The following arts, cultural and educational organizations are near and dear to our hearts. For more information, please click on their web-sites.
The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism’s Arts Division maintains a Directory of Performing Artists within the state who have met stringent criteria for artistic quality, educational content and professionalism. As members of this Directory, we feel that potential clients can be confident in the quality and suitability of our programming. Through the Commission, schools and other non- profit organizations can also apply for grants to offset a portion of our fees. Visit their website at: www.cultureandtourism.org
The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Since 1999, we have been the opening act for the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts’ Bushnell Children’s Theatre series. We are also Presenting Artists for the Bushnell’s award-winning “Partners in the Arts” program which provides integrative educational arts programming to schools throughout Connecticut. Visit their website at: www.bushnell.org
Summer Place at the University of Hartford Each summer for the past ten years, we have spent six weeks teaching acting, circus, comedy and science classes at the University of Hartford’s Summer Place, an outstanding day camp for children and teens. Within three two-week sessions, Summer Place offers an amazing array of academic and athletic activities from cooking to karate, computers to lacrosse, ceramics to swimming, and rocketry to yoga. Visit their website at: www.hartford.edu/summerplace
The Connecticut Storytelling Center The Connecticut Storytelling Center produces the Connecticut Storytelling Festival, one of the state’s outstanding annual cultural events. The Center also offers educational programs in schools and pre-schools, including storytelling performances and workshops. We regularly participate in the Center’s Play-in-a- Day program in which a team of performers and musicians spend a school day with a class, helping students create and perform an original play based on a traditional folktale. Visit their website at: www.connstorycenter.org
The Connecticut Historical Society Museum We have worked for the Connecticut Historical Society Museum's Inter-district Program for more than six years. The Inter-District program serves over 900 students each year by partnering classrooms from urban school districts with classes from suburban or rural districts in order to reduce economic, social, and ethnic isolation; increase student achievement; and increase multicultural awareness. Each fall, we present a series of “Getting to Know You Workshops” for each set of partner classes in which students work and play cooperatively on a number of physical and creative challenges designed to foster teamwork and friendships. Visit their website at: www.chs.org
The New England Foundation for the Arts Our listing in the Connecticut state Directory of Performing Artists enables non- profit organizations from other New England states to apply for partial funding for our programs through the New England Foundation for the Arts’ New England States Touring (NEST) program. Visit their website at: www.nefa.org
The Hartford Conservatory Keith regularly lectures at the The Hartford Conservatory. The Hartford Conservatory has a proud heritage dating back to 1890 of providing quality performing arts instruction to students of all ages and abilities in an artistically vibrant and historically rich setting. The Conservatory serves the greater Hartford area and provides concerts, dance, and musical theater productions throughout the year through their community division and accredited diploma school. Visit their website at: www.hartfordconservatory.org
