About this Event
You are invited to witness and join a live, improvised performance by the dancer-mother and a violinist, to draw movement as it unfolds, and to move together in a shared act of empathy and recognition. Through intertwined gestures of sound, image, and motion, 'Reclaiming Grace' reveals the tender strength of creative bodies, honouring the shared struggles of mothers and artists alike, and uncovering moments of grace within the weight of everyday life.
Through movement, music, drawing, and layered visual projection, the workshop reflects on the fragile balance between care and creation, and the quiet strength that emerges when art and life entwine.
Image credit: Olga Szynkarczuk
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About the workshop facilitator
Olga Szynkarczuk is an artist and fashion designer. Olga has lived in London for over ten years, working professionally as a fashion designer. She enjoys wide recognition in her field and has been awarded in numerous international competitions, as well as featured in industry media. She develops her own creative projects and collaborates with internationally respected fashion brands.
Drawing - especially studies of the human body - remains an essential part of Olga’s life. Her primary tools are pencils and charcoal, though she also uses dry pastels and coloured pencils. Currently, she is expanding her practice to include oil pastels and acrylic markers, focusing on the dynamics of human movement. The depth of colour in her work allows her to capture changes of position while maintaining compositional unity. Her pieces draw attention to the relationship between body and space, the unique energy of movement expressed through subtle variations in line intensity, and the complexity of human emotion.
Her works have been exhibited in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Poland.
www.olgaszynkarczuk.com
@olgaszynkarczuk
South African dancer Lara Turk is a First Artist of The Royal Ballet. She joined the Company as a First Artist in 2007. She has created roles with the Company in ballets including Sensorium, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 and Carmen.
Turk was born in Durban and trained with Dudley Von Loggenberg and Noleen Nicol. She studied with English National Ballet School 2000–03 and graduated into Playhouse Dance Company, where her repertory included Swanilda (Coppélia). She later moved to Cape Town City Ballet, dancing roles including Veronica Paeper’s Carmen, Snow Queen (The Nutcracker) and fourth song (Four Last Songs). She was named Best Newcomer and Outstanding Female Performer by Cape Town Balletomane Society.
Find out more on Lara's website.
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About this series of events
Flowing through: a workshop festival
Monday 01 & Tuesday 02 December 2025
Curious about stepping into a live performance? Ever wanted to make your own mini-booklet? Or simply want to get lost in a new making process alongside other creatives?
This two day workshop festival at Two Temple Place is your chance to experiment, play, and discover new possibilities. Led by UAL students and staff these workshops will guide you through hands-on creative activities.
All the workshops respond to themes related to vulnerability, resilience, identity, and emotional well-being. Themes that form part of The Weight of Being exhibition taking place at Two Temple Place in January 2026.
Free and open to all. Booking essential.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Two Temple Place, 2 Temple Place, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
