande and Kotchegna Dance Company & Drum Corps introduce audiences to the performance and cultural traditions of the villages of Ivory Coast, West Africa through a series of dances, each accompanied by song, drumming and traditional costumes. Audiences have the opportunity to directly...
Kotchegna Dance Company & Drum Corps perform extensively throughout New York City and the US, thrilling audiences with the energy and joy of Ivory Coast dance and rhythms from West Africa. Kotchegna means messenger in Mahou, a dialect of the Ivory Coast and the native language of the company...
A live interactive assembly with glorious fun presented by Master Chinese Juggler Yang Xiaodi. The performance features comical routines and circus skills as students learn about the Chinese cultural context for the skill. Most of the props that Master Yang uses on the stage are common Chinese...
Juggling helps children concentrate and practice balance and eye-hand coordination skills. In this workshop, students will be exposed to a variety of traditional Chinese juggling genres such as the ancient Chinese yo-yo
Chinese music represents thousands of years of history. From bamboo flutes to silk stringed zithers and lutes; from ancient music along the northern Silk Road to modern pop in southern cities, award-winning pipa virtuoso Zhou Yi and dizi
This interactive program explores the relationship between Chinese music, language, history, and culture. Students will create their own simple version of Chinese stringed and percussion instruments by using a variety of tools and materials. Students are also encouraged to interact with the...
Chinese music is used in religious ceremonies, announcements, dance, for entertainment, and to communicate with nature. Traditional scholars were also master musicians. In Chinese philosophy, the character for “music” shares the same shape for “happiness.” It contains the symbol of...
Tai Chi is one of the traditional Chinese martial arts. On one hand, it was designed as a unique and profound self-defense technique; on the other hand, Tai Chi focuses on body position and breath control. The movements are fluid, graceful and well balanced, promoting the complete harmony of body...
Tai Chi fan dance is a kind of Tai Chi dance with props. The main purpose of the program is to teach the fusion of Chinese fan dance and Tai Chi. It is a unique form of performance art that shows the perfect combination of rigidity and softness of dance. It combines Tai Chi with martial arts and...
Students will be introduced to Kathak, the classical dance of North India. This dance is centuries old and is used to tell a story. The dancers are actors who use spinning and posing to tell a story that originated in Hindu temples. The diversity of India's culture and traditions is also...
Chef Nupur introduces Indian culture through food and demonstrates how to cook healthy and popular Indian dishes step-by-step. Each workshop includes a cooking demonstration, a supply list, and a formatted recipe available for both virtual and in-person classes. Most of the dishes are from New...
Have you always dreamed of dancing to your favorite show tunes? Now's your chance! This joyful and welcoming dance residency is designed especially for older adults who love the magic of musical theater. Over the course of this residency, you'll learn fun and easy to follow choreography set to...
Explore the lively world of swing and social jazz dances from the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s—including iconic styles like the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and Balboa. Learn easy-to-follow routines that capture the joy of the swing era. Enjoy the rhythms, the moves, and the memories of a golden age in...
This 90-minute lecture offers a concise yet rich introduction to the history and techniques of Chinese lacquer art. From Chu-style inlays to Fujian’s dry-lacquer and Jiangnan’s carved lacquer, it explores diverse regional styles and their cultural significance. Through storytelling,...
The mother-of-pearl inlay technique—known as luodian in Chinese—originated during the Tang dynasty and flourished in the Song and Ming periods. Artisans embedded iridescent shell fragments into lacquered surfaces to create shimmering patterns that reflected light and conveyed themes of nature...
For more advanced participants or those seeking deeper immersion, this extended track explores pattern development, surface control, engraving rhythm, and cultural-historical connections across Chinese and Japanese lacquer traditions. Students will work toward a complete engraved gold-inlay...
Discover the magic of Sichuan Opera in this interactive program featuring the dazzling "face-changing" technique. Through live demonstrations, vibrant Chinese opera costumes, and storytelling, students will learn about the history and cultural significance of this iconic Chinese art form....
Bayside Glee Club: 2025 Winter Concert
Dec 14, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025
Community Arts Grantee: Bayside Glee Club, Inc.
Date:
Sunday, December 14th
4:00 PM
Location:
All Saints Episcopal Church
214-35 40th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11361It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so we are taking Route 66, to be Home for the Holidays in time to sing the Nutcracker Jing...
Tuvergen Band: Mongolian Folk Fusion School Shows
Feb 23, 2026 - Feb 23, 2026
Tuvergen Band (“Galloping Band” in Mongolian)
Monday, February 23, 2026
10am &11:30am
Grades: 4-8
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Tuvergen Band! This engaging and educational program introduces the distinctive musical and cultural traditions of Mongolia with it’s deep connection to the na...
FTH master teaching artist Abha Roy introduces students to Kathak, the classical dance of North India. This dance is centuries old and is used to tell a story. The dancers are actors who use spinning and posing to tell a story that originated in Hindu temples. The diversity of India's culture and...
In this workshop/residency, students will learn the basic elements of dance
Led by Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Angela Rostick, students learn acting techniques through improvisations, theatre games, relaxation, sensory exercises, objectives, and actions. Scene study and monologues are introduced while they learn basic techniques and performance skills are enhanced...
In this residency program, students learn basic theatre skills for performance
FTH teaching artist Alberto Lopez, with his Calpulli Mexican Dance Company, presents traditional Hispanic dances such as those from the state of Jalisco with its bright Mariachi music and the Gulf Coast of Mexico with its Caribbean influence. This assembly can be adapted into a live virtual...
Mexican dance residencies are developed in partnership with schools and in conjunction with classroom curriculum. Dances may include Hispanic dances such as those from the state of Jalisco with its bright Mariachi music and the Gulf Coast of Mexico with its Caribbean influence. Students will be...
FTH teaching artist Alberto Lopez leads an interactive workshop in the craft of producing folkloric dresses. From bundles of cloth, Alberto Lopez produces stunning dresses representative of Mexico. The workshop is targeted at a mature audience. It may serve as a complementary program while...
Learning to write in an artistic way is a wonderful way to discover this ancient culture. Chinese Calligraphy is the highly regarded fine art of writing dating back thousands of years. Using traditional ink, brush pens, and ink stones, students will replicate some of the various characters found...
The goal of this program is to expose students to the diversity of Chinese culture through mixed media. Students learn a skillful Asian hand art requiring only a pair of scissors and colorful paper to create a fantasy of the imagination. Paper cutting can bring one a surprising experience. This...
Tai-Chi, short for T’ai Chi Ch’uan, is an internal and external Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and health benefits. It is a noncompetitive martial art known for both its gentle physical exercise and stretching with mindfulness. This workshop presents the idea of...
Our annual summer cooking workshop returns this August 21st with Dr. Hsing-Lih Chou, Dr. Yi-Nian Lee, and the students from Overseas Chinese University of Taiwan. Learn, cook, and taste the various omelets of Asia. This interactive workshop will introduce you to omelets from Thailand, China,...
Dance of the indigenous Ryukyuan people of Okinawa is conventionally classified into four major genres including court dance, Zo Odori
This assembly introduces different dance genres and stories of Japan. Dances are choreographed and performed by Junko Fisher, including a female dance Sakura Sakura about the custom of cherry blossom viewing, or a male dance Atsumori based on the true story during the Battle of Ichi-no-tani,...
In this live virtual assembly, FTH Teaching Artist Ling Tang uses traditional Chinese dance props to give live demonstrations and engage students with short easy-to-follow movements, as well as a multimedia presentation including performance video footage, PowerPoint...
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As it is with the Chinese language, Chinese dance has its own unique vocabulary and structure, which enables a dancer to express thoughts and feelings with ease and grace. This assembly presented by Ling Tang features both Chinese classical and ethnic dance. Featuring a...
Read More
The goal of this program is to expose students to the diversity of Chinese culture through dances. Students are encouraged to identify the unique cultural characteristics of Chinese ethnic minority groups including Mongol and Uyghur as well as the majority Han, and compare the differences. Each...
Ling Tang offers a lecture-demonstration with PowerPoint presentations, movement demonstrations and lessons on traditional Chinese dance, the history, and development of dance in China, and the dance and cultural exchange between China and the United States. Content Areas: Dance, Dance Education,...
Folklore Urbano NYC's Cumbia for Kids presents the rich musical and dance traditions of Colombia, taking its audiences on a journey through a diverse country whose rhythms range from the soulful African currulao found in the jungles of the Pacific coast, to the frenetic joropo from the Eastern...
The program takes students on a journey through the four main geographical regions of Colombia, teaching a range of its diverse traditions from the cowboy music of the Llanos Orientales to the African rhythms of the Pacific Coast. Pablo and Anna Mayor lead original songs in Spanish, teach...
Pablo Mayor and members of his renowned band Pablo Mayor's Folklore Urbano Orchestra, present a clinic on traditional Colombian rhythms, introducing various rhythms such as cumbia, puya, currulao, and how they apply to the jazz band format. The group sheds new light on Pablo's original...
FTH teaching artist and Korean master dancer Songhee Lee and musician Hee Jung Han present traditional Korean dance and music with explanations about Korean history, geography, traditional costumes, and dance props from Korea’s regional areas. Students will be exposed to a variety of Korean...
Traditional Korean dances incorporate some sort of storyline representing Korean life in the early years. For example, Jindo Buk Chum
In this workshop, students will be exposed to the various traditional folk dances of Korea such as Buchaechum
In this residency, Flushing Town Hall master teaching artist Songhee Lee will instruct students in traditional Korean dance forms. Students will explore Sogo Chum
Flushing Town Hall teaching artist Vado Diomande presents a combination of dance and drumming for workshops or residencies. Students begin with a warmup, then they are introduced to a series of steps, and finally the steps are put together with the drum rhythms and danced across the floor....
Vado Diomande introduces the rhythms of the Ivory Coast of Africa. Students learn to listen deeply, maintain a rhythm, accompany a lead drummer, support a soloist, and be a part of a collective expression. Small drums are available to rent or purchase for use during the program. This program can...
Vado Diomande and Kotchegna Dance Company & Drum Corps introduce audiences to the performance and cultural traditions of the villages of Ivory Coast, West Africa through a series of dances, each accompanied by song, drumming and traditional costumes. Audiences have the opportunity to directly...
Kotchegna Dance Company & Drum Corps perform extensively throughout New York City and the US, thrilling audiences with the energy and joy of Ivory Coast dance and rhythms from West Africa. Kotchegna means messenger in Mahou, a dialect of the Ivory Coast and the native language of the company...
A live interactive assembly with glorious fun presented by Master Chinese Juggler Yang Xiaodi. The performance features comical routines and circus skills as students learn about the Chinese cultural context for the skill. Most of the props that Master Yang uses on the stage are common Chinese...
Juggling helps children concentrate and practice balance and eye-hand coordination skills. In this workshop, students will be exposed to a variety of traditional Chinese juggling genres such as the ancient Chinese yo-yo
Tai Chi is one of the traditional Chinese martial arts. On one hand, it was designed as a unique and profound self-defense technique; on the other hand, Tai Chi focuses on body position and breath control. The movements are fluid, graceful and well balanced, promoting the complete harmony of body...
Tai Chi fan dance is a kind of Tai Chi dance with props. The main purpose of the program is to teach the fusion of Chinese fan dance and Tai Chi. It is a unique form of performance art that shows the perfect combination of rigidity and softness of dance. It combines Tai Chi with martial arts and...
Students will be introduced to Kathak, the classical dance of North India. This dance is centuries old and is used to tell a story. The dancers are actors who use spinning and posing to tell a story that originated in Hindu temples. The diversity of India's culture and traditions is also...
Have you always dreamed of dancing to your favorite show tunes? Now's your chance! This joyful and welcoming dance residency is designed especially for older adults who love the magic of musical theater. Over the course of this residency, you'll learn fun and easy to follow choreography set to...
Explore the lively world of swing and social jazz dances from the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s—including iconic styles like the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and Balboa. Learn easy-to-follow routines that capture the joy of the swing era. Enjoy the rhythms, the moves, and the memories of a golden age in...
