Performance Assemblies
Performing artists and ensembles from a variety of cultures and artistic disciplines provide lively entertainment, enrichment, and arts education. Performance Assemblies are 35-45 minutes in length and often include an interactive discussion period.
- Alseny Yansane & Andrea DiPalma Yansane — West African dancing and drumming with lively audience participation and hands-on music making.
- Christopher Leebrick — National award-winning storyteller offers world folk-tales, original stories, narrative poetry, whoppers and jump-tales.
- Shanti Shivani — Classical vocal music from Northern India (ragas) and songs and chants from different traditions as well as improvisational music.
- Paul Prince — World music on guitar and harp involves melodic and intriguing instrumental traditions from Spain, Ireland, North America, India and Japan.
- Kelly Thibodeaux — Original fiddle-based Louisiana dance music and swamp rock, accompanied by guitar, and highlighted by snapping stories from bayou country.
- Maggie Matoba and Iron Mango Orchestra — Hawaiian music ensemble performs traditional and contemporary songs with acoustic and percussive instruments.
- Leanne Mizzoni — Professional dancer teaches students to enjoy and experience the art of movement and physical expressive skills.
- Musical Feet Youth Tap Company — Musical Feet youth tap dancers demonstrate the classic tap steps from tap's heyday as well as the rhythm tap that is popular today.
View and read more about each artist in the Directory of YouthArts Artists
Scheduling a Performance Assembly
Principal, teachers or school volunteers can contact us for fee details and to begin scheduling.
If you are a student or parent, talk to your school and have them contact Lane Arts Council to schedule a Performance Assembly.