Workshops

Two great Workshops being offered by Festival artists. Workshops are open to anyone and all dance levels.

Workshops are only $15 per person. Tickets can be purchased through the River Run Centre Box Office. All workshops take place at Temple Studios (42 Quebec Street).

Also check out our new Behind the Scenes - Youth Dance Day for students in grades 9-12+ on Friday June 4!

Contemporary Indian Dance with Menaka Thakkar
Saturday June 5 | 9:30 - 11:00 am

This workshop with Canada’s foremost master dancer and choreographer Menaka Thakkar is designed for adults and students to indulge and learn basics of the classical Indian dance and traditional Indian folk dances. Bharatanatyam, and other Indian dance styles,are multidisciplinary in nature including emphasis on storytelling, narration, facial expression, eye movement, hand gestures (mudras), and music.

Afro Modern with Ghislaine Doté
Sunday June 6 | 9:30 - 10:30 am

By using the coordination of african dance, the release work of modern dance, and the energy of martial arts, this class brings students to find a more natural movement. Ghislaine uses a lot of contemporary world music for this class, as well as popular african music.