Posted February 26, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Africa – Play This week is all about play—playing with music, that is! Inspired by the musical stylings and operatic adaptations of Isango Ensemble, let’s have some fun learning how to warm up our voices, start an opera club and retell our favorite stories through song.
Posted February 19, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Africa – Create In last week’s Arts Break, we met some members of South Africa’s Isango Ensemble and explored their community. This week, let’s look closer at Isango Ensemble’s work as music-makers and performers. Then, we’ll make some music of our own!
Posted February 18, 2021 News Courtney J. Boddie Honored in Crain’s Notable Black Leaders List Crain’s New York Business names Courtney J. Boddie, New 42 Vice President, Education & School Engagement, a 2021 Notable Black Leader and Executive for her creative solutions in bringing performing arts to New York City’s underserved communities, and for strengthening schools through New Victory Education programs.
Posted February 12, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Africa – Discover It is time to head to Africa! This season, we’re visiting artists from all around the world to get to know their art forms and their homes! As we explore the continent of Africa, you might remember a few theater troupes from their performances at New Victory. Let’s learn about some awesome companies and then learn a bit about Africa and its rich cultures.
Posted February 9, 2021 Schools Generation YOU: Storytelling, Empathy and Action New Victory Education and Ping Chong and Company staff have joined forces to create Generation YOU, a resource guide full of practical theater-based tools for parents, caregivers and educators to encourage young people to develop community and inspire them to make their voices heard by sharing their personal stories with others theatrically and meaningfully.
Posted February 5, 2021 Family Engagement New Victory Arts Break: Asia – Connect To close out our Asia journey, we will work on creating character through costumes, makeup and personality to get performance ready. What do you get when you put a fun persona, magical tricks, comedic timing and a glam look all together? Voila! A successful magic show!
Posted February 2, 2021 News A Bigger, Better Community New Victory audiences have expanded as we embrace our family of international artists and help kids discover global cultures, art forms and human experiences through New Victory Arts Break. This series of free arts curriculum has garnered over 750,000 national and international online views through our website.
