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The performance
A forty-minute set of dances and songs from five living traditions.
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Art
Moves
Our traveling program connects people through movement, dance, and creative expression — art that lives beyond walls and across generations.
Join the community
The stage that comes to you
Art Moves packs a full performance into a van: dancers, musicians, a portable floor, and forty minutes of joy. We appear in schoolyards at lunch, parks on Saturdays, and courtyards on warm evenings — no tickets, no barriers, no experience needed.
Every stop ends with an open circle: the audience learns three steps, sings the chorus, and dances the finale together. Children lead, elders set the rhythm, and newcomers are pulled in within minutes.
What a stop includes
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The open circle
Everyone learns the steps and dances the finale side by side.
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School residencies
Week-long visits ending in a student-led show for families.
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Host a stop
Invite the van to your block, courtyard, or community center.
Where the van stops
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Schools tour. Morning residencies in four neighborhood schools each month.
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Parks & squares. Free Saturday performances, weather permitting.
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Courtyard invitations. Hosted stops requested by residents and block clubs.
“Art Moves came to our street and turned it into a stage. My daughter still hums the songs.”
Priya S. Guild Volunteer
