Pioneers Go East Collective in partnership with Socrates Sculpture Park presents 

NEXT! Educational Workshops: Eco Art and Performance Workshops

Location: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon  Blvd, Queens, NY 11106 

Cost: FREE for all participants. Ages 8 and up 

Dates: 

Friday, June 6: Seniors | 11am-1pm 

Saturday, June 7: Youth | 11am-1pm 

Sunday, June 8: Youth | 11am-1pm 

Friday, June 13: Seniors | 11am-1pm 

Saturday, June 14: Seniors and Youth | 11am-1pm

*Participants can attend single or multiple sessions. 

*Metro cards and Gift Cards to Michael’s provided for Youth participating in all 3 sessions.

*La instructora también habla español. 

Questions? Email community@pioneersgoeast.org

In this intergenerational workshop, facilitated by Maira Duarte from Dance to the People, participants will engage in the exploration of movement in nature and will manufacture wearable art pieces made of reused materials. Participants are welcome to bring materials they would like to create their pieces with, such as clothing in need of mending or objects that they have in excess (socks, plastic cutlery, cardboard, etc.). These workshops will explore the themes of land, water, and access to public natural spaces as well as the power of art and performance in manifesting the relationship between the individual, the community, and earth. 

Maira Duarte (Instructor) is a Mexican artist, educator, and organizer based in New York City. In 2014,  she founded Dance to the People/Danza para la Gente (DTTP), a collective dedicated to fostering anti-capitalist forms of artistic exchange, operating in both New York and Mexico. DTTP uses dance, ritual,  environmental education, and costume making to address the exploitation of people and the natural  world. The collective’s work emerges from participatory public experiences, workshops, community  forums, and dance laboratories. DTTP has received support from the CUNY Dance Initiative, Queens  Council on the Arts, and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. 

Pioneers Go East Collective is a radical Queer laboratory collective dedicated to dance-theater and video  art to empower the LGBTQ experience. An artist-driven collective, we create works of high artistic merit,  speak out about social issues and build a platform to positively impact the LGBTQ community.

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