[New-York-News] Circus skills workshop for blind and VI kids

[maurakut at buffalo.edu]

Hello from the New York Parents of Blind Children!

 

Please read on for information on an exciting workshop that NY PBC and NY
BELL academy have put together.  We ask that you share the details far and
wide!  Families can register by emailing PBC president Maura Kutnyak at:
maurakut at buffalo.edu <mailto:maurakut at buffalo.edu> . Registration is due by
Nov 16th.  See details below.

 

Circus Sampler Sunday!

Sponsored by the NYPBC division and the NYS BELL academy

 

Please join us for this sensational sampler of circus skills, sight not
required for Success. We are excited to welcome blind and VI children, ages
8 and up, living in,  or able to travel to the Buffalo NY area to a circus
inspired arts experience.  The New York Parents of Blind Children, a proud
division of the National Federation of the Blind of New York State inc has
partnered with the New York State Braille Enrichment for Literacy and
Learning Academy, to sponsor this event, which is being run by the talented
professionals at the Bird’s Nest Circus Arts studio. We are pleased to offer
this free workshop to inspire young blind movers and shakers. We know that
exposing blind children to experiences which inspire adventurousness,
encourage competence and instill confidence will help to raise expectations
of blind children. Participants will have the opportunity to utilize a
variety of ground-based prop manipulations and to spend time on an
assortment of aerial apparatuses.

 

The activities and concepts presented will speak not only to your child’s
inner athlete, but to their inner artist, and scientist as well. Students
will increase their body awareness, refine their proprioception, and
discover  their own strength on static trapeze, aerial hoop, and aerial
hammock. In addition prop-based circus arts employing: fabric dance scarves,
hula hoops, and poi (a spinning prop originating from the Māori people of
New Zealand) will reenforce fine motor skills, enhance tactual
discrimination, and engage kids with bodily kinesthetic learning. Talented
teaching artist, Benjamin Berry will facilitate the exploration of elements
of creative movement, including Space, Time, and Force, because… athletes
can succeed in  STEM, scientists can hone their creativity in the arts, and
artists can find their niche in athletics.

 

Important Details!

This workshop will be held on Sunday November 21, 2021, from 3:00 P.M. until
4:30 P.M.

 

The Bird’s Nest Circus Arts, is located at 64 Filmore Ave. Buffalo New York
14210

 

Children must be 8  years or older, as per facility requirements, and we
welcome kids and teens up to age 16.

 

For the safety of all, the wearing of masks is required inside the facility,
regardless of vaccination status.

 

No prior experience is required, and comfortable clothing is recommended

 

Space is limited, therefore registration is required, by the deadline of
Tuesday, November 16th 2021.

 

To register, please  email the NYPBC president, Maura Kutnyak at:
<mailto:maurakut at buffalo.edu> maurakut at buffalo.edu and include the following
information

 

1.	Your child’s full name and preferred pronouns.
2.	Your child’s age, and current grade in school
3.	Any special needs you would like to make the teaching staff aware of
4.	For the individual who will be accompanying the child to the event,
their full name, and their relationship to the child,
5.	Your child’s t-shirt size
6.	Your preferred email and phone contact details,

 

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