Welcome to Global Arts: Performances for Schools!

This program combines the best in national and international performing arts events through the Fine Arts Center's Asian Arts & Culture Program and Center Series.

Whether you are looking for theatre, dance, music or visual arts experiences, we have the right events for students and teachers. Ever performance is carefully selected to meet the highest artistic standards while complementing your school's curriculum, and all performances meet the Curriculum Frameworks as established by the Massachusetts Department of Education. The performances present a world view of the arts and augment curricula in the areas of geography, history, science, social studies, language studies, and fine and performing arts.

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Dafnis Prieto Sextet Cuban jazz percussionist Thursday, October 22 Bowker Auditorium Cuban percussionist Dafnis Prieto stands out for his energy, his creativity, and his borderless musical world view. Experience an eclectic mixture of traditional, Latin and world rhythms.

Rainbow Serpent Stories from Down Under Storyteller Paul Taylor Cancelled Bowker Auditorium Stories of the Rainbow Serpent, the giant multi-colored snake of great power and significance for Australia's Aboriginal people, are retold by expert storyteller Paul Taylor.

Romeo and Juliet American Shakespeare Center Wednesday, November 4 Bowker Auditorium Believing that Shakespeare's stagecraft is as important as his wordcraft, the American Shakespeare Center brings us Romeo and Juliet with their own modern performance style based on how Shakespeare's company performed plays in Renaissance London.

Birdhouse Factory Cirque Mechanics Tuesday, November 10 Concert Hall When world-renowned circus stars dream up a factory, it is no ordinary industrial plant. It’s a wild and wonderful workshop where the machines are circus props and the workers are acrobats, dancers, contortionists, and clowns.

Tiger Tales Chinese Theater Works Tuesday, November 17 Bowker Auditorium A traditonal Chinese folk tale is recounted using the ancient Chinese art form of shadow puppets.

Strega Nona Adapted from the work by Tomie dePaola Monday, February 8 Concert Hall Based on the children’s book by Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona is the musical tale of a friendly magical witch who strives to cure the ills of her tiny Italian town. With a fantastic cast and brilliant lyrics, this musical will transport your students to a magical place.

RFK: The Journey to Justice L.A. Theatre Works Wednesday, February 24 Concert Hall The 60’s in America was a decade of heroes, violence, love, death, progress, and disappointment. The "RFK Project" chronicles Robert Kennedy's dramatic transformation from discomfort with and indifference towards the Civil Rights movement to a champion and crusader.

Balinese Music & Dance Gamelan Galak Tika Friday, March 5 Bowker Auditorium Gamelan Galak Tika demonstrates the mystical music of Balinese shadow puppet plays, the vocal rhythms of the Kecak and movements of Balinese Dance.

New Moves Kenichi Ebina & Company Thursday, April 8 Concert Hall Complete with sound and lighting effects, this exciting new dance group fuses Freestyle Hip Hop with Poppin’, Lockin’, Mime, House, Jazz, Contemporary and Ethnic dance!

Most Valuable Player Dallas Children’s Theater Friday, April 16 Concert Hall This triumphant story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play professional major league baseball, chronicles the young athlete's nonviolent struggle to integrate what was then considered a "white man's game."

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Tuesday, May 11 Bowker Auditorium Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. Whimsical puppetry and evocative original music will bring a new sense of appreciation to stories that have delighted several generations.

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny 12 PM Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Tuesday, May 11 Bowker Auditorium Goodnight Moon is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while The Runaway Bunny’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. Whimsical puppetry and evocative original music will bring a new sense of appreciation to stories that have delighted several generations.