Connect with older adults across the country during hour-long, participatory, and inclusive Arts for the Aging virtual workshops led by a multi-disciplinary faculty of teaching artists. Spark imagination and memory, lift spirits, and create social bonds integral to happiness, vitality, and good health in these Creative Aging Virtual Programs.

Programs include music, creative movement, poetry, theater, visual art, and more. All workshops are closed captioned.

For text reminders and program links, text your first and last name, and your location to 833-265-0531

Teaching Artist: Laura Quiroga
Theme: Movement
Create magical moments together through the use of theater games, acting, and movement activities. Organically develop the necessary balance to continue to grow physically, mentally, and emotionally. This multilingual program explores how movement is universal and the rhythms of our bodies tell stories and share our emotions with others. “You can talk with your body/ you can dance with your soul.”

Call in: (301) 715-8592 Meeting ID: 885 0756 7719

Teaching Artist: Annetta Dexter Sawyer
Theme: Movement

Explore healing movement, world music, and dance with Arts for the Aging Teaching Artist Annetta Dexter Sawyer in Moving With the World. Annetta leads participants in gentle, healing movements that stimulate mind and body. All you need to participate is a willingness to experiment. No language barrier exists when we dance, heal, and listen to music.

Call in: (301) 715-8592 Meeting ID: 885 0756 7719

Teaching Artist: Peter Joshua Burroughs and Carlos César Rodríguez
Theme: Music

Arts for the Aging Teaching Artists Peter Burroughs and Carlos César Rodriguez with
RÓMEZ3arts present the enduring favorite coOPERAtion. Become part of the production! Grab a hat, scarf, or other props and costumes to interact with others. World-class tenor Peter Burroughs performs excerpts from famous operas and popular contemporary music. Live piano music by maestro Carlos César Rodriguez enriches the improvisational aspects of the workshop. Sing, act, and move along!

Call in: (301) 715-8592 Meeting ID: 885 0756 7719

Teaching Artist: Sloka Iyengar
Theme: Movement

Arts for the Aging Teaching Artist Sloka Iyengar, a neuroscientist and dancer, connects movement and imagination with Bharatanatyam. This classical Indian dance form originated in the temples of South India more than 2,000 years ago, and entails storytelling with hand gestures and facial expressions. Participants will use observation and visualization to travel through a dreamscape in their mind and body.

Call in: (301) 715-8592 Meeting ID: 885 0756 7719