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Irish Arts Center
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Irish Arts Center is a New York-based arts and cultural center that showcases Irish and Irish-American art through performance, exhibition, and education. Founded in 1972, the center preserves Irish culture and serves as a platform for emerging and established artists to reach a global audience.
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ModERIN: Irish Dance Basics with a Modern Twist
Irish Arts Center @ 520 8th Ave, New York, NY
A fun and fresh approach to learning Irish dance! This class will introduce Irish dance steps while also drawing from modern dance concepts by incorporating arm gestures and torso movements to accompany Irish dance footwork. Lively Irish music will set the pace for a full-bodied modern dance warm up with a focus on improving overall strength and flexibility. No experience is necessary. Students in all dance classes should wear...
Irish Language III & IV Combined: Intermediate
A course for strengthening your vocabulary and understanding of Irish before moving on to Irish Language Level V. Students taking this class may wish to further their practice at our complimentary tea and conversation circle which takes place from 8-9pm on the same evenings.
Slow Airs (Multi-Instrumental): Intermediate
A class for those who have taken music classes at Irish Arts Center and have learned a slow air or two, but would like to spend more time developing their slow air repertoire and technique. Without the familiar beat of a jig or reel, slow airs take time—to listen, interpret, and really get a feel for the melody. Students will spend about two weeks on each air, exploring the story behind it, listening to singers and musicians who have performed...
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Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes: Intermediate
Irish Arts Center @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Online, NY
Learn guitar chord choices, voicing, and rhythms, with an emphasis on accompanying Irish tunes and songs. We will further explore standard tuning, shapes, and methods, but focus on drop D tuning as it is more common in Irish music settings. This class is best for those with some experience playing guitar at advanced beginner and intermediate levels. Instrument required. This class will be conducted via Zoom, a widely used and free...
Irish Music Toolbox: Making Music Together
Students will build and reinforce skills for participation and enjoyment in playing with others Listening and playing are two sides of the same process, and we'll explore some tools that can help us hear and respond when we are making music together. These tools include concepts and exercises for picking up tunes on the fly as well as for creating beautiful phrasing and “lift” in common tunes. We'll explore these by playing, listening, and...
Irish Banjo II: Intermediate
A series of lessons that will progress on from the introductory banjo lessons. Skills and techniques from Banjo I will be further fine-tuned, as well as introducing other skills such as triplets and runs. Further scales and tunes will be taught to improve overall playing and also to develop the ear and timing of the student. Required: Tenor banjo (4 strings) only. Banjos with 5 strings are not taught in this class. Instrument: Please reach...
Irish Film Club
This class is designed for anyone interested in the Irish language, and its use in contemporary visual media, in Irish film, and minority language broadcasting. These classes will afford participants a novel opportunity to increase their knowledge of the language, as well as learn the historical and contextual significance of Irish film today in a fun and social environment. Note: We list the non-member price for our classes. If you are a member,...
Making Make Believe
Explore the strategies and process behind the creation of Wobble and other performance experiences for young audiences with co-directors Sandie Fisher and Anna Newell. An Interactive Workshop in Creating Performances for Young Audiences Jump into a workshop based in creative, collaborative play and its role as a tool for making engaging and innovative events for children of all ages. This workshop is for theatrical practitioners,...
Bodhrán Technique
Students will learn some basic techniques and how to accompany a range of Irish tunes. Four time All-Ireland Bodhrán champion Eamon Murray will host an all-levels workshop. He will show some of the more technical elements like “single ended rolls” and “syncopated rhythm” and other elements that form his modern approach to bodhrán playing. If you're just beginning or want to pick Eamon's brains about the more technical elements of the...
Transforming the Space: Physical Theatre & Ensemble Imp
Transforming the Space: Physical Theatre and Ensemble Improvisation This intensive workshop is designed for performers and facilitators to introduce the principles of transformation of space, time and character through physical theatre and ensemble improvisation. It will cover group theatre games, improvisation skills, character building, and work toward building story through location and object.
Gaelic Kids
Irish Arts Center @ 553 W 51st St, New York, NY
Children will learn basic phrases, sentences, numbers, and songs, and earn to explore and play through the Irish language. A fun and exciting Irish language program for children ages 3–12 years. Note: We list the non-member price for our classes. If you are a member, please contact CourseHorse for a discount code.
$15
Irish Arts Festival
During the month of January, the Children's Museum of the Arts will team up with the Irish Arts Center to explore the creative world of Irish literature and folk arts at the Irish Festival, featuring live music, dance, theater and storytelling performances, and craft workshops.
The Architecture and Playability of Theatre
In this lecture Mikel Murfi talks about his work and influences with particular reference to his recent works with writer/director Enda Walsh and designer Sabine Dargent. He also examines the nature of creativity and talks about his practice as a director - the techniques he uses to help actors create more freely, to prepare them for the rehearsal room. It’s a fluid wide ranging discussion followed by a question and answer session and maybe...
$24
Fiddle Masterclass
Master Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh plays traditional and contemporary folk music on the fiddle and hardanger fiddle and is a major figure in Irish traditional music. To coincide with his April 23-25 performances with This is How We Fly, Ó Raghallaigh will conduct a master classes demonstrating his approach to tunes, tuning, bowing and improvisation in relation to Irish traditional music. Please reach out to us for instrument rentals...
Sean-Nós Dancing
Sean-nós means “old-style” in the Irish language. As a solo, improvised form of dance, the sean-nós style is as varied and unique as every dancer who dances it. A sean-nós dance performance is often informal, playful, and expressive, allowing the dancer to engage in a here-and-now dialogue with the music. Distinct from more modern forms of Irish step dancing, sean-nós dancing feature short rhythmic patterns, subtle movements with footwork...
Beckett Workshop
Beckett’s concentration on the body and its experience in space is paramount to the understanding of all Beckett’s prose and drama. The stage becomes a canvas and the performer’s bodies become the paint and clay. The first part of the workshop will involve exercises to help students experience their body physically, both outwardly and from within, including exercises inspired by Butoh and Polish mime. The second part of the workshop will...
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Whether you grew up watching classic Hanna Barbera or spent your Saturday mornings with the Snorks, we all remember those comfy, cozy mornings in front of the TV with our favorite cartoons. Relive that tradition with your kids! Come in pajamas, grab some pancakes, and snuggle up on the Donaghy Theatre stage to enjoy the best feature films, TV shows and short films from some of the leading Irish animation companies, including Cartoon Saloon (Puffin...
Guitar Accompaniment for Irish Tunes
Irish Arts Center @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Online, NY
This class will introduce beginner students to the chords, voicing, and rhythm most common in Irish tunes. We’ll explore basic standard tuning, shapes, and methods.
Basic Chordal Techniques on Harp
Irish Arts Center @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Online, NY
Learn a simple tune and fun chord pattern techniques by studying the greats, including Naderman, Boscha, and Salzedo. To participate, the ability to place fingers in a pattern is recommended, but this course is engaging for all levels. Instrument required.
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