2024 Residency at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
Puppeteer Mark Safford showed off his talents by bringing his handcrafted puppet costumes to Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture. Adapted from The Little Red Hen, Mark and the elementary school students put on a performance about the importance of working together with fun animal costumes. Below are some photos of the students performing!
2021 Virtual Residency at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!
Once again, Peter Morrow worked his magic with the kindergartners and first graders at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture. A year later still experiencing the effects of the pandemic, Peter worked with the teachers to utilize their virtual learning platform to still provide the classes with their residency. Below are the 6 songs created by the students with the help of Peter and his guitar!
2020 Virtual Residency at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Elementary School!
Everything was all set for the music and songwriting residency for the kindergartners at Txuj Ci, taught by Peter Morrow, when the schools closed due to the pandemic. Luckily, Peter is exceptional with technology and worked with the teachers to utilize their virtual learning platform to still provide the kindergarten classes with their residency. Below are the two songs that came from this work.
For I Water My Plants, students were asked to list three things that grow, draw pictures of those things, and say what they can do to help them grow. For Community Helpers, students were asked to name three community helpers, draw pictures of those helpers, and also say what they can do to help their community.
The East Side Arts Council actively looks for ways to employ local artists and to bring them into the classroom environment.
Arts InFusion is ESAC's award-winning program that uses the arts to boost learning of core curriculum. Using an innovative working method, ESAC brings arts integration residencies and projects to East Side schools.
We currently provide residencies for Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture, Highwood Hills Academy, Hope Community Academy, Nokomis Montessori North Campus, and Creative Arts Secondary School.
Our Spring 2020 Residencies include:
Poetry and Bookmaking with Marie Olofsdotter
Puppetry with Mark Safford
Music and Songwriting with Peter Morrow
Puppetry with Malia Burkhart
Aztec Dance with Alan and Susana De Leon of Kalpulli Ketzal Coatlicue
Scandinavian Dance with Andrea Conger
Contemporary Indian Dance with Kealoha Ferreira of Ananya Dance Theatre
African Dance with Karla Nweje
Nature Documentaries with Tiana LaPointe
Immersive Theatre with Eric Jones of CAHOOT?! Physical Theatre
Music and Math with Eric Carranza
African Art and Culture with Alanna Morris-Van Tassel