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S SETTLE / UNSETTLE AIRspace 2016–2017June 28–August 18Opening Reception | June 28 | 6–8 PMXavier Acarín (curator), Kristen Jensen, Sara Jordenö, Baseera Khan, Alan Ruiz, Matthew Schrader
SUMMER BLOCK PARTYJuly 28Friday | 6–8 PMFREEJoin Abrons Arts Center artists and staff for a summer block party celebrating all things culture! Enjoy live music, art activities for kids and adults, video games, karaoke, and delicious food.
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Cover Photo courtesy of Beverly’s. Interior photos courtesy of Abrons teachers. Settle / Unsettle photo by Kristen Jensen. Block Party photo by Camilo José Vergara.
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BONSAIJuly 11 | August 8 | Tuesdays | 6–8 PM$150 per sessionLearn the artistic, philosophical, horticultural, and technical process of designing, planting, and maintaining your very own bonsai.Artist: Julian Velasco
BAT SKELETONJuly 18–19 | Tuesday–Wednesday 6–8 PM | $200 for 2-day intensiveParticipants will learn how to create an osteological preparation of a bat in the fashion of 19th-century zoological displays. Leave class with a striking bat skeleton posed in a glass dome. Artist: Wilder Duncan
AFRO KARIBÉ DANCE INTENSIVEJuly 18–21 | Tuesday–Friday6:30–9:30 PM | $120 for 4-day intensiveFrom the roots of West Africa through the Caribbean, and straight to the heart and soul of Hip Hop, Yaminah Legohn presents Afro Karibé® Dance. Artist: Yaminah Legohn
SUDDEN SHIFTS MOVEMENT TRAINING FOR THE RESISTANCEAugust 14–18 | Monday–Friday6:30–9:30 PM | $150 for 5-day intensiveThis work prepares us to be able to act powerfully and suddenly as a group, creating spontaneous yet cohesive actions and forms. No previous dance training necessary.Artist: Katherine Ferrier
BEGINNERS CAPOEIRAJuly 13–August 17 | Thursdays6–7:30 PM | FREE | All ages welcomeCapoeira is an expressive Afro-Brazilian martial art combining self-defense with dance, music, and acrobatics. Classes focus primarily on physical vocabulary but will also incorporate Portuguese culture and history! Artist: Jack Kellogg
POW!PERFORMING ORIGINAL WORKJuly 13–August 17 | Thursdays | 7–9 PM$130 for 6 sessionsCreate your own original performance! Make work that explores the complicated intersection of dance and language. Bring pen, paper, and body.Artist: Mike Mikos
LEARN PIANOJuly 6–August 17 | Thursdays | 7–8 PM$150 for 6 sessionsExperience an intuitive and visual approach to the piano specially tailored for adults. Participants will learn to play songs and be introduced to basic theory. Taught on electronic keyboards.Artist: Julie Hill
AMERICAN PROTEST MUSICJuly 19 | Wednesday | 7–9 PM$40 for single workshopTrace American protest music from its roots in the Griot tradition of Northern Africa to contemporary Rap and R&B. Lots of listening, with sidetracks to Woody Guthrie and punk rock.Artist: Joel Lambdin
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VIDEO GAMESAugust 1 | August 8 | Tuesdays | 7–9 PM$80 for 2 sessionsTaught by Harold Goldberg, a New York Times and Washington Post contributor and founder of the New York Videogame Critics Circle. You’ll learn all about the amazing history of videogames.Artist: Harold Goldberg
ICEEXPERIMENTAL NOTATION WORKSHOPJuly 26 | Wednesday | 7–9 PM | FREEExplore modern evolutions of music notation with the renowned musicians of the International Contemporary Ensemble.
SONIC COLLECTIVEBEAT MAKING AND PRODUCTIONJuly 5–August 16 | Wednesdays6–7 PM | FREE | Ages 14–18Students will learn to program beats in a variety of styles and then apply production techniques to create full songs and compositions. No prior musical experience needed. Artist: Joel Lambdin
URBAN YOUTH THEATERMR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAYJuly 5–August 18Tuesdays & Wednesdays | 3:30–5:30 PMFREE | Ages 14–18Why Mr. Burns? Because it shows the human ability to adapt, to make sense of a world that often does not make sense. To look for order where there is none. And, it’s funny. Artist: Kaaron Briscoe Minefee
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IMPROVISATIONSOUNDING THE UNKNOWNAugust 13 | Sunday12–3 PM Workshop | 4 PM Performance $40 for single workshopExplore free improvisation as a music making method through historical context, aesthetic considerations, and applicable strategies for incorporating into instrumental and vocal technique. Artists: Patrick Breiner & Nathan Pape
