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Bash the Trash Environmental Arts presents Sustainable Storytelling - performances and workshops with an environmental message! Our master storytellers will weave an eco-web of words accompanied by bewitching music on instruments built from trash. Stories are age-appropriate and science-based, and address the concepts of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as well as Conservation. Whether in large performance or workshop format, participants are encouraged to create and perform their own stories - in ...

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Part of the Bash the Trash repertoire, the Thing Jam (by John Bertles) highlights the percussion family of homemade instruments, using a xylophone made from an old desk drawer, cardboard tube air marimbas, water jug and grout bucket, and hub caps. On this video: John Bertles, Skip La Plante, Nadje Noordhuis, and Carina Piaggio. Bash the Trash Environmental Arts LLC provides environmental performances, residencies and workshops for children, adults and education providers nationwide Go to www ...

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An environmental awareness and team-building event for corporate gatherings, Recycle Idol starts with a brief demonstration of how musical instruments work. Participant teams are given "resources boxes" filled with trash and compete against each other in categories such as Best Percussion Instrument, Loudest Instrument (measured by a decibel-meter) and Best Song. Go to www.bashthetrash.com for more information

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Excerpts from "Recycling Remix" from Bash the Trash Environmental Arts at The High Line park in NYC (www.highline.org). Recycling Remix starts with a performance using instruments built from recycled and reused materials that establishes the science and environmental issues, then continues with participants building their own instruments and culminates in a joyous parade. Contact Bash the Trash at http

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Bash the Trash Environmental Arts LLC makes art from trash! This is the parade portion of our "Family Bash" program. Participants experience a Bash the Trash performance, build their own instruments from recycled and reused materials and then take it on the road! For more information please go to www.bashthetrash.com

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Plastic straw oboe made progressively longer.

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Musical Instruments built from trash! Bash the Trash is a group of artists and educators using the arts to encourage environmental awareness. Selected scenes on the video.

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