Bash the Trash Virtual Programs at the Center for Interactive Learning

Bash the Trash has lots of great virtual programs, which we offer independently, or through our virtual partner The Center for Interactive Learning. Go to www.cilc.org and search for "Bash the Trash". We have programs for individual classrooms all the way up to full-school events. Of course we have lots of programs about the science of sound, musical instruments, and music history, but we've also asked our versatile BTT performers to contribute workshops drawn from their own musical/cultural backgrounds.
The Science of Sound - w/hands-on participation
Sustainable Sounds - Musical Instruments made from Trash
A Brief History of Musical Instruments - From Neanderthal bone flutes to Turntable Scratching
Saborrrr! - Percussion in Latin America
Talking Drums - A World of Musical Communication - the Tabla of India
I"Shti"Thi"Ke Theatre - Transforming Native Tales with Shadow Puppetry
BTT Lost at Sea - a Plastic Pollution Odyssey
Global Bash - Connecting and Building Community Through Music
The Experimental Orchestra - A 3-Session Mini-Residency
Follow-Up Workshops - add instrument-building to any BTT program
Cross-Curricular Instrument-Building Residencies
Build a Workshop with Bash the Trash
Spasm Bands to Spike Jones - Homemade Instruments in Popular Culture
Professional Development Workshops with John Bertles
- Building Instrument from Reused/Repurposed Materials
- Musical Tellings - Enhancing Literacy with Musical Stories and simple instruments
BTT Solo Performer Series - amazing workshops with our versatile and eclectic performers!
Bash the Trash builds and performs on musical instruments made from trash, making connections to science, plastic pollution and climate change along the way. We offer live and virtual performances in schools, festivals, museums and other venues, as well as hands-on and virtual workshops, residencies, and professional development sessions.
Contact us at [e-mail] or www.bashthetrash.com
Bash the Trash consists of 35+ performers and educators nationwide and abroad. BTT was formed 30+ years ago by husband-and-wife co-directors John Bertles & Carina Piaggio. BTT was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Grammy Award for the creation of a set of unique instruments made from beach trash for the Tony-award winning Broadway show "Once on This Island."