Ziggy's Arts Adventure

An educational puppet series for grades K-5 that teaches young learners fundamental artistic and academic concepts through the magic of storytelling, puppets and Louisiana culture. Everyone but 9-year-old alien Ziggy communicates telepathically through “emoticles.” Music from Voyager I prompts Ziggy to build a rocket ship to Earth to learn about art, math, science and friendship.

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Audience | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Audience | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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One rainy day, Ziggy invites his audience to send in their questions about Earth art. As viewers respond, Ziggy and his friends pour paint, drop dancers, sniff music and more in search of answers...
Line | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Line | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy has chores to finish before he can continue playing, so he needs to get his work done fast! Maybe a map charting the quickest route around the junkyard would help? Visual artist Cedric Umoja...
Form | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Form | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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The junkyard’s hosting an arts festival so no one knows where the object with unusual form came from, but everyone thinks they know what it is. Ziggy meets up with ceramist Mikey Walsh at the festival...
Energy | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Energy | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Super excited after watching the step team, Ziggy can’t find space to release his energy without causing chaos around the junkyard. Will a quick lesson from dancer Bridgette Fortenberry teach him the...
Dynamics | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Dynamics | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy’s desire to hear old music inspires him to invent a machine that lets he and his friends travel back to listen, but the experience proves to be more than Ziggy expected. Can he learn ways to...
Mood | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Mood | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy's got a case of the Grumps! While he's trying to change his mood with art, his friends come up with a few ideas of their own. Maybe playing instruments from countries across Africa with musician...
Theme | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Theme | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy puts on a play for his friends at the junkyard hoping to share the true story of how he came to Earth, but something is missing. Artist Samatha “Sam” Aldana shows the concept of theme at work...
Plot | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Plot | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy plays detective when he begins to notice strange things appearing at the junkyard arts center. As he works to solve the mystery, he learns how a story gets from the beginning to the end thanks...
Character | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Character | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy learns characters in stories can be real people in his life. While Ballet dancer Paula Calderon helps Ziggy understand character better, his Earth family has a creative idea they think he'll...
Color | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Color | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy is trying to help make the front gate nicer with paint, but he quickly discovers that color doesn’t always work the way you thought! Painter Katherine Klimitas comes to save the day with her...
Persist | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Persist | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy practices his new magic trick instead of packing while the band is getting ready to go on tour. American Bluesman Kenny Neal stops by to record a new song at the junkyard arts center, and offers...
Engage | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Engage | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy spends the day with puppeteer Elijah "Frawg" Wilson making puppets, while the band makes merchandise to sell on their tour. Learning about the power of engaging in things to get them completed...
Reflect | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Reflect | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy starts the day in hip hop dance class, before learning to use the "Power of the Pause" with the help of Jack and writer Keylonda Wheeler. Meanwhile, Nic and River spend the day listening to the...
Explore | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Explore | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Things go horribly wrong while playing with Cynthia’s saxophone, so Ziggy and his friends spend the day with painter Geeta Davé, exploring ways to make art using watercolors and oil pastels. While...
Stretch Yourself | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Stretch Yourself | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy is homesick because he is missing a big annual celebration back on his home planet. His friends make a plan to help cheer him up with the help of the Southern University Dancing Dolls.
Envision | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Envision | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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The band writes a song with musician Marc Broussard. Ziggy discovers the power of artists’ imaginations while visiting with actor Michael Papajohn as he prepares for rehearsal for the new play.
Observe | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Observe | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Ziggy learns how artists observe with friends Pat and Nic who are watching paint dry. Photographer Adam Vo drops by the junkyard arts center to hang pictures for a photo exhibition and shows Ziggy...
Proportion | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Proportion | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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The junkyard hosts the big Arts Center Benefit, and the whole band is pitching in! Ziggy is making his first movie. Violinist Alba Layana shows us the joy of ART! The First Lady of Louisiana, Donna...
Balance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Balance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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The day of the big benefit is here! Al and Cynthia are setting up while Nic and our friend and stage manager Todd Henry talk with Ziggy about Balance!
Unity | Ziggy's Arts Adventure
Unity | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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The band is getting ready for the benefit. Ziggy helps by making art with our friend Holly Stone-Barker while learning about Harmony and Unity!