PITCHBLACK Immersive Experiences offers educational workshops – the Sensory Library (aka Sensoteca) – for schools and groups (In Spanish and English). We modify the PITCHBLACK experience for the classroom by using blindfolds and enhanced audio headphones to emphasize the senses of touch, taste, smell and sound.
For the school programs we offer three different plays that are combined with post presentation activities and writing exercises.These units led by experienced teaching artists offer students a unique and unforgettable way to address various important themes. Our workshops are aligned with core objectives and curriculums
OUR PROGRAMS:
Sensoteca offers a break form screens. It’s a collection of sensory content that focuses on the senses of touch, taste, smell, and especially sound. At the end of the play, participants take part in a series of activities designed by experts in education and psychology led by our teaching artists.
These activities include writing exercises, as well as sensory explorations and role play games, all tailored to specific grade levels, inviting students to discuss the ways we perceive ourselves and others in society and the world.
SUITABLE FOR: elementary K-5
A 60 minute workshop in which we join two friends who use their imagination to go on a big adventure during a blackout.
Sensory effects include: Aromas, Flavors, Water, among others.
Themes Addressed: Friendship, Creativity, Awareness, Disability
SUITABLE FOR: High school and University
We join Alberto, a blind musician, who travels between New York City and Buenos Aires as he reconnects with his past after finding success far away from home. This is an 8-week program with 90 minute lessons.
Technical Sensory Effects include: Smell, Taste, and Touch, among others.
Themes Addressed: Empathy, Mutual Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Disability, Immigration, Separation & Loneliness.
SUITABLE FOR: Middle/Junior High School
A 90 minute workshop in which we spend a day with a blind teen as she learns how friendship can help her face fear and anxiety.
Sensory effects include: Smell, Touch, Rain, among others.
Themes Addressed: Empathy, Anxiety, Mutual Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Disability.
