Character | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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 love.

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Act Like a Character | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Develop a character through acting with Ziggy!

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Audience | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Balance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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!

Brainstorm like an Author | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Brainstorm like an Author | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Brainstorm like an author with Ziggy!

Build Like a Puppet Maker | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Build Like a Puppet Maker | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Build like a puppet maker with Ziggy's Arts Adeventure!

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Color | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

Compose Your Own Song | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Compose Your Own Song | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Compose your own song with Ziggy's Arts Adventure!

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Composition | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy, Cynthia, and Pat talk COMPOSITION and hatch the idea to throw a benefit! River can't find Jack. And dancer Le'Tiger comes by the junkyard!

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Contrast | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy and Jack explore the concept of CONTRAST by watching some far out film, while Al and Pat help artist Chris King find the perfect spot for a mural!

Create a Name Dance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Create a Name Dance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Create a name dance with Ziggy!

Create like a Sculptor | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Create like a Sculptor | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Design and build a mixed media sculpture with Ziggy!

Create like a Visual Artist | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Create like a Visual Artist | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Create like a visual artist with Ziggy!

Create Your Own Dance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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Create Your Own Dance | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Create your own dance with Ziggy's Arts Adventure!

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Develop Your Craft | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy learns the importance of practice while playing with his clown friends. Sculptor Anne Bujold teaches the importance of patience and practice.

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Dynamics | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Emphasis | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Nic and Ziggy talk about EMPHASIS with our actor friend Brandy. Pat and Cynthia start planning the Arts Center benefit!

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Energy | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Engage | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Envision | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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.

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Explore | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Express | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy explores the ways artists use art to express themselves while having fun with CartoonMan and singer Tank Ball.

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Form | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Line | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Medium | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy and Action Al talk about the concept of medium in art and collect bike parts in the junkyard! River and Nic handle some troubling news. And everyone in the junkyard welcomes poet, Ava Haymon...

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Mood | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

Observe with Photography | Ziggy's Arts Adventures

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Observe with Photography | Ziggy's Arts Adventures

Create a still life picture with Ziggy!

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Observe | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Persist | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Plot | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Proportion | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Reflect | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Rhythm | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy and Cynthia explore RHYTHM. River and Jack play music in the radio booth, and Cynthia's friend and fellow musician, John Gray stops by to play his trumpet and talk about rhythm!

Sing like a Vocalist | Ziggy's Arts adventure

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Sing like a Vocalist | Ziggy's Arts adventure

Personalize a song with Ziggy!

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Space | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

In episode one Ziggy and Nic explore all the fabulous uses of SPACE! Jack and Pat are busy in the junkyard! And our friend Anna Schwab stops by as our special guest to teach Ziggy about the art of...

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Stretch Yourself | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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.

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Theme | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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...

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Understanding the Arts Community | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

Ziggy understands how the arts community collaborates with choreographer Rebecca Acosta during a busy day at the junkyard arts center. Chef Celeste teaches a kids’ cooking class.

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Unity | Ziggy's Arts Adventure

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!