Program format: Performance

Join Studio Playground at the Boston Children’s Museum! Studio Playground teaches classes for all ages based in clown and physical acting. Clowning invites students to explore the health benefits of laughter through movement, games, and playful improvisation. This class includes a vocal and physical warm up, interactive storytelling, and performance projects. Let’s laugh, sing, and make a beautiful ruckus!

Join us for a dynamic performance of a traditional Chinese lion dance, with Nüwa Athletic Club. Watch performers mimic lions’ movements in a lion costume that represents good luck and prosperity. In Chinese and other Asian cultures, Lion Dances are typically performed during the Lunar New Year, and for other significant occasions.

Based in Boston, The Nüwa Athletic Clubs’s mission is to provide an environment for Asian- American girls and women to enhance their physical and emotional development through teamwork, sportsmanship and cultural activities, which includes but is not limited to lion and dragon dances.

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, May 5 – May 26, 2024
Boston Children’s Museum is recognizing Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month throughout May, with a series of activities developed in collaboration with community organizations and independent artists. Between May 5 and May 26, Museum visitors are invited to attend and participate in a variety of music, dance, visual art making and storytelling programs geared for children and their families. Through this series, Boston Children’s Museum highlights the artistic practice of local AAPI identifying creatives, and together creates a space for Museum visitors to reflect on their own identities, traditions, and stories, while developing their sense of curiosity and understanding.

Join us for a concert by Berklee Indian Exchange, exploring new horizons in Indian Fusion Music, featuring a trio of musicians who bring their own unique flair.

Shivaraj Natraj, a virtuoso in Carnatic percussion and beatboxing, lends his extraordinary talent as a vocal percussionist. Accompanying him on the electric guitar is Inesh Krishnamurthy, whose profound understanding of Carnatic music, combined with his exploration of Jazz results in a captivating fusion of genres. Together, the Berklee Indian Exchange offers an unforgettable musical experience. With repertoire rooted in Indian Fusion music, this concert promises to captivate and delight visitors, with interactive elements and moments of joy and connection.

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, May 5 – May 26, 2024
Boston Children’s Museum is recognizing Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month throughout May, with a series of activities developed in collaboration with community organizations and independent artists. Between May 5 and May 26, Museum visitors are invited to attend and participate in a variety of music, dance, visual art making and storytelling programs geared for children and their families. Through this series, Boston Children’s Museum highlights the artistic practice of local AAPI identifying creatives, and together creates a space for Museum visitors to reflect on their own identities, traditions, and stories, while developing their sense of curiosity and understanding.

Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music Project teaching artists.

Grown-ups are encouraged to take part in the activities with their children throughout the 1 hour drop in and out class.

Join Studio Playground at the Boston Children’s Museum! Studio Playground teaches classes for all ages based in clown and physical acting. Clowning invites students to explore the health benefits of laughter through movement, games, and playful improvisation. This class includes a vocal and physical warm up, interactive storytelling, and performance projects. Let’s laugh, sing, and make a beautiful ruckus!

Join us for an interactive music program designed for children and their caregivers! Sing songs, dance to music, and enjoy a story time led by trained Boston Music Project teaching artists.

Grown-ups are encouraged to take part in the activities with their children throughout the 1 hour drop in and out class.

Join us for a vibrant and colorful performance of Ms. Chu Ling’s Dance Academy, a mixed age group of youth and adult dancers.

Founded in 1998 after moving to Boston from Beijing, Chu Ling founded the academy to bring more diversity and different cultures to the local dance community. This performance mixes traditional Chinese dance with contemporary Ballet, and will include time at the end for audience members to learn how to dance with a hand fan or ribbon.

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, May 5 – May 26, 2024
Boston Children’s Museum is recognizing Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month throughout May, with a series of activities developed in collaboration with community organizations and independent artists. Between May 5 and May 26, Museum visitors are invited to attend and participate in a variety of music, dance, visual art making and storytelling programs geared for children and their families. Through this series, Boston Children’s Museum highlights the artistic practice of local AAPI identifying creatives, and together creates a space for Museum visitors to reflect on their own identities, traditions, and stories, while developing their sense of curiosity and understanding.

Join us for a vibrant and colorful performance of Ms. Chu Ling’s Dance Academy, a mixed age group of youth and adult dancers.

Founded in 1998 after moving to Boston from Beijing, Chu Ling founded the academy to bring more diversity and different cultures to the local dance community. This performance mixes traditional Chinese dance with contemporary Ballet, and will include time at the end for audience members to learn how to dance with a hand fan or ribbon.

Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, May 5 – May 26, 2024
Boston Children’s Museum is recognizing Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month throughout May, with a series of activities developed in collaboration with community organizations and independent artists. Between May 5 and May 26, Museum visitors are invited to attend and participate in a variety of music, dance, visual art making and storytelling programs geared for children and their families. Through this series, Boston Children’s Museum highlights the artistic practice of local AAPI identifying creatives, and together creates a space for Museum visitors to reflect on their own identities, traditions, and stories, while developing their sense of curiosity and understanding.