Topics: Performing arts

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 a workshop led by Violinist Kavita Shankar and enjoy the world of Carnatic music – a form of Indian Classical Music named after the region of its origin.
Learn about the basics, hear how the instruments sound from live music and recordings, and learn how to sing a song.

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.

Enjoy music and dance together!

Wiggle Wednesday is a 30 – 45 minute class geared for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers that offers an engaging and fun environment to have developmentally meaningful experiences together. This class offers young learners and their caregivers opportunities to practice a range of skills – including language development, cognitive function and fine motor skills.

This program has a limited capacity to ensure the quality of the experience. Sign-ups are at KidStage on the first floor on the morning of the program on a first-come, first serve basis.

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.

Step into the vibrant world of South Indian dance with this dance workshop geared for young children. “Little Feet, Big Moves” offers a captivating introduction to the rich cultural heritage of South India through the traditional dance form of Bharathanatyam and Carnatic music.
Led by Shriya Srinivasan, a professional Bharathanatyam dancer, visitors will embark on an exciting journey of rhythm, expression, and storytelling through movement. This interactive session will ignite their imagination, foster creativity, and instill a deeper appreciation for the art form.
For more information about MITHAS, please visit mithas.org

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.

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.

Music can help process thoughts and feelings, as it reminds us of many different feelings we experience.
Enjoy music by the Flute Choir from Me2/! The Flute Choir will first start in The Common, and then spread in different parts of the Museum.

Me2/ serves as a model organization where people with and without mental illnesses work together in an environment where acceptance is an expectation, patience is encouraged, and supporting each other is a priority. Me2/ exists because we live in a world where people with mental illnesses are stigmatized and discriminated against. Me2/’s rehearsals and performances create opportunities to educate people about the realities of living with mental illnesses and support those who are seeking treatment. It’s a great way for musicians of all ages and ability levels to create social change.

Enjoy music and dance together!

Wiggle Wednesday is a 30 – 45 minute class geared for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers that offers an engaging and fun environment to have developmentally meaningful experiences together. This class offers young learners and their caregivers opportunities to practice a range of skills – including language development, cognitive function and fine motor skills.

This program has a limited capacity to ensure the quality of the experience. Sign-ups are at KidStage on the first floor on the morning of the program on a first-come, first serve basis.