TURN-KEY MUSIC shows and workshops
Our workshops are eligible for the ELAN Artists Inspire Grants.
Contact us to book an experience in your school, classroom or community group!
The following performances are designed for larger groups of students and can accommodate multiple grades or classes at a time (up to a maximum of 150 audience members). Shows can take place in an auditorium, gym or large outdoor space. All shows include student participation.
AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION: 50 minutes
Makhena, an Anishnabe-Cree, Franco-Ontarian hoop dancer, will present an interactive hoop dance workshop where they will perform, and then teach students how to execute basic steps, while also sharing about the regalia, history and ceremony behind this traditional storytelling art form.
Read our blog post about the Hoop Dancing workshop held at John Rennie High School for Orange Shirt day (for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation day).
AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION: 50 minutes
Maggie, of Tyendinaga Kanyen’kehá:ka Mohawk Nation, and Marie-Céline Einish, dancer, educator, ambassador and Indigenous Relations consultant from Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach, will provide a presentation that covers topics such as cultural appropriation, Indigenous culture, and the history of Pow Wows.
The presentation will finish with hoop and traditional dancing, as well as the opportunity for students to ask questions and participate in learning some basic dance moves.
AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION: 50 minutes
Sharing his talents in guitar and courting flute, Emilio, Algonquin-Anishnabeg from Kitigan Zibi and Lac-Barrière, will use his talents as a musician, filmmaker, researcher and educator to merge music and storytelling to offer students a glimpse at the richness of Algonquin-Anishnabeg history and culture.
AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION: 50 minutes
Lésouta Luc Bambara has been sharing his culture and his passion for drumming and dancing in schools throughout Québec for over a decade.
In this performance Luc will give students and staff a taste of culture from Burkina Faso, through a fun and energetic presentation of traditional African drumming and dancing.
Read our blog post about how we collaborated with the Lester B. Pearson schools board to bring African Drumming & Dancing workshops to their schools for Black History Month.
Watch a video about the African Drumming & Dancing show.
AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION: 50 minutes
Sylvain Grenier is a percussion performer and creator. He has been giving workshops stemming from his show Concept for Recycling and the Art of Percussion (SCRAP) since 2021, all over Canada. Give your students the opportunity to meet the musician-designer of the CréaSon show! Participants will benefit from the experience of this “reinvented percussion” specialist, while making a musical-environmental effort.
Music Workshops
Interactive workshops delivered straight to your classroom, live or online. Workshops are available during school hours, at lunch time or after school. Please note: online workshops require a smart board (or equivalent) with internet access. Below is a list of workshops we currently offer.
AGE GROUP: AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION: 50 minutes
Lésouta Luc Bambara has been sharing his culture and his passion for drumming and dancing in schools throughout Québec for over a decade. In this workshop Luc will give participants a taste of culture from Burkina Faso, through a fun and energetic introduction to traditional African drumming and dancing.
MATERIALS PROVIDED:
-Djembes (approx. 30)
This workshop can take place either in a classroom or outdoors (weather permitting). After choosing their drum, Luc will teach participants basic drumming techniques, teaching them to collaborate in drumming and singing together.
Read our blog post about how we collaborated with the Lester B. Pearson school board to bring African Drumming & Dancing workshops to their schools for Black History Month.
AGE GROUP: All ages (kindergarten, primary and secondary students)
DURATION : 50 minutes
Sharing his talents in guitar and courting flute, Emilio, Algonquin-Anishnabeg from Kitigan Zibi and Lac-Barrière, will use his talents as a musician, filmmaker, researcher and educator to merge music and storytelling to offer students a glimpse at the richness of Algonquin-Anishnabeg history and culture.
