Classes & Workshops
Windrush Family Day: Spoken Word Workshop
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomThis exciting workshop is for Hackney's young wordsmiths. Led by Hidden Literature the workshop will explore events around Windrush, to inspire each participant to write their own performance material.
Windrush Family Day: West African Drumming Workshop
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomCome and join master drummer Souleymane Compo for a fun, family-friendly and authentic West African Drumming. Suitable for children aged 6 and up
Discover Young Hackney: So You Want To Be A Fashion Photographer!
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomJoin us for a 3-day crash course in the world of fashion photography. This activity is funded by Discover Young Hackney - a Hackney Council initiative supporting young people to find their career in the arts.
SAT KIDS CLUB: FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS FAMILY WORKSHOP (3-8 YEARS)
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomThe Creatures of Hackney In this collage and animation workshop, imagine what the Creatures of Hackney will look like and how we’ll interact with them. Design and collage your own imaginary creatures and make them come to life with SDNA, a creative studio producing distinctive digital artworks and vibrant interactive experiences. Some of the results […]
Christmas Makers Market
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomAfter the success of our last Makers Market back in 2019 (due to COVID-19), Chats Palace is again bringing the opportunity to the community to discover, support, and celebrate Hackney’s wonderful produce, from both established and emerging small businesses and independent sellers alike. Let’s get to know each other!
An Alternative Coronation Celebration
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomAn Alternative Coronation Celebration: A Royal Neighbourhood Party We’re marking the King’s Coronation in style by throwing a big neighbourhood party, full of family-friendly activities run by artists from the queer community. Come along, join in the festivities and celebrate yourselves for who you truly are: we all deserve a crown. This will be a […]
Journey A: Shadow Puppet Workshop/Drag Queen Story Hour (suitable for 4 – 8 years)
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomPerfect for people with children aged 4 – 8 yrs,giving entry into 11am Shadow Puppet workshop & 12.15pm Drag Queen Story Hour storytelling session (plus a whole host of other drop in crafty activities).
Journey B: Shadow Puppet Workshop/Drag Queen Story Hour (suitable for 4 – 8 years)
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomPerfect for people with children aged 4 – 8 yrs,giving entry into 12.30pm Shadow Puppet workshop & 1.45pm Drag Queen Story Hour storytelling session (plus a whole host of other drop in crafty activities).
Zine Making Workshop (suitable for 8+years)
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomQiuyan from Queer China UK will take you through learn the basic skills of making a zine and introduce a a little history of zine-making. All materials will be provided.
The Female Gaze: a discussion on the changing landscape for women in theatre
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomInspired by our current photographic exhibition, Sheila Burnett’s The Female Gaze, a retrospective look at the trail-blazing female-led theatre companies of the 1980’s in Britain, this event will ask what it means to be a woman making theatre, both then and now.
Asa Koudai West End Musical Theatre Masters Workshop
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomUPDATE FULL-BOOKED. This course is now fully-booked with no remaining places. This 6-day intensive training in musical theatre, will strengthen the three skills of singing, dancing and acting
The Palace Club 2023
Chats Palace Arts Centre 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London, United KingdomHackney’s FREE social club for everyone over 65+yrs. Come along for a morning of singing, movement, fun and (sometimes) chips! The Palace Club is a social group open to all Hackney residents aged 65 and over. We meet once a week on a Tuesday morning and are always happy to welcome a new member to the club.