Young Audiences of Young Audiences of Northern CaliforniaNorthern California

Our mission is to make the Our mission is to make the arts – classical, contemporary, arts – classical, contemporary,

and multicultural – an and multicultural – an essential part of every essential part of every

person’s education and life.person’s education and life.

Four Winds American Indian Four Winds American Indian DanceDance

Capoeira MandingaCapoeira Mandinga

Alphabet RockersAlphabet Rockers

Ballet Folklorico MexicanoBallet Folklorico Mexicano

Our programs reach moreOur programs reach more

than 160,000 children in 200 than 160,000 children in 200 schools throughout the schools throughout the

greater Bay Area. greater Bay Area.

AshebaAsheba

Brenda Wong AokiBrenda Wong Aoki

Chitresh Das Dance CompanyChitresh Das Dance Company

Fou Fou HaFou Fou Ha

ResidenciesResidencies

A residency is a sequential series of A residency is a sequential series of classroom visits by one artist, designed to classroom visits by one artist, designed to

help students gain proficiency in a help students gain proficiency in a particular art form by immersing them in a particular art form by immersing them in a

long term creative experience.long term creative experience.

Halau ‘o Keikiali’ iHalau ‘o Keikiali’ i

Assemblies Assemblies

Assembly performances introduce students Assembly performances introduce students to an art form and/or culture through to an art form and/or culture through

entertainment, education, and audience entertainment, education, and audience participation. Often, these programs are participation. Often, these programs are

followed by a classroom workshop followed by a classroom workshop conducted by the artist.conducted by the artist.

Mary J. KellyMary J. Kelly

Teacher Professional Teacher Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

A select number of Young Audiences A select number of Young Audiences professional artists help teachers build arts professional artists help teachers build arts skills and learn strategies for integrating skills and learn strategies for integrating

the arts into their teaching.the arts into their teaching.

So Vo So’So Vo So’

Public ProgramsPublic Programs

Throughout the year, Young Audiences Throughout the year, Young Audiences partners with various organizations, partners with various organizations,

venues, libraries, and festivals to provide venues, libraries, and festivals to provide free arts programming to children and free arts programming to children and

their families.their families.

Lisa SaundersLisa Saunders

Our public presentations include Our public presentations include exciting performances with Stern exciting performances with Stern

Grove Festival, Yerba Buena Center Grove Festival, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Mocha, San Jose for the Arts, Mocha, San Jose

Discovery Museum, SF Carnival, SF Discovery Museum, SF Carnival, SF Main Library, and more!Main Library, and more!

Axis Dance CompanyAxis Dance Company

Zun ZunZun Zun

Eth Noh TecEth Noh Tec

RSK Arts & DrummingRSK Arts & Drumming

Get Involved!Get Involved!

VolunteerVolunteer

Join the Board of DirectorsJoin the Board of Directors

Become a Financial SupporterBecome a Financial Supporter

““Our students have had very little Our students have had very little exposure to the arts. This program exposure to the arts. This program

was a fantastic educational was a fantastic educational experience. The teachers as well as experience. The teachers as well as

the students learned a great deal and the students learned a great deal and thoroughly enjoyed the program.”thoroughly enjoyed the program.”

Laurie Ann Kenney – PrincipalLaurie Ann Kenney – Principal

Sunshine Gardens Elementary SchoolSunshine Gardens Elementary School South San FranciscoSouth San Francisco

"The performance took concepts the "The performance took concepts the students are aware of and hear students are aware of and hear

about, and put them into action. I about, and put them into action. I can now use the performance to lead can now use the performance to lead

further discussions.“further discussions.“

- Lincoln Elementary School - Lincoln Elementary School

teacher after a performance teacher after a performance by Cascada de Flores. by Cascada de Flores.

"They are now more aware of the "They are now more aware of the connection between music, culture, connection between music, culture,

and language.“and language.“

- - Selby Lane Middle SchoolSelby Lane Middle School

teacher after a performanceteacher after a performance by San Francisco Taiko Dojo.by San Francisco Taiko Dojo.

Lily CaiLily Cai

S.F. Taiko DojoS.F. Taiko Dojo

Alyson BinghamAlyson Bingham

Kirk WallerKirk Waller

"This program taught the students to "This program taught the students to respect cultures other than their respect cultures other than their

own. Arts education is invaluable for own. Arts education is invaluable for children. I would not be the person I children. I would not be the person I am today without my experiences in am today without my experiences in

band, choir, and drama."band, choir, and drama."

- Noddin Elementary School - Noddin Elementary School teacher after a performanceteacher after a performance by Four Winds American Indian Dance. by Four Winds American Indian Dance.

ChaskinakuyChaskinakuy

Dance Through TimeDance Through Time

StepologyStepology

ChinyakareChinyakare

"They learned so much, saw new "They learned so much, saw new instruments, heard new music! It instruments, heard new music! It

was fabulous!"was fabulous!"

-Highlands Elementary School-Highlands Elementary School teacher after an assembly teacher after an assembly by Chaskinakuy. by Chaskinakuy.

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