Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival Workshops

Make your own paper lantern, help stitch a moon banner, or learn the Nelken Line Movement - all part of creating the magic of the solstice! PAPER LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP NOV. 25-27, 12-3PM HAMILTON FARMERS' MARKET EVENT SPACE Facilitator: Lori Le Mare Lori Le Mare founded Hamilton Aerial Group in 2010. She is the artistic director for the many cabarets and theatrical circus based shows this collective has been performing in and around Hamilton. Lori is also a visual artist and decorative paint restorer. Her studio is located in The Cotton Factory. Follow Lori on IG @hamiltonaerialgroup and @lorilemarestudio Drop into the market and join Lori in making a beautiful paper lantern to carry and display at the Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival. The lanterns will be made using cardboard, yarn, tissue paper, glue, scissors and your imagination! You may leave them to dry and pick up on Friday November 27th. Dates and times: daily from 12-3pm November 25-27 BANNER MAKING WORKSHOP NOV.25-27 12-3PM HAMILTON FARMERS' MARKET EVENT SPACE Facilitator: Tania Denyer (@tania.creates) Have you ever insisted that someone come look at the moon? I know I have, more than a few times. She is so magical! And as you probably already know, capturing our moon by camera is more than a little tricky. She does not show her truest beauty that way! In this workshop we will be stitching our own moon faces on 12-18” circles of fabric, adding eyes, noses, mouths and any other embellishments you like. No sewing experience required and all materials will be provided. We will have samples available for inspiration, print outs of a variety of moon faces or you may want to create your very own moon, all interpretations are welcome. These moons will be stitched to a banner that will be displayed at the Winter Solstice event at Corktown Park in December. Make sure to come out and see the finished banner and invite your family and friends to come look at the moon! Dates and times: daily from 12-3pm November 25-27 NELKEN LINE MOVEMENT WORKSHOP NOV.28 12-3PM HAMILTON FARMERS' MARKET EVENT SPACE Nelkin Line Movement Facilitator: Lori Le Mare Join Lori on Saturday November 28th and learn the moves to Pina Bausch’s The Nelken Line! Pina Bausch, the iconic German modern dance pioneer, choreographed this sequential gesture-based procession for her dance-theatre piece Nelken. In 2017 the Pina Bausch Foundation launched a global participatory public art project inviting dancers and amateurs worldwide to learn and perform the routine in public spaces. We will learn these easy hand moves to perform together in a procession at the Hamilton Winter Solstice Festival. See the Nelken Line here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZI4cgGRhzE Date and time: 12-3pm on November 28th All of the workshops are free and offered as drop-ins. Please note that the lantern-making and banner-making workshops from Nov 25-27 will take place at the same time in the event space. The Nelken Line movement workshop will be the sole workshop on Nov 28th.