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Poetry 101 is in session! Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All Teaching Artist Darian Dauchan in this virtual Artistic Residency Program series.

To follow along with the lesson plans for this residency, click here.

YouTube Video UEw3OXZDTlRiaF9sMWpCZnptOWM5a3VIczF1aHNmQi14aC41NkI0NEY2RDEwNTU3Q0M2 Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Anaphora Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Anaphora Poems with Darian!
September 21, 2020 12:14 pm
Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Anaphora Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Anaphora Poems with Darian!

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Learning Anaphora Poems with Darian!

ArtsForAllNYC September 21, 2020 12:14 pm

Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Personification Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Personification Poems with Darian!

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Learning Personification Poems with Darian!

ArtsForAllNYC September 21, 2020 12:46 pm

Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Acrostic Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Acrostic Poems with Darian!

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Learning Acrostic Poems with Darian!

ArtsForAllNYC September 21, 2020 12:56 pm

Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Erasure Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Erasure Poems with Darian!

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Learning Erasure Poems with Darian!

ArtsForAllNYC September 21, 2020 1:02 pm

Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Diamante Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Diamante Poems with Darian!

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Learning Diamante Poems with Darian!

ArtsForAllNYC September 21, 2020 1:13 pm

Learn spoken word poetry with Arts For All teaching artist, Darian Dauchan, where in this video he focuses on teaching you how to write Haiku Poems! Follow along with the lesson plans for this residency: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TYL7N9D8aa69ruAtXn0cEQMqBvYIAULQ?usp=drive_link This video is part of AFA's Artist Residency Program which has moved virtual. Darian Dauchan is an award winning actor, writer, poet, and musician who has appeared on both Broadway(Twentieth Century starring Alec Baldwin and Anne Heche) and Off Broadway theater(Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Cherry Orchard starring Wendell Pierce). TV and Film credits include Law and Order, Nickelodeon’s Bet the House as Darian the “SoundFX” Guy, and the Lionsgate feature film Things Never Said. Darian is most known for The Brobot Johnson Project, an Afrofuturism, Sci Fi Hip Hop transmedia piece which won for Outstanding Comedy Series at the LA Web Festival and BEST soundtrack at the Escape Velocity Festival sponsored by the Museum of Science Fiction. The show The Brobot Johnson Experience is a critically acclaimed Ben Brantley New York Times Critics’ Pick. In addition to Arts for All, Darian’s also an educator for Urban Word NYC, Senior Advisor for The Climate Museum, and Teaching Artist for the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Get Lit Words Ignite in Los Angeles. More recently Darian was nominated for a Drama League award for Darian’s piece Brobot PSA in the AFO Solo Short series, a contributing voice-over actor for the short doc Lynching Postcards directed by Christine Turner, produced by Fireflight Films and MTV Studios which won the Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Special, and is a New Music USA grantee. Darian’s also the narrator for the recently released audiobook Master Class on Being Human published by Beacon Press. Darian’s music Doin’ it Live and Ohm can be found on all streaming platforms. www.dariandauchan.com www.brobotjohnson.com Through our Artistic Residency Program, AFA’s professional artists teach music, theater, dance, visual art, poetry and film workshops to under-served children aged 4-19. AFA partners with public schools and community organizations lacking funding for arts programming. We work with the needs of our partnering organizations to provide arts programs for the length of time, age groups and artistic disciplines they request. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Learning Haiku Poems with Darian!

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Learning Haiku Poems with Darian!

ArtsForAllNYC September 21, 2020 1:17 pm

As featured on Season 3, Episode 4 of Mondays with Mé "Let's Use Our Voice" - "Voice Power!" will be available for viewing on YouTube through January 22, 2023. Check back here for future airings. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Arts For All is thrilled to present "Voice Power!" written & performed by Darian Dauchan. Poet/musician Darian Dauchan guides young audiences on a vocal odyssey through rhymes, beat-boxing, & acapella melodies in search of one of civilization's most valued treasures – the power of the voice! Directed by Jennifer McGrath, Voice Power was recorded during its original Arts For All Facebook Live broadcast on Monday, July 12, 2021. This edited version premiered on YouTube on April 18, 2022 for a limited engagement through May 31, 2022. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. Arts For All is funded by private and public support. Programming is made possible in part by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council as well as New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. Follow us on our website (arts-for-all.org), Facebook (facebook.com/artsforallinc), Twitter (@artsforallinc) and Instagram (@ArtsForAllNYC) #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Arts For All Presents "Voice Power!"

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Arts For All Presents "Voice Power!"

ArtsForAllNYC April 5, 2022 4:34 pm

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