These web pages list jams, workshops, classes, and teachers of Contact Improvisation around the world.
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For everyone else, these pages are divided as follows:

• Events and workshops, listed chronologically. These are events that take place just once.
• Ongoing jams and classes
• People and Places teaching, performing, or otherwise involved in contact.
• Announcements and links (notices, advertisements, etc.)
• Photographs of contact.
• CI25 was the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Contact Improvisation, held at Oberlin College, June 1997. This section includes historical information about contact including a bibliography and list of videos), so it might be useful to students of contact. It also includes pointers to other celebrations of contact held worldwide.
• Essays, articles, and theses about contact improv. New: Article from the Portland (Maine) Phoenix.
• New listing: Four weekly jams in Stockholm, Sweden.

Workshops, Festivals, and Other Events

In chronological order. For historical interest, see also the list of past events. Last update 8 Feb 2007.

Dec 27, 2006 - Jan 1, 2007 New Year's Jam at Earthdance Plainfield, MA, USA

It's the ever famous New Year's Contact Jam at Earthdance, our most popular and special event of the year. "Jam-packed" to the rafters, this event is always full by Thanksgiving, so register early!
Tuition/Room/Board: $300 all inclusive. Limited workstudy is available.
CONTACT: Lita Lundeen     PHONE: 413-634-5678 ext. 1     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.earthdance.net
[Sep 26 2006]

Jan 1 - Apr 30, 2007 Contact Improv in Sarasota/Tampa Florida area Sarasota, FL, USA

I am hosting Contact Improv jams and lessons at my house on Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida the first four months of 2007. I will teach you for free if you're new. The jams are usually 3-5 people, though will likely grow as more people learn about it. I have excellent CDs loaded with great music for contact. I have a huge living room with a large open space, 14 foot high ceilings, and giant windows that look out onto a private back yard with a lovely pond. It's easy to get to on the north side of Siesta Key. No experience needed - it's very easy to learn. If you're new, I can either show you prior to a jam or at a separate time set up by us. I'm also up for meeting at Lido beach or Siesta Key beach (if it's warm) to do or teach contact improv. At! the end of April I return to Massachusetts. I would love to build a great contact community down here for the four months each winter I'm here. For more information, call my cell phone, email me at the address below, or visit http://www.ContactImprovFL.org/.
Free
CONTACT: Peter Dunn     PHONE: 617-459-7709 (cell)     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: ContactImprovFL.org
[Jan 6 2007]

Jan 2 - Feb 25, 2007 Winter Dance + Performance Intensive Arcata/Eureka, California, United States

This eight-week intensive focuses on movement research and performance development, culminating in a west coast performance tour. Critically acclaimed dancers and artists in the performance art field will serve as mentors and teachers for those developing work in movement and performing arts. Areas studied will include contact improvisation, improvisation technique, experimental performance, butoh, movement choreography, vocal improvisation, experimental music and experimentation with new media as an aspect of performance work. Local professionals will teach Tai Chi, yoga, authentic movement, and Alexander Technique in order to further develop solo and group process. This intensive is for those who are already actively investigating movement and performance in their lives. For the curious, the dedicated, the passionate and the dynamic – be prepared to experiment! Visiting Teachers Include: Erica Shuch (Choreography/Videography/Performance Art), Jess Curtis (Improvisation/Composition/Performance Art), Jez Parus (Contact Improvisation & Feldenkrais Method), Karl Frost (Contact Improvisation & Participatory Performance Work), Shinichi Iova Koga (Butoh)
$650 - $900 sliding scale, if deposit in by Dec. 1, 2006 $750 - $1000 sliding scale, if deposit in after Dec. 1, 2006 $250 deposit is needed to hold your space.
CONTACT: Tanya Stotsky     PHONE: 707-407-7566     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.synapsiswarehouse.org/rumblepeg
[Oct 21 2006]

Jan 4 - 6, 2007 Mazopalooza! Festival of Improvisational Dance Mazomanie, WI, USA

WORKSHOP: Thurs. Jan. 4; noon-6 p.m., Fri. Jan. 5; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. "Falling into Flying," a contact improvisation intensive with Alicia Grayson. PERFORMANCES: "Some Assembly Required," Fri. Jan. 5, at 8:00 p.m. "Red Herrings, Dancing in Public Spaces," Saturday, Jan. 6 at 10:00 a.m. CLASSES: Sat-Sun. Jan. 6-7: "Essential Images" w/ Alicia Grayson, Aerial improvisation (with low-flying trapezes), Authentic Movement. JAMS and other forms of improvisational merrymaking: Sat-Sun. Jan. 6-7. Local accomodations, catered meals, warm midwestern hospitality. See the brochure pdf on our website (www.mazoMAC.com/mazo7.pdf) for more detailed schedule, workshop description, registration info, directions, etc. Registration deadline to ensure housing and ! meals is 12/21/06.
$195 for entire festival. Includes 3 nights lodging and most meals. $75 for weekend jam. Includes 1 night lodging and most meals. $100 for Thurs/Fri workshop only. $55 for Thursday workshop only. Other price options available, see website.
CONTACT: Marcia Miquelon      PHONE: (608)795-0014      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.mazoMAC.com/mazo7.pdf
[Nov 28 2006]

Jan 4 - 4, 2007 Autumn Contact Class and Jam Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Come celebrate the height of Autumn with an afternoon of luscious dancing and delicious Chai. Come sit round the campfire, play a little, dance a little, drink and be merry. When: Autumn: 1 April, class 4-6pm, Jam 7pm onwards Winter: June 24, class 4-6pm, Jam only 7pm onwards Price: $15 class, $5 for Jam only – Chai provided Beginners Welcome to Contact Improvisation class.
Price: $15 class, $5 for Jam only – Chai provided
CONTACT: Janine or Wilhemeena     PHONE: 649 8173051     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.danz.org.nz/soul.php
[Mar 8 2007]

Jan 4 - 19, 2007 Nancy Stark Smith's January "continuing" Workshop 2007 Northampton, Massachusetts, western Massachusetts, USA

A deepening investigation of Contact Improvisation, Changing States, Improvisational Scores/The Underscore, States of Grace, Composition, and Performance. Open to those who have taken previous workshops with Nancy (with room for an exceptional exception or two.) Having a continuing group will allow us to jump into the work midstream—already articulate in our contact improvisation, familiar with the Underscore, "come as you are," and other aspects of my work (or at least some of them)—and be able to deepen and focus our practice in surprising and satisfying ways. For further information, including a detailed flyer and registration form, see www.nancystarksmith.com or contact the workshop coordinator at januaryworkshop@nancystarksmith.com, phone (413) 320-1196, fax (413) 586-9055; or contact Nancy at (413) 586-8243, or contactq@aol.com. Early Registration Deadline: November 22, 2006

CONTACT: Workshop coordinator, Candice Salyers     PHONE: (413) 320-1196     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.nancystarksmith.com
[Oct 14 2006]

Jan 5 - 11, 2007 Contact Improvisation Workshops with Jez Parus & Karl Frost Arcata/Eureka, California, United States

Contact Improv Workshop with Jez Parus: “Without learning to know ourselves as intimately as we possibly can we limit our choice. Life is not very sweet without freedom of choice” -- Moshe Feldenkrais. Come develop greater complexity and satisfaction in your dancing, while exploring these questions: How does your desire to “do" create excess tension and effort? How do excess tension and effort interfere with freedom of choice? What happens when you drop excess tension and effort? How does lack of awareness lead you into action and interaction that injures, fatigues and bores you? Can skillfulness replace willfulness? Forget about answers, come dance the questions. Contact Improv Workshop with Karl Frost: This will primarily be a technical workshop, expanding the range of 3-dimensional availablility, power, and ease in the dance...off-balance, inversions, flight, diving, full-bodied moving together into and out of the floor and through the air. The more high-flying techniques will be supported by and balanced with more subtle explorations -- movement looked at in terms of millimeters, examining how we use our bodies and coordinate for greater ease, presence, self-reflection, and delight.
one 3-day workshop: $125-$250; two 3-day workshops: $225-$450
CONTACT: Tanya Stotsky     PHONE: 707-407-7566     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.synapsiswarehouse.org/rumblepeg
[Oct 21 2006]

Jan 8 - 12, 2007 January CI workshop with Brenton Cheng and Vitali Kononov at MOC Oakland, CA, USA

This workshop is designed for all levels participants and is a part of IMPROVISATIONAL MIND & PERFORMANCE module at Moving On Center School of Participatory Arts and Somatic Research. For full descriptions please visit the website. 1428 Alice St. Suite 203M Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: Fax: (510) 834-1469
$250 ($225 discounted price for early registration): $25 discount if non-refundable deposit of $50 is received 2 weeks before the workshop. For more options please visit the website: www.movingoncenter.org/TuitionAndAid
CONTACT: Moving On Center Office     PHONE: (510) 834-0284     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: http://www.movingoncenter.org/IMP.htm#full
[Nov 27 2006]

Jan 16 - 20, 2007 Contact Improvisation with K.J. Holmes Seattle, WA, USA

The classes will explore musicality and phrasing, the learning of specific lifts and rolls as well as how we craft time and space in spontaneous choreographies of solo, duet and ensemble dancing. Skills will include release techniques and experiential anatomy to better understand the mechanics of the body, and developmental patternings, body puzzles, and forms that shape the body and space with odd timings and unusual perspectives to create dances that are dynamic and alive in the moment. We will look to invigorate the pleasure of moving.
Sliding scale $230–270, if full payment is postmarked no later than January 2, 2007. After 1/2/07, sliding scale $270–300, if space is available. Go to the Web site for more info.
CONTACT: Carol     PHONE: 206-686-7323     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.danceartgroup.org/seattle-dance-classes.html
[Dec 1 2006]

Jan 20 - 21, 2007 Nowhere Bound: A Contact Improvisation Weekend Workshop with Martin Keogh Redding, Connecticut, USA

Peaceable Barn Studio offers an ideal intimate setting for a workshop with Martin Keogh. Workshop begins on Saturday at 1pm and ends at 4pm on Sunday. Saturday night dinner included as well as Sunday breakfast and lunch. Accomodations in home setting included.
Workshop Fee: $95-$175 sliding scale. Deposit of $50 due by January 2, 2007 For further details and flyer use contact info below.
CONTACT: Leslie Cohen-Rubury     PHONE: 203-544-9652     EMAIL:
[Nov 23 2006]

Jan 12 - 15, 2007 Wintertime Contact Improvisation Laboratory Gathering Eureka, California, USA

This facilitated laboratory gathering is for intermediate–advanced level contact improvisers who are interested in researching and developing the art and practice of contact improvisation through collaborative group investigation and self-study. We will step out of the role of teacher or student, will voice our specific curiosities and interests and will explore through the sharing of skills, techniques, approaches and styles. Topics studied will depend entirely on the curiosities of the individuals involved. Some time will be available for classes, open jams and discussion groups, however the majority of the time will be spent on focused physical practice, body-based research and investigation. The gathering is based on similar laboratory gatherings organiz! ed by Karl Frost and Body Research. For information on successful past gatherings and other CI events by Body Research, go to www.bodyresearch.org
3 days: $120-$180, 2 days: $85-$150, 1 day: $45-$80
CONTACT: Tanya Stotsky     PHONE: 707-407-7566     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.synapsiswarehouse.org/rumblepeg
[Oct 16 2006]

Jan 18 - Feb 8, 2007 CI Square One Fundamentals Workshop San Francisco, CA, USA

4 THURSDAYS, 7-9PM. (JAN 18, 25, FEB 1, 8.) HumilitySwim director Ali Woolwich teaches this quarterly 4-class workshop addressing Contact Improvisation Fundamentals--CI from "square one." Fundamentals for CI include, rather than specific "steps," the core pathways and levels of body awareness required to do this dance form. This workshop is great for 1st time beginners, as well as those who are feeling stuck in intermediate level classes because of gaps in training, those who want a good refresher course or those who want to revisit "beginners mind." Through discussion and dance "trouble-shooting" we'll comprehensively fill in the gaps resulting from infrequent attendance at drop-in classes, lack of jam experience, and/or long timegaps out of CI practice that cause rusty-ness! We will focus this work to find smooth, flowing, tuned-in dances, and sustained creative interest. Each student will get a one-on-one lesson with the instructor to address their specific questions or challenges. Jam etiquette and practice will be included in the material, to help you plug into the CI community and a regular CI practice. The last session will end with a facilitated jam period with experienced guest dancers. LOCATION: Studio Valencia, 455A Valencia @ 16th, San Francisco. Future Session Dates: Spring 07 begins April 5, Summer 07 begins May 31.
$60-$100 sliding scale. $10 Advance deposit required. Full payment due first class. Send name, email, phone, address and checks made payable to Ali Woolwich, to: 1005 Market St, #411, SF, CA, 94103.
CONTACT: Ali Woolwich     PHONE: 415-255-9801     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.rodneyj.net/ali
[Oct 13 2006]

Feb 4 - 10, 2007 WAVES, SWELLS, and UNDERCURRENTS with Martin Keogh. San Francisco, CA, USA

A week long intensive training with Martin Keogh in Contact Improvisation (advanced and intermediate levels). February 4-10 2007, 10-5pm (Sunday through Saturday with Wednesday being a day off for rest and integration) @ CounterPULSE, San Francisco, CA. Please visit the website for the workshop description and to register.
Sliding scale $250-$455. Please visit the website for detailed explanation. To register fill in the registration form, and send $50 deposit to the organizer: Vitali Kononov 1522 Bonita Ave. Berkeley, CA, USA 94709. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.
CONTACT: Vitali Kononov     PHONE: 510-703-1085     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.vitalika.net/ciworkshop/
[Dec 8 2006]

Feb 9 - 11, 2007 Contact Improvisation Sleepover Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

3 days of CI workshops, facilitated jams, performances, blind date dancing, and beach BBQS, fresh and healthy food lovingly prepared by a master chef, marae style accommodation and bodywork a plenty. Friday: Beginning the beginning: Using somatic awareness to move slowly into solo improvisation, a wake up, open up and go deeper. Developing communication skills to prepare for contact, and integrating some basic contact tools into dancing with awareness. Sat: Journeying the surface: A vehicle for experienced contactors to discover more flow, abandon and improvisational savvy and to help beginners develop strength, confidence and trust. We’ll explore the basic principles, skills and awareness involved in CI. Sun: Moving with Momentum: Momentum that is deeply instinctual comes from trusting your ability to respond to weight and gravity. We’ll focus on being malleable but assertive, strong but fluid, mindful but alert, keeping a sense of depth, listening and attunement.
$270 waged $240 unwaged Cost includes three catered meals per day + Accommodation in the Studio NOTE: 25 % deposit due with registration
CONTACT: Janine or Wilhemeena     PHONE: +6498173051     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.danz.org.nz/soul.php
[Jan 7 2007]

Feb 11 - Jun 11, 2007 2nd CI GATHERING IN THE MONTAINS OF CORDOBA, ARGENTINA Capilla del Monte, Cordoba, Argentina

Experience living and sharing CI together in nature. YACU YURA (AGUAS CLARAS) BETWEEN CAPILLA DEL MONTE AND CRUZ DE EJE + You can sleep in the main hall in your sleeping bag, or bring your own tent. The Center also offers shared and private rooms for rent. +You can particpate as much or as little as you please. + This gathering is about building community in a circular, participative manner, free of any commercial intentions. We will all share in the expenses. We have already purchased grains, seeds and various types of beans. + It is essential, in accordance with our individual awareness and willingness, that we help each other co-create, administrate, beautify, harmonize and nourish this gathering. +To enrich this experience, we invite all of you who are able, to give Contact Improvisation classes, or other practicas related to Contact. + Children are welcome to come and participate, as well as those who feel called to coordinate activities for children. All the moms are very grateful for your help! + We will have a space where we can all show, sell, and trade our creations. So bring your art! + Remember to bring stuff like: plate, eating utensils, cup, candles, sun hat, musical instruments, reading material and whatever else you would like to share with the group. Be aware that the sun at this time of year can be quite strong + Yacu Yura asks that we bring with us as little plastic as possible, and that we take with us when we leave whatever non-biodegradable garbage we generate during the gathering. And please leave your pets at home. + November 4, we will have a full moon party! Yacu Yura is an Integral Education Center for Art, Ecology and Consciousness. It offers more than 1,000 acres of wilderness area to explore, as well as a swimming pool and stream with natural spring water, a meditation igloo and abundant in-door space for dancing as well as beautiful open air spaces for dancing beneath the ancient algarrobo trees. DIRECTIONS TO YACU YURA By car: From Capilla del Monte, take route 38 going toward Cruz de Eje. At kilometer 103 you will see signs that says MAZA on the right and Yacu Yura on the left. Turn left at the sign that says Yacu Yura, and go straight along a dirt road for about two kilometers. By bus: From Cordoba or from Capilla de Monte, take bus (Ciudad de Cordoba or Sarmiento bus company) and go toward Cruz de Eje. Get off at Kilometer 103 where it says MAZA on the right and Yacu Yura on the left. Walk 2 kilometers down a dirt road to the left. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be a car between 12:45 pm and 1:00 pm to pick up your backpacks. By Taxi: You can also get a taxi for 20 pesos from Capilla to Yacu Yura. Call Jorge 03548 482674 or Gerardo at: 03548-15578712 Or a COMBI, for a group of people Andrea 03548 15579557
We share the cost. It is a "circle" organization.
CONTACT: Naturaleza Contacto     PHONE: 0054     EMAIL:  
[Oct 21 2006]

Feb 16 - 17, 2007 Fireside Festival Series Seattle, WA, USA

A weekend of improvisation jams, performances and the Grass Root Studio opening party.............................................. Friday February 16 and 17 Performance at 7:30pm at Camp Long Lodge 5200 35th Ave SW (at Dawson St.) Seattle WA, 98126......performers include Scott Davis, Anna and John Dixon, Lauren Ehnebuske, Liz Erber, Dustin Haug, Denise Johnson, Cyrus Khambatta, Chris McCallister, Jake Perrine (music), Paige Phillips, Nicole Sasala, Mathew Smith, Ying Zhou, The Phffft! Company, Ideogram Dance, and more..........AFTERWARDS a Studio Opening Dance Party at 9:00pm at Grass Roots Studio at 5609 34th Ave SW Seattle, WA 98126...........ON SATURDAY February 17: Contact Jam and Potluck at 4:00pm with the potluck immediately following at Grass Roots Studio (see location above)
For all weekend events the suggested donation is $10/full evenings’or $5/jam or party only
CONTACT: Cyrus Khambatta     PHONE: 206-935-0459     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.phffft.org/fireside.html
[Feb 13 2007]

Feb 17 - 18, 2007 Dancing where you are: contact for the imagining dancer with Pam Johnson Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

This workshop engages contacters with their imaginations as well as their bodies. Working with scores and strategies, Pam brings dancers into a greater state of awareness of the physical, geographic and relational aspects of dancing and plays with what goes in a dancer's mind while dancing. The workshop will also introduce new approaches to fundamental contact skills and is appropriate for all levels of experience. Pam Johnson has been dancing, choreographing and teaching in Toronto for 25 years. She has danced for many choreographers including: Dave Wilson, Susan McKenzie, Darcey Callison, Viv Moore and Kaeja D'Dance. Her choreography has appeared in fFida, Dances for a Small Stage, and Danceworks and Square Zero. She has been commissioned to create work for the MacMaster Dancers, composer John Oswald, Kid in the Hall Bruce McCullough and actor/playwright Diane Flacks and performance artist Phillip Barker. She is a founding member of High Xposure: Rock Climbing Dance Theatre. She has also worked extensively with film, theatre and opera. Pam's specialty is Contact Improvisation. She is co-coordinator of the Toronto Contact Jam, now in its 30th year. She is a co-coordinator of the Festival of Interactive Physics, a festival of improvisation and Contact dance. She is a faculty member in theatre at Humber College and the Ryerson University Dance Department. When: 10:30-4:30 Sat, February 17 /10:30-3:30 Sun February 18 Where: Movement Arts Ottawa 111a Rideau Street, 3rd Floor Ottawa, Ontario
$125 before Jan 26th, $140 after Jan 26th Billeting for out of town participants can be arranged for a fee of $20.
CONTACT: Alexis Andrew     PHONE: 613 237 1551     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.artengine.ca/collectivegulp
[Jan 15 2007]

Feb 19, 2007 - CALL FOR PROPOSALS--New collaborations in Sound/Movement Chicago, IL, USA

Links Hall and Experimental Sound Studio (ESS) join their energies in an effort to precipitate new collaborations between Chicago-based sound artists and Chicago-based movement artists. Joint proposals are now invited, from which three pairs of newly collaborating artistic partners will be selected for support with a monetary grant of $5,000 per pair. Proposals will be reviewed by a committee made up of Lou Mallozzi (ESS), CJ Mitchell (Links Hall), Ginger Farley and two out-of-area artists, one from each discipline. Submission Criteria Artists will be asked to submit a five minute work sample and a one page artist’s statement (with the artist’s contact information) submitted to ESS by January 31, 2007. DVD/video/audio CD formats are welcome. The samples will be held in a short-term library housed at ESS until March 15, 2007 – access is by appointment only (please contact Lou Mallozzi at ESS to make an appointment, lmallo@saic.edu (773) 769-1069). During this time interested artists can look and listen to materials and connect with others about potential creative projects. Ideas that spark can be formed into proposals for submission in April. We intend this process to offer a number of levels of possibility for cross-exposure between artistic communities, potentially stimulating new ideas and partnerships. (Note: the library is intended to foster new connections between artists, but proposals are not limited to artists who submit work samples to the ESS library.) Eligibility: • Priority will be given to full-time artists. • Each proposal should be jointly submitted by one Chicago-based sound artist and one Chicago-based movement artist. • Proposals must represent the first-ever collaboration between the applicants. ie. the sound and movement artists will not have collaborated together before. Please address the following items in writing in your proposal – please do not exceed three pages in total: • Your names, contact mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses. Website addresses are also welcome. • Describe your current areas of interest as artists. • A project description, including the goals and expectations of your collaboration, and a timeline charting the development and presentation of the work. Please address how participation in the CROSSCUT program would assist your creative process and development, and how the CROSSCUT award would be applied in your project budget. In addition, please submit: • Documentation of both artists’ work on DVD/video/audio CD – five minutes total from each artist (indicate cue points if necessary). Please include written information about the documented projects (eg date, location, collaborators, funders, presenters). • A one page résumé from each artist of your arts-related experience. Each selected pair of artists must co-create a work, which will be publicly presented before December 31, 2008. Funds may be used as best suits the artists: for production costs, to pay for research materials, as leverage to seek funding for a large-scale projects, or to subsidize daily living as artists focus on their work etc. Selected artists are expected to meet with ESS/Links at least once to discuss the progress of the work and to do at least one in-progress showing, public or private. The program does not provide artists with free use of ESS or Links Hall facilities and equipment, nor does it imply that artists should use those resources in the development and presentation of their new work. ESS and Links will actively work with artists on their strategies for the final presentation of the work. CROSSCUT intends to document the completed works. CROSSCUT Schedule: • APPLICATION DEADLINE 5PM, APRIL 15, 2007 • Notification to selected artists by May 15, 2007 • Meeting with Links/ESS and in-progress showings – to be scheduled • Performance dates before December 31, 2008 • A Final Evaluation report is to be completed by the artists within one month of their presentation PLEASE MAIL OR DELIVER COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO: Experimental Sound Studio 5925 N Ravenswood Ave Chicago, IL 60660 All written application materials should ALSO be emailed as a Word attachment/document readable by Mac OS-X to lmallo@saic.edu IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT Lou Mallozzi (ESS), lmallo@saic.edu (773) 769-1069

CONTACT: Lou Mallozzi      PHONE: (773) 769-1069     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.linkshall.org
[Jan 19 2007]

Mar 2 - 3, 2007 Hilary Bryan Dance Theater, CounterPULSE SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA

Complexity Addicts and Other Work, opening March 2 at CounterPULSE, takes the audience on a wild ride through dance, theater, music, design, video and performance. First on the program is Bryan’s piece, Ego Alter, in which twelve performers act up and out, revealing 144 altered egos through dance, sound, and spatial harmonics pungent enough to permeate your tissues. A kaleidoscope of inner characters explodes across the stage in spiraling patterns of energy. Performers reveal outrageous inner voices – individually possessed, yet mysteriously harmonic. Bryan takes inspiration from sacred geometry and Laban Movement Analysis to weave physical and emotional (dis) harmony with acrobatic, sensual movement animating 3-D interactive sets. An internationally acclaimed performer and choreographer, Bryan applies her expertise in Laban Movement Analysis and math to postmodern, interdisciplinary performance as director of Hilary Bryan Dance Theater. A Wisconsin native who trained in creative movement and ballet from the age of three, Bryan has performed extensively in Taiwan and in San Francisco. Rita Felciano showcased Bryan’s company as the most exciting and unusual local dance of January 2000 with work that “whetted (her) appetite for dance,” and the LA Times has lauded Bryan for her “exceptional force and clarity.” The production also includes guest choreographers Meadow Leys and Marielle Amrhein. Within a matrix of diverse media, using sacred geometry, poetic symbol, and punk grace, Hilary Bryan Dance Theater has crafted a unique, dynamic, and memorable theatrical experience. Complexity Addicts will show at the Studio Theatre of UC Davis’ Mondavi Center from February 15 – 25 as part of SHARE, a shared MFA thesis concert with choreographer Keith Hennessy.
General -- $12 advance / $15 at the door CounterPULSE Members -- $10
CONTACT: Stephanie Linakis     PHONE: 914-646-4302     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.hilarybryan.com
[Feb 16 2007]

Mar 4 - 10, 2007 Contact Improv in Paradise Santa Cruz, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

Come join internationally known Contact Improv teacher, Mark "Moti" Zemelman at the extraordinary Villa Sumaya Retreat Center on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. Dance, swim, kayak, and hike in heaven on earth. Enjoy daily Contact Improv classes and evening dance jams with live music, as well as opportunities to boat across the lake to traditional Mayan villages to experience Guatemala's rich indigenous culture. Villa Sumaya's 1000 square foot dance/yoga studio boasts a lake front location, full panoramic view, hardwood floor, glass pyramid sky light and cascading garden waterfalls. The sublime retreat is a thatch roofed complex, with comfortable rooms, spacious gardens, restaurant/bar, book/video library, hot tub, and sauna, all hidden in the natural surroundings of this beautiful setting. For the REGISTRATION FORM paste this address in browser- http://www.contactimprov.com/Registrationform.html . Course includes three gourmet meals a day plus a group hot tub and sauna. Airfare and additional travel costs not included in pricing. Workshop limited to 24 people. Mark "Moti" Zemelman, MFA, began practicing Contact Improv seventeen years ago. Over the past twelve years he has taught and performed across the US and more recently in Guatemala, Europe and Israel. He runs the new website www.contactimprov.com, plays ambient vocal-electronic music for Contact Jams, was an original member of Wire Monkey Dance Company, and has facilitated programs at Earthdance, Omega Institute, and Kripalu Yoga Center. Other training includes yoga, Action Theater, voice training, stilt-walking, modern dance, and clowning. For more about Villa Sumaya Retreat Center: http://www.villasumaya.com Visit Mark's new website and learn more about Mark's other workshops and Contact Improv Jams world-wide! http://www.contactimprov.com
Room/Board: Shared room (2-3 person) - $390 Single room - $540 Camping (limited number of spaces) - $240 Workshop Fee: Early Bird Registration (before Dec. 31) - $250 (before Jan. 31) - $300 (After Feb. 1) - $350 * Limited Scholorships available, please inquire.
CONTACT: Mark "Moti" Zemelman     PHONE: 413 231-4623     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactimprov.com/workshopsandclasses.html
[Nov 16 2006]

Mar 12 - Dec 7, 2007 Subbody Butoh School Himalaya 2007 Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India

Become originator of your own butoh dance which connects to the depth of yourself. By learning subbody butoh method, which is the deepest method in the world . You can learn not only pysical contact, but also life resonance between life and life. You can sink into the darkness of the subconscious realm of body to find your own deepest butoh dance which is resonating with the world, and come back safely with cotroling yourself. You can meet your whole self. You can open full originality, full creativity, and rezonance ability.
One year course : March 12 -December 7 Three months course Spring term: March 12- June 1 Summer term: June 11- September 7 Autum term: September 17- Decmber 7 One month couse March course: March 12-April 6 April course: April9-May4 May course: May7-June1 June course: June11-July6 July course: July16-August10 August course: August13-September7 September course: September17-October12 October course: October15-November9 November course: December7 Qualification: Anybody who wants to be a unique dancer who create your own deep dance. Any age, any sex, any handicaped people; OK!
Tuition: Three years : 3500US$ One year (Three terms): 1300 US$ One term (Three months): 570 US$ One month : 210 US$
 PHONE: 91-1892-226136     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: subbody.net
[Aug 17 2006]

Mar 16 - 18, 2007 8th Annual North Carolina Jam Carrboro/Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Carolina Contact will be hosting its eighth annual jam on March 16-18, 2007, in Carrboro, North Carolina. You are invited to join us for a weekend of Contact Jams, Contact Improvisation Classes, and Contact Community. This event welcomes those new to Contact Improvisation as well as those well seasoned. Teaching this year is Brad Stoller. To register, send a check payable to Dan Schmidt to Janet Barbato, PO Box 71176 Durham, NC 27722. Please include: Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Telephone, E-mail, when you plan to arrive, and whether you need a place to stay. If you need a place to stay, do you have pet allergies or other special needs? For more info check out the web site.
$80 before the jam, $90 at the door.
CONTACT: John Bainbridge     PHONE: 919-932-1190     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: carolinacontact.ods.org/annualjam.shtml
[Jan 8 2007]

Mar 24 - 24, 2007 Fundamental Skills Contact Workshop Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Course Description: Participants will learn basic principles of giving & bearing weight & executing partnering moves with ease. No previous experience is necessary. Wear comfortable clothes. We will dance in bare feet./// Studio 2844 (2844 Dundas West). By transit: take the subway to the Dundas West station and then take the Dundas West bus (only a few stops) to Keele St. /// www.imagiscape.ca /// www.kathleenrea.com
Price: -$60 regular -$50 payment before March 15th -$40 payment before March 15th with group of two or more
CONTACT: Carlynn Read     PHONE: 905-513-6122     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.reasondetre.com
[Feb 19 2007]

Apr 9 - 13, 2007 Body-Mind Centering Retreat New Zealand Retreat 30 minutes north of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Somatic movement education incorporating embodied anatomy and developmental movement through the systems of the body (e.g. bones, organs, ligaments, fluids, endocrine, nervous system, senses and perception, reflexes). This class holographically explores the human body through movement and hands on study to understand self and increase physical potential. BMC® has an unlimited number of areas of applications with the creative, athletic and therapeutic fields.* Soul is a new centre situated in Titirangi in the lush rainforest on the west coast of Auckland. It is created as an environmentally friendly space to pursue a holistic, artistic, integrated organic lifestyle. Enjoy weekly classes, weekend workshops, monthly programs and lifestyle packages that support and integrate dance, art, creativity and spirituality into everyday life.
NZ$465 waged NZ$380 unwaged per week or for two workshops $750 waged $600 unwaged for both weeks booked together
CONTACT: Wilhemeena or Miriam     PHONE: T: 64.9.8173051     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.bodycartography.org
[Jan 6 2007]

Apr 16 - 20, 2007 The BodyCartography Retreat New Zealand 30 minutes north of Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

5 Day Site-Specific Workshop Engaging the senses, perceptions, and the cartography of our bodies, The BodyCartography workshop investigates the physiology of the world around us and uses place as a medium to make art. We will utilize skills and materials developed from Contact Improvisation, Body-Mind Centering and composition to explore, survey, and compose the social and physical landscapes outside of the context of the dance studio and theater. The workshop breaks assumptions and renews possibilities of why and where art happens expanding our sense of self responsibility and eco-consciousness. Soul is a new centre situated in Titirangi in the lush rainforest on the west coast of Auckland. It is created as an environmentally friendly space to pursue a holistic, artistic, integrated organic lifestyle. Enjoy weekly classes, weekend workshops, monthly programs and lifestyle packages that support and integrate dance, art, creativity and spirituality into everyday life.
NZ$465 waged NZ$380 unwaged per week or for two workshops $750 waged $600 unwaged for both weeks booked together
CONTACT: Wilhemeena or Miriam     PHONE: T: 64.9.8173051     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.bodycartography.org
[Jan 6 2007]

Apr 27 - 29, 2007 MAKING CONTACT - meetings and touches Innsbruck, Tyrol, AUSTRIA

We cannot go through live without being influenced by all kind of meetings with human beings. During this weekend we will investigate, how these contacts happen and what our experiences are ... Starting from the own body we train the orientation with all senses in silence and movement. Where am I, and where are the others in the space ? It happens a game with distance and approximation. Where are my limits ? How can I expand them, how to protect ? And finally touching ... what is ok NOW and WHAT IS NOT OK ? And how to communicate it to my partner ? And the game is named CONTACT - IMPROVISATION . The teacher, Eva Brunner comes from Graz /Austria. She is a therapist, dancer and performer. Graduated from the School for New Dance Developement Amsterdam. Director and choreographer of many dance- and performance-projects in multiple European countries. Organiser of the annual Contact-gathering "plannerjam" in Austria. Eva teaches in German and English. Flyer (in german...) http://www.tanzbaar.com/WSIbk.pdf
Normal price: €185 , early booking until March 15, 2007: €160, Students etc.: €135 This workshop is not residential, a really nice hostel is only three minutes to go away ... €29 in dorm for two nights, breakfast included , if you book accomodation via their website: http://www.youth-hostel-innsbruck.at/english/index.html
CONTACT: Peter Putz     PHONE: +43-699-1022 4057     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.tanzbaar.com
[Feb 8 2007]

May 3 - 6, 2007 ＴＯＫＹＯ　CONTACT　IMPRO　FESTIVAL ０７ ＴＯＫＹＯ, TOKYO, JAPAN

<TOKYO CONTACT IMPRO FESTIVAL 07> Dates: May 3rd to 6th, 2007 Place: Japan Women's College for Physical Education (Tokyo, Japan) Time Table: May 3rd (Thursday) 12:00-13:00 registration 13:00-13:30 meeting 14:00-16:00 workshop (Contact / Ingo Rosenkranz) 16:30-18:30 workshop (Contact / Tinu Hettich) after dinner time : video showing & lecture May 4th (Friday) 9:00- 9:45 warm-up* 10:00-12:00 workshop (Aikido / Yoshida & Takahashi) 13:30-16:00 workshop (Contact / Ingo Rosenkranz) 16:30-19:00 workshop (Contact / Tinu Hettich) after dinner time : video showing & talking May 5th (Saturday) 9:00- 9:45 warm-up* 10:00-12:00 workshop (Butoh / Takuya Ishide) 13:30-16:00 workshop (Contact / Tinu Hettich) 16:30-19:00 workshop (Contact / Ingo Rosenkranz) after dinner time : video showing & talking May 6th (Sunday) 9:00-9:45 warm-up* 10:00-12:00 workshop (Contact / Ingo Rosenkranz) 13:30-15:30 workshop (Contact / Tinu Hettich) 16:30-19:00 Demonstration and Jam *warm-up will include relating technique such as Body Mind Centering or Yoga. If you are interested in doing your work for this time, mail us about your work. *Contact Class will be held in English with translation to Japanese. *Aikido and Butoh Class will be held in Japanese with support in English. Lodgings: accommodation at the dormitory of the University Food: breakfast, lunch, dinner at restaurants in the University
Fee for participants from abroad: 15,000 yen (without food, including lodging) Regular Fee: 38,000 yen (without food, including lodging)
CONTACT: Hiroko Takahashi     PHONE: 81(43)257-7541     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: /www.yumenonaka.net
[Apr 3 2007]

May 11 - 13, 2007 2007 Richmond, Va. Contact Jam richmond, Virginia, USA

Come Join our wonderful warm community for a weekend of dancing. We are excited to have Alicia Grayson to teach our morning classes and lead our afternoon warm-up into Jamming.The weekend will start with a potluck at Page Ghaphery's home followed by a jam at VCU Dance Center (1315 Floyd Ave. Richmond Va. 23284). Saturday and Sunday jams and classes will also be held at the VCU Dance Center. There will be time for playing in the James river, naps, walks, conversations and showers Saturday afternoon before we gather for a community dinner and a barefoot boogie, "Wigged-Out", bring wigs for sharing. The Richmond Community is looking forward to welcoming all of you to our jam this year.
Registration is $75 ($85 after April 23rd) To register send a check payable to Patty Pickering along with the information below to Patty Pickering, 10611 Wrens Nest Ct. Richmond, Va. 23235. Name. address, City, State,Zip,Telephone,E-mail When do you plan to arrive? Do you need a place to stay? If yes, do you have pet allergies or other special needs?
CONTACT: Patty Pickering      EMAIL:
[Jan 29 2007]

May 24 - 28, 2007 Camp CONTACT at Playa Del Fuego Odessa, DE, United States

We are organizing a camp dedicated to Contact Improvisation at Playa Del Fuego, one of the East Coast Regional Burning Man Events that happens over Memorial Day Weekend. PDF Spring 2007 event will take place this May Memorial Day weekend,(5/24-28) from Thursday 5 pm through Monday noon. We are looking for 15-25 people with a variety of levels of experience with CI to camp, do contact, teach contact, as well as enjoy the rest of the Playa Del Fuego experience. If you've always wanted to go to Burning Man but haven't, this is a great opportunity to get a taste of life on the playa. This is also a great place to spread the word about CI to many people who would be interested in it but not otherwise know about it.
$35.00 + donation to cover camp ! expenses. Cost for getting into Playa Del Fuego is $35.00. Tickets typically sell out within 5 minutes of becoming available, and the next and last ticket sale is Saturday, April 21st at Noon, EST. It is recommended you create an account on the system prior so that at noon you can be logged in and purchase your tickets. If you weren't able to get tickets at this point, please contact me, I may have some extra tickets. Besides getting in to PDF, we're looking for people to contribute food, supplies and perhaps funds to cover expenses associated with setting up this camp.
CONTACT: Darrell Duane     PHONE: 703 371 1082     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.playadelfuego.com
[Apr 18 2007]

May 25 - 28, 2007 THE PLANNER-JAM Planneralm, Stainach-Irdning (Styria), AUSTRIA

Contact Improvisation on Planneralm (Styria) We have put in an order for good weather – since last year we were dancing in freshly fallen snow – and summer temperatures, a swim in the Planner lake, contacting with the (already dry) mountain slopes ….. Continued due to popular demand will be the spacious gym hall, the not so spacious sauna, the guided warm-up in the mornings, the big trampoline for the (also middle-aged and grown-up) children amongst us, the possibility to try out ideas and scores with the group, making music, the climbing wall, the meals a day, the possibility to bring along family and those dear to us who are not –yet! – dancing, and most of all the possibility to dance your heart out and till you drop, to experience contact, to dance, and to dive into encounters of all sorts of dimensions A enw addition this year will be a Chill-Out-Room – a space of calm and with the invitation for the exchange of body-work. Enough words Let's move! ORGANISATION Date: Friday May 25 through Monday May 28 2007 Arrival: Friday for dinner (6pm) until Monday after lunch (1 pm) Place: Universitätssportheim on Planneralm (close to Stainach-Irdning in Styria/Austria) 8well connected with OEBB-Railways The nearby airports of Graz and Salzburg give access from all over the world via the big airline-hubs in Munich, Frankfurt, Vienna, London, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Zurich ...
Costs: Meals and Lodging in simple Rooms (1-4 beds): Euro 132,- (adults) / Euro 105,- for those born after Jan.1, 1979) Organisation: Euro 30,- For organising the transfer from Stainach-Irdning-railwaystation to Planneralm contact the organiser.
CONTACT: Eva Brunner     PHONE: +43-650-2925790      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.tanzbaar.com/Plannerjam%20-%20Pfingsten%2007%20-%20english.doc
[May 2 2007]

Jun 5 - 10, 2007 Nordic Impro Meeting Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland

NIM (Nordic Impro Meeting)is an international meeting located in the Nordic countries and usually taking place twice a year. It is an open platform and sharing for people who are interested in Improvisation. There is a lot of Contact Improvisation happening at NIM. The meeting is organized as a sharing. If you want to teach or facilitate a study lab or lead a warm up you are welcome to do so. Teachers are not getting paid. You are invited to bring in yourself, your thoughts, emotions, skills, knowledge, interests, … The people create the meeting! The maximum number of participants for the coming NIM in Outokumpu is going to be 80. More Information about the meeting and how to register is soon available on the NIM Website.
We have not been able yet to calculate the exact price for next NIM, but we strongly assume that it will be below 100,- €. This includes three meals per day and basic accomodation.
CONTACT: Nim Team: Henna, Henna, Troll and Maria      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.nordicimpromeeting.com
[Feb 23 2007]

Jun 8 - 18, 2008 CI36 Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

10+1 years after CI25… Contact Quarterly/Contact Collaborations in partnership with Juniata College is pleased to announce CI36; an International Celebration of Contact Improvisation's 36's Anniversary. Set in the rolling farmland of central Pennsylvania, CI36 will be a time to honor and celebrate the existence of Contact Improvisation through dancing, study, performance, reflection, and exchange with hundreds of practitioners, teachers, founders, and developers of CI from around the world.
Keep checking the website for more information. Hub: Martin Keogh, Erica Kaufman, Gretchen Spiro, Scott Rodwin and Alicia Grayson. Coordinator: Erica Kaufman. Advising Mist: Nancy Stark Smith
     WEBSITE: www.ci36.com
[May 7 2007]

June 10, 2007 Contact Improvisation Dance Jam Pittsburgh, PA

3:30 pm Class 4:15-6 pm Open Jam
5824 Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill, 3rd floor
Scott MacLeod scottmacleod.com/contact.htm
scott at scottmacleod dot com or 412 478 0116

Jun 19 - 24, 2007 Zipfest07 \ June 19-24, 2007 \ International Improvisation festival \ Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

International project of Art and Culture on the Poetics of Performance, Contact Improvisation and Improvisation. The festival is held in the splendid Etruscan city of Orvieto in Italy, from 19 to 24 June 2007. A rich calendar of CI intensive workshops, jams, study labs, performances and concerts. Our website has all the information on Zipfest07 calendar. Registration open from March 15th. www.contactfestival.it \ Please visit it !! \\ Guest performers and teachers Zipfest07: K.J. Holmes (USA), Oleg Soulimenko (Austria\Russia), Charlie Morrissey (United Kingdom), Patricia Kuypers (Belgium), Rossella Fiumi (Italy), Keith Biesack (USA), Jacky Miredin (France), Adrian Russi (Switzerland), Bettina Helmrich (Germany), Laura Moro (Italy), Ruby Worth (Scotland), Manuela Bondavalli (Italy), Barbara Lucarini (Italy). Special guest for Music: the group of songs and dances of Salento, Officina Zoè. \\ The festival 2007 also plans for a special appointment addressed to all the participants registered in the festival, who are invited to present an original performance. We request the participants who register for the festival to spontaneously propose their creations. It is an interesting occasion offered to those who wish to share and highlight their own performances for an international audience.
All included registration 250 euros ( all events, lodging and meals)
CONTACT: Rossella Fiumi     PHONE: +39 0763341479     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactfestival.it
[Mar 29 2007]

Jun 24 - Jul 7, 2007 Zen Monkey Project 8th Annual Summer Dance Intensive Athens, Georgia, USA

For over 10 years, the Zen Monkey Project has been continuously exploring the boundaries of somatic movement education and contemporary dance forms. Our style is rigorous, experimental and alive. We invite you to investigate and embody your own working process, learn with a diverse group of artists, and share your experience with others. Teachers: Katharine Birdsall, Julie Rothschild, Ray Eliot Schwartz, Brad Stoller, Allison Waddell, & Leah Jasmine Wilk. Curriculum: Somatics, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary Dance Technique, Yoga, Improvisation, Composition and Site Specific Studies, The Art of Performance, Public Performance.
The cost of the two week workshop totals $550 if paid in full by May 15 or $600 afterwards. Register early. Space is limited.
CONTACT: Leah Jasmine Wilk     PHONE: 706-372-4830 (Floorspace Studio)     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.zenmonkeyproject.com
[Apr 9 2007]

Jun 25 - Jul 7, 2007 TRANSIT-İSTANBUL İmprovisation Days İstanbul, Sultan Ahmet Area, TURKEY

The second edition of TRANSIT ISTANBUL will take place between the 25th of June and the 7th of July 2007. The aim of this festival is to gather artists and publics from different backgrounds in and around improvisation and performance art, through dance, music and visual arts. To do so we priviledge en encounter This year, we have the pleasure to welcome a famous duet of improvised music and dance with Barre Phillips and Julyen Hamilton. Each have developped over the years a unique and refined approach to their art which they distill with a rare complicity. They will propose from the 2nd till 7th of july a workshop for dancers and musicians and present their duet Mention Obligatoire. Following our aim to open the practice to a wider public, we will begin the festival with an open contact-improvisation workshop and continue with a creative dance workshop for children during the week-end. In the course of the first week, a work session is being organised, giving the opportunity to an international group of artists engaged in the practice of improvisation to meet. Throughout these 14 days, performances, panel, projections, jams will be on the program.
TRANSiT > iSTANBUL Improvisation Days 25 June > 7 July 2007 workshops Instant composition Music and Dance with Barre Phillips & Julyen Hamilton 2 >7 July selection upon CV and motivation letter 5 hours/day fee 170 euro Contact-Improvisation with Claire Filmon 25 > 29 June open to everyone 4 hours/day fee 80 euro Sound Exploration workshop with Pascal Battus 26 > 28 June open to everyone 4 hours/day fee 50 euro Also: Video dance project on site specific improvisation in Istanbul with Andy Wood and Yanaël Plumet and Performances Screenings Panel Jams All informations on website www.transit-istanbul.org
CONTACT: Talin Buyukkurkciyan     PHONE: 0090 536 442 12 87     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.transit-istanbul.org
[May 21 2007]

Jun 30 - Jul 7, 2007 6. Kontakt Budapest International Improvisation Festival Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Kontakt Budapest is an annual International Improvisation Festival that has been organized since 2002 and it is open for people with all abilities. The festival organizes classes and workshops taught by internationally recognized teachers/performers and it offers space to research and explore movements, work deeply with different aspects of improvisation and gives possibility to perform. This year we include a series of classes with mixed ability, theoretical work with writing and a research lab for musicians in the afternoons. In the evenings there will be space for open dancing (jam) and two nights for performing. The festival welcomes beginners and professional dancers, performers, actors, musicians, composers, and those working with improvisation for lo! ng. International teachers staff: Nita Little, Peter Pleyer, Sara Shelton Mann, Jess Curtis, Michaela Pein, Gál Eszter, Kálmán Ferenc, Sőrés Zsolt, Christina Klissiouni, Alicia Grayson, Sybrig Dokter, Szilágyi Ilka, Sabine Parzer, Mándy Ildikó, Hargitay Ákos, Andrea Keiz, Dóra Attila, Nils Butlmann, Kéri Judit, Maria Francesca Scaroni. Warm up classes, intensives, projects on Improvisation, Contact Improvisation, Release Technique, Alexander technique, GYROKINESIS®, Contact and partnering, Composition, CI and performance, Yoga, Video – dance, Music and dance, Mixed ability, Theory on improvisation, Music improvisation.
Registration fee: 50€. Full payment received by JUNE 1st: 300€. Festival fee, paid after the June 1st or at arrival: 350€. Morning classes and intensives or afternoon project: 190€. Your registration is complete when you sent us the filled in registration form and you paid either the registration cost of 50€ or the full festival fee! (We accept early registrations with the reduced festival fee if it is paid until the 1st of June!) Festival payment and registration cost should be sent: via Western Union, cashier’s cheque, or bank transfer. The registration form can be found on the website.
CONTACT: G√°l √Ågnes      PHONE: +36-20-9463-702     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.kontaktbudapest.hu
[Mar 3 2007]

Jul 1 - 4, 2007 BodyCartography workshop- Stage en pleine nature Grenoble, the mountains, France

3 jours en bivouac dans les environs de Grenoble. This workshop will happen in the moutains near Grenoble at the very beginning of July. Place and dates to be defined. Further information on line around March You are interested in this workshop? Please send us your email address and we will send you a complete information as soon as possible.Le Bodycartograhy Project explore la relation du corps avec le paysage physique, architectural, technologique, climatique ou social que nous habitons dans un contexte urbain/naturel, public /privé. Codirecteurs de ce projet, Olive Bieringa et Otto Ramstad créent des compositions dansées, des vidéos, des installations, proposent des actions et collaborations de terrain provoquant le public dans toutes sortes de contextes. Depuis 1997 ils ont créé des pièces pour plus de 150 performances aux USA, au Canada, en Nouvelle Zélande, en Europe en Russie ainsi que 5 vidéos qui ont été projetées internationalement. Ils proposent régulièrement des stages où ils partagent leur travail de performance sur sites spécifiques en utilisant des outils d'improvisation, de contact improvisation, et de Body Mind Centering®. " A travers c! es stages, nous invitons les participants à retrouver un appétit "primal" et une curiosité "infantile" pour aller explorer physiquement et engager le corps sensible. En travaillant à un niveau visuel, kinesthésique, tactile et auditif, nous cherchons à articuler le processus même de la perception et à découvrir la composition innée des espaces que nous investissons. The BodyCartography Project investigates the bodies’ relationship to the physical, architectural, climatic, technological and social landscapes we inhabit in urban/wilderness and private/public contexts. As co-directors, Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad, build award winning dance works, film/video, installation works, and political actions through collaborative process to engage and provoke audiences in all kinds of contexts. Since 1997, they have created more than one hundred and forty performance events in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Europe and Russia. They regulary offer educational worshops where they share their work with site-work performance, drawing tools from improvisational composition , contact improvisation, and Body Mind Centering®. “Through these workshops we invite participants to enter their animal-like appetites and childlike curiosities for physical investigation through engagement of the sensorial body. Working on a visual, kinaesthetic, tacti! le and aural level we aim to articulate the very process of perception and discover the innate composition of the spaces we research and perform in.”
TBA Exact details to be announced soon. http://www.chorescence.org/
CONTACT: Isabelle Uski      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.bodycartography.org
[Jan 6 2007]

Jul 3 - 6, 2007 International Theatre Kitchen London, UK, UK

International Theatre Kitchen is open to actors, dancers, choreographers, directors, stage designers, playwrights and script writers from different countries interested in international meetings, creative discoveries and new turning-points in their professional work. This summer we are meeting in London. To register, please send your CV and a brief letter of motivation to london@iugte.com or iugte@london.com
PARTICIPATION FEE 230 GBP by payment before June 1st, 2007. (by payment before July 1st - 350 GBP). http://www.iugte.com/projects/kitchen.php
CONTACT: Lisa Rich      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.iugte.com/projects/kitchen.php
[May 28 2007]

Jul 6 - 8, 2007 2ND ANNUAL SOUTHEAST CONTACT JAM Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Jam to be held at Emory University in large state-of-art studio. We had a good turnout and a wonderful time last year at Atlanta's first annual southeast jam. We will have some excellent Contact instruction this year and lots of time for open jamming, plus communal meals for all and lodging for out-of-towners. Save the date - more soon!
Cost not yet set but very reasonable.
CONTACT: Louise Runyon     PHONE: 404-634-3891     EMAIL:
[Mar 18 2007]

Jul 6 - Nov 6, 2007 Australia Contact Improv Convergence (ACIC) Lennox Head, New South Wales, Australia

NORPA Dance Action and Contact Improvisation (CI) devotees across the continent are proud to present the Australian Contact Improvisation Convergence (ACIC) #3! Now entering its third year, this annual convergence is the most anticipated event on the national CI calendar. With an exciting new location, ACIC #3 will take place at The Lake Ainsworth Sport & Recreation Centre, nestled between Seven Mile Beach and Lake Ainsworth - a tea tree freshwater lake. ACIC #3 has secured the centre’s brand new recreation hall, featuring a multi-purpose indoor stadium with an “A Grade” timber sprung floor perfect for days of CI dancing. The weekend will be filled with workshops, discussions, jams, live music and performances. In addition, ACIC #3 now offers participants the option to stay onsite, for the complete residential convergence experience. Accommodation is in 4-5 person dorms 100 metres from the beach, with ensuite bathroom facilities. ACIC #3 will be fully catered providing delicious organic, vegetarian lunch and dinner meals (breakfast will also be included for residential participants). Schedule Outline Thursday Afternoon, 1pm – Opening session, including a “lab” session exploring CI skills and practice and a led jam in the evening. Friday/Saturday/Sunday – Three days of labbing & workshops run by CI practitioners from around Australia. Suitable for all levels of CI experience. Friday eve – open jamming Saturday eve – live music jam Sunday eve – Improvised Performance event Monday morning – Closing session, including structured jam practice The Underscore. Lunch to follow. ACIC #3 concludes 1.30pm. Monday Afternoon (optional) This year, there will be an optional Monday afternoon meeting for those interested in discussing the future and development of ACIC – our national CI event. Concluding by 4pm. Facilitators Jacob Lehrer will be joined by other teachers to run sessions over the weekend
Costs Fees include lunches & dinners. Early bird fee applies for payments received before 7 May. The Whole Convergence (Thursday – Monday) $440 / $400con (early bird $395 / $355con) Convergence Weekend (Sat, Sun & Monday) $325 / $295con (early bird $290 / $260con) Single Day (Saturday only) $130 / $110 con Residential Cost $120 includes 4 nights accom, Thurs – Sun, & breakfasts NB. Residential places are limited. Pls book by 9 May Participants must also bring their own pillows & linen
CONTACT: Lucy Angell     PHONE: +613 9525 6232     EMAIL:
[Mar 28 2007]

Jul 6 - 8, 2007 Contact Improv Weekend Newburyport, MA, USA

An Introduction to Contact Improvisation - open to all: Friday, July 6, 6:30 -9:00pm - Flow with Contact Improv.; $15 at the door. Weekend Workshop - for registered participants Friday, July 6, 6:30 -9:00pm - Flow with Contact Improv Saturday, July 7, 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, July 8, 10:00am-2:30pm $155 entire weekend; early bird discount $140 before June 21. (No partial registrations) Beach Gathering – open to all Saturday, July 7 6:30pm Potluck dinner, sunset and music on Plum Island beach
$155 for entire weekend; $15 for Friday evening intro session.
CONTACT: Manny Muros     PHONE: 978-463-4354     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: newburyportyoga.com
[Jun 29 2007]

Jul 8 - 16, 2007 International Contact Improvisation and Performance Festival Moscow, Russia

The Festival "Contact Moscow 2007" will take place from July 8 to 16. We offer 5 days of intensives with Stephen Batts, Alicia Grayson, Carol Swann, Joerg Hassmann, 3 and 2 days long contact improvisation workshops for beginners, intermediate and advanced level students, improvisation and performance classes and laboratories that participants may lead. Another specific for this particular festival is video and communications about history of contact dance. Side-specific performances and performance in theatre! And many other interesting events.
The fee of the 9 day festival 2007 is 270 / 300 Euro including food(lunch and dinner).
CONTACT: Angela Doniy     PHONE: +7-495-919-74-65     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactfestival.ru
[Nov 9 2006]

Jul 16 - 20, 2007 Performing Contact Intensive Lab with Jess Curtis Berlin, Germany, Europe

Contact Improvisation: Compositional Tool / Performance Event? A course and laboratory 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. We will exami! ne and practice the state and quality of improvising, looking at a variety of relationships between imagination, action and time. Jess Curtis, Director/Choreographer, (SF/Berlin) has created a body of work ranging from the underground extremes of San Francisco’s Mission District warehouses with Contraband (1985-1994) to the formal refinement of European State Theaters with Jess Curtis/Gravity (2000-present). Along the way he was a member of the ground-breaking Franco-American Circus project Compagnie Cahin Caha, Cirque Batard (1998-2002) and co-founded the extreme performance collective CORE (1994-1998). www.jesscurtisgravity.org
180/160 Euro
     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de
[Jun 14 2007]

Jul 11 - 15, 2007 Contact Improvisation & Yoga Flow Ponta Delgada, S.Miguel, Azores - Portugal

TIME: 6 pm to 9 pm - Open DROP-IN yoga flow 6pm to 7pm PERFORMANCE: July 15 - 8 pm free AT: Escola de Danca Milagres da Paz - Ponta Delgada This workshop starts each day with one hour yoga flow warm up. Followed by one hour contact improvisation skills and one hour dancing. Through contact improvisation we will discover the possibilities of movement and expression. Through contact participants will be encouraged to explore the dialogue that occurs between the bodies. The body in movement is the manifestation of dance where the beauty is revealed through the process of presence and articulation. Bio Espirito Santo started dancing at age 5 in her birth place, S. Miguel Azores. Moved to Canada at age 18, where she continued her studies in modern dance, Labban Bartenieff Methods, Butoh,Contact improvisation, Yoga and voice. In her search as a performer, creator and teacher, she has presented both in Canada and Portugal.
125€ for 5 days 30€ for 1 day 10€ drop-in 1 hour yoga
CONTACT: Espirito Santo Mauricio     PHONE: code 001351 917074826     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/espiritosanto
[Jun 23 2007]

Jul 22, 2007 - , Contact Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands (Ontario, Canada) - * NEW DEPARTURE Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Contact Improv Dance Jam on Toronto Islands (Ontario, Canada) * NEW DEPARTURE POINT * WHEN: Sunday, July 22 - We will be departing from our Sunday Jam location : Dovercourt House, Penthouse studio (805 Dovercourt Rd., 3rd Floor - just N of Bloor St. W) at 1:30pm (or possibly earlier) to head to the beach. You are strongly encouraged to join us in the Sunday Jam (11am - 1:30pm) ($5) at Dovercourt House prior to going to the Island, so that we don't lose track of anyone. WHERE: Hanlan's Point (Toronto Islands) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Meeting Point: at the white goal posts in the grass, just outside of the clothing-optional beach Island Map http://www.toronto.ca/parks/pdf/island/toronto_island_map.pdf Directions to the Ferry Docks: The Toronto Ferry Docks is located at the foot of Bay St. and Queens Quay W., near the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. *Direction by TTC: From Union station take any streetcar to the Queens Quay (Ferry Docks) Stop. The entrance to the ferry docks is on the south side of the street. *Walk / Drive: Main entrance at foot of Bay St. on Queens Quay W. Enter through park, via walkway between Harbour Castle Westin Hotel and Harbour Castle condominiums. Parking is available 1 block N at Lakeshore Blvd. W. & Bay St.; 1 block W on Queens Quay W. between Bay and York Sts.; 1 block E opposite Toronto Star building adjacent to Captain John's restaurant. Toronto Island Ferry information: 416-392-8193 Ferry Cost: Adults $6.00 Students and Seniors (under 19 with Student Card and over 65) $3.50 Juniors (under 14) $2.50 Children (under 2) Free Hanlan's Point Ferry Summer Schedule http://www.toronto.ca/parks/island/summerschedule.htm Directions (once on the Island): Walk along the pedestrian roadway until you come to a 2-direction turn-off point, then follow the right-hand path INFO: IslandContactJam@hotmail.com

CONTACT: John Newton      EMAIL:
[Jun 12 2007]

Jul 28 - 30, 2007 SOLO - Improvisational solo performance workshop with SHAHAR DOR Barcelona, Catalunia, SPAIN

In this Workshop we will practice ways to create a poetic, intimate, exposed & fluent presence in improvisational solo performance. We will aim to extend movement possibilities and creative freedom, while specifying the physical story telling in relation to space, scenery, clarity and image. We will work to connect our unique intelligence, individual vocabulary and physical skills, looking at specific-ness & communicative-ness while sharing work. This practice consists: being moment to moment, having a communicative available body and an artistic vision as we compose spontaneously. Each session will explore three elements of the practice: * Technique – exploration of relations of body, movement, senses, anatomy, esthetics * Improvisation - exploration of relations of presence, intuition, change & choices * Performance – exploration of relations of technique, improvisation & audience Participants are asked to bring supporting costumes/objects (dress...suit…cloth… shoes…umbrellas...water pipes…) that will allow them more playfulness, depth, troth, satisfaction, possibilities, challenge and creativity as they explore and show work.
120€ (Discount for groups of 3 or more. We will help with accommodation in the city)
CONTACT: Guy Aloni      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactfestival.es/barcelona/shahar/solo_english cartel.jpg
[Jun 3 2007]

Jul 28 - Aug 9, 2007 Trans-Contact 2007 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

TRANS-CONTACT – 2nd International Contact Improvisation Festival (Cluj-Napoca) brings together professional movers (dancers, actors, choreographers) as well as amateurs to explore Contact Improvisation in an intensive week of workshops, research, discussions and jams led by internationally acclaimed coaches. It is a unique form to continue exploring Contact Improvisation introduced last year to the Romanian dance and theatre community. It aims to develop in the participants an awareness of the importance of this movement technique in the creative process of performing arts. This is the only Romanian Contact Improvisation Festival, and we are happy to announce a great international coach team including: Scott Wells (USA), Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood (CA), Judit Kéri (HU), Malcolm Manning (UK/FI), Mirva Makinen (FI), Hilde Rustad (NO). Beside the courses there are jams, warm ups, performance opportunity, and a very special NATURE DAY with all the courses taking place outside the city, at a very beautiful countryside in the mountains. The day closes with a party, including campfire and dinner. Transportation, accommodation and dinner of NATURE DAY are included in the fee (full option). Courses are in English. Download the application form from our website.
Participants from outside Romania 300 EUR (full, including jams, warm ups, nature day and performance) 150 EUR (one course + warm ups) Participants from Romania 100 EUR (full, including jams, warm ups, nature day and performance) 60 EUR (one course + warm ups) Participants from Hungary 120 EUR (full, including jams, warm ups, nature day and performance) 70 EUR (one course + warm ups)
CONTACT: Kinga Kelemen     PHONE: +40-745-842322     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.groundfloor.ro
[Jul 14 2007]

Aug 1 - 11, 2007 TANZWERKSTATT EUROPA 2007 Munich , Bavaria, Germany

TANZWERKSTATT EUROPA 2007 AUGUST 1 – 11, 2007 MUNICH Kurt Koegel (USA/B) 9.30-11.30 Movement Technique / Advanced 12.00-14.00 Compositional Mind: Integrating Contact and Partnering Skills / Professionals Tanztendenz Studio B The advanced class is based on functional understandings of the body and experiential resonance. The training emphasizes powerful, organic transitions between the floor and standing and focuses on balance between dynamic flow and structural integrity. The class for professionals proposes a systematic approach to the physical and communicative principles of partner dancing within the context of performance improvisation. Participants explore the balance of sensing experiences of weight, friction and response with choice-making and inventiveness. To assist the observational and decision-making abilities an approach to the “6-viewpoints of composition” will be extended. Kurt Koegel has taught for festivals, schools and dance companies including Ultima Vez, Rosas, PARTS, SNDO, EDDC, SEAD, and Korean Nat. Univ. of Arts. His background in Architecture, Theatre, the Visual Arts; Feldenkrais, Pilates, Yoga, and BMC; combined with a passion for rock climbing, skiing and the natural environment, informs his work. Beginning this September he will direct a new Masters Program in Contemporary Dance Pedagogy at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt. Classes in English and German.

CONTACT: Cindy Paul     PHONE: 0049 89 724 25 15     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.tanzwerkstatt-europa.net
[Apr 20 2007]

Aug 6 - 12, 2007 SUMMER WORKSHOP & WEEKEND JAM Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

Contact-Improv Workshop with Lou Sturm (Germany) MON till FRI 12-3pm and JAM Friday evening till Sunday afternoon. Workshop designed for all levels participants. We will include elements of release technique and Body-Mind-Centering for a better understanding of body mechanics; later explore how to lead Contact Improv into performance.
PRICES: Workshop $MN 450 (= US$45), JAM WEEKEND $MN 280 (= US$ 28) prices in Mexican Pesos :)
CONTACT: Lou Sturm     PHONE: +52-2288-90 11 89     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.tempesdanza.com
[Jun 14 2007]

Aug 7 - 12, 2007 The BodyCartography Earthdance Retreat Plainfield, Massachusets, USA

5 Day Site-Specific Workshop Engaging the senses, perceptions, and the cartography of our bodies, The BodyCartography workshop investigates the physiology of the world around us and uses place as a medium to make art. We will utilize skills and materials developed from Contact Improvisation, Body-Mind Centering and composition to explore, survey, and compose the social and physical landscapes outside of the context of the dance studio and theater. The workshop breaks assumptions and renews possibilities of why and where art happens expanding our sense of self responsibility and eco-consciousness. The location Earthdance's facilities include: -two large and sunny studios with sprung maple floors and radiant heat -an 1812 renovated farmhouse which comfortably accommodates 28 people -a cabin for quiet, meditative personal retreat -a wood stoked sauna nestled in the woods beside a spring fed quarry -125 acres of woods, stream, trails, and flowering meadows Earthdance invites you for workshops, contact improv jams, personal and group retreats throughout the year. Located within driving distance of New York and Boston, we welcome individuals and groups to create, inspire, relax and heal in the glorious Berkshire hills. Mission Statement Earthdance provides a gathering place that inspires the art and spirit of improvisation. We support and train people at all skill levels to find and develop expression in movement, theater and music. The influence of nature and the ongoing contributions of community members and skilled teachers enliven workshops, jams, peer-led groups, and retreats. A core of residential staff integrates artistic practice with everyday work commitments.
$225-285 + Standard room and board $160. Early Registration Discount: $35 off if registered by July 1. http://earthdance.net/programs/sitework07.htm
CONTACT: workshop registration     PHONE: 1.413.634.5678     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.bodycartography.org
[Jan 6 2007]

Aug 9 - 12, 2007 Performance Imporvisation Exchange Festival - Workshop North of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Come join us for this four day workshop in the beautiful Laurentides one hour north of Montreal. Five teachers of Contact Improvisation, Skinner Releasing Technique, and the Alexander Technique are hosting the workshop. Please come up, it's sure to be a lot of fun. The workshops will be geared to a range of abilities and experience, and is appropriate for beginners seeking a comprehensive introduction to Contact Improv, as well as experienced dancers seeking to deepen their practice. Best wishes to all. "Pie festival is for dancers and non dancers who want to deepen their research and their personal practice. You will have the opportunity to spend four days within a unique kinesthetic. Come meet our Montreal community of teachers who specialize their practice in contact improvisation and it’s relative forms of movement consciousness."
Cost : 4 days - 350 $ include : workshop, jams, food, accomodation
CONTACT: Eryn Dace Trudell     PHONE: 514-934-5972     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactimpro.org/en-article235.html
[Jun 25 2007]

Aug 11 - 12, 2007 Contacting the Divine: Contact Improvisation in the Awakening World Tokyo/ Kamakura, Tokyo/ Kanagawa, JAPAN

This is a weekend outdoor Contact improv. workshop taught by Samantha Sweetwater from California. Two days of deep dancing through inner landscapes of body, heart and mind and the outer landscape of beautiful Kamakura and Tamagawa riverside. We will explore how the body , the heart and the mind dance in Contact Improvisation and how the wisdom of the whole is Divine. Further we develop our connection to Spirit and Beauty with site specific explorations of sound, texture, color, form and Earth Prayer in our dancing at the Ocean and the Ancient places. On 11th, gather at KitaKamakura station at 10:30 Am Or, can join us from 2:30 Pm at Kamakura station On 12th, gather at FutagoTamagawa station at 12:30 Pm
7,000 yen for one full day *Cash Only
CONTACT: Ayano Oride     PHONE: (81) 080-1236-1080     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: contactimprovisation.blog87.fc2.com/blog-category-3.html
[Aug 1 2007]

Aug 14 - 14, 2007 Contact DanceJam Santa Cruz, CA, USA

There will be a Contact DanceJam, Tuesday, 8/14/07, at the Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz on just this date of 8/14/07 (and then the jam will continue at The 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz on 8/21/07). Although the jam at The 418 is from 7:30pm-9:00pm, on 8/14/07 at The Louden Nelson Center, the jam will be from, 7:30pm-9:30pm. $5-$10 donation requested to help pay for the room rental.
$5-$10 donation
CONTACT: Randy Om     PHONE: 831 459 0808     EMAIL:
[Aug 11 2007]

Aug 16 - 19, 2007 CI Edinburgh Festival 2007 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

workshops: Thursday 16 August, 6pm - 9 pm : with Merav Israel (Scotland) Friday 17 August + Saturday 18 August, 10am – 5pm: with Nien Mari Chatz (France) Jam: Friday 17 August, 6pm - 8pm: with live music with Dave Murray, Paul Keene, and Sebastian Meller Place: St. Mary’s Cathedral 61 York Place Edinburgh EH1 3JD http://www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk/ performance: Mid-day to Mid-night Duet: Sunday 19 August, noon to midnight @ Totalkunst Gallery, Forest Café, Bristo Pl. Edinburgh A 12 hour performance of continuous contact Improvisation duet. Performers pass the dance between them so that the duet never stops. Observed mainly from the street through glass big window – It plays on performance boundaries of time and space and between the physical and metaphorical aspects of being inside and outside. The festival would be the 3rd time we perform this successful score for continuous dance performance. And this year it will be extended 24 hour event with Aaron Mccolskey and guests artists running an Art Jam in Totalkunst Gallery for 12 hours on Saturday 18th. Their art, painted on the walls, will be part of the setting for the 12-hours dance performance. The group of dance performers would come primarily from participants in the festival. However, this performance does require prior experience in improvised performance and good contact skills. Any festival participants, who would like to perform, and feel ready, should contact Merav to discuss.
Fees: Festival fees - £90 (£80) [includes all workshops, jam and performance] Jam on Friday 17th is an open session, you do not need to participate in the full festival to attend - £5 (at the door) We require full payment for the festival in advance. Booking in advance is essential (places are limited – on first-come-first-served basis). Please make cheques payable to “LaNua – Movement and Improvisation” and send along with your full name and contact details including your email address (to which we will send confirmation) to the address: LaNua 3f1/ 54 Easter Road Edinburgh EH7 5RQ We will provide receipts on first day of festival (if you require one earlier, please let us know) If you prefer to pay by money transfer or have other issues to discuss then please contact: Merav * we will offer assistance with finding simple accommodation
CONTACT: Merav Israel     PHONE: 0044 131 661 6925     EMAIL:
[Aug 1 2007]

Aug 21, 2007 - , Contact DanceJam Santa Cruz, CA, USA

WHAT: Ongoing Contact DanceJam WHEN: Tuesdays WHERE: The 418 Project, 418 Front Street, Santa Cruz, California., 95060. TIME: 7:30pm-9:00pm COST: $5-$10 donation requested Please forward this webpage to other "contactees" whom you think are, or might be interested.
$5-$10 donation
CONTACT: Randy Om     PHONE: 831 459 0808     EMAIL:
[Aug 11 2007]

Aug 25 - Sep 3, 2007 Contact Camp at Burning Man Black Rock City, Nevada, U.S.A.

Contact Camp at Burning Man August 25 - September 3, 2007 'letting the world know, we are accepting registration for Contact Camp at Burning Man for this year! We are a theme camp at Burning Man devoted to the exploration of Contact Improvisation. This will be our third year. We offer multiple daily classes in Contact Improvisation at both basic and intermediate/advanced levels as well as jams, labs, and classes in related arts like Authentic Movement, Butoh, partner yoga, martial arts, and vocal improvisation. We are also a place to stay for Contact Improvisors in the social wilderness of Black Rock City (the 40,000 person temporary city constructed at Burning Man. this year, we plan to scale back the size of the camp living experiment to 60 or so dedicated explorers of contact improvisation. So far, we are very excited by some of the folks who are expressing interest inbeing part of it. Come participate. For experienced teachers, get in touch if you want to teach (even if you stay elsewhere at Burning Man). Let us know if you are interested in being part of the Living Experiment of Contact Camp For information on Contact Camp, goto www.bodyresearch.org/burningcontact Welcome Home! Contact Camp crew...
Contact Camp fee is $155-$175 + Burning Man Ticket $250 or more depending on how soon you buy.
     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.bodyresearch.org/burningcontact
[May 14 2007]

Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2007 International Festival of "Contact Improvisation" and Movement of BARCELONA Barcelona, Catalunia, SPAIN

6 days of classes and workshops in the village “hostales de pierola” near Barcelona. 6 days and nights of living in a community which is created especially for this festival. Each night – jam session. Open space to dance, improvise, express. And two nights of performance of participants and teachers in the village. And one jam in the swimming pool...
280€ (Including sleeping in camping area, meals and all classes and jams)
CONTACT: Guy Aloni      EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactfestival.es
[Jun 3 2007]

Sep 5 - 8, 2007 Music & Dance 'On the Way Home' - Orly Portal & Shai Dayan Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Music and Dance ‘On the Way Home’ The Five Great Elements Workshop Instructed by Orly Portal and Shai Dayan Music and dance are powerful primary channels, through which one can experience his or her oneness with existence. In ancient cultures they were used as ritual tools to bridge between man and God, but in western society they got placed upon a stage, fenced off as art, and lost of their accessibility as a daily, direct, joyful and liberating experience. Music and dance are tools that enable us to learn the way to freedom - a state in which a person ceases to perceive oneself as separate from the whole, and becomes liberated from the need to be someone or something. In the core of the experience of freedom lies the realization that there’s one source to all. The Five Great Elements (according to Yogic tradition) - In one small seed treasured the entire universe. In order to manifest itself, the seed needs EARTH to contain and nourish it, WATER to revive it, AIR to breath and move its components, FIRE to transform them and ETHER to give space for all to happen. Like the seed, man built of a body that contains and nourishes him, emotion that flows within, desire that drives him, knowledge that transforms him and a soul that unifies him. These are the cornerstones of our worldly existence. The value of that perspective is that when we become aware of these forces, and the way they act in the outside as well as the inside world, we can learn a lot about ourselves and the world; and maybe it can remind us that we are not a separate and limited unit in a strange world, as we tend to feel, but the world itself. Each person has his own particular constitution, built out of a different combination of the great elements; no two humans are the same. But the deeper we go, the clearer it becomes that we are, in fact, unified. In the workshop we will explore and experience the great elements with our body, mind and spirit. Each day will be dedicated to a different element. We will use movement, music, voice and conversation to get familiar with the different forces. We will witness their manifestations in the different levels of being, from the simplest body functions, to the more subtle states of awareness. It is a process of unfoldment, which means removing rather then adding. Come with open minds and a sincere will to let go. The workshop is for all freedom seekers.
145€ Discount for groups of 3 people Possibility for cheap accomodation in the city during the workshop
CONTACT: Guy     PHONE: 0034 687 584 650     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.contactfestival.es/english/city.php
[Aug 7 2007]

Sep 17 - 21, 2007 6th International Contact Improvisation meeting Barcelona (with Martin Keogh) Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

During this 5 day workshop we will master more of the skills and thrills of the contact dance form. We will explore the many currents, ripples and patterns available in our sea of perception. With games, some sweat, and the unique physicality of the contact body we will savor and rock the boundaries between states of allowing and mindful intention. Special emphasis on releasing the neck and pelvis, and surprising ourselves in flight and extended follow-through. ***** For those with a solid grasp of Contact Improvisation fundamentals **** All activities will take place in the Centre Civico de Barceloneta. This is cultural centre located in the old fisherman's neighbourhood of Barcelona and is only 100m from the beach and a 10min walk from the old city centre. Bio: Canadian born Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for over twenty-seven years. For his contribution to the development of the form he is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who's Who in the World. He has co-facilitated Teacher’s Conferences on four continents and is the author of The Art of Waiting and As Much Time as it Takes. More info at: www.martinkeogh.com
EURO 165,- before June 30th EURO 180,- afterwards Prices include: -5 half day workshops lead by Martin Keogh. -nightly jam sessions. -open morning classes by different Contact Improv teachers (discounts to be determined) Housing not included but help will be provided to accommodate everyone with local contacteros (contact: daniel@litterarisch.nl)
CONTACT: Ramon Roig     PHONE: 0034-667042313     EMAIL:      WEBSITE: www.siamb.blogspot.com
[May 26 2007]

Sep 21 - Oct 26, 2007 Contact Improvisation in Brooklyn New York City, NY, USA

********************************************** Contact Improvisation Friday Nights in Brooklyn! at EMBORA with Shakti Andrea Smith 5 Week Series September 21-October 26 6:30-8:15pm (no class Oct. 5) Free for Embora Members $13 for Drop-Ins/$60 for Series Beginners Welcome Description: Wake up your Improviser, Soften your Body, Hone your Skills. Come to Embora and Explore this enlivening, playful, and creative dance form. Contact is a blend of Modern Dance, Martial Arts, Creativity born in the moment, and plain ol' fun. We will be cultivating skills and awareness as we meet out partners in improvisational dances connected by rolling points of contact. This class is an open level class, for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Classes will include long, luscious warm-ups, skillwork, and plenty of dancing. In a safe and grounded space we'll be moving on different levels, explore possibilities for lifts and ledges, being still, finding ease in being upside down, and moving through space softly and solidly. These explorations will be supported by experiential anatomy--developing our structural understanding of the body. ****************************************************************************** New to Contact Improv? It is practiced by dancers, "non-dancers", computer programmers, artists, and folks young and old around the world. It was born as a dance form, in 1972 at Oberlin College, by Steve Paxton, formerly of Merce Cunningham company, and The Judson Church group......it has been incorporated into the movement of many dance companies including Bill T Jones/Arne Zane and Pilobolus. ****************************************************************************** Shakti Andrea Smith has been dancing Contact for over 15 years, and teaching week