Ali Oliver-Krueger is a teaching artist, director, performer and playwright/composer of plays for young audiences. Her most recent play has been performed for nearly 30,000 children and adults last season. As a professional artist educator, Ali has worked with school systems, arts organizations, and community partners in Maryland, throughout the region, and across the country. She is a Master Teaching Artist with The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning and presents residencies through the Arts and the John F.
When Ancestors Speak
Ancestors shape our future, recalling the past, and guiding self-reflection. This piece envisions their dialogues, exploring untold exchanges and potential manifestations
Music: Golden Sun: By Sound Effects Zone, Composed by: Marco Rinaldo
Music: Golden Sun: By Sound Effects Zone, Composed by: Marco Rinaldo
2021-2022 Reel
For a glimpse of my work in video, theater, and community events, please explore the links on my website, where you’ll find footage and detailed project offerings and descriptions.
Medium: Dance
Year: 2021-22
Testimonials
Audience feedback from the performance and a photo of students participating in the master class.
Medium: Dance
Dance Unites Reel
We Love the Vibes - A Culturally Responsive Celebration of Jamaican Dancehall is an
engaging and educational school performance that highlights the vibrant world of Dancehall, a
genre of music and dance that transcends borders and resonates with diverse communities
worldwide. This show is designed to not only entertain but also to foster cultural appreciation
and awareness, making it an ideal fit for schools committed to culturally responsive teaching.
Through dynamic performances and interactive demonstrations, students will learn about the
history, movements, and social impact of Dancehall, all while exploring its connections to
themes of identity, self-expression, and community. The performance emphasizes the cultural
relevance of Dancehall across various backgrounds, encouraging students to understand and
respect the ways in which dance can reflect personal and collective experiences.
Raediant Movement’s approach to teaching Dancehall is rooted in inclusivity, recognizing the
genre's global influence and offering students a chance to engage with the principles
(community, self-expression, empowerment, and innovation) in ways that resonate with their
own cultural contexts. This celebration of movement and music empowers students to connect
with Dancehall on a personal level, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange.
engaging and educational school performance that highlights the vibrant world of Dancehall, a
genre of music and dance that transcends borders and resonates with diverse communities
worldwide. This show is designed to not only entertain but also to foster cultural appreciation
and awareness, making it an ideal fit for schools committed to culturally responsive teaching.
Through dynamic performances and interactive demonstrations, students will learn about the
history, movements, and social impact of Dancehall, all while exploring its connections to
themes of identity, self-expression, and community. The performance emphasizes the cultural
relevance of Dancehall across various backgrounds, encouraging students to understand and
respect the ways in which dance can reflect personal and collective experiences.
Raediant Movement’s approach to teaching Dancehall is rooted in inclusivity, recognizing the
genre's global influence and offering students a chance to engage with the principles
(community, self-expression, empowerment, and innovation) in ways that resonate with their
own cultural contexts. This celebration of movement and music empowers students to connect
with Dancehall on a personal level, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange.
Medium: Dance
See more information about Emerald Stream (Seth Houston)
Seth Houston, a participant in Village Harmony, a central Vermont youth chorus, became so inspired by shape-note music that he tried his own hand at composition. He wrote “Emerald Stream” in 1991, at age 17, while canoeing in northern Quebec. His inspiration came from the steady current of the river, the wind, his voice and a penny whistle.
Medium: CD recording
Year: 2013
Details: 2 minutes 16 seconds
See more information about Windham | Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748); Music: Daniel Read (1757-1836)
One of the best known shape-note hymns, appearing in virtually every published tune book, “Windham” combines Watts’ stark text with Read’s open harmonies to great effect in this powerful anthem. We sing it first in “shapes” followed by two verses, with treble and tenor parts doubled in their own octaves.
Medium: CD Recording
Year: 2011
Details: from "Hard Times Come Again No Mo
Regie Cabico is a spoken word pioneer who won the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam. Mr. Cabico was a featured poet at the 2022 Whitney Biennial and received the 2006 Writers for Writers Award from Poets & Writers. Television credits include The Poet Speaks, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, TEDx & NPR’s Snap Judgement. He is a teaching artist at the Kennedy Center for the Arts and one of the inaugural recipients of the 2023 James Baldwin Fellowship from La Maison Baldwin, Paris, France. His work appears in over 50 anthologies, including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Mr. David Lowe has decades of experience as a performer, writer, independent researcher, and educator in many genres of music.
As a composer, arranger, and performer, he is fluent in traditional writing, popular music, and Jazz. He studied Double Bass with Ira Gold and dedicates a significant portion of his teaching to working with underserved communities. He operates his performance, writing, and education activities through his business, Lobo Lowe LLC