For 30+ years Sustainable Sounds has been our most popular indoor/outdoor program. Three performers using amazing musical instruments created from trash make connections to science, music, and sustainability - it’s STEAM in action! The program is always fast, funny and age-appropriate. Students learn how to build their own instruments while discovering the science behind them. Throughout the show we incorporate timely and important information about Plastic Pollution and Climate Change, and how students can get involved in the fight for our planet. Go hands-on with grade-wide or school-wide Follow-Up Building Workshops! - One Show: $1,860 - Two Back-to-back Shows: $2,275 - Travel Fee May Apply - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

Global Bash brings different cultural heritages together to create new and beautiful art, while still respecting and celebrating tradition. Your students will meet three Bash the Trash performers, each from a unique cultural background using a variety of instruments. Through participatory song and personal history students learn about each of those cultures - and then watch as the performers weave a brand-new musical piece that draws upon all their traditions. We want kids to see that music is a language that has the power to bring people together - a message of unity we hope they will take with them. - One Show: $1,860 - Two Back-to-back Shows: $2,275 - Travel Fee May Apply - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

Take a deeper dive into Music, Science and the Environment! Found Sound Science brings three amazing performers playing a clutter of found-object instruments to your school. Students embark on a journey of discovery through sound, vibrations and energy; exploring the secret life of musical instruments and how they work. Using trash as a resource opens a discussion about sustainability and responsibility. This STEAM program is great as a stand-alone performance, or as a follow-up to any of our shows. Go hands-on with Follow-Up Building Workshops! - One Show: $1,860 - Two Back-to-back Shows: $2,275 - Travel Fee May Apply - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

Trashaganza is Bash the Trash’s “swiss army knife” of performances. Great on a school stage or gym floor; fantastic as an outdoor performance? Trashaganza brings three performers with amazing instruments, fun interactive songs, cool science, and timely environmental messaging about plastic pollution and climate change. Kids love to see how to build the oil can guitar, diddley bow, water cooler drums and styrolin among other strange and weird instruments. Each show ends with an uplifting segment encouraging students to get involved in the struggle to save our planet. - One Show: $1,860 - Two Back-to-back Shows: $2,275 - Travel Fee May Apply - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

In our newest show we address some tough questions - ‘What is Climate Change? How does it affect me? What can I do about it? How can I be happy in a world that is changing so fast?’ Through participatory music, song and demonstration our three performers will explore some of the tough issues around Climate Change. We’ll also discover how to find joy in our planet - that what the Dog Songs are there for! Sure, there are some tough things to talk about, and challenges to be met….but luckily whenever things get too difficult - - Dog Song!

Sustainable Sounds is far and away our most popular virtual program. Rooted in the live version running for 30+ years, we’ve upped the engagement level by adding a baked-in in-school instrument-building component that’s fun for students… and easy on teachers! Three live performers show students how to build their own instruments while using all their senses to discover the science behind them. Throughout the show we incorporate timely and important information about the fight against Plastic Pollution and Climate Change, and how students can get involved; finally culiminating in the fun and noisy Thing Jam! - One show: $1,595 - Two back-to-back shows: $1,975 - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

Global Bash brings different cultural heritages together to create new and beautiful art, while still respecting and celebrating tradition. You’ll meet three Bash the Trash performers, each from a unique cultural background using a variety of instruments. Through participatory song and personal history your students will learn about each of those cultures - and then watch as the performers weave a brand-new musical piece that draws upon all their traditions. We want students to see that music is a language that has the power to bring people together - a message of unity that we hope they will take with them. - One show: $1,595 - Two back-to-back shows: $1,975 - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

This show takes students on a virtual journey through Latin America: From the pampas of Argentina, up through the coast of Peru, to the Venezuelan llanos, and ending in the festive city of Rio De Janeiro. Our three amazing live performers - all professional musicians originally from South America - will help students discover the different instruments, rhythms, melodies and languages that make this region of the world so unique. Most importantly, we’ll show how music is a true celebration of our beautiful cultural diversity! - One show: $1,595 - Two back-to-back shows: $1,975 - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!

Take a virtual voyage exploring environmental issues endangering our oceans! Featuring our strange and wonderful musical instruments built from reused materials, our three live performers take students on an online high seas journey in which they’ll encounter floating trash, macro and microplastics, and ocean-spanning garbage patches. Baked-in instrument-building activities are included for maximum engagement. This program opens up a conversation about the future of our oceans in a safe and age-appropriate manner for students elementary through middle school. Zoom (highly encouraged) or YouTube Live only. - One show: $1,595 - Two back-to-back shows: $1,975 - Suitable for Follow-Up Workshops!