Adult Playtime & Musical Improv Workshops w/ Leslie Collins

On the surface, Arts Mission Oak Cliff is a repurposed old church.But it's a lot more than that – as a sanctuary for artists – and a safe place to foster artistic creativity, energy, and growth for all who enter.

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AMOC Artist-in-Residence Leslie Collins  is offering pay-what-you-can workshops! Get to know them in the space!

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May 6 &amp; May 8 | 1pm-2:30pm &amp; 7pm-8:30pm| Pay-What-You-Can: $5-$20Yes, that’s right! PLAY! Leslie Collins leads a fun-filled community workshop focused on improvisation and music. This workshop will spark your imagination and have you playing like a kid. The class will work together to create music and maybe even a little bit of “dancing,” (or your hilarious version of it!) through improv exercises and live musical accompaniment (Marcelo Berestovoy on guitar). We will work collaboratively through a series of improv exercises meant to spark the imagination through music. The result will be you, laughing until your cheeks hurt. We will celebrate YOU and your big playful spirit.This class is open to anyone. No previous dance or performance training necessary. Skill level required is absolutely ZERO, so bring your smile and sign up. Who knows? Maybe you’ll make some new friends along the way!

More about Artist-in-Residence, Leslie CollinsLeslie has been performing and teaching improv, musical improv and sketch comedy for over 20 years. She trained with incredible teachers from the Upright Citizens Brigade-NY, The Peoples Improv Theater, Groundlings and the Magnet Theater. Comedy and musical improv are her passions so she loves performing in musicals, plays and improv shows all around the DFW area.Onscreen, she has been seen in numerous commercials for Progressive, Cascade, American Express, Walmart and PBS, to name a few. Most recently, she finished a world premiere play, Silver Foxes at Uptown Players. Having performed at such great theaters as the Goodspeed Opera House, Sydney Opera House and in the Edinburgh Fringe, she considers herself lucky to have traveled far and wide to perform but still prefers her thriving arts community here in DFW. Leslie also co-produces and hosts Sumo Kaboom, a podcast about one of her other passions... sumo wrestling! <a href="https://www.lesliemariecollins.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.lesliemariecollins.com </a>@Lesntexas

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