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Go Around the World with professional yoyo-er Abby Brodsky! Learn the exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced art of the yoyo—one of the world's oldest toys! Abby will teach you how to bring the yoyo up and down, walk the dog, rock the baby, and more! This is a workshop for Ages 8 to 108 anyone can learn how with just a little patience and practice!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous system focused, and breath centered.
Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions! Kerplunk! is always free! Join us in the theater after you make your Kerplunk! creation for a screening of Peter Rabbit (2018), popcorn, and other concessions! This is a ticketed event. Be sure to purchase in advance or at the box office.
This workshop is an interactive learning experience in which the performing arts are harnessed to explore the powerful genre of social justice theatre. Participants will explore WombWork Productions’ unique methodology of social justice theatre, which has been applied in urban communities to share unapologetic truths about the effects of poverty, addiction, institutional racism and trauma. This experience will give each participant the opportunity to have their voices heard, create community through collective expressions, and demonstrate how arts and culture can catalyze the change needed in the world.
Yes indeed, step right up, juggle right now in these workshops for aspiring jugglers and all-around great human beings from ages 6 to 600. Learn the basics of juggling, gaining the techniques to build a traditional three-ball cascade! Brush up on your skills, stretch the ol' brainpan, and increase your coolness factor by at least 300% (claim not evaluated by FDA). Each session is standalone, or attend all three to become a certified JUGGLING JUGGERNAUT. No experience required. Come play; it's fun.
Cantando aprendo Español gives parents and caregivers fun and easy ideas in Spanish of things they can do with their children that encourage interaction and early literacy in this new language. The more they sing, the more they learn, and the more parents and caregivers feel comfortable with this new language!
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!
Go Around the World with professional yoyo-er Abby Brodsky! Learn the exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced art of the yoyo—one of the world's oldest toys! Abby will teach you how to bring the yoyo up and down, walk the dog, rock the baby, and more! This is a workshop for Ages 8 to 108 anyone can learn how with just a little patience and practice!
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous system focused, and breath centered.
Kerplunk! Family Art Drop-in class is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions! Come make a mess at our house!
Bataireacht (or "Irish stick fighting") is a traditional Irish martial art where folks use walking sticks (shillelaghs) for self and community defense. This martial art has played a pivotal role in communal resistance to colonization in Ireland over hundreds of years and was almost lost to memory due to the Famine and targeted colonial campaigns to eradicate the practice. In these workshops, instructor Cuán S. McCann teach esRince An Bata Uisce Bheatha, the Doyle family style of bataireacht, which has a hidden dance history and beginner-friendly learning curve.
Hey hey, you've done pretty well for yourself! Wind in your sails, cash in your pocket, and you can even juggle a three-ball cascade. What else could you ask for? And yet, something calls out to you. You don't know what it is, what siren's call whispers so from beyond the veil, but you know that, surely, surely there must be something more. Something deeper and wider and juggler-er than what your life has been up to this point. Well, our fair friends, this workshop is for you. Starting this March, you will step onto the path of not just being a human being who knows how to juggle, but a titan, a colossus of skills and pizazz, one who IS a juggler. Fulfillment and glory await you! Tricks will be introduced, discussions on learning 4 and 5 will be held, and assorted other manipulation props such as diablos, devil sticks, and spinning plates will be on hand for exploring and learning. Don't dally, make a move! The path of the juggler calls!
Over six weeks, learn the fundamentals of improv comedy through a combination of warm-ups, games, exercises, and practice scenes. Highwire Improv's expert instructor will be with you every step of the way, holding the space to make silly choices, explore comedy, and create art together. No performance, acting, or comedy experience is required, but by the end you will be confident and ready to show off your new skills!
Dive into an immersive experience via grounding the body through art, sound, meditation, and more. The flow of this workshop provides focus and calm to the participants, so they walk away with tangible techniques to better their mental health. The program is circular: breath (meditation), mandala-making (art), then group reflection on the process of making the art and its emotional effects. Jeanne Marie will then lead her sound session, and another art-making experience will stem from the effects of the sound on participants, followed by a group discussion and closing breath.
This drop-in figure drawing course is suitable for all skill levels. Untrained new artists will learn multiple approaches to figure drawing while seasoned artists will have the opportunity to hone their skills and further train their eye. Each class will feature a nude model and begin with quick gesture poses. The remaining time will be spent on the artistry of longer poses. The goal is to train all artists to more quickly and fluidly capture the gesture of the entire figure.
Los instrumentos musicales nos han ayudado a comunicar y expresarnos desde los comienzos de la cultura humana. Al construir nuestros propios instrumentos artesanales despertamos la memoria de nuestra conexión con la naturaleza, cultivamos presencia a través de trabajar el barro, y experimentamos alegría a con el sonido y la música.
Kerplunk! Family Art Drop-in class is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions! Come make a mess at our house!
Want to work with a diverse group of people to create performances? So do we! Move Move Collaborative artists will draw on years of experience to offer movement practices outside of traditional dance classes. The first four classes feature movement artists Peter Redgrave, Matt Williams, Ariel Foster, and more; sharing techniques that range from butoh to contact improv to clowning. These techniques come to a head in the fifth session, which centers around planning an original performance! Participants will learn about different ways to organize a performance—durational, score based, and choreographed modes will be explored. The final class will be an open sharing of our collective thinking. Please come get expansive and get move moving!
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!
Papercut artist Annie Howe teaches the basic technique of papercutting and how to create your very own custom papercut patterns in this hands-on workshop. Participants will work towards completing at least one finished papercut design and will gain the know-how to continue papercutting at home.
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