Details
$41 (inclusive of $6 service fee)Date(s)
Sat, Jun 1, 2024
10:00am
Contact
Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days
Location
This class will be conducted in person at Irish Arts Center, located at 726 11th Avenue in NYC, between 51st and 52nd Streets.
Overview
New session added!
Bataireacht is a martial art from Ireland dating back more than 500 years in which practitioners use walking sticks for community defense. The practice has a rich history on the island and in the diaspora as part of Irish people's relationship to the land and resistance to colonization, and surviving styles have gained international interest in recent years, with a very beginner-friendly learning curve.
This workshop provides a playful environment in which you'll learn a bit of history and a whole lot of technique. You’ll focus on the Doyle family style, a unique two-handed form of bataireacht, digging into foundational offensive and defensive techniques in solo, paired, and group exercises.
No martial arts experience or athletic background needed. Sticks provided; masks required.
This workshop will be held in person in the Studio Classroom.
Session 1 // 10am—1pm
Session 2 // 2pm—5pm
Our Supporters
Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours International; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
