School Performances and In-School Residencies
The Skirball provides the opportunity for students of all ages to meet world-class musicians, choreographers, and artists, and to experience their work up close. We provide pre-visit materials, teacher training workshops, and supplementary information to help teachers deepen the experience and enhance the programs’ connections to Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools. This year, the Skirball’s highly interactive school performance programs include hands-on workshops, classroom residencies, and student/artist collaborations.
Please note: school performances are listed by order of date. Dates are subject to change. Space is limited. The Skirball reserves the right to cancel any school performance if minimum capacity is not reached.
Registration begins on Friday, July 1 at 12:00 p.m.
Rhythm Child—SOLD OUT
Tim Crouch: ENGLAND
Skirball Film Screenings
Nora Chipaumire
Women Hold Up Half the Sky Dance Residency Performance
Women, Protest, and Song
Masanga Marimba—SOLD OUT
Versastyle Dance Company Featuring Student Spoken Word Performances
Women Hold Up Half the Sky Dance Residency
 | Rhythm ChildAudience: K–Grade 3 |
SOLD OUT! Award-winning song writer and performer Norm Jones (a.k.a. Rhythm Child) brings his infectious drumming to the Skirball in an energetic program combining music, movement, and audience participation. Students will play a variety of percussion instruments and be part of the show itself.
SPECIAL POST-PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP: The Skirball offers one class the opportunity to stay for an additional 45 minutes following the performance for an enriching workshop experience with Rhythm Child. An additional fee of $50 applies.
 | Tim Crouch: ENGLANDAudience: Grades 11–12 |
Performed by two actors within the galleries for the exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky, ENGLAND is a play about art, illness, culture clash, and the value society places on human life and creativity. The actors incorporate themes and action from the exhibition into the narrative of the play, which tells of the cutthroat rules behind the world of art collecting and the trafficking of human organs. Students will follow the performers through galleries of the Skirball and finally into a theater space, where the story will conclude.
To register for this performance, click here.
Skirball Film ScreeningsAudience: Grades 6–12 |
The Skirball screens films that show young viewers stories from different cultures and demonstrate film’s power to transcend language and borders. The screenings will be followed by discussions with special guests involved in the making of the films.
Note: Please check back on the website to learn about the films to be screened at the Skirball. While films are carefully selected for content, elements objectionable to some viewers may be present in the films. Skirball educators will be in touch with registered teachers in the weeks prior to the film screening to share additional information.
To register for this performance, Grades 6-8 click here.
To register for this performance, Grades 9-12 click here.
 | Nora ChipaumireAudience: Grades 9–12 |
Presented in association with the exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky, Zimbabwe-born dancer and choreographer Nora Chipaumire presents her acclaimed performance “Dark Swan,” which is a singular commentary on womanhood and personhood in the modern era. She will also perform an excerpt from her Bessie Award–winning piece, “Chimurenga,” which explores Chipaumire’s personal experiences during Zimbabwe’s second War of Liberation.
To register for this performance, click here.
 | Women Hold Up Half the Sky Dance Residency PerformanceAudience: Grades 9–12 |
Be there as renowned L.A. choreographer Robin Conrad and student participants in the Skirball's in-school residency dance program (for information about this program, click here) perform newly created works inspired by the exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky. A score composed by student musicians from a local high school will accompany the performance, along with a selection of stories of local women who have endured and survived hardships.
To register for this performance, click here.
 | Women, Protest, and SongAudience: Grades 6–8 |
Presented in association with the exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky, flutist and vocalist Dr. Dawn Norfleet and her five-piece ensemble performs music by North American women who have advocated for equal rights. Moving from folk, roots, and spirituals through protest music popularized by Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, and Joni Mitchell, students will experience music as a pivotal means to mark and encourage social and historical change.
To register for this performance, click here.
 | Masanga MarimbaAudience: Grades 3–5 |
SOLD OUT! Using drums, saxophone, trumpet, and four sizes of marimbas to create its unique sound, Masanga Marimba plays danceable and lively music based on the culture of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Students will participate in sing-a-longs, hear stories, engage in movement activities and games, and perform solos on stage!
 | Versastyle Dance CompanyFeaturing Student Spoken Word Performances |
A chance for your students to perform! Acclaimed Los Angeles hip-hop and Afro-Latin dance company Versastyle performs at the Skirball alongside students from two local schools. Student artists will perform stories, poetry, and spoken-word pieces that explore the diverse cultural landscape of the city while Versastyle dancers dazzle the audience with their amazing moves.
Note: The Skirball seeks teachers interested in using this performance as the culmination of a unit on creative writing, performance, or related theme. Please note on your online registration form if you are interested in having your students perform.
To register for this performance, click here.
IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY |
In conjunction with the exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky, the Skirball offers a six-week, in-school dance residency for a group of high school students with choreographer Robin Conrad. Using the stories of women overcoming oppression around the world and in our own community, the group will work to create a process-oriented performance set to live music. The project will culminate in a performance for local students at the Skirball.
To apply for this residency, click here.
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