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Dance | Martial Arts | Music | Visual Arts
Pilobolus
Club Hall, Washington
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am-5:00pm
January 19 & 20
2 Sessions: $120 for Residents; $160 for Nonresidents
**Special discount for teachers. Please contact ASAP at 860-868-0740 for further details.
In this workshop, you will engage in the creative process of making dances. The work and play of this remarkable experience incorporates elements of collaboration, decision-making, leadership, and “followership”. You will discover that the Pilobolus way of using your movement intelligence has everything to do with everyday life. This promises to be an inspiring and energetic experience. No previous dance experience is necessary to participate in this workshop, but you should come prepared to move enthusiastically. The workshop is open to everyone 18 years and older. Wear comfortable clothing, i.e. sweatpants, t-shirts, and bare feet or very lightweight running shoes.
The Art of Fencing with Marc Ganych
Booth Free School Gym, Roxbury
Mondays, 6:00-7:00pm
March 11, 18, April 1, 8, 22, 29, May 6, TBD
8 Sessions: $120 for Residents; $144 for Nonresidents
Students will learn the basics of Olympic Sport Fencing. They will be taught to wield three distinctive fencing swords: the foil, épée and saber. After completing these classes students will have a good understanding of each fencing sword and will be able to conduct basic fencing with each distinctive sword.
Hand Drumming and Percussion with John Marshall
Woodbury Middle School, Woodbury
Session 1: October 22, November 5, 19, 26, December 3, 10
Mondays, 2:30-3:30pm
Session 2: March 11, 18, April 1, 8, 22, TBD
Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm
6 sessions: $90
Award-winning Master Percussionist John Marshall teaches you all about the variety of rhythms and chants from around the world, performed on hand drums like the West African djembe, North African dumbek and Afro-Cuban conga. Using these instruments, you will learn traditional drumming patterns, and also create original arrangements that feature both solo and ensemble parts. Rhythms from the Middle East, Central Asia, Brazil, India, and the Caribbean will also be presented. On the final day of the class, family and friends are invited to join us for a concert in which we will incorporate and present class material.
Mixed Media with Jon Olivieri
Shepaug High School Art Room, Washington
Thursdays, 2:30-5:30pm
September 20, 27, October 4, 11
4 Sessions: $60 for Residents; $72 for Nonresidents
In this mixed media seminar participants will be urged to work outside of their comfort zone and experiment with a range of new materials. Through mixed media and collage, we will focus on compressing, reassembling, and orchestrating complex transitions of form, color, and value. Supplies will be provided.
Graphic Design with Jon Olivieri
Shepaug School Computer Lab, Washington
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00pm
October 9, 16, 23, November 6
4 Sessions: $60 for Residents; $72 for Nonresidents
Join us for this fundamental artistic workshop. Understanding graphic design and the balance of pure shapes and color will always help you to become a better artist, no matter where your artistic interests lie. In this class, we will learn how to choose complementary colors, lay out an imaginative design, create artistically appealing images, and more!
Silk Screen T-shirt Workshop with Keith and Flo Hatcher
Roadkill Press, Kent
Monday, 10:00am-5:00pm
January 21
1 Session: $55 for Residents; $70 for Nonresidents
Spend the holiday at Road Kill Press to design your own silkscreened clothes, and take home up to ten unique, hand-printed shirts, jackets, scarves, or other clothing! Your prepared artwork must have high contrast. The size of your piece of art can be up to 8.5” x 10” and must be e-mailed in .jpeg format to ASAP by December 1st, asap@AfterSchoolArtsProgram.org. During the day, you’ll have time to explore Kent and go out for lunch. We will depart from Marty’s Café in Washington Depot at 10:00am and return at 5:00pm.
Web Design Using WordPress with Jerry Koch
Booth Free School Computer Lab, Roxbury
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm
March 12, 26, April 2, 9, 23
5 Sessions: $75 for Residents; $90 for Nonresidents
WordPress is one of the most popular web site and blog building packages in the world. Best of all, it is free for everyone. Using WordPress is easy for a beginner and yet it can be advanced for the experienced website builder/blogger. In this workshop, we will learn how to use WordPress 3.0 to create feature-rich blogs and websites. The course covers both WordPress.com and self-hosted websites, and includes an orientation and exercises of common tasks in WordPress.
