Workshops and Master Classes
Educational opportunities at the Kravis Center provide both exposure to the performing arts and immersion as well, such as being able to learn from some of the most notable experts in the entertainment industry. Workshops and Master Classes offer invaluable access to visiting artists. Sign up for the Education Newsletter to receive up-to-date opportunities.
OFF-SITE WORKSHOPS
Workshops and master classes can be customized to match your students’ skill levels, ranging from beginner to advanced and even professional. They can also be delivered as lectures or demonstrations.
PEAK Series Engagements
Los Hacheros
December 5 or 6, 2024
Brooklyn’s Los Hacheros, modern-day torchbearers of the Golden Age of Latin music. Their beat revives folkloric styles like son montuno, guaracha and salsa, and often combines them with
Bomba, a fiery rhythm from the mountains of Puerto Rico.
Leyla McCalla
February 2 or 3, 2025
Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present, whether it is her Haitian heritage or her adopted home of New Orleans, she — a bilingual multi-instrumentalist, and alumna of Grammy award-winning African-American string band, the Carolina Chocolate Drops — has risen to produce a distinctive sound that reflects the union of her roots and experience.
Indian Ink Theatre Company Acting Workshop
February 19 or 20, 2025
Using Balinese Topeng masks, physical exercise/improvisation or experimenting with puppet creation, students can experience the truth of the actor’s actions and the essence of theatricality. Experienced Indian Ink artists will come into your wāhi and work with the students, meeting them wherever they are on their own creative journey.
Rioult Dance NY
March 13 or 14, 2025
Founded in 1994, RIOULT has become a prominent name in modern dance, known for presenting the exquisite musical works of Pascal Rioult. Based in New York City, the company hosts an annual New York season, tours internationally, and engages in extensive arts education and community outreach. RIOULT’s education program, DanceREACH, introduces students to modern dance through interactive experiences, impacting thousands locally and globally.
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
April 28 or 29, 2025
Experience the challenge of NIQUE, the unparalleled contemporary ballet technique specifically developed by Artistic Directors Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, and the boundary-breaking Complexions Repertory that will provide you top-level training directly from New York City.
Young Concert Artists Master Classes
Harp with Parker Ramsay
December 18, 2024
Parker Ramsay has forged a career defying easy categorization. Equally at home on modern and period harps, he pursues his passions in tackling new and underperformed works and bringing his instrument to new audiences.
Violin with Amaryn Olmeda
January 22, 2025
Winner of first prize and the audience choice award at the 24th Annual Sphinx Competition, violinist Amaryn Olmeda is a rising star sought after for her bold and expressive performances as a soloist and collaborator. Violinist.com says of Olmeda, “[…] her commanding stage presence, infallible technique, and interpretive ability already rival that of international concert stage veterans.”
Guitar with Ziggy and Miles
February 12, 2025
“Australian guitarist brothers making history” (The Age), Ziggy and Miles are two of their home country’s finest young musicians forging an international career. Their performances are known for their “deeply considered musicianship, immaculate care and superlative technique” (5MBS). Winners of the 2023 YCA (Young Concert Artists) Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, the brothers have become the first guitar duo and second guitarists to receive this prestigious award in the organization’s 63-year history.
Curtis On Tour featuring the Erinys Quartet
March 12, 2025
Curtis on Tour is the Nina von Maltzahn global touring initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music. Embracing the school’s “learn by doing” philosophy, ensembles are infused with the energy and passion of extraordinary emerging artists performing alongside celebrated alumni and faculty. In addition to performances, musicians engage with local communities through educational and community engagement activities. For more than 15 years, Curtis on Tour has maintained a presence at top international concert halls, performing more than 450 concerts in over 120 cities, from New York to Berlin and Hong Kong to Santiago.