DANCING WORDS residencies and performances use movement and theater to help bring poetry to life, allowing for a deeper understanding and appreciation of poetry. Programs range from a 1-hour interactive performance to multi-day/multi-week residencies, and are available for whole classrooms, teachers & staff, small groups and/or parents. In shorter residencies, students work primarily with generating material, playing with different ways of coming into writing and/or dancing, and exploring ways of using their bodies to support and inspire their words. In longer residencies students work more on returning to and developing the work they’ve generated, crafting the written word on paper, bringing the poems into their bodies through performance and sharing, and/or developing and fine-tuning the dances they’ve made.

"Your talents are priceless gifts in helping children find their own voices as writers." --Anna M. Garbiel, former principal, Montague Center School

"My 2nd grader was reluctant to attend the poetry event--he was surprised to find he thoroughly enjoyed it!" --Charlene Galt, parent, Conway Grammar School

“You held the audience spellbound! I felt like I was the only person in the room!”
Margie Denton, Tunxis Community College Student

For more information, or to schedule a visit, workshop or residency, please contact Johanna.