Affiliated with the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network
This program offered by: Rainbow Dance Company
Dancing light! In this interactive performance, students get to see three dances featuring electronic costumes, props and puppets. The light wire technology not only enchants students with professional dance, it gets them excited about the “technology” component of STEM learning.The dance artists reveal how they use the STEM engineering design process to create innovative new technologies in dance art, such as wearable electronic costumes and electronic puppets.
Students participate in demonstrations of how engineering design and coding are used to create dances, and selected students are invited up to create their own “ilumidance” with a five-foot-tall light wire puppet.
Optional Post-Performance Workshops
iLumiDance & Coding Workshops use dance to engage diverse learners not traditionally drawn to computer science and encourage them to re-code their relationship with technology. Workshop learners design, build and test models using computer code to create “dancing” LED lights. Dance and coding share fundamental concepts such as loops and functions which we explore in our workshops. Our curriculum provides a framework for the development of problem-solving models that are teachable and learnable over multiple grades at increasing levels of depth and complexity.
If you have questions or would like to request this program, please contact programs@artsforlearningnw.org.
Program Model: Assembly Performance
Art Form: Dance
Curriculum Connections: Science
Grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, K
Program Requirements: Must be able to completely darken the space and a minimum area of 25' L x 18' W x 12' H. Cannot perform on carpet of concrete. Need a dressing area close to performance space and access to running water.
Instruction Language(s): English
About the Artist
Rainbow Dance Company is a diverse ensemble of dancers from backgrounds including Asian-American, Mexican-American, African-American, and Caucasian. Through its diverse composition, we seek to showcase a vibrant cultural mosaic of music and movent.
"Mixing the historical information with the dance performance ... it was a wonderful learning opportunity for the kids." -Principal, Estacada
Program costs are based on a variety of different factors including number of sessions, planning hours needed and material costs. Please contact Arts for Learning NW at programs@artsforlearningnw.org for help determining the actual cost of your programs.