Open to any disabled adults over 18 in Bristol and the surrounding areas.
Creative Challenges are short creative tasks that help everyone become more creative! Each challenge is different, and helps you think of different ways to do something creative. We'll have a selection of challenges for people to choose from, and lots of different materials to use. You can make pictures using card, fabrics and glues, draw in ink and pencils, and even write poetry!
Art, writing, discussing, making, drinking cups of tea and creating!
Free refreshments
No need to book, just pop-in!
To find out more please contact the WECIL team on 0117 947 9942 or email peersupport@wecil.co.uk
WECIL Peer Support activities are free and transport can be provided.
Upcoming dates:
Nov 28 1 - 4
Jan 30 1 - 4
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A playful and gentle dance movement class specifically designed for people living with Parkinson’s. Bring your partner or carer along to join in too. All welcome, no previous dance experience required, just a willingness to have fun!
The classes are lead by Dancers from The Original Spinners who are trained to deliver dance to people living with Parkinson’s and currently lead sessions at Southmead Hospital.
Details
Classes run every Tuesday from 10.30am – 12pm
(Dancing from 10.30am-11.30am followed by tea, coffee, biscuits and a chance to socialise)
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
“It makes me feel good, it gives me a workout, it has emotional content, and it requires interaction with other dancers. And all these benefits enable me to live with a little more ‘Joie de vivre’ in my life!” (Southmead class participant)
Dates when the class will not be running
24th Dec 2019
31st Dec 2019
7th April 2020
14th April 2020
26th May 2020
A group of Bristol-based dance artists will take it in turn to lead morning class, each drawing on their own experiences of dance and of other somatic and body-mind practices.
Whether through improvisation or the learning of set material these classes welcome each mover to explore and bring their attention to their own sense of being and moving. Come along to interrogate and deepen your dancing craft.
Level
Experienced movement practitioners.
Time
The space will be open from 9.45am, class time is 10-11.30am, with time to stretch and meet 11.30-12noon.
Dates
16th & 23rd Sept - Anna Kaszuba
30th Sept (MOVED TO SOUTHBANK CLUB, SOUTHVILLE)
7th Oct - Laura Dannequin
14th & 21st Oct - Laila Diallo
Location
The class will hop from venue to venue across Bristol. We are at Trinity Centre until 21st October and will continue at Bristol Old Vic until Winter break. Double check location before travelling!
Price
Drop-in £5 per class cash only or £40 for a 10-class card (valid until 1st April 2020).
To buy a 10-class card email: info.gatherup@gmail.com.
Note that the classes will take place across a number of venues between now and July 2020.
Details
Admittance is on a first come, first served basis.
Each class has 3 bookable places (please email info.gatherup@gmail.com) for anyone travelling from outside Bristol or with childcare or access needs who may not be able to arrive on time.
Please get in touch if you have any particular access requirements.
Class will not run during half term, Winter and Summer breaks alongside school calendar.
Credit: Image by Vojtek Brtnicky
]]>Workshop leader Neus Gil Cortés, founder of NUA Dance offers an open and engaging workshop for the curious amongst you. NUA Dance aim to make every participant feel that they leave having explored their own thoughts and have found a way to physically celebrate their own voice.
This workshop price includes a ticket to QUIMERA at Circomedia on 20th September and gives you a chance to perform in the last scene!
About Neus Gil Cortés...
With more than ten years of experience as a dance artist, Neus previously danced in companies such as Hofesh Shechter Company, National Dance Company Wales, Protein and Dance Works Rotterdam, amongst others.
As a choreographer, her work has been commissioned worldwide, including performances at festivals such as World Stage Design and Ellas Crean, companies such as Frontier Danceland (Singapore) and several national CAT programmes, including the London Youth Circus.
She has taught workshops for people over 50s for East London Dance- Leap of Faith, Damn Fine Dance, CD60+ and Retrospectif.
]]>All workshop slots have been filled by people that came in 2018/people that applied in 2018 so there will be no teacher applications this year. Back next year.
HOOP Workshop Teachers:
NON HOOP workshops:
Plus 2 massive shows with performances from many of the teachers and some special guests :)
All the info will be on the website soon but the tickets page is online: http://swhoop.hoopingmad.co.uk/tickets
]]>A small cohort of Bristol-based artists will take it in turn to lead morning class, each drawing on their own experiences of dance and of other somatic and body-mind practices. Whether through improvisation or the learning of set material the class is explorative in essence, each mover invited to bring their attention to their own sense of being and moving. It provides a stimulating environment for artists to tend to and to fuel their dancing craft.
The class will hop from venue to venue across Bristol. We will begin in the Spielman Theatre at Tobacco Factory Theatres until Easter and will continue at Trinity Centre all the way to the Summer break. Double check location before travelling!
For more info or to buy a 10-card class visit our website: info.gatherup@gmail.com
This project is supported using public funding by Arts Council England and made possible thanks to additional support from Circomedia, Tobacco Factory Theatres and Trinity Community Arts through their TCI scheme.
Trinity Centre welcome IGNiTE associate artist: Ella Mesma Company for a week long residency from 15 - 20 Apr.
As part of their residency the company invite you to join them each morning for an open dance and movement workshop (Mon - Fri,10am - 11.30am).
EMC have a unique movement language using a range of techniques such as contemporary dance, contact work from partner dances (such as salsa, tango, kizomba), breaking, Afro-Latin and Latin folkloric dances, capoeira and aerial dance. In these workshops you will use elements from the series of seven workshops for dance artists and dance lovers called the “HOME Series”, inspired by the chakra system and created on the dance company.
Ella Mesma is the 2018/19 IGNiTE Associate Artist to find out more about IGNiTE and our supported artists click here
About EMC
EMC are a British based dance theatre company who use folk dances in a contemporary context to allow transformation: telling personal and global and stories and connecting to our truest selves. The company strive to undo limiting beliefs, explore healing and celebrate cultural and social identity using dance and theatre. With a mix of dance forms, circus and theatre, the work is bold, political and personal.
Cost: £4 + booking fee per class or £15 + booking fee for the week.
To book tickets click below on the date you would like to book.
Monday 15th April 10am - 11.30am
Tuesday 16th April - 10am - 11.30am
Wednesday 17th April - 10am - 11.30am
Thursday 18th April - 10am - 11.30am
Friday 19th April - 10am - 11.30am
To book a week ticket including all the workshop and save £5 click here
]]>"Celebrate your inner goddess"
Inspired by the Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana), SACRED is a transformative women's only workshop to worship you! SACRED uses fertility dances, yoga and explorative dance to explore and experience our emotions, the 'shoulds' and 'should nots', pleasure and boundaries in an unashamed and delicious way. Connect to your divine feminine wisdom in this womb focused movement meditation. For all ages and experiences.
Ella Mesma is an IGNiTE Associate Artist.
Saturday 3.30pm and Sunday 4.30pm workshops will be Contemporary dance workshops, led by Julia Thorneycroft, Director of Julia Thorneycroft Dance and lead in Gerry's Attic Dance. Julia's work focuses on creating accessible dance theatre that explores current social themes and human nature, engaging the core human emotions of its audience. These workshops will build on your creativity with the chance to learn a range of different movement phrases.
To book Saturday 3.30pm - 4.30pm click here
To book Sunday 4.30pm - 5.30pm click here
This event is part of Full Bloom - a festival of dance by and for older people.
For more details about the rest of the events as part of the festival please click here.
]]>Introducing the ECSTATIC DANCE BRISTOL launch event featuring DJ OSARA and PANG ORCHESTRA
SCHEDULE
10:45 Doors open / warm up music
11:00 Opening circle
11:15 Ecstatic Dance w/ DJ OSARA
13:15 Sound bath w/ Pang Orchestra
13:30 Café w/ Enlightened Earth (Hempen)
ECSTATIC DANCE w/ DJ OSARA
Ecstatic Dance is free-form dance - a movement meditation which brings awareness of mind, body, heart and soul through dance, movement and expression. Ecstatic Dance is a safe, held and sacred space for you to dance, move, release, express, connect with yourself and others, relax, let go and unwind. It can be fun, deep, uplifting, ecstatic, liberating and so much more. It takes place over a 2 hour live DJ set. The DJ takes you on a dance journey through different energies, genres and tempos.
DJ OSARA is an international Ecstatic Dance DJ and the founder of Ecstatic Dance Bristol. He's been a conscious dance DJ since 2017 and has roots in underground dance music, African drumming and sacred sound. He deeply loves DJ'ing his favourite, latest sounds and bringing people together in such a deep, fun and uplifting way. With such an eclectic taste in music every DJ set he plays is totally unique.
mixcloud.com/osarasound
SOUND BATH w/ Pang Orchestra
We finish with a sublime sound bath to ground and land after the Ecstatic Dance. We're super excited to have Chris Baron and company of Pang Orchestra sharing their sacred and healing sounds of Hang, Gubal, Urga and other instruments developed by the original makers of @Hang. Pang Orchestra is a social sound sculpture - a new development of the original Hang and the musical heritage of PANArt Hang.
pangorchestra.com / www.panart.ch
CAFÉ w/ Enlightened Earth (Hempen) We're delighted to have Rowan and Stefan, the brothers behind Hempen, serving awesome treats at the end providing a space for people to chill, chat and socialise after the dance. All their products are super high quality and 100% organic: CBD chocolate, hemp tea, CBD hot chocolate, flapjacks and more (prices available on the day).
hempen.co.uk
FURTHER INFO ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES
Ecstatic Dance has been created as a safe, contained and sacred space for dance, movement and expression. We kindly ask all participants to follow these guidelines:
- the dance floor is a non-verbal space
- the dance floor is a phone free space
- this is a drug and alcohol free event
- the dance floor is a place of respect and safety. Maintain care/awareness for the space and those around you. Ecstatic Dance is contact-friendly but keep in mind that we all have different levels of comfort when it comes to being approached and touched.
- Ecstatic Dance is a barefoot practice. If you need to wear shoes due to health reasons, dance-specific shoes are allowed, but only shoes that have not been worn outside
WHAT TO BRING
- loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body and free yourself
- water and a water bottle
- a good attitude and open heart
ECSTATIC DANCE BRISTOL
Ecstatic Dance Bristol is a community gathering for people who want to express themselves freely, connect and to expand together. Join us and enjoy a safe and inspiring space to dance.
Live DJs | Free-Form Movement | Sound Baths | Beautiful Bristol Venue | High Quality Sound System | High Vibe Food
12.15pm - 1.30pm Dance - with NIMBA's Artistic Director and dancer extrodinaire Idrissa Camara, supported by the NIMBA team of drummers and musicians
1.45pm - 3.00pm Dance - with the one and only Aminata Toure, straight over from Belgium for all you lucky Bristolians to experience.
Djembe Only £15 (£10 special offer)
Dance Only £30 (£20 special offer)
Full workshop £45 (£30 special offer)
To book your place and take advantage of the Special Offer then send a text to 07810123732 with your name and email address.
]]>You've seen it on Facebook, YouTube & Instagram.....now to try it for yourself! Welcome to the South West's FIRST drum and bass workout class - H!!T the FLOOR!
** TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW VIA THE LINK **
H!!T The Floor incorporates the massively popular HIIT style training and high energy moves all tied together by the deep beautiful tones of Drum & Bass.
With a BPM of 160-180 expect a full body workout that will shape and tone your body while providing you with a chance to have some fun, enjoy exclusive mixes and essentially get fit whilst raving!!
H!!T The Floor is a brand new fitness class inspired by my passion for high intensity workouts and the heavy beats of Drum & Bass.
Bring your trainers, comfy workout clothes, a drink & some mates and I'll bring the fire!
For any questions or enquiries please contact me on 07792 181 966
See you on the floor!
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Spaces for this class are LIMITED so please ensure you click attending and purchase an advanced ticket from the ticket link.
All design credit to waynemorrishdesign@gmail.com
Please note: Trinity operates a 24hr Pay & Display Car Park and all visitors are required to Pay & Display.
]]>As usual 100% of proceeds go to Caring in Bristol, an effective local charity working to deliver support to homeless and vulnerable people in Bristol 365 days a year.
The event brings together some of the South West's finest yoga teachers, performers and mindful practitioners in a series of mini workshops where each teacher will share their specialist knowledge in their field in fun, inspiring 30 minute sessions.
The day is designed to give you a taste of a wide variety of disciplines with people that have spent years mastering their craft, they will inspire you to develop your yoga practice or get inspired to begin one, help you try something you never thought possible or simply to move for a good cause.
Accompanying the day we have 3 experienced massage therapists offering bookable sessions throughout the afternoon (at a separate cost to the ticket fee).
Doors open: 10:15am
Event start: 10:30am
Event end: 2:30pm
Cost: £25 per ticket (£15 addition per massage)
100% of proceeds go to charity.
The Bristol congress is the BIGGEST Salsa event ever to hit Bristol and we're celebrating it in style. This year we have a license to finish our Saturday party at 5AM!
Get ready for three nights of parties with the great DJs, Live Music and Shows until late, with three dance floors, (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba) plus two FULL days of workshops and evening classes all in a unique venue.
A sizzling weekend to start 2019 with some of the best Salsa and Latin dance artists from the UK and abroad brought together under one roof.
Night themes:
Saturday 19th - Masquerade
Sunday 20th - Black and White
Programme
https://www.bristolsalsacongress.uk/pro