Start your Labour Day Long Weekend right by celebrating the end of summer and learning about NaAC’s fall programming at Community Day. If you are curious about our Contemporary and Hip Hop classes, Q.A.A.C. (Queer Accessible Arts Cabaret), Digital Music or our Visual Arts studio this day is for you!

There is no cost to participate and all experience and ability levels are warmly welcomed to attend. Participants must register in advance to secure their spot in one of the 30 min sessions.

Dance workshops will be offered in person and over Zoom.

EVENT DETAILS

LOCATION: National accessArts Centre – 8038 Fairmount Drive S.E.

DATE: Thursday, September 2, 2021

TIME: 10 AM – 12 PM

FEE: Free!

Artists must register in advance to attend workshops. Artists can sign up for up to 3 workshops on Community Day

COMMUNITY DAY SCHEDULE

10:00 AM | Hip Hop dance workshop downstairs; instrument demos and drawing upstairs

10:30 AM  | Q.A.A.C. Talks with DeVery Bess downstairs; instrument demos and drawing upstairs

11:00 AM | Contemporary Dance workshop downstairs; instrument demos and drawing upstairs

11:30 AM | Dance Party downstairs; instrument demos and drawing upstairs

Calgary Access Driver drop off window: 9:30 -10 AM

Calgary Access Driver pick up window: 12 -12:30 PM

Come move, make music + draw with NaAC on Community Day!

Hip-Hop Dance Workshop with Ashley Brodeur

Get down with Ashley and Chawna on Community Day with some Hip-Hop basics. Move into the long weekend by joining a 30-minute Hip-Hop dance workshop. Discover what Hip-Hop looks and feels like in your body. Try out this free workshop before signing up for our fall dance class, Hooray, Hip-Hop.

Contemporary Dance Workshop with Shannon Parker

Explore what ballet, jazz, and modern dance look and feel like in your own body at Community Day. In this short, free workshop, Shannon Parker will introduce you to Contemporary Dance. Shannon is teaching Contemporary Dance for Beginners for the NaAC this fall. Come try it out before you sign up for the series.

Q.A.A.C. Talks

DeVery Bess will talk about what is happening for Q.A.A.C. (Queer Accessible Art Cabaret) this fall. Come find out what to expect as the Q.A.A.C. Ensemble begins work on their artistic contributions leading up to a cabaret performance in March 2022.

Instrument Workshop & Drawing

Join NaAC Artist Ambassadors and Studio Facilitators to play with some free-style drawing in the studio.

We will also be exploring digital music with some fun instrument demos. We are excited to share about our upcoming digital music project, and we are looking to find some interested artists. Any and all interested artists are right for our music programming! There is no need to have a musical background, just an interest in making sounds come alive in creative and playful ways. Join Clayton and Carlos to explore the fun world of digital music.

Sound Fusion: Welcome to the wonderful world of digital synthesizers! Synthesizers are incredible instruments that create all kinds of different sounds. You’ll be able to play around with different synthesizers while our facilitators guide you through different ways of creating bizarre sounds.

Simple Sampling:  Let’s make some audio live audio clips! New music technology makes recording and sampling live sounds easier than ever. We’ll show you how to use sounds from around our studio to create fun rhythms, textures, and effects.

Computer Age: We can make some wild-sounding audio effects using computers! After we’ve recorded sounds to our computer, we’ll show you how simple sounds can morph into audio magic.

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

The health and safety of all remains one of our top priorities at the NaAC. As we operate out of a city-owned building all visitors are required to wear a mask before entering our facility. Visitors will be asked to answer some health check questions upon arrival and our staff will be on hand to maintain a sanitized and safely distanced environment. For complete information about appropriate masks and other safety protocols, please visit our COVID 19 web page here or simply download our Safety Protocols document here.