Student Dance Day Workshop and Showcase What is Student Dance Day? A free dance workshop and showcase that connects young people in our area through the art of dance. How much does it cost? Both the workshop and the showcase are offered FREE to the public thanks to a generous grant from the Junior League...
African Dance Class with Leigha Porter Saturday April 11th, 10:00-11:30am. Leigha Porter will lead an African Dance Class at Basin Arts on Saturday April 11th, from 10:00-11:30am. The class is open to dancers age 11+. African dance involves rhythmic body movements combined with music and sometimes theatrical representations. There are as many forms of African...
Drumming Basics Workshop with Pucci Percussion Saturday April 18th, 10:00-11:30am. Join Herb "Pucci" Green for a drumming basics workshop at Basin Art. Learn about tone, technique, rhythm, as well as the a brief history of the Djembe and its origin. Students will also learn the proper posture for playing and the therapeutic benefits gained from...
Sport Suites Community Tour at Comeaux Rec Center Saturday April 18th, 10:30-12:30am. Basin Dance Collective presents a SPORT SUITES COMMUNITY TOUR! Dance and sports fans unite! Basin Dance Collective is taking over a few lucky recreation centers and coming to a gymnasium near you to share a special presentation of SPORT SUITES, a dance performance...
BASIN ARTS COMMUNITY OUTDOOR CLASS SERIES! Every Thursday, Basin Arts will bring you a different Community Class featuring a variety of movement styles and special guest teachers! This class will be offered FREE to the community each week (donations accepted ) AFRO-HAITIAN DANCE WITH MELANA LLOYD LIVE MUSIC BY PUCCI GREEN THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 5:30-6:30PM To...
Basin Arts & current ProjectSpace Resident Artist Lian Cheramie present Death Cafe. Death Cafes hope to "increase awareness of death with a view of helping people make the most of their finite lives". This event will be led by a death doula & will include discussions, thoughts, & understandings around the subject of death, as...
Critique Nite | June 6th Critique Nite is a F R E E, monthly event open to the public. CN is a great way to refine the concepts in one's art, get advice about techniques, and engage with Lafayette's art community. Any and all artists are invited to present their work in front of a...
ArtWalk | June 8th 6:00-8:00pm Join ProjectSpace Residency Artist Alex McBride during ArtWalk for the gallery exhibition opening of their in-progress project, EROSION: landscape reveals us. PROJECT DESCRIPTION | EROSION: landscape reveals us is an alternative performance + research encapsulation that explores and investigates the connective tissue between the human body and the land body....
EROSION: Final Gallery Viewing + Culminating Dance Performance | June 21st 7:00-9:00pm Join us for the final gallery viewing & culminating dance performance of EROSION: landscape reveals us, a project by Alex McBride as part of Basin Arts ProjectSpace Residency June 21, 2024 7:00pm | House Opens 7:30pm | Performance Begins Purchase Tickets: https://givebutter.com/erosion EROSION:...
LINEAGE: An Evening Honoring Cissy Whipp & Robert Dafford | August 28th 7:00pm You're invited to LINEAGE; a NEW annual fundraising event presented by Basin Arts. Join us for a festive & immersive evening to honor the artists among us in support of new artistic creation in Lafayette! On Wednesday, August 28th, we will...
