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Jan. 7-9, 2005 MAZOPALOOZA! Improv dance festival and jam Mazomanie, Wisconsin
Workshops with Mark Zemelman on Friday, Jan. 7 and Sat. Jan. 8 Free performances, Friday night and Saturday morning Jam/classes/play Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, Jan. 9.
 Fees: $115 for the whole 3-day festival, including 4 meals and 2 nights dorm-style lodging. $60 for Sat. Lunch-Sun. Lunch (includes 3 meals and one night lodging). Other options available; for more info visit www.mazoMAC.com/currentpage.html or contact Marcia Miquelon at (608)795-0014; marcianitaus@yahoo.com [2 Nov 2004]
March 19-20, 2005 CONTACT IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP Swansea, Wales
Contact improvisation is a movement practice where two or more people move together, dancing in and out of physical contact. Movement can be fast and dynamic or softer and more subtle. In this workshop we will roll, spiral, spring, support and fall, learning how to do so safely in relation to the ground and to each other. It is suitable for anyone who likes to move, and can be equally accessible and challenging to those with no previous movement experience, as it can to the experienced dancer. It is a dancing form of clowning, encouraging sensitivity, playfulness and presence. Matilda Leyser has been practising Contact Improvisation for many years and its principals inform all her other work, as a dancer, aerialist and physical theatre performer and teacher. These diverse disciplines in turn influence her Contact teaching, to create a playful, dynamic but gentle approach.Fees: £50 (£25 Concession) To reserve your place on the workshop, please send a short letter, outlining your interest and experience, also enclosing full workshop fee, to CPR. Alternatively, phone us on 01970 622133 or e-mail cprwww@aber.ac.uk. CPR, 6 Science Park, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3AH Tel. +44 (0) 1970 622133 Fax. +44 (0) 1970 622132 Email: cprwww@aber.ac.uk Website: www.thecpr.org.uk [31 Jan 2005]
March 25-27, 2005 ONTARIO JAM Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Life, Liberty ...and the pursuit of dancing.
Two beautiful dance spaces, vegetarian and vegan food provided, including a full hot meal on Saturday night, warm-ups by fantastic facilitators, live music, DJ, wonderful people and more.
Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd (n of Bloor)
cost: $65 Fri only: $10 Sat. only: $45 Sun only: $25
billeting available please register by Mar 15
 to register: pamjohn@sympatico.ca or 416-537-4866.
Cheques payable to Pam Johnson, 798 Bloor St W #3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6G 1L9. [12 Mar 2005]
March 28-April 4, 2005 PerformingContactImprovisationIntensiveLaboratoryPerformanceDiscussion Berlin, Germany
Contact Improvisation: Compositional Tool / Performative Event? A course for people with advanced skills in Contact Improvisation, exploring the use of those skills as both a compositional tool and a performance form. We will address issues of presence, connection with a partner, dynamics, virtuosity, utilizing scores and musical accompaniment. We will also explore staging, the integration of objects and the exploration of contact-based images. We will develop movement as both virtuosic, performative action and as meaningful theatrical image. We will examine the physical actualities of touch, manipulation, counterbalance, force, resistance, and surrender, both as physical states and as metaphors for interpersonal and intercultural relations. The week will culminate in a public performance on Friday evening April 1st. For Advanced Contactors previous study with Mr. Curtis is recommended. Approval is required. Send a CV to info@jesscurtisgravity.org, Space is limited. Fees: Performance 01.04, 20:00, €7/€5 K77 Studios, Kastanienallee 77, Berlin More Details/Questions: info@jesscurtisgravity.org +49.30.447.30013 [4 Feb 2005]
Mar 28, 2005 Conversations with Anne Bogart and Elizabeth Streb New York, New York, USA
SITI Company Announces the Next Installment of Conversations with Anne On Monday, March 28 at 7pm, Anne Bogart will conduct a dialogue with Elizabeth Streb as the next installment of the monthly guest lecture series, "Conversations with Anne", sponsored by SITI Company and taking place in the SITI Company studio on 8th Avenue. "Conversations with Anne" provides a forum for leading artists to discuss and exchange ideas about their creative process with Anne Bogart, acclaimed director and Artistic Director of SITI Company.† Our guest on March 28 will be Elizabeth Streb, who has created an absolutely unique niche in the art world.† She challenges the limits of physical experience and her performances become metaphorical and personal for any viewer. Among the many awards and accolades for her ongoing investigation of movement, Ms. Streb has been awarded the MacArthur ìGeniusî Award. Her work is theater - it is dance - it is sport - it is wild and defies our inclination to hide from impact.
WHAT:†††† "Conversations with Anne"
WHEN:†††† Monday, March 28 2004 at 7pm
WHERE: †††† SITI Company Studio, 520 Eighth Ave., Floor 3, Ste. 310
WHO: †††† Anne Bogart and Elizabeth Streb
Please call the SITI Company offices at (212) 868-0860 to reserve tickets and visit www.siti.org for more information about SITI programming.
TICKETS: †††† Tickets are $10.†
CONTACT: Maureen Towey     PHONE: 212-868-0860     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.siti.org
[Mar 15 2005]
Apr 2, 2005 Pre Spring East Coast Jam Charles Town, West Virginia, USA
Saturday night Jam at Claymont Court in Charles Town West Viginia, site of Spring and Fall East Coast Jams. From 6pm until it ends at the Octogon, wood fired sauna for those inclined as well. See Claymonts web site for additional info about claymont and directions.
Free
CONTACT: Kit or Lawton     PHONE: (304) 725-4437     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.claymont.org
[Mar 16 2005]
April 9, 2005 NEXUS 2005 Palmyra Square South, Warrington
Nexus is the annual networking and exchange event for dance artists and practitioners in the North West region. A full day of sharing of work and debate, Nexus is a place to meet and to mix, to watch and to share, and to find out what’s happening on the regional dance scene. Take the opportunity to join in or observe topical discussions, to promote your work or your company, to see the new work of others or to put forward your own point of view. If you have a professional or artistic interest in dance in the North West, Nexus is an event you should not miss! To present work at Nexus please send details by 16th March to include : Name, address, post code, telephone and email Name of the artist/company Number of performers Nature of presentation (performance, video etc) Materials required and/or technical requirements Title and length of piece Brief description of the piece To attend Nexus please send details by 28th March to include : Name, organisation, address, post code, telephone and email Your main area of work/expertise/interestFees: £10 per person and booking is necessary. Requests to present work must be received by 16th March, and bookings to attend the day by 28th March. Send your booking request along with your registration fee of £10 to : Dance Northwest PO Box 19, Winsford CW7 2AQ admin@dancenorthwest.org.uk TEL : 01606 863845 [8 Feb 2005]
Apr 12 - 13, 2005 Contact Improvisation Weekend Jam London, England, UK
A celebratory weekend devoted to dance and creative connection. All levels of experience in contact improvisation are welcome. The weekend will include warm-ups with Scott Smith, Caroline Waters, Sarah Gray and Robert Anderson. The jam will also feature some of Londonís leading improvisational musicians. Video showings, space for body-work and shared meals are all on offer! † Foyer sofa-area available for siestas and socialising. Please bring food to share.
One day: £25 full, £20 concs. All weekend: £45 full, £35 concs. Contact Chisenhale Dance Space to reserve your place: 64 - 84 Chisenhale Road London E3 5QZ
CONTACT: Chisenhale Dance Space     PHONE: 020 8981 6617     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk
[Mar 23 2005]
Apr 12 - 17, 2005 Spring East Coast Jam Charles Town, West Virginia, USA
5 days of contact improv among the apple blossoms. 2 dance spaces, luscious vegetarian meals, shared lodging or camping, sauna, verandahed estate, wide green open spaces...
before 3/30: for Tuesday arrival $305, Wed $265, Thurs $220 after 3/30: Tues $325, Wed $285, Thurs $240 send $75 non-refundable deposit to Diana Hilgert, 3016 Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 21224 some limited work-study/scholarship available
CONTACT: Johanna Walker     PHONE: 413-527-9691     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.eastcoastjam.com
[Mar 23 2005]
Apr 14 - 17, 2005 Advanced Contact - Soaring off the Mountain with Martin Keogh Earthdance - Plainfield, MA, USA
In this workshop we will seek the body that is both organized and released. With games, some sweat, and the unique physicality of the Contact form we will savor and rock the boundaries between states of allowing and mindful intention. We will explore: Moving from a base of sensation, Dancing with a shared central axis, Seeking ease in going off balance, Finding natural pathways into the acrobatics of the form, Spending more time in disorientation, surprise and extended follow-through. ***** For those with a solid grasp of Contact Improvisation fundamentals ****
Tuition: $160, Room&Board: $115 Register online or contact us. Limited Scholarship & Workstudy Available
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net/ws041405.htm
[Mar 25 2005]
Apr 16, 2005 BASIC SKILLS CONTACT WORSHOP Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Facilitated by Carlynn Reed and Kathleen Rea. TIME: 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm. LOCATION: The Dovercourt Penthouse #805 Dovercourt Rd.(Toronto). DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn basic principles of how to give and bear weight with optimum efficiency and how to execute partnering moves with integrity. No previous experience is necessary, but a movement background in dance or sports, yoga, tai chi, etc, is beneficial. Wear comfortable clothes. We will dance in bare feet. PRODUCED BY: www.kathleenrea.com and www.imagiscape.ca
PRICE: -$40 regular, -$30 payment before April 10th, -$25 payment before April 10th with group of two or more
CONTACT: Carlynn Reed      PHONE: 905-513-6122     EMAIL:
[Mar 17 2005]
Apr 17, 2005 Dance Day Seattle, WA, USA
A sampler of movement & dance classes taught by past & future Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance & Improvisation instructors, followed by a special edition of the weekly dance/movement jam. Come dance all day for SFADI! All proceeds benefit the 12th annual festival (August 1-7, 2005). Velocity Dance Center, 915 E. Pine St., Studios 1 & 3. Classes with Becci Parsons, Lila Hurwitz, Tonya Lockyer, John Dixon w/Anna Peterson, Alia Swersky.
$15-30 sliding scale, for all/part of the day
CONTACT: Lila Hurwitz     PHONE: 206.686.SFAD     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.danceartgroup.org
[Mar 17 2005]
Apr 22 - 24, 2005 Contact and Music - Listening to Each Other with Nancy Stark Smith & Mike Vargas Earthdance - Plainfield, MA, USA
Combining our practice of Contact Improvisation with the pleasure and discipline of listening to sound, we will move with many species of live and recorded music. We will also make our own music, including CI-style music duets. These practices will give us a chance to observe CI in a wide variety of sonic contexts from inside and outside the dancing. Our goal is to promote detailed listening and conscious, varied relationships between how we move and what we hear. You may bring an instrument. For people with previous experience in Contact Improvisation. The weekend will begin Friday night with a focused Contact Improvisation Jam, including alternating periods of music and no-music, played live by Mike Vargas and possible special guests.
Tuition: $120, Room&Board: $80 Register online or contact us. Limited Scholarship & Workstudy Available
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net/ws042205.htm
[Mar 25 2005]
May 7 - 8, 2005 contact improvisation weekend with Karl Frost 5020 Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
This workshop will focus on the physical fundamentals of contact improvisation: giving and receiving weight, using and flowing with momentum, physical listening skills, general principles as well as some specific lift vocabulary, and finding ease and efficiency in movement into and out of the floor and through the space. Contact will be explored as a means of developing physical awareness in motion. We will look at the interplay of intention and detachment in allowing more precision and efficiency that takes partners through dynamic, 3 dimensionally complex motion. By opening to curiosity, we move beyond the confines of the expected and intended. This workshop will be open level, not assuming contact experience, but assuming an ongoing practice with the body and a willingness to work and be challenged physically. As well as looking to find universal principles, the workshop will very much focus on dancing with any body, looking at how we can challenge preconceptions and appreciate our individuality and idiosyncrasies.
Registration until april 15th: mailto info@sead.at or call the SEAD office: ++43-662-624635
workshop dates: May 7th & 8th, 10am - 1pm /2pm - 5pm
workshop fee: 100 euro
CONTACT: Irene Reckendorfer     PHONE: ++43-662-624635     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.sead.at
[Mar 24 2005]
May 13 - 15, 2005 A Performance Lab with Keith Hennessy Seattle, WA, USA
The second annual intensive workshop with the fierce and fabulous Keith Hennessy from San Francisco. A lab for dancers, improvisers, performers, body and installation artists. Weaving participatory theory and lots of varied practice we will explore three aspects of performance making: Presence & Improvisation, Image & Composition, Collaboration in Action. Goal: to improve our individual and collective performance craft. This workshop made a big impact last year and we're happy to be bringing Keith back by popular demand. Space will fill quickly so be sure to sign up early. Fri noon-6pm, Sat & Sun 1:30-6:30pm. Velocity Dance Center, 915 E. Pine St.
Sliding scale: $125-160 if full payment postmarked by 4/29; after, $160-190. Limited financial aid available; contact us for application. Application must be received by 4/29.
CONTACT: Carol Wiley     PHONE: 206.686.SFAD     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.danceartgroup.org
[Mar 17 2005]
May 14, 2005 - , Bare Bones Seattle, WA, USA
Bare Bones is back for its 10th raucous event, with performances by John Dixon, Beth Graczyk, Gaelen Hanson, Lila Hurwitz, Tonya Lockyer, Peggy Piacenza, Alia Swersky, and very special guest, the fierce and fabulous Keith Hennessy. Add a rockin' raffle and silent auction, a reception, and music by special guests... it's almost too much fun. All proceeds go towards the 12th annual SFADI (Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance & Improvisation, August 1-7). Velocity Dance Center, 915 E. Pine St., 7:30 pm.
$10-20 suggested donation; no reservations necessary
CONTACT: Alia Swersky     PHONE: 206.686.SFAD     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.danceartgroup.org
[Mar 17 2005]
May 15 - 22, 2005 9th Annual MOAB JAM (with Keith Hennessy, Gretchen Spiro and Tim O'Donnell) Moab, Utah, U.S.A
Actually, it's THREE Events - the Workshop, Jam and Campout. SEE THE WEBSITE FOR ALL OF THE INFO.
Here's a quick summary... The WORKSHOP: * * * THE SOFT ANIMAL * * * with Gretchen Spiro & Tim O'Donnell. Invite your curiosity around the deeper aspects of the dance; attend to unconscious longings, interests, questions; intensify connections...let the muse of the desert inform your Contact Improvisation. Mornings will unfold with skill-building (we will focus on spirals, articulation of the spine, and flowing transitions. Afternoons will progress into an investigation of physical storytelling and states of mind to inspire the dancing body. We will incorporate writing, drawing, and our voicesóbuilding layers of meaning and metaphor. The container of four days will allow us to go deeper than is generally possible in a class or jam.
The JAM: Join us at the 9th Annual Moab Jam in Moab, Utah. There's nothing quite like being in the desert in the spring time. The flowers are in bloom. The sky is blue. The air is dry and warm. A perfect place for dancing and exploring. Keith Hennessy will be the resident teacher, magician, instigator, chameleon, demonstrator, leader, etc. at this year's Jam. If you are new to contact improvisation, Keith is available to help you become aquainted with contact improv and share his passion for the form.
The CAMPOUT: After the Moab Jam and Workshop, come join us for a week of camping, dancing and exploring in the Canyonlands area of Southwestern Utah. From our car-camp location, we will take day trips to hike, dance and explore beautiful places nearby, such as water-carved narrow red rock canyons, natural arches, cool waterfalls, and high flat rock plateaus with views for miles and miles in all directions. Dancing contact improv outside in the desert is a truly wonderful experience.
SEE THE WEBSITE FOR THE COST INFORMATION - AND LOTS, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF PICTURES!
CONTACT: Todd Paulsmeyer     PHONE: 801-467-8064     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.moabjam.com
[Mar 27 2005]
May 20 - 22, 2005 Deepening Community, Deepening the Dance. 2005 Richmond, Va. Jam Richmond, Virginia, USA
Contact Improvisation is an extraordinary practice. It includes mindfulness, deep connection with oneself, and connection with others, as well as playfulness and utter abandon to the sprites within us. The 2005 Richmond Jam will explore all aspects of this wonderful modality. We will begin to gather our community Friday evening. Please bring with you something you love that you are ready to share with the community. We are building an interactive altar for the weekend. The underpinning of our weekend will be The Underscore, led by Ken Manheimer, who has recently spent three weeks working intensively with Nancy Stark Smith, the originator of the process. Open jamming in the afternoons with time to go to the James River and play in the water and among the rocks. We in the Richmond Community are deeply looking forward to welcoming you to our jam this year. We look forward to creating community and sharing ourselves and our homes with you.
$65 for the entire weekend, $75 after May 1st, including meals and housing. There will be no discount for partial attendance as we want to encourage you to be with us for the entire time. We would be grateful if you would register before May 1st.
CONTACT: Jennifer Stanger     PHONE: 804-752-2605     EMAIL: [Mar 15 2005]
May 20 - 22, 2005 Adriatic Jam Caorle, Venice, Italy
We will stay in a wonderful site near the magnificent Brussa nature reserve, 5 minutes from the ocean. The jam will offer you dance, nature and relaxation! Visit the reserve's web site www.vallevecchia.it Schedule: please be there Friday at 6.30pm. We will stop around 5pm on Sunday
Accomodation: Club Orizzonte, www.bborizzonte.it
Nearest areoport: Venezia Marco Polo or Treviso if you travel Ryanair. Nearest train station: Portogruaro, there will be a pick up at 5pm Friday
Additional contact: Keith Winston, keith@freedomsong.com, 301-980-6325 (US), can help with travel and general information.
Fees till May 5th:
100 euro EASYGOING ñ sleeping arrangement is on the floor of the dance studio with own sleeping bag, mattresses are available in limited number (book early!). Share bathrooms with own towel.
140 euro DOUBLE ñ private room with twins beds and private bathroom. There are only 4 Double rooms, book early! All the meals are included in the fee (Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and Sunday breakfast & lunch). If you have special needs or a special diet, please communicate that soon so that we can arrange something appropriate for you.
After May 5th 20 euros will be added to all the fees.
CONTACT: Debora Sbaiz or Keith Winston (above)     PHONE: 00 39 0431 422147     EMAIL:
[Mar 25 2005]
May 23 - 27, 2005 Playing as Artful mammals - Contact Improvisation Intensive with Karl Frost London, Stoke Newington, N16, England
Weíll organically meander through different aspects of contact improvisation, ranging from the more dynamic dance to the introspective, the purely kinaesthetic to the more psychological. The base of the workshop will be a very physical approach to contact improvisation emphasizing ideas of release and efficiency. We develop a sense of soft power and lightness, bringing to the dance more articulation, presence and 3-dimensional dynamism. We work off-balance, through spirals, and in and out of inversions in weighted contact that allows us to challenge our artful presence in the unknown of mutual surrender and direction. We work with the flow of momentum, rather than attempting to muscle our way through the dance, and we look at this idea of the flow of momentum in the fine details of spilt second awareness, cultivating a calm presence in motion. A central part of Karlís study of release-work in contact is the idea of passive sequencing, where we allow momentum to enter and pass through the body and between bodies, unhindered by subtle, fear-based reaction patterns. By the inhibition of these fear responses, we cultivate a finer grade of awareness in the dance which allows for more sophistication, inner sensuality, and power. This physical study will be approached through specific vocabulary, isolated principles, and open dancing to integrate. >From this base in the physical, weíll make side trips into the psychological and theatrical sides of Karlís recent performance work, both participatory and for the stage. We play as artful mammals. This workshop is intended for people with previous exposure to CI, who have a desire to be challenged in a serious study of contact, whether their practice be experiential or performative. Mind work, body work, heart work, and a fair bit of sweat. Venue: Moving East Centre for Dance, Martial Arts & Complementary Medicine, St Matthias Church Hall, Wordsworth Road, London, N16 8DD, UK Times: 10.00 - 17.00 (Mon - Fri) Biography -- Karl Frost has been practicing and performing contact improvisation and interdisciplinary, dance-based performance since the mid 80's. His physical work is influenced on the one hand by Alexander and release techniques and on the other by his study of martial arts. He is known internationally for his dynamic movement style and for the edge-pushing nature of his work, both in process and performance. His performance takes the body and emotionally and physically felt experience as its reference points. His work has been showcased across N and S America, Europe, Australia, and Israel. His most recent work, Axolotl, is a study in human interaction; the audience is blindfolded for two hours and invited in a very open sense to interact and explore with each other and a group of performers, kinaesthetically and psychologically. (recent shows in Seattle, Helsinki, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. ìextremely interestingî (The Stranger, Seattle) He is devoted to the idea that reclaiming the joy of being in the body is a necessary part of the revolution against materialism. For more information go to www.toishou.org
140 pounds full employed 125 pounds part-time 110 pounds student/unemployed Payment to London Contact Improvisation in pounds sterling to Robert Anderson, 11a Uplands Road, London, N8 9NN, England.
CONTACT: Robert Anderson     PHONE: + 44 (0)20 8341 1848     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactimprovisation.co.uk
[Apr 24 2005]
May 26 - 30, 2005 Harbin Jam Middletown, California, USA
Contact improvisation at Harbin Hot Springs in Northern California, a perfect natural environment to release into the warmth of healing waters and inclusive dancing. The jam is a creative construction of all the participants including group warm-ups, classes, open jamming, outdoor scores & exploration, creative play, music, water dance, watsu, community building, delicious catered meals, and some things inexplicable and unexpected. The jam is contained in a secluded conference center with private hot & warm pools, a group sleeping deck, and space for camping. Jam participants also have access to the public pools and facilities at Harbin Hot Springs.
Contact experience is required; participants must have a firm grasp of contact fundamentals.
Rates: $365 - $445. Please see website for rate descriptions and discount deadlines.
Scholarship & Work Exhange: The Harbin Jam is a volunteer run event that costs $370 per person in fixed expenses. Every dollar paid over that amount goes to support dancers in need of financial aid. Limited work exchange positions are available at a reduced fee of $330. Additional financial aid may be granted depending on donations. To apply, e-mail Craig Schwartz (craig@souljoy.com) by May 9, 2005 with your name, address, phone number, involvement in CI, and amount of scholarship requested.
CONTACT: Susan McKearnan     PHONE: 510-526-1055     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.harbinjam.org
[Mar 28 2005]
May 28 - 29, 2005 May Jam Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Please join us for Boston's 14th annual MAY JAM, a weekend jam of Contact Improvisation, on Memorial Day weekend! We are expecting about 100 dancers to come from all over for this timeless weekend playground of open dancing, investigation, being in community, structures, performance, and exploration with live improvised music. Led warm-ups both days. Saturday we'll gather from 10 am to 11 pm, with a performance at 8 and dancing to live music from 9 - 11pm. The public is invited to attend the performance and live music jam for a nominal fee. Breakfast and lunch are provided both days. We can find housing for out-of-towners if you let us know in advance: contact Neige: kasbara@earthlink.net
$55 for full jam. $35/Saturday, $30 Sunday ($45 for Canadians for full jam.) Pre-Reg: Take $5 off above fees if paid by May 15. Some workstudy is available; please inquire. Send registration check (made out to Contact Improvisation Boston) to: Maxine Gautier, PO Box 1773, Boston, MA 02130
CONTACT: Maxine Gautier     PHONE: 978-857-5513     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: geocities.com/contactimprovboston
[Apr 18 2005]
May 31 - Jun 5, 2005 Z.Of 2005 - International improvisation festival & live performing arts Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
Artistic and cultural project on Contact Improvisation and its topics, in the historic palaces of Orvieto, in Italy. at summertime. Six days of improvisational dance and music, with guest artists from eight countries invited to collaborate in the creative production of events, and to promote elaboration and cooperation for a trans-cultural art. Twenty guest artists will enliven the splendid Etruscan town with their presence over a period of six days, from early morning until late at night, in an exciting program of live dance and music, and a busy schedule of four morning intensive workshops on Contact Improvisation with Ray Chung, Andrew Harwood, Khosro Adibi, Rossella Fiumi; one morning intensive workshop on Physical Cinema (Dance for the Camera) with Lutz Gregor; one afternoon lab on Authentic Movement with Marcia Plevin and nine afternoon laboratories organized around the themes of Contact Improvisation and physicality with several teachers; as well as jams, performances and concerts. Special guests, performers and teachers: Ray Chung, Andrew Harwood, Marcia Plevin, Khosro Adibi, Lutz Gregor, Rossella Fiumi, Rick Nodine, Jovair Longo, Alessandra Palma di Cesnola, Javier Cura, Gionatan Surrenti, Laura Porter Blackburn, Simonetta Alessandri, Nikolai Schetnev, Gabriella Maiorino, Michele Marchesani. Italian guest musicians: Stefano Bollani (Piano), Antonello Salis (Piano and Accordion), Michele Rabbia (Percussions), Roberto Bellatalla (Contrabass).
Enrolment in the festival general formula: 250 Euro, if registration is made by April 30 (the date of the postal money order or bank draft for the required advance payment is considered proof of registration); 285 Euro, if registration is made after April 30th. This fee includes participation in one morning intensive Workshop (to be selected from the five scheduled), four afternoon study labs (four to be selected from the ten scheduled, in agreement with the hours), all the Jams, entrance to the performances and concerts of June 1, 2 and 3, and all meals (dinner and supper for 5 days). The choice of intensive workshop and the four study labs in which you wish to participate must be specified. 210 Euro: this fee includes participation in one intensive morning Workshop (to be selected from the five scheduled), all the Jams, entrance to the performances and concerts of June 1, 2 and 3 and all meals (dinner and supper for 5 days). You must specify in which intensive workshop you wish to participate. 180 Euro: the fee includes participation in four study Labs (to be chosen from the ten scheduled, in agreement with the hours), all the Jams, entrance to the performances and concerts of June 1, 2 and 3, and all meals (dinner and supper for 5 days). The four study labs in which you desire to participate must be specified. All these fees does not include: lodging, ticket for the June 4 performance in the Mancinelli Theater and the ticket to the June 5 concert in Piazza Vitozzi. Once specified, no changes may be made in the selected program. In registering for the festival, a pre-registration fee of 100 Euros is required, as reservation for the activities scheduled in which one wishes to participate. The pre-registration fee is considered an advance payment for participation in Z.Of 2005. The remainder of the fee will be paid upon arrival in Orvieto.
CONTACT: Rossella Fiumi     PHONE: 0039 339 1017492 - 0039 0763 341479      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactfestival.it
[Mar 21 2005]
Jun 1 - 15, 2005 liberato writing/joga course agistri island, attika, greece
gathering for writing lessons, music, joga, painting
you pay separate, for each course, or just the accomodation if you do not want to participate
this course takes place in greece on the island of agistri in the saronic gulf
if you like to learn more go to trixi field.co.uk......or liberato.co.uk
 CONTACT: rosy     PHONE: 00302297091610     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.rosyslittlevillage.com
[May 14 2005]
Jun 4, 2005 Tuning UP: Light Body, Sound Body - A Contact and Music Workshop Berkeley, California, USA
With MARK & DAN ZEMELMAN June 4th, 10am-5pm, WHERE: WILDCAT STUDIO @ THE 8TH STREET STUDIOS. ---- LIGHT---- 1. of little weight or density; "she was light as a feather" 2. free from sadness or troubles; "light hearted" 3. the quality of being luminous; "by the light of the moon" 4. an enlightening experience; "They finally saw the light" ----SOUND---- 1. Noise, audible vibrations; "the sound of wings flapping" 2. Secure and safe;"a sound foundation" 3. Showing good judgment; "it was a sound decision" 4. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water.-------------------------- THIS WORKSHOP BRIDGES THE WORLDS OF MOVEMENT AND SOUND. Using Contact Improvisation as a base, we will explore calibrating our dances to live and recorded music as well as sounds that we create with our body, breath, and voice. How can we use sound to cue our partners for lifts and landings? Are there sounds that can literally make our bodies lighter? Find the musicality of our dances. COME IN FOR A TUNE UP!------------ MARK ZEMELMAN - Contact Improvisation teacher and performer for ten years across the U.S. and more recently The Netherlands, Germany, and Israel. He was an original member of Wire Monkey Dance Company, plays ambient vocal-electronic music for Contact Jams. Other training includes yoga, Action Theater, voice training, stilt-walking, modern dance, and clowning.---------- DAN ZEMELMAN is a versatile musician who often plays for dancers. Accomplished jazz, blues and rock artist, he has been the resident musician at the Moab Contact jam three years running, helped lead a multimedia jam for the West Coast C.I. Festival and has performed with Vitali Kononov, Samantha Beers, and Carol Swann. His own love affair with Contact has led him to a deeper connection between music and dance. ---- Yes! We're brothers!
$60 - 80 (sliding scale) - register by May 23 and get a $10 discount
CONTACT: Mark and Dan Zemelman     PHONE: (415) 377-6239      EMAIL:
[May 6 2005]
Jun 8 - 12, 2005 9th Festival of Interactive Physics Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Festival of Interactive Physics is co-founded and directed by Karen Kaeja and Pam Johnson. Our workshop leaders for the 2005 season are Martin Keogh and Nina Martin. --Class sizes are limited, so register early!!!!!!!!
Workshop Descriptions Stream 1 - IMPROVISATION TOWARD PERFORMANCE. Instructor: Nina Martin. 5 days from June 8-12, 2005. Classes run 10-4:30 Wed-Sat and 1-4:30 Sun. Performance ñ 5-6pm on June 12. All participants perform. This workshop is for those interested in Improvisation as a performance art and who intend to include improvisation in future performance work. Participants need a moderate to high level of improvisational skill and a strong curiosity about turning this skill into a sophisticated and integral performance ability. All participants work towards a final performance. NINA MARTIN (Teacher) Since 1976, Nina Martin has been a dedicated force in the development of postmodern dance as a performer, choreographer, organization builder, and teacher. For nearly twenty years she worked in New York City as a professional dance artist and major activist in the downtown dance community. Since 1995, Martin serves as a pioneer, bringing postmodern dance and community philosophy to southern California. See our website for more info on Nina.
Stream 2 - EXPLORING CONTACT DANCE. Instructor: Martin Keogh. 3 days from June 10-12, 2005. Classes run 12-5 Fri, 10-5 Sat, and 10-4 Sun. This is a workshop for participants with basic Contact skills who would like to expand their skills of Contact as a performance art. MARTIN KEOGH (Teacher) Martin Keogh has been teaching and performing Contact Improvisation for over twenty-four years. After attending the Interlochen Arts Academy and Stanford University, Martin spent time traveling to monasteries in Japan and Korea and was the director of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley. He is one of the original members of the Motivity Dance Company, which specializes in aerial dancing on low level trapezes. Martin is cofounder of Spring/Fall Dance Studio and The Dancing Ground, an organization that produces conferences on gender and mythology in Northern California. He's worked with Touchdown Dance USA, an organization that teaches C.I. to the blind. Most recently he was on the dance faculty at the National School of Fine Art's in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. When not on tour, Martin lives with his family near Boston Massachusetts.
Stream 1 - $325 Canadian (Nina Martin). Stream 2 - $195 Canadian (Martin Keogh). NOTE: cheques and money orders (in Canadian dollars) are payable to The Festival of Interactive Physics. 734 Euclid Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6G 2V2.
CONTACT: Angela Marsh at Kaeja díDance     PHONE: 416 516-6030     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: kaeja.org/FIP
[Apr 23 2005]
Jun 17 - 24, 2005 Moving's View - Nancy Stark Smith, Karen Nelson, & Susan Schell Earthdance - Plainfield, MA, USA
Three life-long dance artists teach improvisation in an atmosphere of spacious research. Three classes a day, the group moves together through Authentic Movement, Contact Improvisation, Composition, and early risers can opt to practice Contemplative Dance. Some experience in Contact Improvisation is required as skills are reviewed but not emphasized. Evening jams and showings arise spontaneously from the group.
Tuition: $350, Room&Board: $245 Register online or contact us. Limited Scholarship & Workstudy Available
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net/ws061705.htm
[Mar 25 2005]
Jun 18, 2005 - , Toronto Islands (Hanlan's Point) Contact-Improv Dance Jam Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact-Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands - TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - SATURDAY, JUNE 18 *2005 Dates:* Jun. 18 (Sat.) Jul. 30 (Sat.) Aug. 27 (Sat.) *Time:* 4-8 p.m. *Events Description:* Dance on the†grass, sand, or in the water - later, swim (if desired). *Directions†to the Toronto Island Ferry Docks:* From†Union†subway Station take any streetcar to the Queen's Quay ("Ferry Docks") Stop. The entrance to the ferry docks is on the south side of the street (at the foot of Bay Street and Queens Quay, - just†west of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel) *Ferry Schedule:* http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/parks/island/summerschedule.htm *Ferry Cost:* > Adults - $6.00 > Students (under 19 with Student Card) and Seniors (over 65) - $3.50 > Juniors (under 14) - $2.50 > Children (under 2) - Free *Suggested Provisions:* ~ A sweater and†warm pants, at least for the ferry ride ~ Clothes for dancing in, that you don't mind getting grass (or other) stains on ~ Food for a Pot-luck meal (optional) *Weather Forecast:* http://www.weather.ca/weather/cities/can/pages/CAON0696.htm *Bikes:* Bikes are allowed on Hanlan's Point ferry anytime. *Directions (once on Hanlan's Point Island):* Walk along the pedestrian roadway until you come to a 2-direction turn-off point. Continue walking along the right-hand path (you should see a sign on a post pointing towards the "Clothing-optional beach" - follow it) *Meeting Location on the Island:* At the white goal posts in the grass field just outside of the Clothing-optional beach. *Thanks:* Thanks to†John Oswald, Pam Johnson, Heather Hammond and Gayle Carter for beginning and continuing this Annual Contact Dance on the Island event tradition. Special mention goes to Jonathon Neville for always being of such great assistance.
> Adults - $6.00 > Students (under 19 with Student Card) and Seniors (over 65) - $3.50 > Juniors (under 14) - $2.50 > Children (under 2) - Free Cost is for the round-trip Ferry Boat
CONTACT: John Newton      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/IslandContactJam
[May 23 2005]
June 19-July 2, 2005 ZEN MONKEY PROJECT SUMMER 2005 INTENSIVE WORKSHOP Charlottesville, VA
"Physicality, Presence, and Performance" Join Julie Rothschild, Ray Eliot Schwartz, and members of the Zen Monkey Project for a unique approach to intensive dance training. Since its inception in 1995, the Zen Monkey Project has been consistently exploring the boundaries of somatic movement education and contemporary dance forms. Our style is rigorous, experimental and alive. Investigating the body, developing dynamic presence, and supporting curiosity are hallmarks of our distinctive synthesis. Our practice draws from a variety of methods and approaches for questioning the body and embodying questions. Our curriculum melds these influences into creative work. As contemporary movement artists we combine a reverence for tradition with respect for the individual's voice. As educators we support the student's current process while presenting them tools for enriching their potential. This intensive invites you to investigate and embody your own working process, learn with a diverse group of artists, and share your experience with others. Curriculum Includes: Contemporary Dance Technique Contact Improvisation Somatic Movement Studies Improvisation Making and Shaping Traditional Thai Massage Public Performance
 Fees: $495 for the two weeks $75 non-refundable deposit to reserve your space
Space is limited. Register early.
CONTACT:Ray Schwartz     PHONE: 919.593-5003     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.zenmonkeyproject.com
[April 24 2005]
Jun 25 - Jun 26, ,2005 CONTACT IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP WITH KURT KOEGEL Florence, Tuscany, ITALY
Contact Improvisation Workshop in Florence (Italy) with KURT KOEGEL, two days from 10.30am to 13.30pm and from 14.30am to 17.30pm. To reserve your place on the workshop please send a email to: cangosienidanza.it or phone us on 0039.055.2280525. Address: Florence, via Santa Maria 23
Fee: 90,00 euro for the whole two days.
CONTACT: daniela giuliano     PHONE: 00390552280525     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.sienidanza.it
[Jun 17 2005]
Jun 27 - Jul 8, 2005 Skinner Releasing Technique Ongoing Sessions Seattle, WA, USA
Two weeks of the Skinner Releasing Technique at a level beyond the introductory work. Classes involve deeper and more challenging work with imagery, partner graphics, and spontaneous movement. Includes a daily two-hour SRT class and a two-hour Improvisation & Finding Forms session three times a week. Prerequisite is the first 15 classes of the introductory pedagogy. Taught by Joan Skinner, Sally Metcalf, Theresa Moriarty and Stephanie Skura. Times/location to be announced.
$400
CONTACT: Lila Hurwitz     PHONE: 206.264.5515     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.skinnerreleasing.com
[Mar 17 2005]
Jun 29 - Jul 4, 2005 July 4th Jam Earthdance - Plainfield, MA, USA
Come enjoy the lush, green summer at Earthdance. Luna moths, cold quarry and hot dancing await you. Five days of contact improvisation including lots of open dancing, scores, led workshops, and more! We invite you to bring your family to participate in this magic event. Earthdance will provide a child coordinator to facilitate activities, field trips and foster the interplay of kids and adults four to five hours a day. This is not a "child care" program and you will need to assume primary responsibility for your children.
Tuition/Room/Board: $300 (all inclusive), below 15 that sleep in tents or shares a bed with their parent(s): $10/day; below 15 that need their own bed: $235. Register online or contact us. Limited Scholarship & Workstudy Available
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net/ws062905.htm
[Mar 25 2005]
Jul 5 - 10, 2005 NoTaFe`s International Summer School Viljandi, Estonia, Estonia
NoTaFe`s international summer school is meant for everybody who would like to educate themselves in dance and performing arts. summer school is bound to ecite 2oo5, taking place in estonia, viljandi on 12-2o of july. that ís why our teachers are creative professionals from all over the world: nancy stark smith, mike vargas, sybrig dokter, katarina eriksson, sylvia scheidl, marina konovalova, sini haapalinna and friedmar voigt. the application-form for participate and all kind of information is available on our web-page: http://www.matti.ee/tants/ecite/danceschool.php
prices: 2 workshops (2* 5-9+1o): 1oo eur; 1 teacher(5-9+1o): 5o eur; one-day workschop(5+1o): 15 eur
CONTACT: silvia soro     PHONE: 5202528     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.matti.ee/tants/ecite/danceschool.php
[Apr 27 2005]
Jul 8 - 31, 2005 Ponderosa Tanzlandfestival 05 Stolzenhagen near Berlin, Angermünde, Germany
Tanzland Festival '05 July 8-10 Festival Opening Party / Perfomances
July 11-17 Ponderosa Retreat & Training Week In this week the festival offers a variety of 2 hour movement classes (a dance buffet) taught by a range of professionals. A time to sample and enjoy. Come Feast! July 18-22 Contact Impro / Release Technique* Keith Hennessy & Stephanie Maher 'The Improvising Citizen' A workshop in dance, improvisation and performance exploring the polarities of inner / outer, private / public, life / art as our primary sources of instigation and inspiration. July 22-24 Stolzenhagen Contact Jam The Workbench: Public Choreography Site
July 25-31 Interdisciplinary Performance Project* Jess Curtis will give a morning training of release technique and precision contact skills. Six days of intense interdisciplinary, exploration and creation for experienced movers, guided by director / choreographer Jess Curtis. Inyengar Yoga Jen Pollins
July 29-31 Improvisation Laboratory / Conference Marathon Performance Weekend *Participants must send a letter of interest or recieve permission to attend. Gut Stolzenhagen e.G., Lüdersdorferstr. 5, 16248 Stolzenhagen, phone: 030 - 41 71 69 98, 0179 - 140 74 85 nearest station: Angerm&ünde
CONTACT: Stephanie Maher     PHONE: 0049-(0)30-41716998, 0049-(0)179-1407485  EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.ponderosa-dance.de
[May 7 2005]
Jul 11 - 17, 2005 THEATRE METHODS 05 Malpils, Latvia
International Festival "THEATRE METHODS Between Tradition & Contemporaneity".
Programme: workshops, lectures, vidoe, work demonstrations, performances, discussion club.
 fee - 720 EUR including accommodation and three meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
CONTACT: Inga Ryazanova      PHONE: +371 838 11 60     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.iugte.com
[May 25 2005]
Jul 11 - 23, 2005 LOWER LEFT Performance Collective SUMMER INTENSIVE San Diego, California, USA
Hone your technical body, develop your artistic self and benefit from a collective skilled in cooperative art-making. Using methods drawn from anatomical approaches to the body and imagery from Skinner Releasing Technique, we will use hands-on partner studies combined with our own movement choices to explore technical principles such as multi-directionality, alignment, economy, suppleness, gravity, weight and autonomy. Cultivating spontaneous choice-making skills and honing sensorial awareness, we will create solo, contact and group improvisations rich with dynamic expression. Improvisation Strategies, such as Nina Martin's Ensemble Thinking, will tune us into spatial composition, timing, and each other. Taught by guest artists Nina Martin and Lionel Popkin and Lower Left core artists.
entire workshop: $575 first week only: $325
*$50 Non-Refundable deposit due with registration, payable to LOWER LEFT.
*balance due on first day of classes (July 11th). *some workstudy available *for $15 fee, we can find you housing
CONTACT: Rebecca Bryant     PHONE: 619-521-2513     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.lowerleft.org/Calendar.html#WORKSHOPS
[May 3 2005]
Jul 11 - 22, 2005 CONTACT IMPROV SUMMER INTENSIVE BARCELONA, BARCELONA, SPAIN
In this workshop we will work on the more technical skills of C.I. like falling, rolling, counterbalance, weight... and also on the more subtle ones: to be toned in, creativity, surprise, playfullness... Open to all levels. You can join one or two weeks. Workshop taught in spainish & english. 2 hours/day from monday to friday
One week 35à, 2 weeks 65à
CONTACT: ROCIO RAMOS MORRISON     PHONE: 00-34-93 2132321     EMAIL:
Jul 11 - Aug 5, 2005 Dancers' Group's SF Summer Dance Intensives San Francisco, CA, United States
Four weeks of dance intensives with 18 different workshops such as: Scott Wells- Flying does not equal Jumping / Chris Aiken- Touch Composition and Performance / Keith Hennessy- The Body on Stage / Sara Shelton Mann- Dance Space:Training the Senses / Including classes in repertory, tango, choreography, butoh, ballet, feldenkrais, alexander technique, aerial, lighting design, dance writing, and more. Other teachers include: Kim Epifano, Shelley Senter, Janice Garrett, Augusta Moore, Anne Bluethenthal, Evangel King, Elaine Buckholtz, Anna Halprin, Erika Shuch, Jose Navarrete, Debby Kajiyama, Shinichi Momo Koga, Miguel Gutierrez, Jo Kreiter, and the Joe Goode Performance Group.
Costs depend on workshop and range from $60-420. Check our website or call for further details.
     PHONE: 415 920-9181     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: http://www.dancersgroup.org/sdf/index.php
[Jun 22 2005]
Jul 17 - 22, 2005 Contact Improvisation Intensive Provincetown, MA, USA
Tony Silva will share his approach to Contact Improvisation as an easily accessible form of partner dancing where dancers blend their weights in physical dialogue with each other. The focus will be on sensitivity and connection as a way to navigate through the dance. Elements of technique will be taught, but the focus will be on the practice of dancing together. This class is appropriate for dancers age 12 and up. Kneepads are recommended. (More info about Tony at http://www.TonySilva.com) Classes will meet Sun., July 17, 1-4 PM and July 18-22, 4-5:30 PM (Mon-Fri), at Provincetown Movement Arts. Drop-ins are welcome.
$15 per class
CONTACT: David Figueroa     PHONE: 508-487-0761     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.movearts.org/
[Jun 15 2005]
Jul 25 - 29, 2005 Ready! Workshop w/ Martin Keogh Bremen, Germany, EU
What does it mean to be ªready´ to dance? How can we arrive at this state? During this five day workshop we will begin by focusing attention on the details of sensation. We will work on skills of receptivity and responsiveness. We will settle into a base camp of mindfulness, and then set out to investigate the wilderness of disorientation. We will enter the forest where thereís no trail, jump into the dark, swim into what might be a cave, and build a tolerance for waiting in the unknown. Special emphasis on releasing the neck and pelvis, and surprising ourselves in flight and extended follow-through.
For those with a solid grasp in contact improvisation and advanced.
Class will be taught in english.
It is possible to sleep in the studio (5 Euro each night).
Tanzhalle, Insterburger Straße 9a, Bremen.
280 Euro, 250 Euro if you pay before the 1st of june
CONTACT: Dirk Schuka     PHONE: 110 543 92      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.dirkschuka.de/ready/
[Mar 23 2005]
Jul 28 - 31, 2005 Western Mass. Moving Arts Festival at Earthdance Plainfield, MA , USA
In it's second year - Earthdance is hosting a three-day improvisational arts festival! Three full days of classes, performances and activities, with several options to choose from during the three daily class times. In contrast to our more concentrated workshops, this festival offers a chance to taste and study many different art forms. Go to www.earthdance.net to see full class schedule. Evening events will include a performance by festival faculty and a jam with live, improvised music. Come for the whole festival, or just for individual classes and events!
Entire Festival: $225 Tuition/Room/Board for standard dorm accommodations. $65 deposit due. Entire Festival (Camping): $200 Tuition/Board for camping option. $65 deposit due. Single day at the Festival: $65 Half day at the Festival: $40
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net
[Jun 29 2005]
Jul 30 - Aug 6, 2005 Yoga, Tai Chi, and Contact Improvisation in Beautiful Costa Rica Pura Vida Spa, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Join two of Calgary, Alberta, Canada's most popular instructors for a week of retreat to the lush beauty and tranquility of Costa Rica. Settle into the rhythms of the rainforest and the sounds of silence as you allow the time for your true being to emerge through a blend of the ancient practices of Hatha Yoga, Tai Chi, and the modern movement form of Contact Improvisation. Daily experiential learning in this unique blend of practices will deepen your awareness of self and your relationship to others and your environment. In addition, you'll experience the calming, de-stressing, detoxifying, balancing, strengthening, nurturing, and energizing effects of each practice. Discovery, exhiliration, and laughter are guaranteed. No previous experience is necessary. Included in this retreat....Yoga, Tai Chi/Qigong and Contact Improvisation classes daily, 7 night accomodation, 3 delicious meals daily, San Jose airport shuttle, and mountainside hot tub and pool. Optional experiences include...white-water rafting on one of the world's most beautiful rivers, visiting thermal hot springs, volcanoes, and serene lakes, enjoying one of the 12 forms of massage available. To learn more about the retreat and the instructors, George McFaul and Trevor Yelich, please check out Pura Vida's website....www.puravidaspa.com - click on 'Packages & Events' and then 'Events Calendar' for July 30th thru August 6th.
Early Bird Special! Register by May 1st, 2005 - $1050 US After May 1st, $1190 US Please register directly with Pura Vida Spa (www.puravidaspa.com / reservations@puravidaspa.com / 1-888-767-7375 / 1-770-483-0238)
CONTACT: Trevor Yelich     PHONE: 403-619-2928     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.puravidaspa.com
[Mar 16 2005]
Jul 30 - Aug 6, 2005 Wild Meadows Improvisation Lab Retreat Schellsburg, PA, USA
This lab retreat will bring together those interested in the practice of Contact Improvisation and related improvisation forms to focus for one week on areas of interest chosen by the participants. The content of the lab will be agreed upon by the participants before arriving at Wild Meadows. Participants will propose by email focus areas for work they would like to address or share during the retreat and a schedule will be set based on the interest within the group of participants to the various subjects proposed. This will give participants the opportunity to receive a plurality of positions and subject material using a group investigative approach. Wild Meadows, surrounded by 200 acres of secluded mountains ranges, and fertile valleys near the Allegheny mountains, is the ideal location for reflective thought and investigation into the Contact Improvisation practice and art form. Some previous experience is requested as this will result in the greatest exploration potential as an ensemble. Break periods will be scheduled to enable participants to take in the glorious natural surrounding of the farm and its cultural heritage. The area is home to Amish, Mennonites and Quakers. Also nearby are Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Waters built with a creek running under it. Food is included in the cost and will be communally prepared. Each participant will be requested to assist in the preparation of 2-3 lunch/dinner meals (with workstudy assistance) during the week-long retreat. The retreat will be facilitated by Cyrus Khambatta and other improvisers who will attend the retreat. Cyrus will provide one of the break-out sessions scheduled during the week along with the other participants.
COST: $225 includes everything except travel DEPOSIT: ($75 deposit due by July 1st) DISCOUNT: $200 if full amount paid before July 1. WORKSTUDY: Two positions available on first-come first serve
CONTACT: Cyrus Khambatta     PHONE: 212.404.7808 or 206.935.0459      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.phffft.org/WMeadows.htm
[April 23 2005]
Aug 1 - 7, 2005 12th annual SFADI (Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance & Improvisation) Seattle, WA, USA
Classes, performances, jams, and discussions with innovators in contemporary dance technique and improvisation. 5-day Intensives with Ray Chung, Deborah Hay and Jennifer Monson. Also classes with Ernie Adams, Gaby Agis, Cathie Caraker, John Dixon w/Anna Peterson, Margit Galanter, Sarah Gamblin, Lila Hurwitz, Nita Little, Karen Nelson, Becci Parsons, Mary Reich, Shelley Senter, Stephanie Skura, Erde Sun, and Tom Truss. Classes in Contact Improvisation . Contemporary Dance Technique . Solo & Group Improvisation . Performance . Voice . FeldenkraisÆ Method . Authentic Movement . Body-Mind CenteringÆ . Skinner Releasing Techniquetm . BreemaÆ . Alexander Technique. Odd Fellows Building, 915 E. Pine St.
Entire Festival: $300-! 350 sliding scale if paid in full by 7/1; $350-395 after. 5-day Intensive only: $185-225. 3-class card: $60. Work/study available; contact us for application.
CONTACT: Carol Wiley     PHONE: 206.686.SFAD     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.sfadi.org
[Mar 17 2005]
Aug 1 - 7, 2005 DanceWorkOutSide: A week of improv and composition with people and the ecology near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dance WorkOutSide A week of improvisation and composition with people and the physical environment as partners --- Monday-Sunday August 1-7, 2005 St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec (near Montreal) --- Information: (514) 527 2897 and addances@yahoo.ca --- Activities: We will be 8-12 people based in a lovely country homestead. Each day will include 5 hours of dance workshops, plus free time, meals, and any Other spontaneous or organized activities the group wishes. Workshops: * The body's internal and external environments * Exploring the outdoors by the body * Learning about one's body by changing environments * Partnering with dancers and the physical setting * Recognizing and involving the public * Artistic improvisation * Artistic composition * Public performance --- Environments: Our home includes a chalet, work buildings, woods, fields, a garden, and old stone foundation walls. We will have 2-3 day trips to survey and dance with local attractions Such as a village, zoo, truck stops, highway medians, farms, and orchards. There will be a business day trip to dance in the busiest part of downtown Montreal (population 2 million). On Saturday we will have a cabaret night for each other at the chalet and grounds in St-Bernard. We will conclude our week with an improv on the mountain preserve in the heart of the city, where on Sundays thousands of people gather to walk, hike, picnic, and dance to live drumming. --- Schedule and travel: We will meet in Montreal on Monday morning (August 1) and depart for St-Bernard at 11 am. If you are coming from far away, you are welcome to arrive on Sunday (July 31) - housing will be provided and you can also enjoy Montreal's weekly contact jam. We will spend the week in St-Bernard, and make our side trips from there. We will wrap up in Montreal on Sunday (August 7) at 3 pm. Again, if you have a long trip ahead and would like to leave the next day, housing will be provided. --- Housing: At our country home, there are 2 private rooms and 4 other beds available, plus great places for camping. Bring a sleeping bag and pillow, plus a tent if camping. --- Food: The ingredients for fresh, simple, satisfying meals will be provided: quality grains, legumes, fruit, and abundant, local, in-season, organic vegetables for cooking and salads. We will take turns preparing meals, in small groups, with guidance if desired. Fruit and extras will be available throughout the day. Local, organic meat and non-cultivated fish can be added if the group wishes. Allergies, intolerances, and other exclusions will be respected. You are welcome to bring any specific foods you require. There will be limited fridge and freezer space. --- About the host: Adam Gottlieb is an emerging dancer and massage therapist and experienced teacher. He has studied with Andrew Harwood, Lisa Nelson, Nancy Stark-Smith, Chris Aiken, among other creators of contact improvisation, and practices and performs in Montreal. Adam has traveled to work on site-specific dance with Body Cartography and the Dancing Wilderness Project (with assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts) and run and done street dance in the city. DanceWorkOutSide aims to make this art available and affordable to the Québec dance community and our friends in Atlantic Canada, New England, Ontario, and beyond. Adam's dance with people and the urban and rural ecology flows from everyday life of teaching, gardening, wildcrafting, cooking, massaging, hiking, and such. He cherishes shared process and is thrilled by the fleeting moment.
Cost: $225 all included: planning, workshops, housing, food, and gas. Space is limited - reserve your place by sending a deposit. 10% off registrations received by June 21. Please call or write if you need or can provide a scholarship.
CONTACT: Adam Gottlieb     PHONE: 514 527 2897     EMAIL:
[May 5 2005]
Aug 3 - 13, 2005 TANZWERKSTATT EUROPA Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Performances,Lectures,Workshops: Jennifer Bury (USA) Pilates and the Spontaneous Generation of Form (dancers and pedagogues); David Colas (F) Hip Hop (amateurs and professionals); Sabine Hass (D) Contemporary Dance (beginners and advanced students); Jan Kodet (CZ) Contemporary Dance (amateurs and professionals); Louise Lecavalier (CA) Contemporary Training (amateurs and professionals); Liane Simmel (D) Fit for Dance (amateurs and professionals); George Skalkogiannis (CA) Career Development in the Performing Arts (management workshop); Chiang-Mei Wang (TW) Floating Body ñ Modern Dance with Tai-Chi Dao-Yin Technique (advanced amateurs); David Hernandez (USA) Movement Logic/Contemporary Technique (amateurs and professionals): The workshop begins each day with a technical part in which the dancers can develop a personal understanding of geometry and its relation to the body. Impulses will be explored from alignment, movement flow, breath, the relationship to the space and to the other participants. After they have achieved this understanding, Hernandez leads the dancers into improvisation and composition through which they can explore and build on their own abilities as spontaneous agents and performers in relationship to their specific problems, situations, and issues. David Hernandez came to Europe with Meg Stuart and Damaged Goods in 1993. He has worked as a dancer, created his own solos, choreographed for international companies, and given workshops in Europe, the USA, and Australia. He founded and served as artistic director of the Performance Education Program in Leuven. Blueprint, a piece of him which premiered in Brussels in 2001, was chosen as one of that yearís ten best performances. (Classes will be taught in English). Gustavo Miranda (BRA) Capoeira (amateurs and professionals): In his workshop, Gustavo Miranda works with a technique of teaching and exercising that was specially designed for dancers and that he developed in connection with his contemporary dance training. This technique is strongly influenced by spiraling movements, work with the floor, constant interaction with a partner, and learning to play traditional accompanying instruments. People who learn capoeira acquire more strength and musicality, an enhanced feeling for impulse and swing, as well as the heightened awareness that comes with learning a martial art: all these attributes can be very advantageous for dancers. As a youth and young adult, Gustavo Miranda devoted much of his time to training with various capoeira groups in Rio de Janeiro, where he studied under numerous ìmestresî and under many ìprofessoresî. He achieved the rank of ìprofessorî in the well-known ABADA group in 1991. He maintains a vital connection between this interest and his work as a contemporary dancer, actor, and teacher. He currently lives in Belgium and has worked with groups such as Charleroi-Danses, The Royal Flemish Theatre, Les Ballets C. de la B., etc. (Classes will be taught in English). Thomas McManus (USA) Figuring It Out (amateurs and professionals): Dancers in the professional class will learn solos and duets from Forsytheís ballet Limbís Theorem (Enemy in the Figure). This ballet, more than any other in Forsytheís repertoire, is a test of physical and mental stamina. The choreography demands split-second timing and decision-making to allow the dancers to bring it off smoothly in the face of a crashing, blasting musical score by Thom Willems. Amateur dancers with some previous training will be offered a workshop around the theme of another Forsythe piece called Hypothetical Stream. The dancers will learn basic skills in figurative improvisation, drawing lines with the body. The movements correlate with and are inspired by the drawings of Tiepolo. Remembering both intended and unintentional movements, the dancers will create their own solos and group material to work on and present it at the end of the workshop. Thomas McManus, a former dancer with the Frankfurt Ballet, is currently rehearsing Forsytheís pieces with internationally renowned companies. Besides working as a freelance choreographer, McManus teaches workshops in improvisation throughout Europe. (The course will be taught in German and English). Joao Fiadeiro (P)Critical Zone ñ An Introduction to Real-Time Composition (professionals): Joao Fiadeiro concentrates on atmospheres and states of being in which he collaborates closely with the creative abilities of his dancers. He has developed techniques such as ìcomposition in real-timeî which enable dancers to maintain a state of consciousness or a natural feeling while simultaneously overcoming their creative blockages. By working with the actual time of the performance, i.e. with the here and now, Fiadeiro orchestrates potential occurences that create a realistic area of the unexpected, of the unfamiliar familiarÖ. Fiadeiro danced with Ballett Gulbenkian and the Lisbon Dance Company in Portugal, then went to New York, where he became acquainted with American postmodernism through encounters with Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, and David Gordon. After additional experiences with Dieter Heitkamp and Howard Sonnenklar in Berlin and Wim Vandekeybus in Belgium, he began developing his own choreographic work and founded the RE.AL. Company. (The course will be taught in English). The evening programs feature performances by internationally recognized artists such as: Rosemary Butcher, Anna Huber, Jonathan Burrows/Matteo Fargion, Neuer Tanz and many others.

CONTACT: Cindy Paul     PHONE: +49 / 89 / 724 25 15     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.jointadventures.net/en/twe
[Jul 5 2005]
Aug 8 - 19, 2005 Workshops with Nita Little London, London, UK
Nita Little is coming to London to teach two workshops 8th-12th August Surfing the Waves of Grace: The Principles of Contact Improvisation 15th-19th August Framing the Boundless: Crafting Experience Both courses will run from 12.00-6.00pm Nita Little has been performing, choreographing and teaching improvisational dance for the past 30 years. The emphasis of Nitaís work is the partnering form of Contact Improvisation, which she helped to evolve with among others Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark Smith and collaborated with them in numerous performing companies introducing Contact Improvisation throughout the USA. Nita will teach two workshops; Surfing the Waves of Grace: The Principles of Contact Improvisation will explore the underlying principles of CI, looking at action and the relationship of moving bodies. This is an opportunity to learn CI skills through integration of its principles and is developed for people who wish to go deeper into its foundations. This is appropriate and encouraged for dancers of all skill levels. Framing the Boundless: Crafting Experience will look to enhance the dancerís creative strength, spatial freedom and authenticity. We will look at the experience of the mind within the body, explore this ëmeeting groundí. How the mind and its boundless nature can enrich the dance with depth and breadth. Suitable for intermediate to advanced contact improvisation dancers. For a more in-depth description of Nita's workshops, log on to the movingartsbase website www.movingartsbase.co.uk
Cost: £150 for one course - £280 for both courses A deposit will be required to confirm your place on the course; £75 deposit for one course, £150 deposit for both courses.
CONTACT: Marie Davies     PHONE: 00 44 20 7609 6969     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.movingartsbase.co.uk
[Jul 22 2005]
Aug 8 - 26, 2005 Skinner Releasing Technique Introductory Intensive Seattle, WA, USA
The Skinner Releasing Intensive offers a unique approach to movement, integrating creative process with technical growth. Featuring daily classes in: Skinner Releasing Technique; Improvisation and Finding Forms; Aerial Dancing on Low-Flying Trapeze. With teachers Joan Skinner, Gaby Agis, Nathan Dryden, Sally Metcalf, Theresa Moriarty and Stephanie Skura. 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; University of Washington campus.
$975
CONTACT: Lila Hurwitz     PHONE: 206.264.5515     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.skinnerreleasing.com
[Mar 17 2005]
Aug 11 - 15, 2005 Dancing Wilderness Project Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA, US
wilderness backpacking and dance workshop/laboratory, directed by Karl Frost. Since 97, the Dancing Wilderness Project has been an ongoing exploration of wilderness experience, body-based creative process, and how we choose to live our lives. optional extra day in Goldmyer Hot Springs
$175 - $250 sliding scale, includes food, camping fees, but not personal gear.
CONTACT: Karl Frost     PHONE: (206) 790 1645     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.toishou.org
[Jul 17 2005]
Aug 17 - 24, 2005 Opening to the Unknown - Andrew Harwood & Chris Aiken Earthdance - Plainfield, MA, USA
This intensive workshop/lab is intended as a comprehensive training for those ready to risk the unknown, willing to extend themselves on physical, emotional and mental levels, and prepared to meet the challenge of a concentrated schedule. Three daily sessions will focus on: Release Technique/Contact Improvisation; Improvisational Scores/Composition; and Performance. Come learn, experiment, discuss, write, collaborate, play and perform with two outstanding artists in the field of improvisational dance and performance.
Tuition: $350, Room&Board: $245 Register online or contact us. Limited Scholarship & Workstudy Available
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net/ws081405.htm
[Mar 25 2005]
Aug 22 - 27, 2005 workshop with Nita Little Paris, France, France
The workshop is 5 hours per day from monday to saturday. It takes place in the center of Paris.
Fees : 300 euros or 250 euros with a registration before the 31th july
CONTACT: st?phanie Auberville     PHONE: 00 331 43 31 05 11     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.nitalittle.com
[Jul 11 2005]
Aug 26 - 29, 2005, Dance/Work weekend at Claymont Court Charles Town, West Virginia, USA
Contact and work weekend at Claymont. We'll be staying in the Great Barn and working on the dance floor in the Octogon. From lunch on Friday the 26th till lunch on Monday the 29th. Bring food to share, we'll do meals collectively. Led warmups by participants as well as opening jamming.
Free. Just bring food and bedding.
CONTACT: John Bainbridge     PHONE: 240-217-2011     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.claymont.org
[Jul 27 2005]
Aug 27, 2005 - , Contact Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands (Hanlan's Point) - Sat., August 27 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Island Contact Improv Jam Contact Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands (Hanlan's Point) *2005 remaining Dates:* Saturday, August 27 *Time:* 4-8 p.m. This is the final Toronto Island Contact-Improv Jam of 2005 - DON'T MISS IT!!! *Events Description:* Contact-Improvisation Dance Jam on the Toronto Island (Hanlan's Point) Dance on the†grass, sand, or in the water - later, swim (if desired). *Directions†to the Toronto Island Ferry Docks:* From†Union†subway Station take any streetcar to the Queen's Quay ("Ferry Docks") Stop. The entrance to the Ferry Docks is on the south side of the street (at the foot of Bay Street and Queens Quay, - just†west of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel) *Ferry Schedule:* http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/parks/island/summerschedule.htm *Ferry Cost:* > Adults - $6.00 > Students (under 19 with Student Card) and Seniors (over 65) - $3.50 > Juniors (under 14) - $2.50 > Children (under 2) - Free *Suggested Provisions:* ~ A sweater and†warm pants, at least for the Ferry ride ~ Clothes for dancing in, that you don't mind getting grass (or other) stains on ~ Food for a Pot-luck meal (optional) *Weather Forecast:* http://www.weather.ca/weather/cities/can/pages/CAON0696.htm *Bikes:* Bikes are allowed on Hanlan's Point Ferry anytime. *Directions (once on Hanlan's Point Island):* Walk along the pedestrian roadway until you come to a 2-direction turn-off point. Continue walking along the right-hand path (you should see a sign on a post pointing towards the "Clothing-optional beach" - follow it) *Meeting Location on the Island:* At the white goal posts in the grass field just outside of the Clothing-optional beach. *Thanks:* Thanks to†John Oswald, Pam Johnson, Heather Hammond and Gayle Carter for beginning and continuing this Annual Contact Dance on the Island event tradition.
*Ferry Boat Cost:* > Adults - $6.00 > Students (under 19 with Student Card) and Seniors (over 65) - $3.50 > Juniors (under 14) - $2.50 > Children (under 2) - Free
CONTACT: John Newton      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/IslandContactJam
[Aug 16 2005]
Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2005 Intensive with Kathleen Hermesdorf and Stephanie Maher London, South East, England
Kathleen Hermesdorf and Stephanie Maher 29 August - 2 September 2005 10.30 - 1700 at Chisenhale Dance Space Curated by Jonathan Megaw and Robert Anderson A rare opportunity to dance with and learn from two inspiring international teachers. The workshop will incorporate dynamic movement techniques and performance scores, progressing from solo work to duets and ensembles. Suitable for people with experience in contemporary dance and/or contact improvisation. AM: MOTION TECHNIQUES A vigorous and detailed class focused on the act of motion from the inside out, encouraging sensation, articulation, conductivity and efficient power. A warm up of breath and energy work, improvisation, technical explorations and physics in all planes sets the stage for an extended phrase of dynamic, three-dimensional choreography. The class progresses from stillness to performance, offering a pro-active and supportive training ground for resonant and expressive dancing. The work is inspired by studies in modern, ballet, jazz, martial, energetic and release forms, Contact Improvisation, somatics, body work and play. PM: CONTACT IMPROVISATION Discover and practice the science and playground that is Contact Improvisation. Strengthen your body, open your mind and awaken your instincts. Explore sensory and physical experiments of shared touch, weight, gravity and momentum and expand into three-dimensional space, spontaneous composition, trust and risk. Engage in scores and open dancing and experience serious play - matching wits and methods, sharing common ground and sudden miracles - by surrendering to and shaping the dance in the moment. Be ready for joint creations with formal & open structures and games, scores & scenarios ranging from the whimsical to poetic, cooperative to aggressive, simple to complex. (Knee pads are recommended.)
Kathleen Hermesdorf has been dancing in San Francisco since 1991. She directs Motion Lab, a vessel for dance, music and improvisation via the studio, club and stage, with musician Albert Mathias, producing 5 seasons in residency at ODC Theater, most recently as part of the 2005 San Francisco International Arts Festival, and touring nationally since 1998 (www.motion-lab.net). She co-directed Hermesdorf & Wells Dance Company with Scott Wells, sharing an SF Bay Guardian GOLDIE Award in 1994 and was a member of the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, receiving an Isadora Duncan Award in 1999. She worked with Sara Shelton Mann and Contraband from 1993-2003 and joined Bebe Miller Company in 2002. Hermesdorf, with mentor Brenda Way, is a participating member of Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange (CHIME), a project of the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company. Hermesdorf has been invited to teach for MJDC, Contraband, BMC, Dancers' Group, Rhythm & Motion Dance Center, ODC C! ompany & Kid's Program, Stanford University, Sonoma State University, UC/Santa Cruz, Dancers' Workshop Wyoming, Links Hall, Earthdance/MA, K77 & Tanzfabrik/Berlin, TanzTage Festival/Potsdam and Impulstanz Festival/Vienna. Stephanie Maher is known for her breathtaking physicality and for creating works that express a unique blend of intimacy, sensitivity, and wild humor. Her work has been performed on stages across the US, Germany, Holland and the UK. After training in New York, she spent 10 years in San Francisco, working from 1989-1993 as a dancer/choreographic collaborator with the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company. In 1995 She co-founded CORE with Keith Hennessy, Jess Curtis Stanya Kahn and Jules Beckman, and was a regular at 848 Community Space, often in collaboration with San Francisco dancer/ choreographer Kathleen Hermesdorf. In 1998 she relocated to Berlin where she continues to perform, organize, and teach in K77 Studios and the Ponderosa in Stolzenhagen, Germany, both of which she helped build and develop. Stephanie Maher and Kathleen Hermesdorf met in San Francisco doing contact in the firehouse in 1992. They collaborated in Margaret Jenkins Dance Company and on their own as collusion until 1997 and have been teaching together and making work in and around Berlin since 2000. They are working on a sister city connection between San Francisco and Berlin to foster travel, teaching, improvisation, collaboration, choreography and performance.
Cost: full ?165 part-time/freelance ?155 full-time student/unemployed ?140 To secure a place please reply to this email and send a 50% deposit, payable to London Contact Improvisation, to: Jonathan Megaw, 23 Whitebeam House, Maitleland Park Villas, London, NW3 2HG.
CONTACT: Jonathan Megaw     PHONE: + 44 (0)20 7485 8100      EMAIL:
[Jul 27 2005]
Aug 29 - Sep 4, 2005 Burning Man Contact Improvisation camp Black Rock City, Nevada, USA
The Burning Man Festival is an annual gathering where for a week, we let go of money economy and just give of ourselves and our art. Last year, some 40,000 people gathered to make a small city of creative giving, visual art, dance, music, performance, events, discussion, chance meeting, spontaneous ritual, lightness and depth, silliness and meaning. Check out www.burningman.com for details.
There has for many years been a contact improvisation presence at Burning Man, with daily jams at Center camp. When classes have been offered, the reception has been fantastic! This year, we plan on organizing a camp to share the practice more actively, with various open daily classes and jams, and focused labs for more experienced contacters. A mini-festival of contact in the wild atmosphere of Burning Man. If you are interested in participating or being a part of the camp or for more details, go to the evolving web page at www.toishou.org/burningcontact.html

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[Jun 9 2005]
Sep 3, 2005 - , Contact Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands (Hanlan's Point) - LAST ONE OF 2005! Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hi. Our Island Contact-Improv Jam this past Saturday (Aug. 27) was rained out. So, we've decided to try again - for this upcoming Saturday (Sept. 3). (This will definitely be the final Toronto Island Contact-Improv Jam of the year! - DON'T MISS IT!!!) From: John Newton IslandContactJam@hotmail.com Toronto Island Contact Improv Jam Contact Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands (Hanlan's Point) Date: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Time: 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. *Events Description:* Contact-Improvisation Dance Jam on the Toronto Island (Hanlan's Point) Dance on the†grass, sand, or in the water - later, swim (if desired). *Directions†to the Toronto Island Ferry Docks:* From†Union†subway Station take any streetcar to the Queen's Quay ("Ferry Docks") Stop. The entrance to the Ferry Docks is on the south side of the street (at the foot of Bay Street and Queens Quay, - just†west of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel) *Ferry Schedule:* http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/parks/island/summerschedule.htm *Ferry Cost:* > Adults - $6.00 > Students (under 19 with Student Card) and Seniors (over 65) - $3.50 > Juniors (under 14) - $2.50 > Children (under 2) - Free *Suggested Provisions:* ~ A sweater and†warm pants, at least for the Ferry ride ~ Clothes for dancing in, that you don't mind getting grass (or other) stains on ~ Food for a Pot-luck meal (optional) *Weather Forecast:* http://www.weather.ca/weather/cities/can/pages/CAON0696.htm *Bikes:* Bikes are allowed on Hanlan's Point Ferry anytime. *Directions (once on Hanlan's Point Island):* Walk along the pedestrian roadway until you come to a 2-direction turn-off point. Continue walking along the right-hand path (you should see a sign on a post pointing towards the "Clothing-optional beach" - follow it) *Meeting Location on the Island:* At the white volleyball goal posts in the grass field just outside of the Clothing-optional beach. *Thanks:* Thanks to†John Oswald, Pam Johnson, Heather Hammond and Gayle Carter for beginning and continuing this Annual Contact Dance on the Island event tradition.
The actual Jam itself is free. *Island Ferry Boat cost:* > Adults - $6.00 > Students (under 19 with Student Card) and Seniors (over 65) - $3.50 > Juniors (under 14) - $2.50 > Children (under 2) - Free
CONTACT: John Newton      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/IslandContactJam
[Aug 28 2005]
Sep 10 - 18, 2005 Dancing Wilderness Project Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA, US
wilderness backpacking and dance workshop/laboratory, directed by Karl Frost. Since 97, the Dancing Wilderness Project has been an ongoing exploration of wilderness experience, body-based creative process, and how we choose to live our lives. optional extra day in Goldmyer Hot Springs
$175 - $250 sliding scale, includes food, camping fees, but not personal gear.
CONTACT: Karl Frost     PHONE: (206) 790 1645     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.toishou.org
[Jul 17 2005]
Sep 14 - 18, 2005 GLACIER (Great Lakes Area Contact Improvisation Enthusiasts Retreat) The Christine Center, Willard, WI, USA
A FABULOUS five days of classes, jams, performances, nature walks, saunas and more, this the fourth annual retreat which gets better every year! Teachers this year include: Charles Campbell, Erica Hagen, Daniel Halkin, Mandy Herrick, Mark Koenig, Ali Melaina, Marcia Miquelon, Otto Ramstad, and Sheila Skemp.
Cost varies according to accomodations and food plans, from $195 - $400 for the five days. Some work study is available.
CONTACT: Stefanie Cohen     PHONE: 734-665-8798     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.glacierdancer.com
[Jul 16 2005]
Sep 29 - Oct 2, 2005 Falling Leaves Jam at Earthdance Plainfield, MA , USA
Leaf jumping, crisp fall days, bright blue autumn skies. Come to our first ever Falling Leaves Jam, an intimate weekend of dancing and connection. Our facilitators will help organize an overall structure for the jam within which we can all bring our interests and desires. With the luxury of 3 full days we will have plenty of time for open dancing, structured improvisations, classes, resting, and so much more. If you're new to Earthdance or an old friend, please come join us...
Tuition/Room/Board: $150 per person Registration: $75; balance due on arrival.
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net
[Jun 29 2005]
Oct 12 - 16, 2005 Fall East Coast Jam Charlestown, West Virginia, USA
We stay in a beautiful mansion, bake in a soothing sauna and dance in an octagonal, wood floored, barn. This is an open jam with events created by the participants, but typically, we rise, eat a marvelous breakfast and wander through the woods to the dance space. We dance eat sleep walk talk play dream fly sauna wander back read poetry eat chocolate... Starts at dinner on Wednesday, ends after lunch on Sunday.
$290 = Fun, Food, Lodging. $265 early registration discount if received by Sept 19. To Register send a $50 deposit, payable to Mike Hurd, with your name, address, phone #, and email address to: Mike Hurd, 580 Panther Branch Rd. Alexander, NC 28701-9663
CONTACT: Roy Wood     PHONE: 585-254-6514     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.eastcoastjam.com
[Jul 26 2005]
Oct 3 - 21, 2005 Sub-body Dance Intensive in India Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Don't you want to create your own unique dance which connects to the depth of yourself? Don't you need deeper communication with others through dance contact? Everybody has an unique and communicative sub-body in the deep darkness of the body. Sub-body means subconscious body=mind streams in your body. You can connect it through resting your daily conscious mind=body by using bottom breathing and swaying. Then you open transparent mind=body state, which keeps fifty-fifty balance between consciousness and subconscious. We guide you to travel into the darkness of your body where many kinds of complexes, deep memories, nightmares, traumas and dissociations are folded at. We have safe method to sink down into the deep body-mind streams and come back from there with keeping control. When you catch a subtle signal from sub-body streams, you can amplify it until your own sub-body dance by learning Jo-Ha-Kyu method originated by Noh dance tradition of Japan. We use not only "Physical contact technique", but also "Sub-body contact technique" which is orientated in the resonance between sub-body streams. "Sub-body method" was invented by Rhzome Lee(Japanese), through these twelve years investigation world travels of Butoh, Noh, Yoga, Tao, Contact Improvisation and so on. You can create your own unique dance with connecting to the bottom of your exsistense. And through the resonance between each sub-body dance, we can experience deep communications with yourself, others, life and death. You can have special dance travels at the Sub-body Hall, cool dance retreat in Dharamsala on the mountainside of the North India Himalaya Mountains. The workshop meets Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with occasional weekend activities.
Tuition: $450, Room and Board: $200
CONTACT: Michie Kobayakawa, Rhizome Lee     PHONE: 91-98160-43030     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.subbody.com (work in progress)
[Sep 2 2005]
Oct 12 - 16, 2005 The Improvising Citizen with Keith Hennessy at Earthdance Plainfield, MA , USA
A workshop for dancers, performers, activists and citizens. Training in magic, change, & relationship. Exploring the polarities of studio/street, private/public, life/art as sources of instigation and inspiration. Grounding ourselves in the disciplined study and joyful practice of improvised dance/performance, we'll explore the symbiosis of creative work and public life. Deepening and expanding our improvisational practices will be the home base for round-trip travel into questions of politics, culture, spirituality, family, and society. Keith Hennessy is a Canadian-born, interdisciplinary artist and cit