Lit Kid Picks

December 14, 2021

The Literary Arts students at Perpich Arts High School were asked for their recommendations for good books that they think others should read. Here is the diverse list they compiled along with their reasons for loving the book, as represented by their…

Perpich Arts High School Theater Ensemble presents “Weird Nightmares”

December 10, 2021

Perpich Theater Ensemble presented Weird Nightmares, a dramatic presentation of four Hans Christian Andersen stories (The Deep Bell, Most Incredible Thing, The Red Shoes, and Little Match Girl) and the lyrics to Charles Mingus’ song Weird Nightmares on Thursday, December 9, 2021. The students played…

Perpich Dance Students Unite in “Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert”

December 6, 2021

Perpich Dance students united to perform their fall concert, Convergence of 9 – A Dance Concert. The event was the culmination of a semester of work. The dancers demonstrated their creativity, choreographic skills, and performance expertise in 13 student-choreographed works, a faculty-choreographed…

New Library Materials – Professional Theater Books – Fall 2021

175 Theatre Games: Warm-up exercises for Actors – Nancy Hurley

American Indian Theater in Performance: A Reader – edited by Hanay Geiogamah and Jaye T. Darby

Black Acting Methods: Critical Approaches – edited by Sharrell D. Luckett with Tia M. Shaffer

Directing in Musical Theatre: An Essential…

New Library Materials – Professional Music Books – Fall 2021

Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers – Michael Linsin

Complicating, Considering, and Connecting Music Education – Lauren Kapalka Richerme

Composition Concepts for Band and Orchestra: Incorporating Creativity in Ensemble Settings – Alexander Koops and John L. Whitener

Creating Music: What Children from Around the World Can…

New Library Materials – Professional Dance Books – Fall 2021

Choreographing Copyright: Race, Gender, and Intellectual Property Rights in American Dance – Anthea Kraut

Choreographing Difference: The Body and Identity in Contemporary Dance – Ann Cooper Albright

Contemporary Directions in Asian American Dance – edited by Yutian Wong

Final Bow for Yellowface: Dancing between Intention and Impact…

New Library Materials – Professional Equity, Social Justice, and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Books – Fall 2021

Basic Skills Caucasian Americans Workbook – Beverly Hope Slapin

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning – Classroom Practices for Student Success, Grades K-12, 2nd edition – Sharroky Hollie

Equity by Design: Delivering on the Power and Promise of UDL – Mirko Chardin, Katie Novak

The Guide for…

New Library Materials – Professional Development Books – Fall 2021

Action Research, 5th edition – Ernest T. Stringer, Alfredo Ortiz Aragón

Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 6th Edition – Geoffrey E. Mills

Action Research in Education: A Practical Guide, 2nd edition – Sara Efrat Efron, Ruth Ravid

The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark…

Minnesota Authors

November 17, 2021

Minnesota is the home of many amazing authors from diverse backgrounds. Perpich Library contains several of their works. This list is just a small sample of what Minnesota authors have to offer. All items on this list are available at the Perpich…