Arts For The Schools
​Performing Arts Program
Teaching Artist Work Samples

For the last 35 years, Arts For The Schools has provided cultural performances with critically acclaimed performing artists for students and schools. Students in grades K-12 participate in interactive performances, workshops and discussions with artists in music, dance, theater, media arts and performance art.  The goal of the program is to expose rural students to cultural arts, and create opportunities for mutual understanding, tolerance and questioning. Students in our region don't have access to cultural arts and it is important they have the opportunities to learn about all people of the world and shared experiences.

Emi Sunshine, country music prodigy, playing a song about autism for students at a local middle school

Flor De Toloache, all female Mariachi band, playing for North Tahoe High School students

Students listening to Okaidja's wisdom about encouragement

Rahim Alhaj, NEA National Heritage Fellow, playing and teaching students about traditional Iraqi music

Lightwire Theater from New Orleans, sharing physical theater and about electric luminescence and engineering

Urban Jazz Dance Company, deaf dance company teaching students about dancing and moving to the vibrations

Troker from Guadalajara, Mexico teaching students about progressive Mexican jazz

Contra Tiempo Dance, from Los Angeles, teaching middle school students about the latin dance and social justice for Mexican Americans