Draw a Dance with Cbloxx | 11.30am-2.00pm

Join Cbloxx in the Yorkshire Dance Foyer over the lunch period for expressive mark making.

Draw a Dance is an exclusive workshop using a variety of mediums such as water based spraypaint and charcoal inks to echo the flow of live dance.

Born in the old Yorkshire mill town of Huddersfield, Cbloxx (Jay Gilleard) is an English muralist, painter, music producer and multidisciplinary artist. They are known for co-founding internationally acclaimed street art duo Nomad Clan who painted the tallest mural in the UK.

Currently based between the wilderness of the Pennines and the dust bowl of Los Angeles Cbloxx resumed solo practice in 2020 after 6 years touring globally with Nomad.

Light refreshments and nibbles will be available over the lunch period. We invite you to bring your lunch to eat at Yorkshire Dance.

Find us and access

The entrance to Yorkshire Dance is opposite BBC Leeds, full details of how to find Yorkshire Dance can be found here.

Our building is fully accessible, baby changing, a quiet space and room to leave prams are available during the festival. Chest feeding is welcome throughout the venue. Full access information for Yorkshire Dance is available here.

Yorkshire Dance aims to be an accessible and inclusive place for all. This means you will be welcomed by our staff. We create a ‘braver space’, where you feel able to express yourself in a supportive and empowering way. You will be treated with respect by Yorkshire Dance staff and we expect and encourage everyone at Encounters to do the same. Learn more here.

About Encounters Children & Their Grown Ups

This is a pay as you feel event as part of Encounters Children & Their Grown Ups. Taking place at Yorkshire Dance, this one-day festival invites us to explore the imaginations and playfulness in all of us.

View the full festival programme here.

Images: Cbloxx © Cbloxx