About our auditorium programs (see the list)
Gateway to the Arts is well-known for our roster of high quality performing arts auditorium programs. The typical program lasts 45 minutes and has a maximum audience size of 325 students. Programs offer students an educational experience of the art form and include opportunities to participate and a question and answer period with the artists.
To maximize the effect of the programs, a teacher guide is sent approximately one month before the program. These guides include guidelines for proper audience behavior, tie-ins to Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards, program objectives, pre- and post-performance activities to supplement the program, suggestions for arts integration into the curriculum, and resources for further study.
| Artist | Program | Grades | |
| Scott Ainslie | Call & Response: African & American Musical Traditions | K-12 | |
| Attack Theatre | Blueprint for Dance | K-12 | |
| Tom Breiding | Railroad Town | K-12 | |
| Center of Life: K.R.U.N.K | K.R.U.N.K Movement | 6-12 | |
| Volcano Choy | Hawaii on Location | K-12 | |
| Etta Cox & the Al Dowe Quintet | A Vocal Journey with Etta Cox | K-12 | |
| Da Buttonpusha | Rhyme & Reason: Hip-Hop 101 | 6-12 | |
| Dr. Goddess | Dr. Goddess — A One Woman Show | 9-12 | |
| Flamenco Olé! | Alegrías | K-12 | |
| Gateway Brass Quintet | Bright & Brassy | K-12 | |
| Greensburg American Opera | Opera? No Way! | K-5 | |
| Carl Jackson | The Many Moods of Music | K-4 | |
| Dan Kamin | The Illusionist | 6-12 | |
| Dan Kamin | The Pantomime Man | K-5 | |
| Laughing Mallet | World Rhythm Connections | K-12 | |
| Music, Magic, Myth | Music, Magic, Myth | K-5 | |
| Music, Magic, Myth | The Nutcracker | K-5 | |
| Musuhallpa | Music from the Andes | K-12 | |
| Nêgo Gato | From Africa to Brazil | K-12 | |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Discover Dance | K-12 | |
| Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (PICT) | The Dark Lady of the Sonnets | 7-12 | |
| Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre (PICT) | What If? The Conflict Resolution Comedy | 7-12 | |
| Powers Run Schoolhouse Band | Beyond Appalachia | K-12 | |
| Resonance Percussion | Caribbean Traditions | K-12 | |
| Resonance Percussion | Passport to Rhythm | K-12 | |
| Rhythmic Cultures | Rhythmic Cultures | K-8 | |
| Antonio Rocha | Jungle Tales | K-8 | |
| Barbara Russell and Janice Coppola | Bubbe Tells a Tale | K-2 | |
| Shakespeare-in-the-Schools | Macbeth | 9-12 | |
| Shakespeare-in-the-Schools | Rachel Carson Saves the Day! | 5-8 | |
| Tap Team II | Hoofing in America | K-12 | |
| Tracie Yorke Dance | Dance in America | K-12 | |
| Tracie Yorke Dance | Storytime with Anansi | K-5 |