Celebrate Lunar New Year with a craft and movement workshop for adults and children!
Join us to see out the Year of the ferocious Wood Dragon and welcome in the creative and wise Wood Snake.
In this afternoon session, Taiwanese movement facilitator Yuyu Rau offers a unique take on the Lion dance – a traditional part of Chinese and Asian cultures, symbolising good luck and fortune, especially during Lunar New Year.
In a creative twist on this cherished custom, we’re inviting adults and children alike to collaborate in crafting our own lion heads, learn the basic steps of the Lion Dance and create their own vibrant choreography together.
There will also be some fortune cookies and Chinese tea to share.
In the Roof Studio
Tickets
Pay what you choose
£5 / £7 / £10
Kids go free
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Yuyu Rau
Yuyu Rau is a Taiwanese-born dance artist and facilitator with 18 years of experience living in the UK. She specialises in bespoke creative and mindful movement sessions that foster cross-cultural awareness and community connection. Holding an MA in Theatre for Community and Education from Mountview, where she graduated with distinction, Yuyu leads participant-centred workshops integrating mindfulness, somatic approaches, and creative exploration. She has worked with diverse communities and organisations, facilitating sessions and showcases that promote creativity, connection, and dialogue.
ACCESS AND AMENITIES AT SDS
Siobhan Davies Studios is mostly accessible, with lifts to all floors. There are two accessible parking spaces available on site which can be booked in advance. Blue Badge parking is also available nearby on West Square and Garden Row (for a full map visit the Southwark Council website). Our main door is power assisted.
Amenities include:
- Changing facilities*
- Communal showers*
- Toilets / wheelchair accessible toilets
- Kitchen: tea and coffee making, fridge, and microwave
- Snack Bar: We have a small selection of bars, drinks and food available to buy from the front desk.
- Shops: The closest shop is Superway Supermarket on Garden Row (4 min walk), the closest supermarket is Sainsbury’s on New Kent Road (7 min walk). We also recommend the Art Cafe which serves sandwiches, jacket potatoes and meals (3 min walk).
* Our changing facilities and showers are not fully accessible. Our closest publicly available and fully accessible changing facility is at The Castle Centre, a leisure centre 0.3 miles away from the studios. You can find full details of their features here.