TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES

Festivals

Mardi Gras Chicken Run (PK-12)

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Get ready for the courir! In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to learn fun facts about Mardi Gras while learning how to paint a chicken running in a Courir de Mardi Gras/Mardi Gras chicken run. They will learn how to mix paint, how to create a background, midground and foreground, and practice alternative painting techniques. There will not be any beads involved, but this Mardi Gras moment will still feature joy, color, and something getting caught!

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Festival International (PK-8)

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Across the globe, dance is not only an art form, but a way to communicate. In this session, classes celebrate global cultures through music and movement inspired by Lafayette’s Festival International. Students can explore rhythms and dances from around the world by learning simple choreography based on current artists featured at the festival. Keep calm and dance on!

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Marching Through Mardi Gras (K-5)

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Time for a Mardi Gras parade in your classroom! Students in this session explore the history and traditions of Louisiana’s Mardi Gras through creative movement. Using rhythm, locomotor movement, and group choreography, they will discover how parades bring communities together. All the while, students are also building coordination, collaboration, and confidence. Connect movement with Louisiana culture in an engaging, hands-on way! (Note: Activities in this session are adapted for each grade level.)

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