Upcoming Events
Check out some of our past events below!
MNC Playdates
With Mission Neighborhood Centers and Instituto Familiar de la Raza
On October 11th and 13th we partnered with the folks at MNC and hosted MNC Playdates on site at the Project Commotion studio! Featuring 75 minute playful, active community classes, specifically for MNC families! The classes engage children of all abilities and their adults in play and learning here at our on site movement studio.
The classes included movement and play for children and their grown-ups, and an educational discussion with child development experts from IFR. During this time children were able to be engaged in the space with their grown ups, and the grown ups got to see the importance of movement and play in development in a firsthand way. Our event was held over the course of two days, with a record 17 families being in attendance over those combined days! And our organization is very grateful for everyone who stopped by and saw what the commotion is all about!
Week of the Young Child 2023
With Mission Neighborhood Centers and Instituto Familiar de la Raza
On April 3rd-6th, we’re celebrating the Week of the Young Child! This year we are partnering with Mission Neighborhood Centers and Instituto Familiar de la Raza to provide a series of free bilingual family movement classes that will engage children and their adults in play, learning, and fun. On Monday and Tuesday, the themes will be Active Play for children and Regulation & Wellness for adults. On Wednesday and Thursday, the class will be focused on Music, Movement, Communication & Language Development!
On Friday, April 7th, we're hosting a capoeira festival for school-age youth and their adults! Please join us for an evening of Afro-Brazilian culture, art, movement and play. This special event will be facilitated by Project Commotion staff, community volunteers, and special guest teacher Mestre Ferradura from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Activities will include arts & crafts projects, music, movement games, and a capoeira roda.
Overall, 113 folks attended our Monday through Thursday sessions and 53 people joined us for our capoeira festival. That's 166 people served! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces and meet new friends.
Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops
By Michele Elefante Sensei
Come join us on September 23 2022 for amazing self defense workshops for both youth and adults led by Michele Elefante Sensei! This self defense course will help you recognize risk and de-escalate conflict, using your voice and physical tools to respond to potentially threatening situations from strangers, acquaintances or intimates.
Michele Elefante Sensei holds the rank of Godan (5th degree black belt) in Shobayashi Shorin-Ryu and Shudokan Karate, and founded the Okinawan Karate Club San Francisco (est 2005) and later OKC UC Davis. She has taught Empowerment Self-defense (ESD), conflict resolution, and de-escalation for over 20 years to adults and youth, emphasizing mindfulness and compassion for themselves and their world. She understands the unique safety challenges faced by minorities, especially people of color and trans or gender-diverse individuals, and her classes are a safe and welcoming space where everyone is encouraged to learn how to defend themselves.
You are here.
By Lizz Roman & Dancers
On Saturday November 6th, 2021, LIZZ ROMAN & DANCERS and filmmaker Pete Litwinowicz will present an evening of dance films including excerpts from their latest project “YOU ARE HERE" a site-specific journey through the Project Commotions building located at 2095 Harrison St in San Francisco. This online fundraiser is commissioned by Project Commotion, a nonprofit community space where children, families and educators are invited to grow together through movement, sensory experiences and play.
Roman and her dancers Chris Black, Clarissa Ko, Jamie Nakama and Daniel Rojas will be joined by collaborators, filmmaker Pete Litwinowicz and musician/composer Jerome Lindner. Project Commotion's community of children, families, teachers, staff and board will also be featured to let you in on what the commotion is all about.