Residencies

Enhance your children’s scholastic experience by enlivening the classroom with hands on learning taught by professional teaching artists who integrate classroom themes into their creative arts programs to reinforce academic concepts and excite learners! Residency programs are typically two to four weeks long and expose students to the joyful and passionate cultural arts of Guinea, West Africa through fun and interactive lessons in traditional and contemporary music and dance. Participants learn how to sing in the call and response style, dance energetic movements with group choreography and play a variety of handmade traditional instruments including drums and shakers.

Won Tan Nara Productions’ artists Alseny Yansane & Andrea DiPalma are listed on several Artist in Residence rosters throughout the state of Oregon. To set up an art residency in your community visit the links on the side bar to the right to get more details on each art organizations’ fabulous residency packages. If you’d like help connecting with the art organization that best fits your school’s needs please contact us.

• Integrates academic concepts and classroom themes

• Inspires creative approach to learning and problem solving

• Stimulates learners through fun and interactive games and lessons

• Introduces musical concepts and vocabulary increasing music awareness and appreciation

• Enhances team building skills through activities that improve listening, cooperation and group awareness

• Exposes students to diverse culture and tradition expanding world views and acceptance of differences

• Improves health through exercises that strengthen, build physical endurance, increase flexibility and confidence