Pease Park Conservancy is happy to partner with Toni Bravo of Diverse Spaces Youth Dance Theater for family movement and dance workshops outdoors.
Dance is a joyous activity that connects us to rhythm and the space that surrounds us. And it gives us a sense of presence and confidence that can have a positive impact in our relationship with others. Come and share this experience with your child. It is a bond like no other!
About Diverse Spaces Youth Dance Theater:
Every year Ms. Bravo creates choreography for Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre, which she directs and provides training for. Each year’s work is based on a relevant topic, which provides the participants and their audience with an artistic and compelling view of the topic from different angles. Ms. Bravo does research on the topic and guides the youth in DSYDT into their own research. Sometimes scientific, sometimes psychological or philosophical, this research is the base for the movement vocabulary and the imagery presented on the stage. It also informs many a conversation and much of the instruction that Ms. Bravo provides to all her students.
About Toni Bravo:
Maria Antonieta (Toni) Bravo, originally from Mexico City and Naturalized American, has worked around the world as a dancer, educator, and choreographer since 1989. She trained as a dancer in Mexico, the US, England, France and Germany [Folkwang University and Wuppertal Tanztheater internship]. She performed in various countries before settling in Austin, Texas. Her Youth Company annually travels to Europe to perform and train in Amsterdam and Berlin. Her work is based on various dance and dance/theatre approaches. And she also choreographs for Dance festivals, Theatre, and Musical Theatre productions. Part of her freelance work has been presented by Blanton Museum, Austin Shakespeare, VORTEX Repertory Theatre, UT Austin Department of Theater and Dance and Opera Department, her own company Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre and other local groups in Austin. Her international connections include: The Palucca University of Dance Dresden (teaching for MA program for dance teachers), Gymnasium Essen-Werden (Technique classes). The Irish Youth Dance Festival (Choreography and Technique Residencies), SE.S.TA in Czech Republic (Seminar for dance and academic teachers), CODARTS and SKVR in Rotterdam, ICK (Workshops for dance teachers) and LEINEROEBANA (Company class) in Amsterdam. Since 2015 she has conducted teacher’s training programs in Prague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dublin, Berlin, and Dresden.
In 2019 she was inducted into the Austin Hall of fame in Arts for her work with youth and dance artists of all ages and for her research in dance education and education through dance!
A Note about Pease Park Conservancy Events:
For parking and transportation information please visit https://peasepark.org/parking If you sign up, please make every effort to show up. Our events are free so all of our community members can attend. But we plan our events to be meaningful for the number of people who register to be there, so please make every effort to attend if you have registered. We understand things come up from time to time, but If you have registered we look forward to having you there! Thank you!
Getting To Kingsbury Commons:
We highly recommend alternate forms of transportation such as public transportation, walking, biking, ride-sharing or carpooling if this is an option for you. If driving make sure to arrive early enough to find parking as spots are limited. There is a small parking lot in front of Kingsbury Commons and street parking is available on Parkway between Kingsbury Street and Lamar Blvd.
Throughout the week, additional FREE parking is available at the Austin Recreation Center (1301 Shoal Creek Blvd) and on weekends between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm, FREE parking can also be found at the ACC Rio Grande Parking Garage (816 W. 12th Street). Both of these options connect to Pease Park by a 5-minute walk along the Shoal Creek Greenbelt Trail.