insideKENT Magazine Issue 110 - June 2021 | Page 51

MARSH CHOIR
Dip your Brush with Creek Creative
Offering a range of one-day workshops and short courses for all age groups and skill levels , Creek Creative not only aims to inspire with a changing list of subjects and plethora of guest independent artists and makers , but also promotes an eco approach encouraging the economic use of materials , minimum waste and maximum care for the environment .
For those wishing to learn or improve their watercolour painting skills opt for the 5-week course run by Martin Kelly . Suitable for all abilities , the course will explore line drawing , proportional measured drawing and perspective as well as introducing you to various watercolour techniques such as wet on wet , mixing colour on paper , wet onto dry , scumbling , spattering , feather , and more !
creek-creative . org | Price : from £ 60 members , £ 73 non-members
The Creative Dance Company
Hailed as one of Kent ’ s finest incubators for young performance talents and the gateway into some of London ’ s most prestigious performing arts schools and West End stages , The Creative Dance Company offers an elite performance education delivered by a committed team of talented teachers , who themselves are West End performers and choreographers .
Student TV appearances have been vast and include Disneyland Paris and ‘ Xtra Factor ,’ as well as many awards won at festivals . The investment in young students and their futures offers performance opportunities and training that will both challenge and allow them to develop individually as performers .
www . creativedanceco . co . uk | Price : POA
Sing Your Heart Out at Marsh Choir
We ’ ve become somewhat obsessed with Carly Bryant ’ s , Marsh Choir . It ’ s become the most popular thing in the Romney Marsh since sheep – and the people of the ‘ Marsh seriously like their sheep ! This is a rock n ’ roll choir , mastered by rock n ’ roll singer Carly , and has around 400 members . A recent concert they performed was personally introduced by none other than Judi Dench and their patron is Joanna Lumley . Enough said .
Marsh Choir offer courses for learning particular songs , and if you are lucky enough to earn a place in the choir you better be prepared , as the venues are so crammed that the audience has been known to spill out onto the streets . Joining this choir could change your life – or at the very least , it certainly has the potential to make it happier .
www . marshchoir . com | Price : POA
Learn New Tricks at Kinetic Circus Workshop
Yep , that ’ s right , a circus workshop ! Kinetic Circus Workshop will teach you to juggle , spin a plate , throw and catch a diabolo , or keep a hula hoop up . The workshops can range from one-on-one private tuition to whole classes or teams , and with over twenty years experience teaching and performing circus skills , you are sure to learn something new and have a lot of fun in the process .
Every workshop starts with a show cram packed with tricks and jaw dropping skills , and then you get to have a go and try it yourself !
www . kineticcircus . co . uk | Price : from £ 160
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