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week four: August 1 - 5 M-F
Miguel Gutierrez
Technique
SOLD OUT (Call MR to be put on the waitlist.)
10am-12pm M - Th; F 9-11am $110
This class is an exploration of your moving body and how it works inside of the context of contemporary dance and performance. We will discover together how to awaken your inherent physical intelligence. Improvisation will be used both as a warm-up and also to encourage a space of self-discovery. Simple floor and standing exercises explore developmental movement patterns, energetic directions in the body and efficiency in alignment and movement. Intricate phrase work will be deeply explored and used as an entryway into a sophisticated discussion of performance that is particular to each student. The class is informed by a host of body/mind practices, particularly Alexander Technique™.
Chris Aiken
Poetics in the Presence Tense: Dance and Contact Improvisation
SOLD OUT (Call MR to be put on the waitlist.)
1-3pm $110
This workshop is for those interested in threading perception, imagination, touch and movement together seamlessly. We will practice skills, question our assumptions and challenge ourselves to feel deeply. What is it that makes our dancing come alive? Where is our passion? How can we integrate intelligence and playfulness? How can we be free and caring for ourselves and others all at the same time? Can we pinpoint our awareness in one moment and radiate it out in another? What are we hiding from?
Reggie Wilson
The CRAFT
3:30-6pm $125
In this workshop, we will explore the various aspects of space, time and movement, searching for articulate words to communicate ideas, images and concepts about dance. The workshop will incorporate exercises in structure and improvisation, as well as experiment in using a variety of dance forms and movement vocabularies to create something that is new.