WORKSHOPS

COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARTS EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS

Nothing motivates an individual to rise to their greatest potential more than up-close and personal connection to someone who inspires them. Our teaching artists are the best in the business, all currently active in their craft and highly regarded pros in the fields they come ready to share with participants. Just as important, they are warm accessible and confident teaching artists.

Our workshops are designed to create a comfortable shared space that is able to push participants outside of their comfort zones. Learning is based on play, participation, critical thinking, respect and individuality. Every workshop also offers areas of engagement that promote crucial life-skills.

Workshops can be a single session or a series, depending on your needs. All workshops are based on a 90-minute model, but that can also be tailored to your preferences. The age range for most workshops can also be tailored to suit the situation.

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Camera Ready
An On-Camera acting class that teaches TV-ready skills and communication tricks of the trade. Emphasis is also placed on creating an image that represents your true self.
Areas of Engagement: communication, letting go of self-criticism, individuality, personal presentation, interview skills, quick thinking, confidence

Fight Right
A Stage Combat Workshop that Focuses on "Fighting Fair", Boundaries and Cool Combat Skills.
Areas of Engagement: impulse management, boundaries, consent, trust, anti-bullying

Paint by Monsters
A Painting workshop that transforms old paintings into new works of art, by adding a monster to the landscape.
Areas of Engagement: color theory, painting techniques, imagination, re-awakening, repurposing, art history, perspective

On the Spot Improv
A Workshop to release creative energy through prompts, acting and in the moment critical thinking.
Areas of Engagement: cooperation, bravery, spontaneity, timing, individuality, knowledge of current events

The Song Cycle
A songwriting workshop where the whole group conceives, writes and records an original song, using common themes
among the collective.
Areas of Engagement: stream of consciousness, subtext, music theory, ear training, vulnerability, universality

DIY Music Video
A follow-up to the Songwriting workshop, to create an original music video.
Areas of Engagement: resourcefulness, visualization, symbolism, editing, technical options and skills

Beat/Rap/Move
A Drum Circle, Rap, Movement workshop, where each participant chooses the area where they want to contribute and express the spontaneous, inner beat of their heart.
Areas of Engagement: history of rhythm, cultural context of spoken word and dance, inner release, sharing audio space, listening, history of ritual, acceptance of others expression

Big Time Murals
A workshop to create a large work of visual art conceived and created by the group.
Areas of Engagement: converting small ideas into big outcomes, color blocking, line drawing, conceptualization, themes in art, design.

Musical in a Box
A workshop that creates a musical in the spirit of Jersey Boys and Mama Mia, taking favorite songs of the group and writing a full musical around them.
Areas of Engagement: Organization, writing structure, effect dialogue, how music effects emotions, teamwork

Recycled Sculpture
A workshop where found objects are re-imagined to become a sculptural work of art.
Areas of Engagement: appreciation for discarded objects, environmentalism, transformation

WordCraft
A Creative writing/poetry workshop, where attendees explore the cerebral, personal and powerful world of putting words on paper.
Areas of Engagement: handwriting, prose, poetry

Fairy Fail to Modern Tale
A playwriting workshop, that examines popular, classic fairy tales and digs into the history and reasons why the stories were told the way there were 100’s of years ago. Then, the group comes up with creative, progressive ways to modernize the story and ultimately acts out their new creation. This workshop can be done in an hour, for a one-time event, or stretched into longer artists in residence, or multi-day/week opportunity, with changes to included class curriculums.
Areas of Engagement: critical thinking, teamwork, oral tradition, history, creativity, problem solving, cooperation, acting, writing