Metro Region: New York State Performers, Programmers & Related Resources for Public Libraries & Groups


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Performer	Program	Category	Description	Fee
Dente, Kobla Mensa	Talking Drums with Kobla Dente	Multicultural- Other, Music, Performing Arts- Other	Talking Drums is a musical performance designed to involve and enhance participants’ knowledge and appreciation of African/African Diaspora music through its instruments and songs. Structured for early childhood audiences, Talking Drums utilizes lecture-demonstration and performance techniques with lavish appropriations of enthusiasm. In this program, participants are taught how various traditional African instruments are made and played. The results are totally tantalizing in that students learned to count, spell, and jump all to the beat of the African drum! Join Kobla Dente as he leads audiences on a journey of musical exploration	$351- $500
Dennett, Lisa	Creative Drama: Bringing Stories to Life	Literature- Creative Writing, Performing Arts- Theater, Performing Arts- Other	A professional theater Teaching Artist guides students to create, express, and imagine. Theater games, improvisation and stories are dramatized while learning the process of devising drama. Simple and suggested costume and prop pieces are used to spark and enhance creativity, building characters and story line, learning about the beginning, middle and end options, character development, action, theme and plot.	$101- $200
TheatreworksUSA, -	PETER PAN	Literature- Other, Performing Arts- Theater	Peter Pan is an adapted version of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale created by John Caird and Trevor Nunn. This touring production explores the journey of a group of children in turn-of-the-century London who use their imaginations to reenact the story of Peter Pan. This story empowers children to create their own world of make-believe. As the children fly to Neverland and escape the evil Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, they recognize the importance of friendship as well as the value of being part of a family. This production encourages children to let their imaginations take “flight” and to create their own adventures using household objects as props and puppets as characters.	$1001- $3000
Holder, Chris	Family Storysinger Concert	History, Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Family concerts have been a specialty of Chris' for years - full of singalongs, tall tales, jokes, lies and riddles, plus an occasional storysong from Chris' own family. Lots of audience participation for a happy, fun-filled, tuneful event.	$501- $1000
Hale, Bruce	Bruce Hale, author and storyteller	Literature- Authors, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Visual Arts- Cartooning	Although a bestselling children's author, I also draw on my theater background and my artistic skills during presentations. Depending upon the needs of the venue, I can choose from these different palettes. A typical presentation involves a talk on how I went from being a reluctant reader to an author, a storytelling or dramatic reading from one of my books, and a cartooning lesson. I am passionate about encouraging kids to read, and have spoken at schools and libraries around the country.	$1001- $3000
Heilbrun, Harvey	Tell Me a Story, Sing Me a Song	Literature- Other, Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Harvey Heilbrun's energetic and imaginative performances engage young and old in the art of the oral tradition. Join him as he spins folktales, sings, plays guitar, and breathes life into the imagination of the listeners. Using his 33 years of teaching experience in the middle and elementary school, including 25 years of singing and storytelling, Harvey presents everything from traditional Appalachian tales to classic legends, from historical songs to old-fashioned ghost stories. Younger grades will appreciate picture book based tales and story-songs. He will work with you to design the ideal program for your group. Multi-day follow-up workshops on storytelling with smaller groups are available. He is an ideal supplement to Balanced Literacy, Character Education, Environmental programs and Library reading programs for school age children. Harvey gathers his stories from a number of different sources, mainly folktale collections, picture books and tales that he’s heard from other tellers. He gets pleasure in telling tales that usually have a twist. He performs a number of curriculum/thematic related songs that he has written and songs of other famous songwriters.	$201- $350
Encore Performing Arts, Inc.	Steve Johnson's MAGIC VARIETY SHOW	Performing Arts- Magic	Steve Johnson presents a fun show of magic and juggling, full of comedy and audience participation. Steve sets the stage for fine entertainment by initiating an exceptional rapport with the audience. Using innovative adaptations to magic, comedy and juggling, Steve draws the audience into a memorable entertainment voyage.	$351- $500
Arm-of-the-Sea, Theater	Criss-Crossing Borders/ Cruzando Fronteras	Multicultural- Other, Performing Arts- Storytelling, Performing Arts- Puppetry	Jaguars prowl, monkeys howl, and a sea turtle saves a fisherman in this delightful series of tales performed in Spanish and English by two talented performers. Inspired by Arm-of-the-Sea’s travels in Central America. CRISS-CROSSING BORDERS incorporates a handmade style of visual storytelling to portray kinship ties between animals and humans, and between people living on opposite sides of a border. This presentation connects with ONE WORLD-MANY STORIES theme of the 2011 Summer Reading Program	$351- $500
Connolly, Carol	Story Safari	Music, Performing Arts- Storytelling	Listen and join in as the award-winning musical storytelling duo, Tales ‘n Tunes, leads us on a journey all around the world and to our own back yard. We’ll meet a curious frog, a barnyard hen who thought she knew best, a clever porcupine who outwitted a lion and hippo, and a mischievous mouse. Designed to encourage children to read, this Tales ‘n Tunes’ presentation, invites all to come to this rollicking romp with our furry and feathered friends.There will be plenty of singing, beginning with Tales ‘n Tunes’ original song, Bunches of Beasts. And there’ll be lots of opportunities to make animal noises, too.	$201- $350
Miller, Paul	Hands-On Workshops	Performing Arts- Juggling, Performing Arts- Other	Flow Circus offers hands-on workshops in balloon twisting, juggling, and other skill toys. These engaging sessions are perfect for kids ages 10 and older. For longer lasting impact, we also have the Twist & Earn! program and the Skill Toy Program which provide your library with materials needed to allow the participants to continue to learn after the workshops are over.	$201- $350

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* Inclusion in this database does not indicate endorsement of any performer or program by the NYS Education Department, the Office of Cultural Education, the NYS Library or the participating library systems, nor does it eliminate the need for reference checks and appropriate standard screening procedures.