Melissa Kate Productions PO Box 281 Buffalo, NY 14201Contact: 716-992-7367TEACHING ARTIST:artists who believe in sharing what they know.artists who know that their craft will connect students to their own learning.professional artists... who also teach.Melissa is a teaching artist with Young Audiences of Western New York, Young Audiences Rochester, and has worked with Arts in Education Institute, CAO, Lancaster Opera House, Sports And Arts Foundation, Gatehill Day Camp, Explore and More, and teaches at Gateway-Longview as a substitute from pre-school through the high school treatment centers. Her belief and commitment in the life-changing power of the arts, and in the educational value of arts based learning, is the driving force behind her passionate devotion to unleashing the creative and critical thinking spark in every human being. She is also the US Managing Director of the international organization, Artfully AWARE. The mission is sustainable empowerment through the arts and Melissa is working hard to bring new programs to areas that have been stripped of arts-support and culture. Melissa teaches poetry, creative writing, songwriting and music, theater improvisation and music performance, in addition to teaching teachers how to incorporate the arts into their daily teaching lives.The arts are our history. They are our culture. They are our common humanity, the bridge between all barriers and the way into the future. Life changes when you are exposed to the arts. Your view of the world, your relationship with people, and most of all your relationship and understanding of your own unique self-- and the potential for joy that you have at any moment-- is discovered within the arts. --mkCurrent ProgramsInside the Word: A direct approach to writing poetry The Benched Players: Unleashing Creative and Critical Thinking Minds in youth.Theater and improvisation are used as the life-lines for anti-buillying, classroom cohesion and self-empowerment and discovery. Erie Canal Creative Writing and Traveling Museum. Created by Young Audiences of WNY, Melissa has taken this workshop to the next level. Explore the Erie Canal history in WNY through a series of creative writing workshops. Full of SongInternational traveling musicians bring American music: Jazz, R&B and Blues to children. MUSIC EDUCATORS!Check out the new BUSINESS OF MUSIC WORKSHOPSled by Mr. Van TaylorCLICK TO VIEW PDF HERE
Melissa Kate Productions PO Box 281 Buffalo, NY 14201
Contact: 716-992-7367
TEACHING ARTIST:
artists who believe in sharing what they know.
artists who know that their craft will connect students to their own learning.
professional artists... who also teach.
Melissa is a teaching artist with Young Audiences of Western New York, Young Audiences Rochester, and has worked with
Arts in Education Institute, CAO, Lancaster Opera House, Sports And Arts Foundation, Gatehill Day Camp, Explore and
More, and teaches at Gateway-Longview as a substitute from pre-school through the high school treatment centers. Her
belief and commitment in the life-changing power of the arts, and in the educational value of arts based learning, is the
driving force behind her passionate devotion to unleashing the creative and critical thinking spark in every human being.
She is also the US Managing Director of the international organization, Artfully AWARE. The mission is sustainable empowerment
through the arts and Melissa is working hard to bring new programs to areas that have been stripped of arts-support and culture.
Melissa teaches poetry, creative writing, songwriting and music, theater improvisation and music performance, in addition to teaching
teachers how to incorporate the arts into their daily teaching lives.
The arts are our history. They are our culture. They are
our common humanity, the bridge between all barriers
and the way into the future.
Life changes when you are exposed to the arts. Your view of the world,
your relationship with people, and most of all your relationship and
understanding of your own unique self-- and the potential for joy that
you have at any moment-- is discovered within the arts. --mk
Current Programs
Inside the Word: A direct
approach to writing poetry
The Benched Players:
Unleashing Creative and Critical
Thinking Minds in youth.
Theater and improvisation are used
as the life-lines for anti-buillying,
classroom cohesion and self-
empowerment and discovery.
Erie Canal Creative Writing and
Traveling Museum. Created by
Young Audiences of WNY, Melissa
has taken this workshop to the next
level. Explore the Erie Canal history
in WNY through a series of creative
writing workshops.
Full of Song
International traveling musicians
bring American music: Jazz, R&B
and Blues to children.
MUSIC
EDUCATORS!
Check out the new
BUSINESS OF
MUSIC
WORKSHOPS
led by Mr. Van
Taylor
CLICK TO VIEW
PDF HERE
