jda community programme 2016

COMMUNITYLEARNINGwith Jack Drum Arts

Autumn2016

W O R K S H O P P R O G R A M M E

CALL FOR BRASS MUSICIANS,

PERFORMERS AND ARTISTSDo you play a brass instrument, sing, dance or enjoy arts and crafts?

Do you love Christmas?

Would you like to perform and be part of the amazing

Crook Community Christmas event alongside the ‘Balkanistic’

boogie dance band ‘The Baghdaddies’,

On Board Arts Street Theatre and Jack Drum Arts?

If yes we need you..We are looking for brass musicians, performers and artists of all ages

and abilities to join our team of professionals for our spectacular

‘Crook Community Christmas’ parade on SUNDAY 27th NOVEMBER

with an option to also join us at the Consett Christmas Lights Switch

on FRIDAY 2ND DECEMBER as well.

Brass players will work with musicians from the Baghdaddies and a team of community

drummers to learn and rehearse a selection of new and traditional tunes with a Balkans

flavour, as well as a selection from the Baghdaddies’ impressive repertoire, ready to

lead the early evening Community Christmas Parade event. We also need people who

would like to get involved in the overall creation of the event including creating large

scale lanterns and masks, carrying parade puppets, singing, dancing and generally

helping out both in the lead upto the event and on the day.

So, whether you are a practicing musician or artist, just starting out at school, or just

fancy dusting off the old instrument in the loft or putting on your dancing shoes. Come

along and help us make our Christmas an event to remember!

If you’re interested you can contact us

via email at [email protected]

or telephone the office on 01388 765002

Samba Drumming for Families

Tuesdays, 1pm til 4pm

20th September until 22nd November

Jack Drum Arts, St Cuthbert’s Centre,

Church Hill, Crook, DL15 9DN

Course led by Lindsey Starborn

£5 per session or £30 paid at

pre-course registration for 10 weeks

Pottery & Ceramics

Mondays, 1pm until 3pm

26th September until 28th November

Tow Law Community Centre, DL13 4AW

Course led by Alison Diamond

£3 per session or £20 paid at

pre-course registration for 10 weeks

Advanced Drawing & Mark Making

No camera required for these

informal workshops. You will be

introduced to a range of techniques

including cyanotype processes and

pinhole photography learning how to

make a series of photographic

images without using a conventional

camera.

Experimental Photography

Arts & Crafts

Thursdays, 5.30pm until 7.30pm

8th September until 15th December



Course led by Laura Emerson

£1 per session

Fast-paced, high energy, foot-stomping musical fun! Our awardwinning community samba workshopsbring the flavour of Mardi Gras toperformance and procession. Workingwith Laura Emerson and young leaderslearn traditional Brazilian rhythms anddrumming, make new friends and joinus for events and festivals around theregion.NB: Suitable for all ages (under 8’smust be accompanied by an adult)

Come and explore your creativity

using clay! In a supportive and fun

environment led by local artist Lindsey

Starborn you will develop (or refine)

handbuilding and wheel throwing skills,

produce work that is thoughtful,

challenging, functional, beautiful...but,

most of all, uniquely yours!

Come along and develop your

drawing skills, open your mind to the

creative possibilities when combining

techniques. The group will explore wet

and dry media including charcoal,

inks, graphite, pastels, watercolour

and experiment with creating marks

and texture to be used to create

collage outcomes. You will be

introduced to a range of starting

points, such as still life, landscape and

the figure in a lively and supportive

group situation. Develop your own

creative style and themes with the

support of fine artist Alison Diamond.

Tuesdays, 6.30pm until 8.30pm

27th September until 22nd November

Sunniside Community Centre, Sunniside,

DL13 4LR

Course led by Louise Taylor

£3 per session or £20 paid at pre-course

registration for 10 weeks

Samba Drummingfor BeginnersTuesdays, 6.30pm until 8.30pm

27th September until 17th January

United Reform Church, Waddington

Street, Durham, DH1 4BG

Course led by Nik Alevroyiannis

£1 per session

Fast-paced, high energy, foot-

stomping musical fun! Our award

winning community samba workshops

bring the flavour of Mardi Gras to

performance and procession. Working

with professional percussionist Nik

Alevroyiannis and talented young

leaders Brendan and Sam you will

learn traditional Brazilian rhythms and

drumming and be invited to join us to

perform at events and festivals around

the region. The course is suitable for all

abilities whether you be a novice or an

experienced musician.

NB: Suitable for all ages (under 8’s

must be accompanied by an adult)

Thursdays, 10am until 12pm

6th October until 8th December



Course led by Jillian Greenwood

£3 per session or £20 paid at pre-

course registration for 10 weeks

This Arts and Crafts community

learning course will give you a taste of

a variety of different creative media,

including: painting and drawing,

printmaking, sculpture, arts in textiles

and more. You will be given the

opportunity to experiment with

different materials and learn new skills

in a creative learning environment.

You will also be able to develop your

own ideas and interests under the

guidance of artist Jillian Greenwood.

Portuguese for BeginnersThursdays, 7.30pm until 9.30pm

6th October until 2nd February



Course led by Rio Floreza

£3 per session or £30 paid at pre-course

registration for 15 weeks

The focus of this Portuguese Beginners

course is on practical communication

and provides an introduction to the

Brazilian way of life and culture. Upon

completion of the course, learners

should be able to introduce

themselves and others in Portuguese,

deal with everyday situations in

restaurants, hotels, shops and at the

doctor’s, along with other basic skills

related to daily life situations.

Please note that the focus is on

Brazilian Portuguese, although this

course allows for some references to

European Portuguese.

To find out further information or to book any of the above courses

please email [email protected] or

call Helen or Katy for an informal chat on 01388 765002.

jda community programme 2016

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