Julyen Hamilton
THREE DAYS IN SPACE
November 29 - December 3
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm
Danspace Project and Gibney Dance Center (Studio 6)
A workshop considering and practicing the essential nature of the space in which choreography and dance can be made and performed. Based in his experience as a performer and dance-maker, Julyen Hamilton's pedagogic work deals with the details of subjects such as time, space and dramaturgy and how it concerns both pre-set and immediate composition. Hamilton's ability to distill and convey essential principles allows dancers and performers from a wide range of backgrounds to engage in his methodology. His classes naturally enter the worlds of physiology, philosophy, culture, imagination and the future.
K.J. Holmes
Epilogue - Open Movement - Improvisation Jam
December 4 - December 4
Sunday 2:30pm-5:30pm
Hundred Grand Dance/Bill Young
$5
The final event of this year’s festival will be an Open Movement - Improvisation Jam. For all festival participants, and for those who have not had a chance to take classes, this Jam will be a framework for playing with time, space, movement, music, poetry, the unknown, the known. Facilitated by K.J. Holmes.
Leigh Evans
ANATOMY OF PRESENCE
November 30 - November 30
Wednesday 10:00am-12:30pm
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
25
What is presence? How do we awaken presence in the body? How can we cultivate this intangible quality that draws people in and leaves an image burning in the mind? In this workshop we will learn to contact the energetic source of your creativity and cultivate inner presence. Develop an intuitive awakened body, by exploring practices drawn from Butoh, Indian Odissi Dance, Suzuki Method, and Yoga. Rest in the stillness, the emptiness, and that born in emptiness. Drink from the well of primordial presence, radiance, and shadow. Invite the dance to reflect the shifting inner landscape of your being.
Miguel Gutierrez
WHAT IS THIS CLASS
November 28 - November 28
Monday 10:00am-1:00pm
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
$30
Old school technique class with new school questions. This is a warm-up for being a contemporary dance artist whatever that means. Real techniques, invented techniques, practicing presence, practicing hope, “releasing,” sweating, thinking, feeling, moving for no reason and finding out how. Exercises are boring but sometimes important. Phrases are patriarchal but sometimes fun. Smart movers make good art. I am the teacher, and I will do what I can.
Raïna von Waldenburg
I AM ONE WHO
November 29 - November 29
Tuesday 12:30pm-2:30pm
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
Developed during the past 21 years by Raïna von Waldenburg and based on the physical acting training of Jerzy Grotowski and Stephen Wangh (An Acrobat of the Heart), this innovative approach to performance forces the performer to live inside of the moment with barefaced sincerity. In a series of presence exercises that require the performer to exist in the (power of) now, he/she is faced with judges, habits, blocks, quirks, and talents that he/she has pushed aside. By literally inviting these "undesirable" parts of him/herself into the work, the performer suddenly has access to impulses that are utterly alive, surprisingly truthful, and emotionally resonant. The performer learns to channel these impulses into performance that is open, creative, and precise. This class fosters an ensemble-based environment where actors learn to develop constructive vocabulary for giving and receiving critical feedback, and where peers are vital to the learning process. This is a non-linear approach to performance training. You are welcome to take ONE or BOTH workshops. Please come to class prepared with: loose, comfortable clothing; a water bottle; and a fully memorized/choreographed one-minute formal container (monologue, song, movement piece, poem, original material, etc.) to use for application.
Raïna von Waldenburg
I AM ONE WHO
December 2 - December 2
Friday 10:00am-12:00pm
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
Developed during the past 21 years by Raïna von Waldenburg and based on the physical acting training of Jerzy Grotowski and Stephen Wangh (An Acrobat of the Heart), this innovative approach to performance forces the performer to live inside of the moment with barefaced sincerity. In a series of presence exercises that require the performer to exist in the (power of) now, he/she is faced with judges, habits, blocks, quirks, and talents that he/she has pushed aside. By literally inviting these "undesirable" parts of him/herself into the work, the performer suddenly has access to impulses that are utterly alive, surprisingly truthful, and emotionally resonant. The performer learns to channel these impulses into performance that is open, creative, and precise. This class fosters an ensemble-based environment where actors learn to develop constructive vocabulary for giving and receiving critical feedback, and where peers are vital to the learning process. This is a non-linear approach to performance training. You are welcome to take ONE or BOTH workshops. Please come to class prepared with: loose, comfortable clothing; a water bottle; and a fully memorized/choreographed one-minute formal container (monologue, song, movement piece, poem, original material, etc.) to use for application.
