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Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Red Firecracker

October 22, 2024
10:00 AM & 12:30 PM
Miller Auditorium
Best for grades 1-8
All shows are sold out

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company of New Jersey presents Red Firecracker, a spectacular production of dazzling props, colorful costumes, mesmerizing music, fantastic acrobatics, and lively dance by top notch performers telling the story of the origin of the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration when a group of villagers, working together, defeated a terrifying monster of the ages. The story highlights the intrinsic value of coming together, courage, and ingenuity. It also explains some of the origin of the tradition of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Let’s celebrate with Red Firecracker! MORE

Photo by Gus Chan.
30th Anniversary Returning Artist

Inlet Dance Theatre
What Do You Do With An Idea?

May 6, 2025
10:00 AM & 12:30 PM
Miller Auditorium
Best for grades K-2
10:00 AM show is sold out.

One day, a child has an idea.  At first, they don’t know what to do with it. It seems strange. They don’t know what other people will think of this idea and they attempt to hide it away. But the idea persists and gets stronger – along with the child’s confidence. And then, one day, something amazing happens. Told through movement, music, and narration, Inlet Dance Theatre of Cleveland creates a magical world where ideas grow and take flight. Based on the New York Times best selling book of the same name, this is a story for anyone, at any age, who has ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, or too difficult. MORE

EFA Wins Arts Innovation Award

In May, EFA was recognized with the Arts Schools Network 2024 Arts Innovation Award. Designed to recognize schools committed to taking innovative artistic risks, this award is presented to a school that has “broken the mold” in using the arts as a vehicle for teaching academics and/or making a positive difference in the lives of students and/or the community. MORE

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EFA enhances arts education for all K-12 and special education students in Kalamazoo County by making dance, music, theater, literary arts, media arts, and visual arts an essential part of comprehensive education. MORE

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