The Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment (YWDEP) is a 501c3 non-profit based in Washington, DC. YWDEP gives rise to young women’s self-esteem, positive development and creative self-expression through DRUMMING, POETRY. MOVEMENT, SONG and PERFORMANCE.
Check out YWDEP: www.youngwomendrum.org
YWDEP in partnership with Hands on Drums presents:
Drum It Up, Call it Out!
A summer experience for young women ages 12-18
Led by “Drumlady” Kristen Arant, percussionist, performer and teaching artist, and featuring local teaching artists in West African drum and dance, poetry, spoken word, song and theater.
You will Learn:
*West African hand and stick drumming
*West African rhythms, songs and dances
*How to write poems, recite spoken word, write songs, sing and dance
*How to collaborate with others to create powerful performance pieces
You will Create:
*Your own rhythms, songs, poems, dances and spoken word pieces
*Lasting friendships with other young women
*Relationships with teaching artists and mentors
*Self awareness, Self-expression, Identity
You will Experience:
*A safe, all-girl space free of judgement
*Consistent compassion and encouragement during your process of creating art
*Release of anger, frustration and depression
*Empowerment
Dates:
9 weeks
17 sessions
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm on…
June 22
July 6, 13, 20, 27;
August 3, 10, 17, 24
Sundays, 4-8pm on…
June 18
July 9, 16, 23, 30
August 6, 13, 20
All Sessions held @ Hands on Drums, 602 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Fee: Sliding Scale, determined on a family-by-family basis
Young Women, Girls, Parents: Private Message or email Kristen Arant to register: kristen@drumlady.com
