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Creative Movement
Creative Movement is dance and expression without choreography to memorize. With Marilyn Mitchell in the Yoga & Movement Studio, participants move to music, explore rhythm and gesture, and build coordination, balance and confidence along the way. Everything can be done standing, seated or with support, so the class works across a wide range of mobility. […]
Drumming
Drumming is a full-room, high-energy hour in the Theater & Big Studio. With Anthony Pappas, participants play hand drums and percussion together, learning to keep time, follow a groove and take turns leading the room. No musical background is needed, because rhythm is something everyone can join straight away, and the group sound comes together […]
Painting
Painting in the Arts & Crafts Studio covers color mixing, brushwork and composition with Stacey Ruud. Participants work in acrylic and watercolor on projects that build skills week to week, from simple studies through to finished pieces worth framing. Brushes, grips and setups are adapted so that everyone can paint comfortably and independently. Part of […]
Yoga
Yoga with Kelly Daley in the Yoga & Movement Studio focuses on accessible postures, steady breathing and gentle strength. Participants practice seated, standing, or with props and support, working at whatever level suits them that day. The emphasis is on ease, balance and feeling better at the end of the hour than at the start. […]
Yoga Fit
Yoga Fit is a more active take on yoga with Kathy Briggs, blending strength, flexibility and balance work in the Yoga & Movement Studio. Participants move through sequences that build stamina and body awareness, with every posture offered in a supported or seated variation. Part of the weekday day program at Hudson Valley InterArts.
Creative Writing & Cartooning
Creative Writing & Cartooning is for anyone with a story to tell, in words or in pictures. With Angie Schwarz in the Arts & Crafts Studio, participants develop characters, build simple story arcs and turn them into comic panels and illustrated pages. Writing can be done independently, dictated or drawn, whatever gets the idea out […]
Karaoke
Karaoke in the Theater & Big Studio is one of the most popular hours of the week. With Jon Harrison, participants pick their songs, take the microphone and get backed by an audience that is always on their side. Singing together builds confidence, breath control and communication, and it is genuinely good fun. Sing solo, […]
Prop Making at the Farm
Prop Making is hands-on building for performance and display. With Angie Schwarz at Cultivating Dreams Farm, participants design and construct props, set pieces and puppets out of cardboard, fabric, paint and found materials. It is practical, collaborative work with a clear result at the end: something that actually gets used. Part of the weekday day […]
Ceramics
Ceramics is a hands-on introduction to working with clay in our Hand-Building Studio. With Stacey Ruud, participants learn pinching, coiling and slab building, then glaze and fire their finished pieces. Clay is forgiving and deeply tactile, which makes it one of the most popular studios we run. Tools and techniques are adapted so every participant […]