New sensory-inclusive event Music in Motion invites individuals of all backgrounds to come together for musical collaboration and engagement at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Tickets are now on sale for the event, which is an expansion of the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra’s In Harmony program in partnership with Expressive Therapies.
Listen. Play. Dance. The community is invited to experience the power of music and movement with Fox Valley Symphony’s quartet and Expressive Therapies – the Fox Valley’s first and only creative arts therapy clinic.
This exciting upcoming partnership program is the result of community organizations joining together in the mutual interest of inclusive community fun. Expressive Therapies will inform the utilization of music therapy in the program, which is meant as an unintimidating approach to help improve or maintain mental health through music. Plus, the evidence-based benefits of integrating music and mental well-being are buffeted by expertise from all angles: a board-certified music therapist, a multicultural community gathering site, and professional musicians.
Participants of all ages and abilities can expect to engage with interactive elements like scarves and instruments to join talented musicians in play and dance at this sensory-inclusive concert. Patrons will have the option to use jingle bells, tambourines, rhythm sticks, and spoons to experience the joy of making music together.
Featured songs will include Lion Sleeps Tonight, Queen of the Night’s Aria, Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka, Brahms’ Hungarian Dance, Turkey in the Straw, and Don’t Stop Believing.
The event is coming to the Kimberly-Clark Theater in the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center on February 15, with performances at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, create, and thrive!
Tickets cost $15 and are available at foxcitiespac.com/event/music-in-motion-a-sensory-inclusive-performance.
Thank you to the Mielke Family Foundation for supporting this inclusion initiative.
ABOUT THE FOX VALLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra is a regional professional orchestra with the mission to enrich and nurture the human spirit through inclusive symphonic music and education. They work to achieve this goal by striving for excellence, responding to the community, honoring diversity, seeking to educate, collaborating with others, committing to the growth of human and financial resources, having integrity, seeking to constantly challenge themselves, and working as a team and constantly communicating. They are located in Appleton.
ABOUT EXPRESSIVE THERAPIES
Expressive Therapies started in 2012 in a single room, with a single music therapy provider. After learning that the area had a need for music therapy that wasn’t being met, the organization made expansion efforts. As community awareness and excitement of creative arts therapies grew, so did Expressive Therapies. Expressive Therapies is the first – and currently only – creative arts therapy clinic in the Fox Valley. The incredible staff is diverse and from all areas of the country – united by a mission to promote wellness and growth here in the Fox Cities by empowering all ages and populations to embrace life and live fully.
ABOUT THE FOX CITIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and cultural education organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. Since 2002, the Center has proudly served as a multicultural gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of life through the live performing arts. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center — Where the Arts Come Alive!
