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RHAPSODY Hip-Hop Education Program
(Recognizing Hip-Hop As a Powerful Source Of Development for Youth)

RHAPSODY activities integrate hip-hop with building self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline while meeting basic curricular theories in music, art, poetry, and dance. Students perform on turntables, write rhymes, create letter-based art, and dance. The activities are designed to improve students' critical thinking and critical listening skills. The program demonstrates how hip-hop can be a positive and productive form of creative self-expression.

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Murals in the Schools

Engage your students in a dynamic group project that creates a mural for your school with a professional mural artist from Progressive Arts Alliance. PAA conducts workshops and extended residencies that work with students of all ages to create a mural for their school. Mural-making allows students to learn about teamwork, problem solving, mathematics and art through experiential learning.

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Filmmaking

PAA arms your students with cameras and endless creativity to create a short video all their own. Students work with a professional filmmaker to write, produce, and direct a video short. Participants learn the basics of filmmaking including lighting, sound, cinematography, writing, story boarding, and editing. Projects range from dramatic shorts to documentary videos and allow students to learn how teamwork is an important part of the filmmaking process. Workshops integrate standards from the media arts and English/language arts curricula.

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Progressive Arts Alliance is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization
2310 Superior Avenue Suite: 280 Cleveland, Ohio 44114
ph: 216.772.4PAA (4722) fax: 216.916.3563
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