I am a versatile creator and educator. I aim to dazzle participants with my love of play and creative exploration. I foster creativity and collaboration. I believe that everyone is full of creativity, creative curiosity and imagination. It is my job to nurture and cultivate these seeds of imagination until they are at full bloom.
About the Artist
Khaleshia Thorpe-Price is the Owner and Master Teaching Artist of Dramatic-Play. She has worked in the field of arts education for over 20 years. She is a versatile creator and educator. She aims to dazzle participants with the love of play and creative exploration. She is a Master Teaching Artist with Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts and she is a Maryland State Arts Council Roster Artist. In addition, she has facilitated residencies and workshops for children and adults throughout DC, Maryland and Virginia. She has worked with many organizations including, Folger Shakespeare Library, Shakespeare Theatre Company and the Ford's Theater. Khaleshia is the Maryland Director for Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic (TAMA), a network that advocates for, empowers, and supports Teaching Artists throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. She has a BA in Theater Arts from Morgan State University and an MA in Arts Management from the University of Central Florida.Artist's Statement
At Dramatic-Play We Value: Collaboration Coexistence Community Goals and Objectives: To investigate, explore and deliver non-traditional artistic solutions for successfully engaging and teaching common core curriculum and demonstrating unique approaches to deliver this curriculum. To investigate, explore and deliver non-traditional artistic solutions for successfully engaging and fostering coexistence and collaboration in the workplace. To investigate, explore and deliver non-traditional artistic solutions for successfully engaging communities in creatively coexisting and collaborating. To present art that embodies our core values of Collaboration, Co-existence and Community.Arts in Education
Audiences Types: Early Childhood (0-3 years old), Grades Pre-K – 2, Grades 3-5, Middle School (6-8 grade), High School (9-12 grade), Creative Aging (Older Adults)