We Educate, Entertain, & Train With The Art of Storytelling
For more than two decades, Atumpan Edutainment has brought together artists, educators, storytellers, musicians, dancers and cultural practitioners to create experiences where people don't simply watch—they participate. Our work has reached historic sites, museums, theaters, schools, festivals and community spaces, with documented engagements spanning
Jamestown Settlement
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Hampton History Museum
Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center,
longstanding educational partnerships throughout Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic.region
From ensemble performances and interactive storytelling to professional learning, residencies and immersive cultural experiences, Atumpan's history reflects what has always made the organization distinctive: using the arts to bring people into the learning experience.
Review Atumpan’s current engagement schedule for open booking windows (school residencies, corporate workshops, and public cultural performances) before submitting your inquiry.
LaQuita Marie
LaQuita Marie is a premier cultural educator, speaker, and learning experience designer who uses narrative as a cognitive scaffold. She designs deep, multi-sensory experiences that foster genuine human connection and cultural literacy.
With over two decades of regional and global impact, our programs have activated historic spaces like the Attucks Theatre and established trusted partnerships with Arts for Learning Virginia, WorldStrides, and Jamestown Settlement.
Inspired by Piaget, Vygotsky, and Chomsky.
We pair ancestral storytelling traditions with rigorous developmental psychology. Concepts are reinforced through storytelling, movement, discussion, music, reflection, and hands-on activities so participants retain information in meaningful ways.
Customized Learning Resources
Every engagement includes tailored workbooks, discussion guides, and interactive materials designed to support lasting, measurable educational outcomes.
Keynotes & Immersion
Professional Development
Educational Residencies
High-impact presentations and immersive cultural experiences designed for corporate, academic, and museum environments.
Arts integration training for educators, establishing cognitive frameworks for classroom and organizational success.
Heritage programming and deep-dive residencies utilizing customized workbooks and interactive learning materials.
Initiate Your Partnership
Select your preferred booking path to bring Atumpan's authoritative, research-backed cultural storytelling and arts integration training directly to your institution.