Find an artistic activity Lorraine

Born in the Caribbean and arrived in France at the age of 23, it was in Mulhouse that Mary the Antillean learned to play African and Latin American percussion. It did not consist of an unknown person: Mamady Keita. Today a graduate of the school's school, it offers its knowledge in schools, through courses or performances with African tales, Socio-cultural centres or, for individual, Tagolsheim and Pfaffenheim, either weekly or during weekends. How to brighten your evenings and your relationships with your neighbours!

For nearly half a century, a thousand members have been coming here to take advantage of the workshops offered by experts in their fields, whether you are a child or an adult. On the program: plastic arts, body expression, various arts and crafts (woodworking, bookbinding, pottery, etc.). Drawing, painting, photography, illustration, but also styling, carpentry, sculpture, cardboard, the fields in which to exercise one's talents are numerous and particularly varied.

You like to take your time to choose frames, chopsticks, laminates and other specialized products, take a look at its 500 ^{m2 of} exhibition space. From the supply of frames and fine arts to framing work, this Loft de l'Encadr'Heure offers a wide choice and quality services, and also offers custom-made frames. A friendly and professional team will be able to advise you and find an answer to all your expectations.A choice of 800 baguette references, supplies for the fine arts, specialized bookshop... And take advantage of your visit to admire the works on display: they are the work of artists of all levels.

A single glance at the window is enough to understand the specialty of this shop. Professional framer, l'Eclat de Verre offers a tailor-made service to sublimate paintings, drawings and other photographs. You can choose from dozens of materials, colours and patterns, but also a wide range of binding materials, a beautiful housing and stationery section. More than just a store, Eclat de Verre is also a place of learning where you can come and try your hand at framing, of course, but also calligraphy, scrapbooking, painting, drawing or making lampshades and cardboard furniture. An address to remember!

The Al Terre Native association offers courses and courses of ceramics, with Céline Desor-Laurent, a ceramist. In the programme: introduction to many techniques including Raku. The exhibition hall features ceramic creations.

The former hotel hotel is also a training centre for creative leisure. The atelier Rurart hosts Octopus Workshop, specialized in decorative mural painting and wood and the creation of accessories for home. Internships are organised throughout the year, for adults. In the program, maroquinerie workshops, engraving, Latin calligraphy, mosaic, creation of cardboard furniture, jewelry, glass, medieval enluminure, traditional wood foil, stained glass.

Few have this talent for creating or restoring stained glass windows. Philippe Weaver is one of these craftsmen, mastering the techniques from manual cutting to diamond roulette, mouth blown glass or lead assembly. The works damaged by time, thus find under his fingers, in his workshop, a new youth. But it does not stop there and also creates, unique pieces, vases, chandeliers, wall, plates, set out in its workshop.

Are you a DIY (Do it yourself) enthusiast? Then join this club and make new friends. You'll get together to make unique and original creations of all kinds. You'll also be able to make patchworks, embroideries, decorative objects... with noble or recycled materials. All in a warm and friendly atmosphere. What's more, once a year, a sale is organized in the village hall. This is an opportunity to publicize the club's activities and techniques, and to sell the beautiful objects created.

After fifteen years of dancing with the greatest all over the world, the world breakdance champion, Ismaël Taggae, has realized his dream: open his own studio to share his passion for dance! Here, the trend is rather urban between hip-hop, breakdance and street afro, but you will also find more classical styles: modern jazz, street girly and many others. The studio is open to all ages, starting with early learning workshops from 4 years old, classes for children from 7 to 12 years old and for teenagers from 13 to 17 years old, without forgetting adults. Do you want to get started? The studio offers you a trial class to choose the discipline you like.

L'Atelier des Couleurs is a space of plastic arts dedicated to the learning and the improvement of various techniques (painting, drawing, volume) on various supports. It offers art workshops for beginners or initiates of all ages, invited to come and share a moment of creation, in painting, drawing, live model or origami, in joy and conviviality! It is also a small store and an exhibition place for artists wishing to sell and show their work to the public. It's an opportunity to find the rare pearl to offer or to please yourself. We come out with a head full of colors and creative ideas!

Since 1990, the association Graine de Cirque has been keeping alive the practice and the passion for circus arts in Alsace. Under its big top installed in the Jardin des Deux Rives, next to the equestrian club, the circus school trains the widest possible audience in a few selected disciplines: juggling, balance on objects, aerial, acrobatics... Open to children from three years old in duo with a parent or from four years old alone, it is possible to practise throughout the year to learn a particular discipline as well as to register for one of the multidisciplinary courses organised during the holidays. Every end of the year, a week of shows is organized.

In Chaource, the Association Artitude 10 offers two interesting activities for art and ceramics enthusiasts. Firstly, every year they organize the Ronde des Feux, a festival of ceramics, art and fire. This original event takes place on a two-hectare natural site, between woods and meadows, and offers a magical atmosphere thanks to installations, animations, shows, music and lights. Over 200 artists and young talents take part in the festival, sharing their passion and know-how with the public. The association also offers a discovery tour of the Ronde des Feux site, with visits to the clay quarry, the wood-fired kiln park, an exhibition and demonstrations of ceramic techniques. This guided tour allows visitors to discover the artistic world of ceramics in an exceptional natural setting.

Carton De has elected home in the countryside at Roots 40 km from Troyes and 6 km from Ervy-le-Châtel. Catherine Mainardi, professor of mathematics, is now making cardboard furniture. She creates, exposes, and shares this technique with all the curious and passionate. Lightweight, printable, opaque, insulating and very good resistance, working cardboard offers many advantages, the main material is within the scope of all the stock exchanges, it calls for the use of environmentally friendly products for the environment. The construction of the cardboard furniture is a thorough work… From drawing to cutting through the application of silk or varnish paper, there is a bit of work. In the end you get light furniture, solid, washable and… design! These are real functional furniture: convenient location where you can store your business, chairs in which you can sit down… Count 80 € to work with Catherine and manufacture with her over half a day a coffee table. To discover!

Corinne animator Azza, you can discover the scrap at home or at his home. Just make an appointment with a dozen photos on the same theme and a pair of scissors. With this you're going to know that the studio will highlight your photos on a page according to techniques that Corinne will explain to you, cutting, collage, stencils, templates, creating according to his taste and mood, and it is always a success and very original. The moderator dipsoition a host of equipment that will serve. To discover!

Young Champagne is an association of adults and children who dance regional folklore. Performances in costumes of Troyes, dating from the 1850 s and in place for soyottes, swing, quadrilles, jig, where you must lift the very high leg, or the corporate dance of gardeners. Rehearsals take place at home every Wednesday from 19 am to 21 pm. It takes at least 13 years to register. The association has numerous events: the festival of music in Troyes, the feast of the apple at Village…

Kwi-Ka is an association offering contemporary African dance, samba and zumba classes. The classes are led by Katia Matar, an adventurous choreographer trained in New York and Paris, whose motto is the blending of cultures, tradition and creation. Although the association is based in the station area, classes take place on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings at the Foyer Sainte-Madeleine (1B, rue du Fossé des Orphelins) or at Cardek (place des Orphelins, Strasbourg).

Bonus: energetic, exotic dances.

The Léo-Lagrange centre offers many activities for small and large. Singing enthusiasts and choir enthusiasts will be able to meet on Wednesday to share their passion. Whether you are a good singer or an amateur, the choir does not make any difference. The important thing is to take pleasure in the words of the teacher. All styles of music are discussed to allow the greatest number of participants to participate! A warm and friendly atmosphere!

Do you aspire to become a musician or an actor? Visit the Gautier d'Épinal Conservatory, which welcomes students who wish to become aware of musical or theatrical practice. Training courses last on average 2 to 4 years. The conservatory regularly organizes auditions and free concerts throughout the school year. The school welcomes both amateur musicians and students wishing to become professionals.

The Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole is one of the first theaters built in France, and the oldest still in operation. With a capacity of 750, it offers a varied program of opera, ballet and theater.

This non-profit association aims to promote and develop the circus and street arts in Nancy while giving everyone a space for artistic expression. Who has never admired a juggler or a trapeze artist and wondered what it would feel like to be in the air? At the circus arts school of Nancy you will learn how to move on a unicycle without breaking a leg and how to move with balance on a wire. An art that develops creativity and self-confidence while improving your physical abilities. Discovery, initiation and improvement courses are available from the age of 7.

Do you dream of slipping into the skin of a glamour stripper? Feel free to contact Luna Moka Burlesque School! As his name suggests, this school is dedicated to learning dance burlesque a little nasty! Classes are insured every Tuesday (burlesque 2) and Thursdays (burlesque 1) between 19 h 30 and 21 h 30 by Lemm Rollicking, pine-up mutine and craquante of the striptease troupe of Alsace-up, a programme… Discovery of different striptease codes, technical exercises, work of expressions, control of movements and accessories: in a few months, Lemm Rollicking transforms you in theory into a sexy stripper! An activity to be discovered among girlfriends, for example during a funeral of young girls (quotation on request).

In the heart of Colmar city center, in a friendly and warm atmosphere, Anne-Cécile Écochard, a graduate plastician of Besançon's Fine Arts, welcomes small and large artists all levels! For younger people, 4 years old: discovery of shapes, colors and harmonies through drawing, painting and modeling. For teenagers: approach to plastic arts techniques (mixed and graphic), introduction to perspective, observation drawing, volume, modeling and presentation of the file for the plastic arts option at baccalaureate and preparation for entry competitions in art school. For adults, Anne-Cécile offers them initiations to different techniques (fusans, graphites, blood, art chalk…), to modeling (clay) and to oil or acrylic painting. In mid-June, a few steps from the Artistic Workshop, at Domaine Martin Jung, the students' work is gathered together with the unconcealed pride of seeing their masterpieces. During school holidays, Anne-Cécile organizes courses for children and teenagers taking place on 3 or 5 days depending on the formulas, around an artist (Hockney, Chagall…) or an original theme (Alice in Wonderland, folk animals…). For adults, many workshops complement the courses on an ad hoc basis (artwork, textile painting, etc.). And for a successful birthday party, the art workshop moves to your home to animate a full session and create beautiful memories.

For over 50 years, Yamaha has been developing music teaching methods adapted to young children, teenagers and adults. The courses are offered through Yamaha Music Schools, a network currently boasting over 6,000 locations worldwide. Inaugurated in September 2015 and directed by Jean-Michel Durand, the Yamaha Music School in Colmar is the only one of its kind in the Grand Est region. It offers "Junior Music Courses" for children (aged 3 to 12), taking into account their physiological and emotional development, "Popular Courses" for adults and teenagers, not forgetting play-based group lessons. Group and individual lessons (voice, guitar, piano and keyboard arranger) are provided by a team of teachers selected by audition and trained according to the YMS method. In addition to courses, the school offers regular workshops and organizes an end-of-year concert. So many ways to learn to sing or master a musical instrument at your own pace, while having fun!

Created in 2011 in Paris, the Labo des Histoires is a national, non-profit association whose aim is to (re)inspire young people under 25 to write. Located on the premises of the Manufacture's theatre, the Grand Est subsidiary thus offers the opportunity to work on writing fiction, articles, speeches, comic books and film scripts through workshops led by a professional in the profession. A very nice initiative with a bright future ahead of it.

School created by our local Pin Up: Luna Moka! La Clandestine is an original establishment that offers courses with very little known dances. You can learn about the Charleston, the French cancan or even the burlesque stripping! The classes take place in an intimate atmosphere, in small groups, which makes you feel very comfortable. A former aircraft repair factory during the Second World War, the 300 m² school is spread over 3 levels and has two classrooms of 80 m² each. The advantage of the structure? The diversity of the courses and the very atypical dances. But be careful, don't stop at the price of year-round courses that can be scary.

Pôle couture is a private sewing school. Here, you'll be in a small group (5 to 8 people). Classes are tailored to individual needs and levels. You'll learn how to use a sewing machine, make alterations, use a pattern, sew difficult materials like leather and even learn to embroider! You'll learn how to make patchworks, create your own clothes or simply redecorate your home. Weekend courses are also available. The structure's main asset is undoubtedly its personalized follow-up.But beware: quality courses come at a price!

Do gospel choirs seen on television make you dream? Do you regularly sing Woopy Goldberg in your bathroom? The Happy Souls Choir is for you! Here, no selections or auditions, only your motivation to learn and to participate in this adventure counts. Each year, a concert is held at the end of the year with all the profits going to charity. Throughout the year, the choir also sings voluntarily for associations or retirement homes. Start warming up your voice now.

MINOU (Mouvement d'Improvisation Novateur Ouvert et Utile) is enjoying great success thanks to its innovative concept. Theater enthusiasts love to get together for evenings where good humor and laughter are guaranteed. This theatrical improv troupe from Metz offers improvisation matches in which the actors, real players, compete against each other on themes chosen by lottery. It's up to the audience to vote for the team that has seduced them the most. Training workshops are also available for those wishing to discover improvisation or perfect their skills. It's the place to go to unwind.

Come and make your dream come true in this brand-new boutique! Here you'll find a wide range of guitars (from the best-known, mainstream brands to the most cutting-edge) and electronic keyboards. There are over 600 guitars, both acoustic and electric. The keyboards, meanwhile, can be complemented by electronic music. Spanning two floors, this store is sure to become a must for enthusiasts, who can also drop off their own instruments for repair or tuning.

With over 750 square meters of parquet flooring, the Académie Micka Marquès will give you plenty of time to learn to dance without stepping on your partners' toes. This year sees a number of new features in addition to the venue. Firstly, you'll be learning from four new, young but ultra-talented teachers chosen for their teaching skills. You'll also discover new dances: adult contemporary, adult hip hop, zumba kids, Lady style ados, and the famous and sexy adult heels.

It's on a small street near the church that is this little boutique. In a renovated house and a refined framework, basketry production is highlighted: The Trolley, bakery baskets, towels, a convenient drawer. The host will tell you that in the area of wicker, everything is possible.

Painter of the country of Armance, Pierre Monnet and his workshop are indispensable in the circuit, since his paintings represent local landscapes.

Painting workshop by Pascal Briand.

Tip Top TAP: an activity full of percussive promise, offers a journey to the wonderful land of clapping, with a discovery of the different techniques used in tap dancing, from the magic moments of the American musical, through the Irish art, but also using tap as a percussion instrument. This timeless art combines physical exercise with a playful hobby and represents a very complete enrichment by developing balance, coordination, listening, memory, concentration, creativity, space management, group life..

Sixty tap dancers from 10 to 80 years old come from all over the region to share their passion, every Monday and Tuesday evening, according to five levels of adult classes, a children's/teenagers' class, workshops, training courses, etc., at Loisirs et Culture 11 bis rue des Couvents in Montigny-lès-Metz. In response to the enthusiasm for this activity, Tip Top TAP is offering a beginners' class for the next season: Tuesdays at 7:15 pm. Trial classes are free and without obligation. For more information, please contact Dominique Wetta.

Japanese art is fashionable in many disciplines (decoration, kitchen, etc.). Ikebana is an initiation to floral bouquets: sober, simple compositions, contrasting in colors and shapes. Christiane Demesy will teach you how to highlight the plants, create sober, rhythmic, asymmetric arrangements, according to appropriate techniques. The whole thing is to exercise its eye, to know how to highlight the plants used (flowers, leaves, branches) while retaining only the essential, finished the rococo!

The Ça respire encore theater company has been giving classes in the theater of the same name for nearly 30 years. Classical or contemporary, anyone who loves the stage will be delighted. Here, you can work on your acting, breathing, placement in the room and role interpretation. A real place to meet and exchange ideas, all theater enthusiasts will make this weekly rendez-vous their own little moment of pleasure, buoyed by the real love of the performing arts that reigns here. You could be the actors of tomorrow..

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Do you dream of your child playing the cello but all he or she talks about is the electric guitar? Head for the Noumatrouff, which, after its missions of dissemination and creation of current music, accompanies amateurs or professionals. With the singing workshop, the solo or group instrumental practice workshops, the computer-assisted music workshops, the sound workshop, the live recordings, there is everything to enjoy. The bridges with the conservatory and the resource centre complete this system which is accessible to the greatest number.

To learn painting or drawing or simply for pleasure, the workshop is open to all lovers. The free workshop on thursday and friday allows to will come to set your equipment and to progress in a bright and spacious dining area. For those who prefer the formula of course, the 3 days periods are offered to learn the contemporary figuration, to widen techniques of design and even go to paint the landscape on the shores of the lake. 

The Conservatoire Régional du Grand Nancy is a metropolitan institution for the artistic teaching of music, dance and theatre. Classes with flexible music schedules (CHAM) in partnership with the National Education, courses, initiations, teachings, exams, but also auditions, concerts and events. The conservatory works around the awakening of the youngest, teaching, identification and development of young talent. It is a real hub of artistic and educational activities, training, creation and dissemination, and the artistic heart of the metropolis and the region. Programme and practical information on the metropolis' website.

The L.E.M., acronym for Lieu d'Expérimentation Marionnette, is Le Petit Théâtre dans la ville, taken over since the end of 2014 by the company En Verre et contre Tout. This puppet place with multidisciplinary tendencies is a real space of life, exchange, experimentation, as evidenced by a bar-library, an interior courtyard, a performance hall with 45 seats and a rehearsal room, where artists in residence, performances and training courses meet. Here we give ourselves time, time to work together, in a building classified as a historical monument.

A conventional stage for cross-referenced stage writing, La Méridienne - Théâtre de Lunéville is particularly interested in transdisciplinarity and new relationships with the public. The programme is filled with abundant artistic proposals and a variety of media: theatre, musical performances, dance, circus arts. The season is punctuated by two highlights: the Theatre and Science Days in January and the FACTO festival in the spring. Cultural activities for schools and the general public are carried out throughout the year.

Come and discover or practice Country and Modern Line Dance. Two associations, Country Rose Dancers and Happy Face Band, have joined forces to offer classes and events in Eschau. To match the level of participants as closely as possible, classes are offered for beginners, intermediates and advanced dancers. And because the most effective way to learn is to practice, events are organized throughout the year in the village hall. So don your leather skirt or pants, put on your cowboy boots and hats, and get ready for some saloon dancing... Atmosphere guaranteed! And all for a very modest fee.

Coaching is more than a profession, it is a real passion in the Raoul family that has been passed on for four generations. Thanks to his family know-how, Benoît Raoul has taken over the management of the shop. For more than 20 years, he has been making your frames and mirrors entirely custom-made with a choice of 2,500 mouldings and also takes care of the restoration of your paintings and their frames. Whatever your style, from the classic gold moulding to the most modern aluminium sticks, you will find the finish that will perfectly match your interior decoration as well as a varied collection of posters, prints and art reproductions.

What could be better than a new toy? A toy made by your own hands! That's what Geppetto's Workshop has to offer, with workshops for young and old (from 5 years upwards) and courses during the school vacations. Geppetto will provide you with models of old toys, so that you can build your own wooden toy with his expert advice. For the most gifted, your toy can even be animated. Children will quickly get hooked, but so will adults, who will be able to test their skills and creativity. Little by little, as the workshops progress, you'll create each piece, give life to an idea, master the technical gestures and your body until the final result is yours to give... or not!

The website of this pottery workshop, 100% local and handmade as it claims, is just as playful as its inhabitants. The workshop creates traditional stoneware and porcelain pottery, but also has fun creating stars, animals and flowers. Here, it's a colorful circus, with small pieces that awaken interiors. You can take part in the workshop, or register your children for other workshops. We work with clay for an hour and a half, for around €25: your little one leaves with his work, while we pamper him and offer him a snack! Get ideas....

It goes in all directions, left, right, then up, down. And up and down again. With all these comings and goings, all these objects, each more unusual than the last, you can't help but wonder: "What's all this mess? What kind of circus is this?" Well, this whole circus is just that... a circus! A real one. Well, almost: it's a circus school, already 27 years old, located behind the Brunstatt town hall. It's a place where you can see kids straining for scarves of all colors. You have to throw them, but above all you have to catch them. And it's no easy task! They end up catching them on the head, but don't seem to be (and that's the main thing!). Some girls walk on balls, others on trapezes. Some seem to have a thing for... masks. As for the shy ones, all it takes is a red nose to stop them turning red! The teachers juggle several groups of kids, but above all they juggle with them to pass on their passion for the circus through the Arsène association, which is, above all, a story of friends and a wonderful human adventure. Here, working on balance on pedal boats - skateboards - has never made children so... balanced! A true paradise for young and old alike... who still have the soul of a child.

Located next to the train station, this arts training centre is a singular place where learning, the arts, well-being and personal development come together. La Fabrique has 7 activity spaces to reveal the talents of the participants: manual arts workshop, theatre, dance, singing, photo/video studio, Zen and fitness space and a fashion, sewing and styling workshop. Whether you are comfortable with a discipline or a neophyte, the objective is to accompany you step by step so that you can spend moments of joy and pleasure. You can also opt for introductory or advanced courses throughout the year. La Fabrique makes a beautiful world!

Landser is a small town in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace. The school offers modern/jazz dance classes as well as ballroom dance classes. Danse Loisirs Landser also offers private lessons for those wishing to work on personalized choreography.

DJ LIGHT Animation is a disc jockey company based in Béning-lès-Saint-Avold, Alsace-Lorraine. They offer their services throughout the Meurthe-et-Moselle region and surrounding areas. Their website, music-light-animation.fr, offers more information on their services. DJ LIGHT Animation offers entertainment for various events such as weddings, balls, banquets, tea dances and birthdays. They also offer sound and lighting rental services, with installation and de-installation carried out in-house.