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Brighter Days

Join us for  “Brighter Days”,  Symmetry Arts’ first annual Spring Recital. This performance will showcase students’ dance skills and performance quality! Symmetry Arts, owned and directed by Shianne Williams-Brown, is a dance studio located in Essex, MD which was established in 2021. 

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SOLD OUT – ESSENTIAL TEASE: A Transformative Burlesque Class Series

Are you ready to finally take the leap and see what burlesque is all about? Or, are you a current performer who is thinking about reimagining your relationship to burlesque? 

Our team of experienced burlesque instructors will guide you through becoming a burlesque performer inside and out. We will progress through act creation from start to finish while incorporating mindful techniques for both on and off the stage. Essential Tease is the ideal starting point for truly transformative acts! This eight-week in-person workshop series is conducted at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, MD, and concludes with a ticketed, live student showcase! 

Registration includes eight weeks of prepared lessons, out-of-class coaching and one-on-one mentorship, complimentary costume add-ons and crafting sessions, access to an online community with your peers, as well as the opportunity to rehearse and perform in a student showcase on the Creative Alliance main stage! 

Essential Tease welcomes ALL gender identities, abilities, ages, sexualities, races, religions, AND experience levels. All humans welcome, and all bodies are burlesque bodies!

Kassa Overall w/ Black Assets

Kassa’s solo work melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. His message is equally as visionary, often speaking on his own mental health struggles and the turmoil within the collective consciousness.

Interactive Movie Night: CADDYSHACK!

Shout the lines, "bark like a dog," play trivia and drinking games, imbibe gopher drink specials, and win stuff! We're turning Caddyshack into an Interactive Movie Night!

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Open Critique

Join artists for monthly Open Critique in our Marquee Lounge! Each session is an open forum to show 1-2 examples of your artwork and receive feedback from experienced artists from varying mediums and backgrounds. Please send digital examples of work 48 hours before the event day to visualarts@creativealliance.org.

Kumihimo Braiding Workshop

Try the art of Kumihimo, a traditional Japanese art form of making braided cord. We’ll learn how to use a braiding disk to make a braid of eight strands, then we’ll learn a different technique to create an adjustable, slip-on bracelet. You’ll even be able to add a small charm if you like

Brandee Younger

A leading voice of the harp, Brandee Younger recently made history at the 2022 Grammy Awards as the first Black female solo artist nominated in the Best Instrumental Composition category for her song “Beautiful Is Black."

Intermissions: Bao Nguyen

Referencing the geopolitical dispute of the South China Sea between different neighboring Southeast Asian nations, "The Ocean Has the Final Say" is an online performance lecture that collages source materials such as videos, websites, and texts relating to this conflict.

LOW TICKET WARNING! – Madison McFerrin

Throughout her fruitful independent career, spanning three EPs and multiple collaborations, Madison has earned accolades from The New York Times, NPR, The FADER, and Pitchfork, who named her a Rising Artist in 2018. Her genre-bending work has led to Questlove dubbing her early sound “soul-appella.”

Shake Out Your Sillies! Preschool Movement Class

Shake out your sillies with song, nursery rhymes, puppet shows, instruments, and, of course, a dance party! Each class begins with a breathing exercise before transitioning into music and movement activities. Taught by Eliza Adams, a Maryland preschool teacher and musician, this class is designed for children 5 and under. Caretakers are welcome to join or watch!

Brazilian Bateria Class

Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will demonstrate and teach each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any.

Frevo Dance Class w/ Kate Spanos

Learn the basics of Recife’s carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach this fun, high energy dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife, which highlights personal expression and freedom.

Samba Class w/ Ilheuma Zezeh

Learn samba from Ilheuma Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art. Ilheuma Zezeh will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance.

Ecuadorian Cooking Class

In Ecuador, Espumilla is a traditional dessert made from egg whites, sugar, and fruit pulp. It is easy, fun, and appealing! Learn this delicious recipe so you can make it at home for your friends and family!

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Our Box Office is currently open from Noon to 6pm on Fridays and Saturdays and one hour before all ticketed events. We accept cash, cards, and checks. Service fees are waived for in-person ticket purchases.

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