About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsphoto credit: Will CrooksThis live, in-person workshop for educators, Glenis Redmond will teach her Kennedy Center Teaching Artist workshop on teaching students to write praise poems. Glenis gives easy-to-use activities and instructions on how to write Praise Poetry, an introductory poem form ideal for all ages. […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTDan + Claudia Zanes introduce young people to songs and the stories behind them while providing creative ideas to help everyone find their way inside the music. The videos are uplifting and interactive; part concert, part history lesson; part music class, part campfire sing-along dance […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQspresented by Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance In a world inhabited only by children, “The Trolleys” are a gang of six living just outside the city. They need their light jars to survive — but the lights have started to fade and no […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTArtsPower’s beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder’s own childhood experiences, this original, one-act musical delights young audiences with the adventures of […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsExplore the Orchestra! is a fun and informative educational concert created and performed by the Western Piedmont Symphony under the direction of Maestro Matthew Troy. This concert reinforces essential standards from the K-8 NC Essential Standards in Music and will help enable students to recognize the […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQs**THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED** Due to unfortunate circumstances affecting the artists, the full tour of Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas has been canceled. This includes the APPlause! and Schaefer Center Presents performances scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Schaefer Center for […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsVIRTUAL EVENTFollowing his critically acclaimed debut children’s album D.a.D. in 2020, Pierce Freelon’s Grammy-nominated 2021 recording, Black to the Future (ages 5+), features elements of Afrofuturism, Black history, and archival voices to touch on imagination, arts, family and time-travel through a Black lens. Explore consent culture, […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsKodo One Earth Tour 2023: TSUZUMI Kodo’s school program is a cultural and musical experience, designed to allow students to feel the sound of the Japanese taiko drum with their whole body. The students will get a chance to learn about who Kodo is as traveling […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsGrammy-nominated children's musician, picture book author and educator Pierce Freelon reveals how he creates immersive worlds for children and families. Pierce gives educators a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his creative practice through engaging storytelling, tutorials, and interactive Q&A. Certificate of Completion for one (1) contact hour to […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsTurn the poutiest of frowns upside down in this new musical featuring whimsical puppets and live performers in a sweeping oceanic adventure. When Mr. Fish sets out on a quest to find Miss Clam’s missing pearl, he discovers there is more to him than his permanently […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsPhoto by Krysta BrayerLIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE Sonia de los Santos delighted audiences with her En Casa Con Sonia performances featured on our virtual series in 2021. She is back with her full band in person to delight once more! Sonia De Los Santos was born with […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsAt 285 members strong, the Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers proudly provides visual entertainment and musical "Mountaineer Pride" to the Appalachian fanbase during all home football games, select away games, and, fortunately for us, right here on the APPlause! Series. Under the direction of Dr. Jason […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsSOLD OUT Tickets still remain for the public evening performance. Indigenous Enterprise is a Native American intertribal dance troupe founded in 2015 with a mission to share the culture of Indigenous people and increase the understanding of Native identity through film, fashion, & dance. Showcasing traditional […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQs(This is a virtual presentation.) STEM-based learning with a JUNGLE BEAT! Roger Day, a favorite of APPlause! Series audiences, has partnered with the Birmingham Zoo to create an interactive, multimedia educational program that celebrates the behind-the-scenes heroes who make zoos “safe and fun”: the ZOOKEEPERS! There’s […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsTwo-time Grammy Award-winning Terrance Simien brings us an educator’s workshop that pairs with his in-person APPlause! Series concert Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco. Learn about the history of this fascinating and entertaining American roots music and listen as Terrance demos the instruments and […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsphoto credit: Jake SpringfieldTwo-time Grammy Award-winning Black American roots music group Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience bring us Creole for Kidz and the History of Zydeco. Learn about the history of this fascinating and entertaining American roots music and hear “Gonna Take You There,” the […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsHear excerpts from the Schaefer Center Presents series’ evening performance, Sing and Swing – A Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS Production, featuring songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and many more. Joined by a who’s who of New York all-stars, this “unforgettable” program of […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsIllustration by Hudson Talbott © 2005A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission|By Jacqueline WoodsonAdapted from her book Show Way, illustrated by Hudson TalbottMusic and Lyrics by Tyrone L. RobinsonChoreographed by Tiffany QuinnMusic Directed by Tiffany Underwood HolmesDirected by Schele Williams Created by Kennedy Center Theater for Young […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQsYou’re a rockstar teacher right?! Of course you are! All you need to make it official is a brand-new, never-before-heard rockstar song of your own. Join four-time Parents’ Choice© Gold Award-winning singer songwriter Roger Day for his First Idea to Finished Song workshop. Together, you and […]
About Events Registration Educator Resources FAQs(l-r) Arturo Hernandez, Sonia Roman, Jianzi Colon-Soto. Photo by Jeremy Daniel. Written by Keelay Gipson and Sam SalmondBased on the books The Dot, Ish & Sky Color by Peter H. ReynoldsOriginal Direction and Choreography by Jesca PrudencioLIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE DOT DOT DOT: A New Musical is an […]