Posted November 3, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Devised Theater Discover devised theater with New Victory Teaching Artists! Fashion a fortune teller, make a memory map and create a spoken word performance in this New Victory Arts Break inspired by the art forms in Generation Rise.
Posted November 2, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory On Demand: Five Arts Break Activities Use your imagination! Join New Victory Teaching Artists for five arts activities inspired by shows in the 2021-22 New Victory On Demand season.
Posted August 19, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break Returns for Season 2 of WNET’s Camp TV The popular TV series for kids features New Victory Teaching Artists leading do-it-yourself arts activities. Episodes air weekdays on WLIW21 and THIRTEEN this summer, and are available for streaming on THIRTEEN’S website.
Posted June 17, 2021 Family Engagement Speak Up, Act Out: Celebrating Juneteenth Last year, we honored and celebrated Juneteenth as part of a week-long Arts Break. This year we’re combining celebration and activism with more activities from New Victory Teaching Artists that call each of us to harness our creativity in commemoration of the past and in service of the ongoing fight for equity and liberation.
Posted June 4, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Connect to nicHi douglas What do you see in the world? Last week, we developed creative characters through movement, and this week we’ll look at the places we live to help shape the stories we share. We may soon see that wherever we look, there’s joy to be found!
Posted May 28, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Play like nicHi douglas Last week, we saw how New Victory LabWorks Artist nicHi douglas and her collaborators use play as a source of inspiration for their project Mimi and Rita’s Magic (Half) Hour. This week, we’ll play with those same inspirations and explore fun ways to create and inhabit characters through movement. We’ll also meet mover and choreographer Christoper Rudd, another of this season’s LabWorks Artists.
Posted May 21, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Create with nicHi douglas Last week, we met New Victory LabWorks Artist nicHi douglas and discovered some of the things that inspire her theatermaking, from cartoons to neighborhood bookstores. This week, we’ll explore all the choices artists get to make during the creative process, first with a closer look at nicHi’s process, and then with some activities that cast you as choicemaker-in-chief!
Posted May 14, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Discover with nicHi douglas Let’s continue visiting some of our favorite artists creating theater for young people—the artists of New Victory LabWorks! Over the next four weeks, we’ll be exploring the inspirations and artistic processes of playwright, choreographer and lover of cartoons, nicHi douglas!
Posted May 7, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Connect to ChelseaDee Harrison From finding inspiration outdoors and in books to building creative spaces at home, we’ve spent the last few weeks exploring the artistry of New Victory LabWorks Artist ChelseaDee Harrison—theater-maker, storyteller and podcaster! This week, we’ll wrap up our exploration of ChelseaDee’s auditory storytelling with some interview-based activities and then practice getting into character.
Posted April 29, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Play like ChelseaDee Harrison Last week, we explored how New Victory LabWorks Artist ChelseaDee Harrison has been creating work from home. This week, we’ll play with some creative practices inspired by ChelseaDee’s process, and we’ll also meet another of this season’s LabWorks Artists—Nambi E. Kelley.
