Zoom: Music, Bubbles, & Comedy Dance Party
ONLY REGISTER ONCE PER FAMILY PLEASE -- Join us LIVE on Zoom for a sensory & autism friendly SUMMER READING KICKOFF geared for all ages. Your Zoom link and meeting password will be emailed to you at 5PM on the day of the program.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/G_hHaTUyru4
Flap your wings, jump up and down like five little monkeys jumping on the bed and roar like a polar bear! This performance celebrates famous children’s stories and songs about animals including a few written by adults on the autism spectrum! The show will also celebrate biodiversity – the more wild our planet is the healthier it is! Kids will dance, sing, laugh, use their imaginations and connect with new friends. The show is crafted to be inclusive for all children, including children on the Autism Spectrum, and a great time for parents and caregivers! Each song in the 40-minute show is accompanied by hands-on, visual, and sensory experiences designed to help kids learn and have fun at the same time.
Mr. Matt Mazur co-founded Turtle Dance Music in 2012 as a way to provide inclusive and interactive entertainment for children of all abilities including children, teens and adults on the autism spectrum.
Prior to this, following a deep love of performing, Matt had already earned his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, as well as a Master’s of Arts in Theatre Studies and Theater For Young Audiences from Montclair State University.
Inspired by the experiences he was having with kids on the spectrum at Turtle Dance Music shows, he returned to school in 2012, and two years later received a graduate degree in Developmental Models of Autism Intervention and Early Childhood Development.
As Matt himself puts it: “Learning about autism changed the way that I saw the world and it completely changed the methods and techniques that I used for working with children and teens with developmental disabilities.”
Matt is the co-author of the children’s book Scrak’s Big Adventure, written with and illustrated by Tim Shaw, an autism advocate and artist and Matt’s brother-in-law. Proceeds from the book go towards scholarship funds for adults with autism to attend local colleges.
Matt currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and best friend Maggie, his toddler son Teddy, and their dog Libby, and can regularly be found on Facebook. He recently founded and is the Executive Director of AutismFriendlyShows.com.
- Date:
- Monday, June 7, 2021
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Presenter:
- Turtle Dance Music
- Audience:
- 3-8 Year Olds Adult (18+ years) Children's Program Family Program Grades 1-2 Grades 3-6 Grades 7-12 GradesK-6 Preschool / Kindergarten Summer Reading Program Teen Teen & Adult Teen Advisory Board Members
- Categories:
- Adult Children Family Teen
Ms. Cheryl is a voracious reader and dedicated cyclist. She especially enjoys fantasy, science fiction, and young adult novels.