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Dream Shapers began as Storytellers & Troubadours in 1994.  It was established as a way to create not only an awareness in the community for artists and their programs, but also make the arts accessible to children and families throughout Southern California.  This artist-run arts organization built a wonderful reputation for affordable, top quality, reliable and professional performers and programs. They have worked side by side with school and library districts to develop programming that meets the community’s needs for entertaining, interactive and educational programming.

Storytellers and Troubadours became a non-profit performing arts organization named The Los Angeles Dream Shapers in 2000.  Since then we have provided thousands of public performances featuring over storytellers, children’s music artists, magicians, puppeteers, dancers and other folk artists.  Currently we have a roster of over 35 professional artists who provide programming to libraries, preschools, elementary and middle schools, city events, fairs, festivals and to a wide variety of community organizations (boy and girl scouts to seniors).

Dream Shapers is an arts provider with Los Angeles Unified School District’s Arts Community Partnership Network, we are an arts provider with the Los Angeles County Arts Commissions LA Arts program, we organize and host the County of Los Angeles Library’s annual Performers Showcase, we organize and host the Inland Empire Library’s annual Performers Showcase, we work with Los Angeles City Libraries and their showcase and we work with a wide variety of individual schools, libraries and cities to bring arts, in many different forms, to our community.

VISION STATEMENT

Dream Shapers seeks to become a premier performing and visual arts organization in Los Angeles and Southern California in providing children, families and our diverse community with accessible and enriching performing arts. These programs foster creative imagination and enhance cultural awareness through exposure to historical presentations, storytelling, music, puppetry, mime, magic, dance and science presentations, there by maximizing the historical and vital importance of the arts; to early learning, cognitive awareness, language development, creativity and support for core curriculum.
 

MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS

The Los Angeles Dream Shapers will provide high quality Performing and Visual Arts programs that are educationally enriching, engaging and interactive.  We will offer shows, concerts, presentations, assemblies, residencies and workshops that enhance the cultural and intellectual growth of children and the diverse communities of Southern California through music, dance, theatre, storytelling, variety and visual arts that, entertain, educate and encourage an appreciation for the arts.

Goals:

1. To inspire young minds and families through a broad range of programs that encourage imagination and creativity.
2. To serve a community rich in racial, religious, ethnic, and economic diversity with accessible professional entertainment.
3. To promote standards of programming, conduct, integrity, dependability and performance protocol among the artists and others engaged in the organization.
4. To stage storytelling and folk arts festivals, showcases and workshops.
5. To align performing arts with school core curriculum and the California Visual and Performing Arts Standards.
6. To provide affordable and accessible artistic presentations to schools, preschools, libraries and community organizations.

• Pre school age children (2-5)
• Elementary Programs (k-6)
• Middle School Shows (6-8)
• Teacher Enrichment Workshops
• Family Audiences (all ages and can be large)

• Storytelling
• Music Artists Programs and Concerts
• Dance programs including Native American Dance and Culture
• Variety Programs – Magicians, Mimes, Jugglers, Puppeteers, Stilt Walkers, Cowboy Trick Ropers, walk around entertainment
• History Programs that reflect a wide variety of cultures, people and events in American History.
• Bilingual Programs – Spanish and English shows
• Multicultural Programs reflecting mankind’s diversity.
• Animal / Science Programs that are fun and educational
• Holiday Programs for Black History Month; Martin Luther King; Irish Heritage; Earth Day; Cinco De Mayo; Fourth of July; Halloween; Native American Month; Thanksgiving; Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza.

1. Be confident that you have a top quality program(s)
2. Check the current roster to be sure you are not duplicating something or someone who is already performing. We try not to overlap or duplicate.
3. Decide what category(ies) that you are qualified for (preschool, school, library, community events)
4. Then contact us with your request and where you would fit on the roster. Click here to contact us!
5. We will send you all the information you will need to apply. Once you have applied, we will accept you (based on your submission, references and history) or we will need to come to observe a live performance.

Dream Shapers is a group of outstanding professional performers who provide entertainment and educational value that meets or exceeds what other performers and arts organizations offer. We understand that there is a perceived risk involved in hiring our performers instead of others that you have grown accustomed to working with. To earn your business, we give you this guarantee: If you do not agree that we have matched or exceeded the value of what you believe you would have otherwise received, we will not charge you for the performance. No strings attached. We are extremely confident that you will in fact be delighted and that we will become one of your regular suppliers of top-notch assembly and show performers.

        Each of our performers is dedicated to the artistic nourishment of children and family audiences.  All our performers have received rave reviews from Southern California schools, libraries, festivals and other community events. All performers have an impeccable history of not only the highest quality programs but also of professionalism. Our goal and our tradition is to honor children and families with every song, every story, every puppet show, every magic trick and every performance we joyfully give. We love kids and families. We love our work. We guarantee you'll love us too!

We have a $2,000,000 general liability policy that meets California PTA requirements. This policy covers all the performers and programs that we offer to schools, libraries and community events. Additionally insured documentation is available at no additional cost. All documentation is available upon specific request.