The Reser Presents: Arts for Healing
Posted January 20, 2024
The Reser is proud to announce Arts for Healing, an inspiring series of transformative and healing classes. We believe in the healing power of art to nourish the soul, ignite creativity, and spark conversations that bring people together in shared moments of reflection and growth. This series promotes emotional well-being while fostering a sense of unity.
“We are committed to uniting everyone in our community. Arts for Healing, a new series as part of our budding education program, brings people together around the power of dance, rhythm, and storytelling to provide agency and to rejuvenate. I’m excited to see this series come to life,” said Executive Director Chris Ayzoukian.
Join us for these Arts for Healing classes, where each encounter is an invitation to find solace, inspiration, and renewal.
Remo HealthRHYTHMS®
Saturdays, April 6, 13, 20 & 27
10 am-11 am in The Lab.
Leading the way in the use of Rhythm. HealthRHYTHMS® is a research-based group drumming program developed over 20 years ago through the interdisciplinary collaboration of experts in Neuroscience, Music Therapy, and Recreational Music Making.
Register for the entire Remo HealthRHYTHMS® series before April 6th for $80. You can register for individual classes online or drop in for $25 per class.Register for the 4-class series here.
Register for individual classes here:
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
A signed waiver is required to attend these classes.
Dance for Parkinson’s® Workshop
Mondays, April 29, May 6, 13 & 20
10 am-11 am in The Lab.
In class, teaching artists integrate movement from a diverse variety of dance and movement styles, including choreographic repertory, to engage participants’ minds and bodies and create an enjoyable, social environment for artistic exploration. This class is for persons with Parkinson’s or other challenges with mobility.
Dance for PD OregonÒ provides enjoyable, life-affirming and research-backed dance classes to people living with Parkinson’s and their families. Teaching artists integrate music and movement from a diverse variety of styles, including choreographic repertory, to engage participants’ minds and bodies and create an enjoyable, social environment for artistic exploration. This class is for individuals with Parkinson’s or other challenges with mobility. Dance for PDÒ is a program of The Mark Morris Dance Group.
Register for the entire series before April 29th for $80. You can register for individual classes online or drop in for $25 per class.
Register for the 4-class series here:
Register for individual classes here:
A signed waiver is required to attend these classes.
Story Medicine: A Storytelling Workshop
Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24
4 pm in The Lab.
Stories we hear and tell can have a profound impact upon our mental, emotional, and physical health. The unique stories of our lives carry the medicine of humor, wisdom, vision, and healing. We all have stories to tell and a unique voice and style for telling them.
In this four-session workshop, participants will be led through a variety of storytelling exercises and activities to bring a short (5-7 minutes) personal or traditional story to life. We will explore ways to integrate storytelling and story listening as a practice in daily life. Following the workshop, we will invite friends and family to share our stories for those who wish to do so. No previous experience in storytelling or performance is necessary.
These 4 classes are sold as a series package only. Purchase the entire series for $100 (4 classes).
A signed waiver is required to attend these classes.
Scholarships are available.
Please email Aaron Nigel Smith for more information. asmith@thereser.org
The Reser’s Education and Community Program’s Mission
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts Education and Community Program’s mission is to awaken creativity in all of us by providing access to exceptional arts learning experiences to lifelong learners, students, educators, and families in our community.
