Educational Performances
The Dennos Museum Center offers educational performance experiences that align with your curriculum. Educational performances generally include short performances, interactive sections with singing, clapping, or other activities, and discussion of the genre of music or culture of the performers. Program are approximately 60 minutes in length. All attendees are welcome to visit the Museum galleries to view exhibits before or after the performance, with proper chaperone guidance. Docent-guided tours are not available on performance days.
"I was so impressed that our 1st and 2nd graders were riveted! They loved seeing the dancers move together in different ways."
"We brought back so much to the classroom for discussions and further learning experiences."
Scheduling
Call (231) 995-1029 or email eceleste@nmc.edu to make your reservations. Payment is required to secure your reservation.
Cost
The fee for educational performances is $5 per seat, including students, teachers, and chaperones. Payment by cash, check, or credit card is required to secure your reservation. Pricing is based on the number of seats reserved. Refunds are not available for unused seats. Scholarships may be available if you are unable to cover the costs of your visit.
NOBUNTU
THURSDAY, October 20, 2022 — 10:00 AM
Tickets $5 PER SEAT / DOORS AT 9:00 AM
Nobuntu, the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim, for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. Nobuntu was nominated for Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London in 2015 and are currently a two-time winner for the Best Imbube Group at the Bulawayo Arts Awards 2017 and 2019. allianceartistmanagement.com/nobuntu
ENTER THE HAGGIS
Friday, February 24, 2023 — 10:00 AM
Tickets $5 PER SEAT / DOORS AT 9:00 AM
For the better part of two decades, Toronto’s Enter The Haggis has combined bagpipes and fiddles with a rock rhythm section to create a distinctively eclectic sound, praised by The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and Canada’s Globe and Mail. Their songs offer singalong melodies and deep, meaningful lyrics which tell the stories of everyday hard working people, often faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges. enterthehaggis.com/home
Video Content For Teachers and Students
Our YouTube channel has plenty of educational videos available for use in the classroom. Conversations featuring artists who have performed on stage are featured here and here. In addition, our channel also contains live performances from spring 2021.
JazzReach Presents Get Hip!
As a producing partner, the Dennos Museum Center is excited to share the first episodes in a new series from New York-based JazzReach. Get Hip! Everything You Never Knew You Wanted To Know About Jazz Music is a twelve-episode educational docuseries on the subject of jazz music that aims to cultivate a greater appreciation, awareness and understanding of some of the many facets of the art form that make it such a rich, vital, compelling and uniquely American musical tradition.
