Rhythmix Cultural Works

RCW Summer Sampler Camps

Rhythmix Cultural Works is excited to offer 5 weeks of summer camp this year! Each week will be slightly different, including a special week of Spanish camp produced with Viva El Espanol! We will always offer one movement class - either Capoeira or Circus Arts, and one music class - either Drumming/Percussion or Taiko Drumming. We will offer a variety of visual art classes, including Book Arts, Painting, Cartooning and Mask Making. The schedule is as follows:

June 16-20th Capoeria/Robot Art in the morning and Taiko/Painting in the afternoon

June 23-27th
Rhythmix Cultural Works and Viva el Espanol Present a Spanish Circus Arts Camp. The camp includes a Latin Percussion Class where you will experience the rhythms of South America; a Circus Arts class where you learn tumbling, juggling and clowning; and a Spanish Class where you will have hands-on activities, role-playing and games will help you learn Spanish vocabulary related to circus animals, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, animal trainers, and much more!

July 7-11th - Capoeira/Book Arts in the morning and Taiko/Art in the afternoon

August 11-15 Capoeira/Book Arts in the morning and Drumming/Cartooning in the afternoon

August 18-22nd - Drumming/Drawing in the morning and Circus/Mask Making in the afternoon

Sample Schedule:
Group I/Group II
9:00-9:15 Welcome
9:15-10:30 Capoeira/Book Arts
10:30-11:45 Book Arts/Capoeira
11:45-12:30 lunch/lunch
12:30-1:45 Percussion/Painting
1:45-3:00 Painting/Percussion
3:00-3:15 Pick-up

After care available until 5pm for $8 an hour
Suggested ages for the two groups:
Group I completed 1st grade- completed 3rd grade
Group II completed 4th grade-completed 6th grade

Cost is $275 per week (except Spanish week June 23, which is $350), with a 10% discount for siblings (discount code is "camp"
Email or call for registration - or click the button above info@rhythmix.org or (510) 865-5060

More about our classes and teachers!

Our Classes

Painting
Learning how to draw can be fun! With lots of tools, techniques and styles, you can bring your own creative ideas to the paper. Teachers Lina/Julia.

Capoeira Kids
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, music, dance, acrobatics, ritual and folklore. Classes for kids are fun, energetic and adaptable for the needs of each student. Classes will include: stretching, practice of Capoeira movements, training movements with a partner, conditioning, music and of course playing lots of Capoeira!
Instructor: Sam Batchelder

Book Arts for Kids

June 16-23 - ROBOTS, ROBOTS, ROBOTS! We will make our own robots out of cardboard, tinfoil, wire, googly eyes, bits of this and that, and our own imagination! Kids can take home as many as they can make. To inspire us, there will be an exhibit of Robots in the Gallery at the same time.

August 11-15,18-22
TUNNEL BOOKS: These magical books are like small 3D theaters that tell their own story in pictures. Whether it's a story about a pet, the rainforest or getting lost in space, each child creates their own tunnel book with their favorite topic. Text for our stories can be attached on the outside.
BOOKS WITH HIDDEN PAGES. Flexagons are fun books with hidden pages inside. They are a little bit like the "Magic Wallet" trick. We will make those pages appear and disappear as we turn the pages in a secret way.
POP-UPS. There is nothing like a pop-up to help tell the story. We will learn how to make pop-ups of different kinds so that each student can use them in a pop-up book that they make themselves.

Latin Percussion
An introduction to Samba and Afro-Brazilian percussion using many different instruments including drums, the surdo, tamborim, agogo bells and many more! Have fun playing while learning basic drumming techniques. No drumming experience is necessary and instruments will be provided!
Instructor: John Waller

Our Teachers

Sue Gwin , Painting
Sue Gwin is a working artist who's been painting, drawing and sculpting for over 30 years and recieved her BFA degree from the California School of the Arts. Sue earns her living as a fabric designer and art workshop teacher in the Bay Area.

Sam Batchelder, Capoeira
Sam Batchelder (Sumido) has been training capoeira for 8 years and is currently teaching the blossoming kid's capoeira program at Rhythmix. He is an instructor at Capoeira Mandinga in Oakland and also teaches kids capoeira classes for schools around the east bay area. Sam Batchelder is a student of Mestre Marcelo Pereira (Eddy Gordo from the video game Tekken 3). Mestre Marcelo has taught capoeira in the bay area for 25 years and his work has helped spread Capoeira world wide.

C.J. Grossman, Book Arts
C.J. has been involved in the Bay Area arts seen for many years both as an artist and instructor. She has taught and developed classes at The Bay Area Discovery Museum, MOCHA, and the Exploratorium.

John Waller, Percussion
John can play a variety of percussion instruments although he started on drum set. He studies Western and Eastern music styles and plays with some internationally known groups like Panduit Habib Khan, RebbeSoul, MC Rai, Viviana Guzman and Moh Alileche. Some instruments that John can play: Djembe, Conga, Darabukah, frame drum, ricq, Bodran, Tabla, Tonbak, spoons, garbage can. He studies Western and Eastern music styles. He breaks down the basics and makes it fun and easy. He can show anyone how to get their hands playing and drumming!

	RCW Summer Sampler Camps Rhythmix Cultural Works is excited to offer 5 weeks of summer camp this year! Each week will be slightly different, including a special week of Spanish camp produced with Viva El Espanol! We will always offer one movement class - either Capoeira or Circus Arts, and one music class - either Drumming/Percussion or Taiko Drumming. We will offer a variety of visual art classes, including Book Arts, Painting, Cartooning and Mask Making. The schedule is as follows: June 16-20th Capoeria/Robot Art in the morning and Taiko/Painting in the afternoon June 23-27th Rhythmix Cultural Works and Viva el Espanol Present a Spanish Circus Arts Camp. The camp includes a Latin Percussion Class where you will experience the rhythms of South America; a Circus Arts class where you learn tumbling, juggling and clowning; and a Spanish Class where you will have hands-on activities, role-playing and games will help you learn Spanish vocabulary related to circus animals, clowns, acrobats, jugglers, animal trainers, and much more! July 7-11th - Capoeira/Book Arts in the morning and Taiko/Art in the afternoon August 11-15 Capoeira/Book Arts in the morning and Drumming/Cartooning in the afternoon August 18-22nd - Drumming/Drawing in the morning and Circus/Mask Making in the afternoon Sample Schedule: Group I/Group II 9:00-9:15 Welcome 9:15-10:30 Capoeira/Book Arts 10:30-11:45 Book Arts/Capoeira 11:45-12:30 lunch/lunch 12:30-1:45 Percussion/Painting 1:45-3:00 Painting/Percussion 3:00-3:15 Pick-up After care available until 5pm for $8 an hour Suggested ages for the two groups: Group I completed 1st grade- completed 3rd grade Group II completed 4th grade-completed 6th grade Cost is $275 per week (except Spanish week June 23, which is $350), with a 10% discount for siblings (discount code is "camp" Email or call for registration - or click the button above info@rhythmix.org or (510) 865-5060 More about our classes and teachers! Our Classes Painting Learning how to draw can be fun! With lots of tools, techniques and styles, you can bring your own creative ideas to the paper. Teachers Lina/Julia. Capoeira Kids Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, music, dance, acrobatics, ritual and folklore. Classes for kids are fun, energetic and adaptable for the needs of each student. Classes will include: stretching, practice of Capoeira movements, training movements with a partner, conditioning, music and of course playing lots of Capoeira! Instructor: Sam Batchelder Book Arts for Kids June 16-23 - ROBOTS, ROBOTS, ROBOTS! We will make our own robots out of cardboard, tinfoil, wire, googly eyes, bits of this and that, and our own imagination! Kids can take home as many as they can make. To inspire us, there will be an exhibit of Robots in the Gallery at the same time. August 11-15,18-22 TUNNEL BOOKS: These magical books are like small 3D theaters that tell their own story in pictures. Whether it's a story about a pet, the rainforest or getting lost in space, each child creates their own tunnel book with their favorite topic. Text for our stories can be attached on the outside. BOOKS WITH HIDDEN PAGES. Flexagons are fun books with hidden pages inside. They are a little bit like the "Magic Wallet" trick. We will make those pages appear and disappear as we turn the pages in a secret way. POP-UPS. There is nothing like a pop-up to help tell the story. We will learn how to make pop-ups of different kinds so that each student can use them in a pop-up book that they make themselves. Latin Percussion An introduction to Samba and Afro-Brazilian percussion using many different instruments including drums, the surdo, tamborim, agogo bells and many more! Have fun playing while learning basic drumming techniques. No drumming experience is necessary and instruments will be provided! Instructor: John Waller Our Teachers Sue Gwin , Painting Sue Gwin is a working artist who's been painting, drawing and sculpting for over 30 years and recieved her BFA degree from the California School of the Arts. Sue earns her living as a fabric designer and art workshop teacher in the Bay Area. Sam Batchelder, Capoeira Sam Batchelder (Sumido) has been training capoeira for 8 years and is currently teaching the blossoming kid's capoeira program at Rhythmix. He is an instructor at Capoeira Mandinga in Oakland and also teaches kids capoeira classes for schools around the east bay area. Sam Batchelder is a student of Mestre Marcelo Pereira (Eddy Gordo from the video game Tekken 3). Mestre Marcelo has taught capoeira in the bay area for 25 years and his work has helped spread Capoeira world wide. C.J. Grossman, Book Arts C.J. has been involved in the Bay Area arts seen for many years both as an artist and instructor. She has taught and developed classes at The Bay Area Discovery Museum, MOCHA, and the Exploratorium. John Waller, Percussion John can play a variety of percussion instruments although he started on drum set. He studies Western and Eastern music styles and plays with some internationally known groups like Panduit Habib Khan, RebbeSoul, MC Rai, Viviana Guzman and Moh Alileche. Some instruments that John can play: Djembe, Conga, Darabukah, frame drum, ricq, Bodran, Tabla, Tonbak, spoons, garbage can. He studies Western and Eastern music styles. He breaks down the basics and makes it fun and easy. He can show anyone how to get their hands playing and drumming!