Representation in the Arts
Representation in the Arts
RESOURCES FOR REPRESENTATION & INCLUSION
Ensuring Our Students Can See Themselves in the Arts By Including Representation and Resources for Intentional Welcoming in Our Curriculum
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Dance
Dance
101 Dancers and Choreographers of Color to Add to Your Curriculum (categorized by dance style)
Eight BIPOC Choreographers Your Students Should Know (includes videos; primarily post-modern and dance theater genres)
Decolonize the Dance Classroom (database of dance-related books, videos, etc. representing BIPOC voices)
Brown Girls Do Ballet (scholarships and advocacy)
MoBBallet (curating the history of Black artists in ballet)
Black-led Dance Companies and Organizations (spreadsheet)
Black dancewear companies (compiled by the IABD)
Institute for Dunham Technique Certification (workshops and conferences for Katherine Dunham's technique)Â
Music
Music
COMPOSER REPRESENTATIONÂ
The African American Art Song Alliance (list of composers, performers, scholars, and publishers)
"...And We Were Heard" (database of band and orchestra works by underrepresented composers)
Beyond Elijah Rock: The Non-Idiomatic Choral Music of Black Composers (spreadsheet)
Bravo Music (music publisher for Japanese band music)
Chamber Music America's Composers Equity Project (2018 list of ALAANA,* Women, and Gender Non-Conforming Composers)
Chinese Folk Songs Project (unison; designed for music teachers)
Choral Music by Women Composers (database)
Choral Repertoire That Challenges Gender Stereotypes (Dropbox download)
Composer Diversity Database / Works Diversity Database (database compiled by the Institute for Composer Diversity, searchable by composer demographics or ensemble type)
Composers of Color Resource Project (annotated scores and music theory examples)
Diverse Composers of Orchestral Music (spreadsheet of repertoire by BIPOC and women composers)
Diverse Composers of Wind Band Music (spreadsheet of repertoire organized by composers who are women, POC, or LGBTQIA+)
Female Band Composers (repertoire for wind band, grades 1-4)
Music by Black Composers (directories, compilations, etc.)
Muziksea (digital choral music publisher representing Southeast Asian composers and arrangers)
No Broken Links (directories of woodwind repertoire by diverse or minority composers)
Rising Tide Music Press (publisher of musical repertoire by BBIA (Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian) composers and arrangers in their first 10 years of professional work)
String Repertoire by BIMOC [Black Indigenous Musicians of Color]
The Wind Repertoire Project (database sortable by composer characteristics such as female, LGBT, or race/ethnicity)
QUESTIONABLE REPERTOIRE (music to be reconsidered or removed from libraries)
Database 1 (minstrel music)
Database 2 (songs with a questionable past)
Database 3 (includes alternative pieces for teaching the same concepts)
OTHER DIVERSITY-RELATED RESOURCES
The Black Music History Library (compiled books, articles, films, podcasts, etc. organized by genre, about the Black origins of music)
Decolonizing the Music Room (BBIA voices that challenge music and music education practices that are white-centric)
Theatre
Theatre
BIPOC Swap List (database: "if you teach this, swap it for this")
Decolonize the Drama Curriculum (database of plays, musicals, etc. of BIPOC voices)
International Centre for Women Playwrights (publications by women)
Non-Binary Monologues (monologues written for non-binary actors)
Kilroys Lists (lists of full-length plays and musicals written by women, trans, and non-binary writers)
The KillJoys LisT (a list of plays by trans-identified and trans-ally-identified playwrights)
"Queer Eye for Theatre Critics: 4 Writing Tips" (how to write about theatre productions with queer, trans, and gender-non-conforming characters and actors)
Drama Teacher Academy (BIPOC lesson plans and resources - requires an account)
Anti-Racist Resources from Trusty Sidekick Theater Company (links to books, sites, podcasts, and more)
Visual Art
Visual Art
Artists of the African Diaspora (directory with biographies and galleries)
Artists - Representation (sorted by artist identity and/or art style)
Anti-Racist Art Lessons (lesson plans and projects, TK-12)
Women in Photography International (directory with biographies and galleries)
Feminist Art Resources in Education [FARE] (lesson plans, links, and resources)
Increasing Accessibility for Visitors who are Visually Impaired (how to make exhibits accessible)
Anti-Racist Art Education (ARAE) Curriculum Checklist (from the National Society for Education in Art and Design - NSEAD)
3 Ways to Cultivate an Inclusive Art Studio for All Abilities (teaching tips from The Art of Education University)
A Starting Point-Seeing Our Students. Seeing Themselves (a living document of BIPOC artists)
NAEA's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commission (resources, articles, scholarships, professional learning, etc.)
CAEA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commission- Quick Start Reference Guide and Recommended Resources
Black History Month Curriculum Resources
General Arts Representation Articles and Resources:
"Queer BIPOC People, Songs, & TV Shows You Need to Know" (Museum of Popular Culture)
artEquity (advocacy for equity in the arts)
Historical Profiles in the Arts (a database of diverse individuals in the arts, facilitated by SDUSD Youth Advocacy Department)
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