WELCOME NEW ARTISTS FOR 2010-2011:
Haven String Quartet – Introduction to the String Quartet through skits, narration and music (Haydn, Beethoven, Ravel)
Kahana Hula – Hawaiian dancing, singing, storytelling, history and culture
Opera Works – Introduction to Opera: The Barber of Seville, Porgy & Bess, La Traviata, Don Giovanni
Sanna Stanley – Storyboarding, writing and illustrating
Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut: Our mission is to integrate the arts into the lives of children in educational and community settings. Our vision for Connecticut is that all children realize their potential through the arts; that the arts are valued for their ability to improve our schools and communities; that, by participation in the arts, children come to understand and value themselves, their neighbors, and the world cultures they share.
We are an Affiliate of VSA an international nonprofit organization that is creating a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
We offer educational resources, classroom workshops, school cultural programs, school arts programs, assembly programs, arts integration programs, artist in residence programs – bringing theater, music, drama, puppetry, visual arts, storytelling, drawing, painting, history and cultural arts to the classroom.