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Brooklyn International High School









Dance Theatre Etcetera was a cultural partner of the Brooklyn International High School from its inception in 1994 until 2009.   DTE's programming at the school helped to grow a vibrant arts scene.  The school now boasts impressively low incidences of violence, a strong school community, and multiple student-produced performing arts events and festivals every year, supported by a fulltime staff of quality arts educators. 













Performing Arts Workshop    
The Performing Arts Workshop at BIHS is an after-school opportunity for students to explore cross-cultural dialogue through creative movement, dance and dramatic activities. Since the program's beginning in 1996, hundreds of students have attended the workshop and performed original interdisciplinary theatre pieces about the immigrant experience and social policy. Beginning in 2002, students from Martha's classes at New York Univiersty have assisted in facilitating the workshops as well as performing with BIHS students.


International Festival  
The annual BIHS International Festival celebrates the diverse cultural traditions represented in the BIHS student body and draws an audience of up to 500 people from Brooklyn’s greater immigrant community. Over 200 students out of a total 350 who attend BIHS take part as performers, crew or documentors.

Watch videos of the 2007 Festival