Project Impact

Respect for the Environment

Little Hawk, dressed in traditional Native American attire, is like a museum exhibit come alive as he plays his wooden flutes and tells stories of the lessons he learned from his grandparents. 

In this program, Little Hawk speaks to his audience about the respect that Native Americans have for the earth - and his belief that all humans need to honor, cherish and preserve it.  He also shows how his grandfather taught him to use rocks, gourds. conch shells, and more, to make instruments and other useful things.

Students are invited to participate in Little Hawk's Rock and Rattle Band, and he asks them to join his "Good-Heart Tribe" and pledge to make the world a better place.

This program could include a Plant-A-Tree Ceremony or students could do a dance for preservation of our environment.

Grades K-12; College & Adult • Great Family & Community Programs Also Available

A Program On Environmental Awareness

Environmental problems are real and they affect all of us. Children often feel they have no control over the future of our planet and are powerless to change the outcome. This original program created by Scot Cannon focuses on individual responsibility as the answer to saving the Earth. 

Using storytelling, movement and active audience participation, Scot encourages students to be aware of the environment and the need for change. He helps them understand the causes of pollution and the importance of conserving water, energy and natural resources.

He assures students that they do have the power to “preserve, conserve and give our planet what it deserves” - explaining the little things they can do to make a difference. Scot believes that teaching children to protect the world is the answer to preserving our planet, and his entertaining, encouraging manner inspires the children to believe it too. 

Grades K-6

Gravity-defying PUSH Physical Theatre has been called "a cross between fine art sculpture and the hit movie The Matrix." You have never seen anything like this before; it’s cool, it’s athletic, it’s entertaining, it’s impossible to resist.

Once you’ve experienced PUSH, you will know the strength of the human soul expressed by the power of the human body. This theatre of the body features performers who appear to manipulate time and space in a live environment.

The performers communicate with movement, challenging students to transpose what they see into thoughts and words.

The troupe guides the audience throughout the program, raising their awareness, as the choreography deals with issues such as: diversity, conflict resolution, the principles of science, the arts, and other New Jersey and New York learning standards.

Selected work from PUSH’s repertoire is chosen to enhance your core curriculum and can be changed to fit your specific needs. Individual pieces are given context that is age appropriate to help students interpret the work on a level that is relevant to them.

PUSH HAS TWO NEW ASSEMBLIES:

PUSH 21

21st Century Learning Skills presented by PUSH's team of talented 'human sculptures' using acrobatic strength, stunning physicality and emotional depth.  Core subjects such as physical science, literacy and the Arts are explored within the context of health, creativity, innovation, communication and collaboration.  Relationships are examined between classroom learning and career and life skills such as social awareness, responsibility, adaptability and flexibility.  Performers carefully guide audiences throughout the program.  Individual pieces are given context that is grade level appropriate to help students interpret the work on a level that is relevant to them.  Program can include Q&A.

THE NATURAL WORLD

What does it look like to literally 'give someone a hand?'  Physical illusions and gravity-defying, acrobatic high jinks by PUSH's group of talented performers show us how.  Audiences are guided through each step of the action as the ramifications of kindness, respect, bullying, conflict resolution, friendship, and more are discovered by a community of fantastical creatures created from the performers' bodies.  Meet 'The Two Headed Bug', 'The Scorpion', and the playful 'Squat Frogs'.  The performance is given context that is grade level appropriate to help students interpret the work on a level that is relevant to them.  Program can include Q&A.

Grades K-12; College & Adult • Great Family & Community Program Also Available

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