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4 events,
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
"...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl's song, bring her out to know herself to know you..." By Ntozake Shange Directed by Michelle Matlock Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other's truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
"...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl's song, bring her out to know herself to know you..." By Ntozake Shange Directed by Michelle Matlock Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other's truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
“...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl’s song, bring her out to know herself to know you...” By Ntozake Shange Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other’s truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches the hearts and minds ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
"...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl's song, bring her out to know herself to know you..." By Ntozake Shange Directed by Michelle Matlock Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other's truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches ...
2 events,
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Join South Sound Dance Access for this fun opportunity for creative expression, strength building, and connection. Creative Contemporary Dance is an open-level dance class for adults of all ages drawing primarily upon Modern and Contemporary Dance techniques. In this class we will learn fundamentals of modern dance technique and dance composition concepts. We’ll learn fun ...
2 events,
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
This Specialized Recreation class is designed for those who are developmentally between ages 5-9 and who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. Partnering with South Sound Dance Access and Sensory Tool House LLC, we provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self-expression, and mind-body connection. Participants will explore dance styles, ...
2 events,
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Adaptive Creative Dance for Seniors is a fun way to stay physically and mentally active while building connections with others. We use Brain Compatible Dance Education pedagogy, based on developmental and neuroscience, to create a dance class that is good for the body and mind! In this class, we will learn some basic Modern Dance, ...
4 events,
TransTrad Festival
Genre-fluid traditional music for everyone! TransTrad is a new festival in Olympia, WA, celebrating and elevating trans and gender nonconforming performers in traditional folk music. Fluid in genre, this festival includes old-time fiddle tunes, hard-driving bluegrass, Irish and Scottish dance music, Scandinavian tunes, and more. There will be three days and two nights of concerts, ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
“...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl’s song, bring her out to know herself to know you...” By Ntozake Shange Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other’s truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches the hearts and minds ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
"...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl's song, bring her out to know herself to know you..." By Ntozake Shange Directed by Michelle Matlock Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other's truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches ...
4 events,
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
“...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl’s song, bring her out to know herself to know you...” By Ntozake Shange Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other’s truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches the hearts and minds ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
"...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl's song, bring her out to know herself to know you..." By Ntozake Shange Directed by Michelle Matlock Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other's truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches ...
4 events,
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
"...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl's song, bring her out to know herself to know you..." By Ntozake Shange Directed by Michelle Matlock Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other's truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches ...
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
“...somebody/anybody, sing a black girl’s song, bring her out to know herself to know you...” By Ntozake Shange Join the circle as seven women share their stories and find strength in each other’s truth, passion and humor. This fusion of poetry, dance, music and song explodes off the stage and touches the hearts and minds ...
1 event,
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Join South Sound Dance Access for this fun opportunity for creative expression, strength building, and connection. Creative Contemporary Dance is an open-level dance class for adults of all ages drawing primarily upon Modern and Contemporary Dance techniques. In this class we will learn fundamentals of modern dance technique and dance composition concepts. We’ll learn fun ...
1 event,
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
This Specialized Recreation class is designed for those who are developmentally between ages 5-9 and who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. Partnering with South Sound Dance Access and Sensory Tool House LLC, we provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self-expression, and mind-body connection. Participants will explore dance styles, ...
0 events,
1 event,
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Adaptive Creative Dance for Seniors is a fun way to stay physically and mentally active while building connections with others. We use Brain Compatible Dance Education pedagogy, based on developmental and neuroscience, to create a dance class that is good for the body and mind! In this class, we will learn some basic Modern Dance, ...
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1 event,
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Join South Sound Dance Access for this fun opportunity for creative expression, strength building, and connection. Creative Contemporary Dance is an open-level dance class for adults of all ages drawing primarily upon Modern and Contemporary Dance techniques. In this class we will learn fundamentals of modern dance technique and dance composition concepts. We’ll learn fun ...
1 event,
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
This Specialized Recreation class is designed for those who are developmentally between ages 5-9 and who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. Partnering with South Sound Dance Access and Sensory Tool House LLC, we provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self-expression, and mind-body connection. Participants will explore dance styles, ...
0 events,
1 event,
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Adaptive Creative Dance for Seniors is a fun way to stay physically and mentally active while building connections with others. We use Brain Compatible Dance Education pedagogy, based on developmental and neuroscience, to create a dance class that is good for the body and mind! In this class, we will learn some basic Modern Dance, ...
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2 events,
Summer Skills Workshop (13+)
Summer Skills Workshops (13+) Dates: June 23rd-27th Time: 2:00-4:00PM Location: Lakewood Playhouse Participant Fee: $50 per class or $200 for the week Monday 6/23: Acting Through Song with Joseph C. Walsh and Elijah Bellis Tuesday 6/24: Speaking Shakespeare with Suzy Willhoft Wednesday 6/25: Stage Combat with Luke Amundson and Brookelyne Peterson Thursday 6/26: Preparing ...
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Join South Sound Dance Access for this fun opportunity for creative expression, strength building, and connection. Creative Contemporary Dance is an open-level dance class for adults of all ages drawing primarily upon Modern and Contemporary Dance techniques. In this class we will learn fundamentals of modern dance technique and dance composition concepts. We’ll learn fun ...
2 events,
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
This Specialized Recreation class is designed for those who are developmentally between ages 5-9 and who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. Partnering with South Sound Dance Access and Sensory Tool House LLC, we provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self-expression, and mind-body connection. Participants will explore dance styles, ...
1 event,
2 events,
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Adaptive Creative Dance for Seniors is a fun way to stay physically and mentally active while building connections with others. We use Brain Compatible Dance Education pedagogy, based on developmental and neuroscience, to create a dance class that is good for the body and mind! In this class, we will learn some basic Modern Dance, ...
2 events,
Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia!
Shoestring Circus Returns! June 27 - July 6 | Swantown Marina, Olympia Back by popular demand! Step inside a big top turned art museum! Shoestring Circus returns to Olympia with a brand new show for all ages. The Museum turns the big top into a living gallery where circus meets art in dazzling, unexpected, and ...
2 events,
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Adult Creative Contemporary Dance
Join South Sound Dance Access for this fun opportunity for creative expression, strength building, and connection. Creative Contemporary Dance is an open-level dance class for adults of all ages drawing primarily upon Modern and Contemporary Dance techniques. In this class we will learn fundamentals of modern dance technique and dance composition concepts. We’ll learn fun ...
2 events,
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
Sensory Friendly Dance Class
This Specialized Recreation class is designed for those who are developmentally between ages 5-9 and who are neurodivergent and/or on the autism spectrum. Partnering with South Sound Dance Access and Sensory Tool House LLC, we provide a nurturing space for creative dance that fosters motor skills, self-expression, and mind-body connection. Participants will explore dance styles, ...
2 events,
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Senior’s Adaptive Creative Dance
Adaptive Creative Dance for Seniors is a fun way to stay physically and mentally active while building connections with others. We use Brain Compatible Dance Education pedagogy, based on developmental and neuroscience, to create a dance class that is good for the body and mind! In this class, we will learn some basic Modern Dance, ...