Bi-Okoto Drum & Dance Theatre

Virtual hands-on experiences and training in dance drum music art food and language Lecture demonstration time sampler for pre-school and home school students These programs are interactive interdisciplinary and based on statewidenational Arts humanities standards that engage students to utilize their creative thinking skills awareness of cultural differences and similarities while building self-esteem With over 145 performances annually Bi-Okoto reached over 4300 adults and children during 2023 school year

Customized workshops for schoolcolleges that occur for a minimum of a week period Our residency programs introduce basic music dance and theatre skills while applying language arts math and science curriculum through recognition of patternsshapes in dance beats and rhythms The residency ends with a culminating event by the students faculty We conducted 19 residences with 6225 students

Classes & Summer Camp - Year long classes and workshops offered to students ages 5 to adults in African dance drum Afro-Caribbean dance capoeira African cooking and philosophy and African languages. The summer camp exposes children to African culture in areas of music dance field trips languages hand-made crafts and character building exercises and activities. The last day of camp include a performance & art exhibition by the students for their parents and the community.