Kensal Youth Club: Free youth workshops

S.P.I.D. (Specially Produced Innovatively Directed) is running free youth workshop sessions at Kensal Youth Club. The sessions, running throughout the year, include drama, Gong Fu, yoga and animation.

Youth Drama
Drama sessions give young people the chance to work with professional actors, directors, designers, filmmakers and sound and light technicians.

Tuesday Sessions
4:30 to 6:30pm for 8– to 13-year-olds

Thursday Sessions
6:30 to 8:30pm for 13– to 19-year-olds

Participants in the Thursday group will have the opportunity to be part of exciting new shows and the SPID summer tour to venues like the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn.

To find out more, call Nnenna on 07534 928 057 or 0208 968 2961, or email her

Gong Fu - Wednesdays, 7:30 to 8:30pm
Shaolin Gong Fu Preparation is an entry-level class for over-15s. This class builds high levels of all round-fitness. Stamina, flexibility, coordination and Shaolin basic skills are all developed. Regardless of your current condition, you will quickly experience good levels of fitness.

Instructed by Mickell Lemard, Senior Student of the Shaolin Temple UK. Call Mickell on 07951 604 611 or email him

Animation for over-15s - Mondays, 6 to 8pm
These 2D Animation Workshops use digital stop frame techniques to show you how to create your very own animation. You will make your own puppets, scenic backgrounds and story, which you can then animate. The first eight-week course runs from Monday May 23rd to Monday July 11th.

Instructed by Lili Barcroft. Call Lili on 07949 569 028 or email her

Yoga for over-15s – Thursdays, 12 noon to 2pm
Oneness Yoga teaches an awareness of breathing and a method to relax the muscles of the body. It encourages deep contemplation and the flexibility of the body. It assists you to manage your stress level and control mental fatigue. We practise asana pranayama and meditation.

Contact Sami on 07895 180 474 or email

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