TRIBAL RHYTHMS® SCHOOL PROGRAMS
(changed from touring & residencies)
Tribal Rhythms is a Creative Teaching Partner of the
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Performances
The Story of The Weakest and The Strongest
We all know what it feels like to contend with cliques and bullies and being left out. These are issues we all face as children and adults. For children this can be particularly painful, especially today, when our youth are struggling to maintain feelings of belonging and security. "The Story of the Weakest and Strongest," a moving and thought provoking participatory performance, illustrates how an "untogether tribe" (dominated by a bully) becomes a "together tribe." Children learn to value of each individual's contribution to the "tribe", and why caring, cooperation and respect are important for every community.
Children become a part of this unfolding story as they learn character development, improvisation, theatrical movement, vocal expression and other dramatic activities. As your children act out this poignant tale, they celebrate their new-found togetherness and sense of security by creating spontaneous music on handmade instruments and rhythmically move together in the "Sash Dance."
Grade Levels: 1-5
Audience Limit: 150 maximum (no exceptions)
Performance time: l hour to
l hour 15 min.
Single: $715. Pair: $925. Triple: $1400.
Add $100. for two different locations.
The Weakest and Strongest Follow-up Package includes:
• Classroom follow-up to help adults address the issues of cliques,
bullies, and being left with simple but effective discussion, drawing, writing,
reading and story development activities;
• A Tribal Rhythms Caring, Cooperation and Respect Poster with the
Tribal Rhythms motto — "There was a person
who drew a circle to keep me out, so I drew a circle to include us both";
and,
• A copy of Tribal Rhythms, Creating the Village, A Curriculum
Guide for Building Community with Children which gives teachers
in-depth activities that help them work with their students to strengthen
the sense of community in their classrooms. The curriculum also has 25
simple but effective community building performing and visual arts activities
that foster children's social development and promote academic excellence.
To schedule a performance for your school or community program, call us at 617-524-6378 or email us.