Learn, Laugh, Create
Children can learn through and do our approach to theater.
Learn, Laugh, Create
Children can learn through and do our approach to theater.
About Us
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Residency Curriculum
Residency Curriculum
CREATIVE STAGES NYC, developed over many years by Arts Education experts, is designed to be developmentally appropriate and engaging for ages 7- 12. Deriving its inspiration from the Russian actor, Michael Chekhov, the Creative Stages NYC program approaches theater from a physical standpoint. Students learn vocabulary words to help physic
CREATIVE STAGES NYC, developed over many years by Arts Education experts, is designed to be developmentally appropriate and engaging for ages 7- 12. Deriving its inspiration from the Russian actor, Michael Chekhov, the Creative Stages NYC program approaches theater from a physical standpoint. Students learn vocabulary words to help physicalize, voice and embody their characters. Creative Stages NYC engages all children — including many who struggle with traditional teaching methods.
Residency Curriculum
Residency Curriculum
Residency Curriculum
Creative Stages NYC teaching
artist are experienced at curriculum design. Each residency is tailor designed to fit the specific needs of a school. Residencies are 8, 12, 14 or 20 weeks.
Theatre making
- Students will write and culminate in their own performance. This residency can be connected to existing curriculum in ELA, Science, Math
Creative Stages NYC teaching
artist are experienced at curriculum design. Each residency is tailor designed to fit the specific needs of a school. Residencies are 8, 12, 14 or 20 weeks.
Theatre making
- Students will write and culminate in their own performance. This residency can be connected to existing curriculum in ELA, Science, Math and Social Studies.
Folk Tales from Around the World
- Students study Folk Tales from around the world by each class picking a story from our library. Our aim is that through the use of character development, collaboration, and self-reflection, our students will gain important social/emotional skills, and understand multiple perspectives, while learning about folk tales from different cultures.
Shakespeare
- Students will perform one of Shakespeare’s selected adapted plays utilizing the Michael Chekhov technique in a collaborative residency with the classroom teacher.
Playwriting
- Students will write their own one-act play and selected plays are performed by professional actors.
Conflict Resolution
- Teaching artist will work with selected classes to help the classroom teacher facilitate positive class behavior through scene work and theatre games.
Mission and Purpose
Residency Curriculum
Mission and Purpose
To improve the educational success of children, grades three through twelve, by using theater instruction as a method of personalizing and embodying educational content across the curriculum.