We create theater, music, writing and more...

Art + Science = Curiosity 
Art + Science = Experiencing a more whole reality      

Art + Science = Mind/Body understanding
Art + Science = NeuroKitchen Arts Collective

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Upcoming Events: 

Curious about Curiosity Club?
Sat. May 18 
Bring your kids, meet the instructor, ask anything!

2nd Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday May 22
Music, food, drink, prizes, joy
at Township

Curiosity Club: Summer Camp 
July 8 - August 16, 2013
For kids ages 8-12 who like to explore science and art.  
This summer's theme is "Fire."

Summer Ensemble for Teens
July 8 - August 15
Interviews/Introductory Workshop Saturday May 11.  Find your creative edge. Lean acting, writing, music, movement, and yoga...for free.  And earn a stipend from ASM!

Youth 13-18 yrs old
Spring Ensemble:
now - May 14
Teens, find your creative edge. Lean acting, writing, music, movement, and yoga...for free.  And earn a stipend from After School Matters.

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 Who We Are:

Developing Virtuoso Artists Develops Virtuoso Human Beings
"It helped me become awake and alive, not just in the studio, but in everyday life." - Sophia de Oliveira

 Curiosity Club:

Engaged Minds + Active Bodies = Happy Kids
"It's fun because you get to learn new things that you never knew before." - Marcel (age 9)

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Recent Events:

Winter Curiosity Club:
Fri. Dec. 28
9:00-3:00 at Prop Thtr
for kids ages 8-12 who enjoy exploring science and art.

Officially 501(c)3 !
IRS granted 501(c)3 status on Aug. 13, 2012.  Our tax exempt status is effective as of Oct. 4, 2011. We love donations!  Thanks!

Summer Ensemble:
June 25 - August 2
for teens (and others)
Skills to be a virtuoso performer.  Techniques to be more fully Alive. 

Anniversary Celebration: 
Tues. May 22
Send us into year two with gusto!

Axon #7: Live Onstage
Videos from the First-Rate Soup music at Axon #7 taking on the stage at Township.

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School-Strike Camp: 
Sept. 10 - Sept. 18
for elementary kids
If CPS teachers strike, we'll design our own 'school' and keep on learning.

Summer Curiosity Club 
June 25- August 3
for 8-11 year olds
Art + Science = Curiosity
Engaged Minds + Active Bodies = Happy Kids

Axon #8: 
Pizza & Pizzazz
Thr. June 21
for everyone
We'll have pizza, you bring the pizzazz!  

International Women's Day March 10, 2012
Celebrating Addams, de Beauvoir &  Parsons. And Dr. Denise Zaccardi (CTVN) & Kathleen Beckman (Facets)

Cultural Planning
March 31, 2012
Our band opened for the meeting & participated in discussions on spaces, sustainability, and arts ed.

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Rhinofest 2012: 
First-Rate Soup
Jan.28 - Feb.11, 2012
Rocking Maslow's theory of human potential

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Curiosity Club:
Art + Science = Curiosity
daycamp experiences  for kids delving deeply into a topic thru science experiments and art projects.

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Exchange in Thailand:
Sept. 23 - Oct. 12, 2011
Thanks to the US Embassy, Co-Directors Anita & Ron  participated with practitioners from over 20 countries. 

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Axon Gatherings 
#3: Poetry & Pie
#4: International Story Feast
#5: Painting & Colorful Food
#6: First-Rate Soup Sharing
#7: Live at Township

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Symposium: Chicago, Theatre Capital of America
May 18 - 21, 2011
"We don't want to just make virtuoso artists, we want to make virtuoso people."

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First Experiment:  
May 10th 2011
We declare our 
Indy-pen-dance! WooWooClap!
photos : : press

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