TOM TEASLEY IN CONCERT

FREE PERFORMANCES AT SELECT SECOND SATURDAYS

As part of his Artist in Residency at Workhouse Arts Center, award winning musician Tom Teasley will perform a series of FREE concerts during Second Saturday ArtWalks. In Addition, he will host a series of hands on drum circle events. For information on the drum circle events, please Click Here

Tom Teasley, described in the Washington Post as “a multi-instrumental genius,” maintains a unique career as a solo percussionist, composer and collaborator. He is the 2016 Drummie Award winner for “World Percussionist of the Year by Drum! Magazine. Tom is a 2010, 2011 and 2017 Helen Hayes Theatre Award recipient for outstanding sound design (nominations in 2012, 2014, 2015). Tom tours frequently throughout the world performing and presenting clinics for the instrument companies he endorses including Yamaha, Vic Firth, Sabian, Remo, Gon Bops and others.

Concerts are free of charge and open to the public, no tickets OR reservations required.

Saturday March 14th and April 11th

Location: Building W-16

For INFORMATION about Tom Teasley, please visit tomteasley.com

Workhouse Social Dance 

*For our regular guests, please note new changes to the format for our monthly social dance.

Join us for our monthly Workhouse Social Dance in the McGuire-Woods Gallery (second floor of W-16) featuring dancing, complimentary refreshments and cash bar. The social dance will be led by professional ballroom instructors Bobbi Brennan and/or Cookie Bell beginning at 8:00pm and the music, dance, food and fun continue through 10:00pm. All skill levels welcome!

The night begins at 7:30pm with a complimentary 30 minute mini-lesson led by a professional dance instructor, versed in ballroom, Latin and social dance styles. General dancing begins at 8pm and continues until 10pm. For the schedule of mini-lessons, see below.

We are occasionally asked about dress code for the dances hosted at the Workhouse. We do not have a specific dress code, but most attendees tend to wear casual cocktail attire. Some of our attendees dress more casually and some dress up a little more. Most importantly, dress comfortably as you will be dancing all night.

Social Dance 8:00pm-10:00pm, $10 per person
Mini-Lesson 7:30pm-8:00pm, complimentary for those attending the Social Dance
*Please note that Host and mini-lesson subject to change.

March 21, Host: Bobbi Brennan, Lesson: Rhumba

April 19 (Sunday 4-6pm, Mini Lesson at 3:30), Host: Bobbi Brennan, Lesson: Tango

June 20, Host: Bobbi Brennan, Lesson: Single Swing

August 15, Host: Bobbi Brennan, Lesson: El Paso

October 17, Host: Bobbi Brennan, Lesson: ChaCha

November 21, Host: Cookie Bell, Lesson: Mambo

December 19, Host: Bobbi Brennan, Lesson: Triple Swing

A performance featuring Next Reflex Dance Collective Artists in concert at the Workhouse Arts Center’s W-3 Theater. Next Reflex Dance Collective presents new work from resident artists from the company and work from the company's repertory.

Next Reflex Dance Collective was founded by Roxann Morgan Rowley and Erika Surma in 2007.  An award winning modern dance company based in Northern Virginia, NRDC has been presented throughout the region by multiple venues and festivals including The DC Dance Festival, The Charlotte Dance Festival, The Cool NY Dance Festival, Mason/Rhynes Productions “Late Night Series”, The American Dance Institute, Dance Place, The Harman Center for the Arts, The National Theater, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, among others.

It is NRDC’s mission to create art collaboratively with artists of all disciplines and to support the creation of experimental dance work. As a unit, we are committed to creating new work which challenges ideas and broadens perceptions, while also encouraging experimentation at the highest level. We are devoted to being a part of our dance community’s growth through the inclusion of various artists in specific performance and outreach programs.

Venue: W-3 Theatre
Dates: Saturday, May 16, 2020
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $10-$25

*Limited seating, advance ticket reservations are recommended for this event. Reserved tickets may be collected at Will Call beginning 30 minutes prior to event, doors open for seating 30 minutes prior.