Opposites is a one hour children's performance designed specifically for younger audiences grades K-5. The performance combines music, dance and participatory instruction to create a group performance where the audience becomes an integral part of the dance. The concept of relativity is introduced through the demonstration of opposite actions including up/down, front/back, fast/slow, and loud/soft. Opposites was commissioned by the FleetBoston Celebrity Series and has since been block-booked in the Newton and Brookline public school systems.

Prometheus Dance also offers in-school instruction and residencies that focus on creativity and self-awareness. Our residencies are designed so that the children are introduced to movement by doing a variety of their own movement, and ending in an investigation of choreographic creation.

Program Titles: Opposites

Audience Limit: Up to 250 per performance; up to 25 for classroom instruction

Fee: Opposites: $800 for single performance; $600 per performance if block-booked with 10 or more performances. Residencies: Negotiable, depending on length of stay

Special Requirements: stage or open space, minimum size 20' X 20' for performance.

MALLORY   BAGWELL, Ph.D. The Movement Company, Inc. P.O. Box 854 Storrs, CT 06268-0854 (860) 794-0554 E-mail: mallorybagwell@mac.com Website: mallorybagwell.com Dr. Mallory Bagwell presents workshops nationally in the areas of creative movement, play, creativity, arts education, and gifted education. His programs include performances, keynote presentations, and intensive hands-on workshops for K-8 students and education practitioners K-12. For the past 20 years he has presented regional workshops in New England and mid-Atlantic states that focus on mathematical problem-solving, critical thinking, geometry, the science of flight, and the history of games. The workshops are movement-oriented and full of practical hands on activities that have cross-curricular relevance to educators and students alike. Current programs include: It's All In How You Say It! (performance) has students ACTively exploring the roots of communication not only through words but gesture, intonation, facial expression and body language. Workshop Series Geodesic Dome Project Math, science, architecture, and team work all converge as teams of students work together to study and build a variety of geometric structures. Students participate in the construction of a 2 story geo-structure that seats 30 people! By using lightweight pvc pipe to erect large scale geo-structures (from regular Platonic solids to irregular Archimedean solids) students can study the principles, relationships, terminology, classification, and real world relevance of their constructions. An immensely rich source of ideas for integrating across the curriculum and for staff development. (up to 75 students/workshop). Math Through Movement Explore problem solving through a series of original and progressively challenging movement tasks. Partners and groups discover the effects of perception, process and behavior (cooperative, competitive, independent) upon the outcomes of specific problems. Packed with activities that expand mathematical thinking, computation, and number learning. Develop rules of anthropomorphic measurement. Form group shapes and patterns to make larger than life tangrams. Graph tableaux shapes from a game of 3-dimensional Twister. Examine topology, critical thinking, problem solving, logic, and hypothesis formation. Enter the Gamesman Follow the rich history of games from five continents spanning 5000 years. Pick an era and conduct a comparative study across the continents or scrutinize a specific culture and follow the evolution of games over the centuries. Hot Air Balloon Hype Students construct and launch 4' tall scale hot air balloons from tissue paper within a two tome frame that includes discussion of principles and history of flight and the science of weather. Program Titles: It's All In How You Say It! Workshops: Math Through Movement; Enter the Gamesman; Geodesic Dome Project, Hot Air Balloon Hype. Audience Limit: 325/performance; 30/workshops ; 65/Geo Dome and Hot Air Hype Fee: $525/one performance; $775/two performances; $825/day workshops; $450/evening. $425 libraries. Travel and materials inclusive.

KEITH   MICHAEL  JOHNSON Educational Programs for K-6 45 Ann Mary Brown Drive Warwick, RI 028888 (800) 730-6676 Fax:(866) 247-7073 Web site: http://keithmichaeljohnson.com E-Mail: kmjshows@yahoo.com Keith Michael Johnson uses humor to motivate, educate and entertain students in grades K-5. Thousands of students throughout Southern New England have enjoyed his time-tested and popular assembly programs: Science Isn't Always Pretty challenges students with outrageous questions and demonstrations that brings the K-5 science curriculum alive! (k-5) Mad About Math is full of things to see, ideas to ponder, and advice to make learning math easier. It's not another ho-to-math lesson, it's a "here's why mathapulluza!" (k-5) Hats off to Reading is a high energy pep rally for books which introduces kids to people they can meet and places they can explore without ever leaving home. A colorful and funny program that celebrates books, reading and the POWER of literacy. (K-2) Amazing Americans is chock full of insightful immigrant stories, antique artifacts from everyday American life and a look at history through the lens of hobbies. A program which touches on culture, science, art, fashion and our diverse culture as ways of exploring our history, Amazing Americans also encourages responsible citizenship. (History and Reading for K-5) Wild About Weather (k-5) takes a creative and quirky look at clouds, air pressure, forecasts and storms. Kids discover why our weather happens and how it works while experiencing a tornado machine, a hot air balloon and an air cannon. Fees: $550/1 show; $875/ 2 shows, back to back, $925, AM/PM; $1,200/3 shows; $1,450/4 shows; $1,700/5 shows. Program Titles: Science Isn't Always Pretty; Hats Off To Reading; Amazing Americans; Mad About Math; Wild About Weather Audience Limit: 200/assembly Fee: $550/1 show; $875/ 2 shows, back to back, $925, AM/PM; $1,200/3 shows; $1,450/4 shows; $1,700/5 shows.

DEBBIE   O'CARROLL   MAGICAL  THEATRE   FOR   CHILDREN Debbie O'Carroll 51 Olive Street Newburyport, MA 01950 (978) 462-9954 Fax: (978) 462-9954 Email: debbie@debbieocarroll.com Website: www.debbieocarroll.com Debbie O'Carroll is a 'one of a kind' performer. She combines stage magic, theatre, and dance with lots of audience participation. Her appealing props, delightful costumes, enchanting magic and lively stage movement both educate and entertain. Program Titles: The Magic Library (reading); Celebrate the December Holidays (diversity); Whoops the Wizard (science); The Irish Magic Show (children's literature); The Yankee Doodle Magic Show (social studies); The Railroad Magic Show (geography); The Magic of Exercise (physical fitness); Tall Tales from a Small World (geography); Magical Medley (performing arts); Shorten the Road, Tales of Ireland; Tom & Debbie O'Carroll, The Music & Magic of Ireland; Addacadabra (Math) Grade Level Suitability: Pre-K through 6 Audience Size Limit: None. Fee: $300 - $400; Block Booking rates for two or more performances. Discounts for after school programs.

BILL   PERE PO Box 511 Mystic, CT 06355 (860) 572-9285 E-Mail: bill@billpere.com Bill Pere is well known for innovative Arts in Education programming, as his interactive, hands-on demonstrations interrelating music, math, science and technology have been presented to thousands of students. He is a recognized expert in modern music technology and has a graduate science degree. Bill is a founding member of the Connecticut Songwriters Association, serves as its Director of Special Projects, and has twice been named Songwriter of the Year by the organization. He has been appointed by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism as a Connecticut State Troubadour and was named national IMC Independent Artist of the Year in 2003. (Grades 5-6). Program Titles: Science, Math, Computers and Music; Connecticut History through Song; Songwriting Workshop: Character Education - Acceptance of Differences Fee: 1 show- $450 ($500 beyond 30 mile radius); $675/full day residency Funding Source: Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Special Requirements: electrical power, extension cord, setup time

MARK   BINDER Pembroke Villa PO Box 2462 Providence, RI 02906 (401) 272-8707 Email: mark@markbinder.com Website: www.markbinder.com Mark Binder is the author of the Everything Bedtime Story Book, and has had hundreds of short stories published in newspapers and magazines like The Family, Hadassah, and Cricket. He is a professional storyteller and recording artist, with five storytelling CDs, including the award-winning Classic Stories for Boys and Girls. Mark graduated from the Trinity Rep Theater Conservatory, earned a BA from Columbia University, an MA from Rhode Island College, and has taught as an adjunct professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is a Rhode Island Artist Educator, and on the New England Foundation for the Arts Touring Roster. He is a founder of the American Story Theater and has served on the board of the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling. His programs have received grant funding from the United States Department of Education, the Rhode Island Department of Education, the City of Providence, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, National Storytelling Network, and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. Program Title: Tales for Peace, Eureka! Science and Math Stories; Tall Tales and Whoppers; The Instant Short Story; Silly Stories; Tales of Chelm; Holiday Stories and Songs; Spooky Stories; Tales from the Outdoors; Telling and Reading Stories with Children... Audience Limit: 250/assembly Fee: $750 half day, $1000 full day Possible Funding Sources: RI State Council on the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S. (New York)