Collaborative community arts projects in music, storytelling, and performance.
About the Program
Rhapsody for the Common Good is a multi-year series of collaborative community arts projects in music, storytelling, and performance. In each project, the School of Bardic Arts serves as a creative and organizing partner to a local arts or community group. We develop themes and media for the work, coordinate planning and logistics, and provide personnel to staff the events as performers, directors, guides, and ushers.
Projects in Development
Music & Theater
Zanni Nation
Public music and theater performances with Zanni Nation, a local commedia dell’arte troupe.
Zanni Nation in performance
Dance Camp Weekend
Contra & Social Dance with Peg Tooth Bow Saw
A weekend dance camp of contra and social dance, made with Peg Tooth Bow Saw.
Spring Festival
Primitive Skill Share & Star-Story Festival
A spring festival of primitive skills and star stories, co-organized with the Wild Roots Community Center.
Preservation
Folk & Traditional Music Documentation
We record interviews, songs, and stories from elders and tradition-bearers, preserving them for future generations.
Are you a local arts or community group with a project in mind? Get in touch.
