Master Classes
Master classes provide students with unique opportunities to interact directly with world-renowned master artists representing a variety of artistic mediums. As visiting artists perform at the Arts Center, we connect these masters with local students for an exchange of knowledge, inspiration, and hands-on learning experiences. By working closely with these master artists, students are encouraged to investigate their own creative potential and...
develop a life-long appreciation of the arts.
Presented by the Arts Center’s Education Through the Arts program, previous master classes have included renowned hip-hop artist Rennie Harris for a student dance class with Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College; Carlotta Santana for a Flamenco class with the Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Department and the Santa Rosa Senior Center; and The Birdhouse Factory’s renowned jugglers Steven Ragetz and Fritz Grobe providing a juggling clinic for Sonoma County youth.
2008-2009 Master Classes
Wes Chapman, Artistic Director
American Ballet Theatre II
Ballet, Advanced Contemporary Dance
Sonoma State University
advanced dance students
Sept 23, 2008
Joe Goode
Joe Goode Performance Group
Modern Dance
ArtQuest at Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa
grades 10-12: ArtQuest Advanced Dancers
January 28, 2009
Joe Goode
Joe Goode Performance Group
Modern Dance
Sonoma State University
advanced dance students
January 29, 2009
Troy Powell, Associate Artistic Director
Ailey II
American Dance Theater
Sonoma State University
advanced dance students
March 11, 2009
Troy Powell, Associate Artistic Director
Ailey II
American Dance Theater
ArtQuest at Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa
grades 10-12: ArtQuest Advanced Dancers
March 11, 2009