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select a month oct 07 nov 07 dec 07 jan 08 October 2007 october classes Jennifer Monson October 1 – November 2   M W F   10am – 12pm Yvonne Meier teaches on October 10 Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway Morning Dancing In this class we will warm up our individual approaches to improvisation as a performance form through various processes influenced by Skinner Releasing™ and Authentic Movement™. We will isolate various improvisational activities such as making transitions, creating locations, sustaining energetic states and other compositional strategies to bring a deeper understanding to our own personal and intrinsic improvisational logic. We will dance for each other a lot.  Vicky Shick October 2 – November 1   T TH   10am – 12pm Danspace Project This class seeks to prepare an articulate, alert and neutral body, ready for precise dancing with intricate coordinations that we will work on together. There is a simple, straightforward, continuous warm-up that relies on the use of release, alignment, momentum, weight and strength. Clarity, simplicity of movement, attention to detail and concentration will be our goal. ongoing classes Juliette Mapp October 20, November 17, December 8   SAT   4:30 – 7:30pm   $20 per class Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway In this workshop we will use the luxury of three hours together to deepen our investigation of how our individual bodies respond to time, impulse, direction, space and each other. It will be a unique opportunity to expand our awareness of the various forces at play within and outside of our bodies. We will work slowly and deeply. Part of our time will be spent on differentiating small subtle movements that are initiated by the short skeletal muscles (so that the larger external muscles may release) from larger movements that take us through space (for which the shorter, deeper muscles can be released). Working on layers of support and articulation while on the floor will help us expand our dancing into improvisations and phrases. Jimena Paz September 10 –November 26 MON   5:30 – 7pm Rebecca Davis teaches on October 15. Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Class (CM) Gentle and specific structured movement explorations constructed around a theme to broaden the understanding of basic biomechanics and self use, addressing different functions (such as turning, weight transfer, flexion, extension, etc.) and the way we coordinate and regulate movement. The class includes studies of muscle, joint and postural relationships in connection to our sense of ability and expanding options. 60 min Awareness Through Movement Class; 30 min Open to questions from students, discussions, possible applications to dance. Barbara Mahler  September 11 - December 20, January 3, 29, and 31  T TH 10am - 12pm (no class Nov 22)  Eden’s Expressway January 8 - 24 T TH 10am - 12pm  Danspace Project The purpose of this class is to re-educate the dancer’s body, interweaving theory and practice on a physical and organic level. From this comes the potential for students to discover a range of intelligence in their dancing, as well as to help them discover and develop their own choreographic vision. Initially inspired by the work of pioneer kinesiologist Dorothy Vislcoky, and then continuing for upwards of 20 years with Susan Klein, Barbara Mahler has learned to see, feel and teach each person/body individually to help their body function at its highest level of efficiency and function. K.J. Holmes September 15 – December 22   SAT   11am – 1pm (No class November 24) Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway The Athletics of Intimacy, Improvisations Classes combine skills and practices of Contact Improvisation, applications of Body-Mind Centering® and tutoring of somatic improvisational approaches in solo, duet (strong emphasis on partnering) and ensemble dancing. I am interested in the very physical, the very sensorial and the very imaginative, and in discovering new challenges and risks within our movement. Contact Improvisation K.J. Holmes teaches for the month of October. Charles Mosey subs on Wednesday October 3. September – January   W   6:45 – 9:10pm (No class on December 26)   Cathy Weis Studio Contact Improvisation is a partnering dance form. Skills such as rolling, releasing, giving and supporting weight, expanding range of spatial concentration, lifting, catching, and falling help one move with and through gravity, share weight in motion, and use momentum and flow in physical contact. These weekly classes, open to people of all levels of movement experience, are informed variously by the individual teaching artists. workshops - CLICK HERE TO PAY ONLINE Yvonne Meier Beginning Level: October 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30   T   6-8pm Intermediate Level: November 6, 13, 20 & 27   T   6-8pm Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway   Beginning $75, Intermediate $45, Both levels $110  Students must take the Beginning level classes in order to take the Intermediate level. Releasing Through specially designed images, we will enable ourselves to let go of hidden tensions and realign with the natural forces of gravity and counter balance. Through the releasing process, we will learn how to move with more freedom and economy. Spontaneous movement explorations will allow us to creatively integrate these changes in our bodies. The experience of seeing into our bodies will give us a wonderful tool for improvisational dance. The Intermediate level classes are a clear continuation of the Beginning level classes. In order to deepen the releasing process, new imagery will be given and old images will grow in complexity.  Eva Karczag October 10 3:30-5:30pm $75  October 11 1-5pm   Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway Experiencing anatomy through our senses leads to in-depth and personal understanding of our patterns of use. We will use observation, directed touch, and imagery to challenge habitual thought and movement responses, and to release our body into integrated openness and buoyant suppleness.   Daria Faïn October 13 & 14   Sat & Sun   4:30-7:30pm   $75 Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway Internal Alchemy as a Tool for Performance This class offers “hands on” theoretical research in performance. The participants will explore the concept of observation as an internal process as well as a way to position action in relationship to an audience. This work integrates the Chinese theory of the five elements along with Chi Kung into a contemporary approach to movement. Sigal Bergman October 27 & 28   Sat & Sun   4:30-7:30pm   $75 Cathy Weis Studio The Movement of Breath Breath is the first movement we experience as we enter this world and its effects on the quality of our life and movement is immense. This workshop, inspired by the work of FM Alexander (Alexander Technique™) and Carl Stough (Breathing Coordination) will give an experiential understanding of the anatomy and mechanics of breath, and use this perspective to move beyond limitations in our performance. Limited to 15 people to ensure some hands-on experience for all.