Aiken/Hauser Cotact & Improvisation Wkshp - - Dec 5 & 6 (Sat & Sun)

Reminder! Check it out. 

 

~~~~~~ $45 for both classes ~~~~~~~~~

Contact & Improvisation Workshop with

Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser

 

December 5 (Saturday) & 6 (Sunday)

1:00-4:00 PM both days

Price:  $45 for both, or $25 for single class.

at:

Baryshnikov Arts Centre, Studio 6A

450 West 37th St, Suite 501 (b/w 9th & 10th Aves)

 

SPACE IS LIMITED

To reserve your space, please:   

• RSVP at edwin.adkins@gmail.com soon

and

• send deposit of $10 *per class* you plan to attend to:

Edwin Adkins

PO Box 250051

NY, NY 10025

 

Directions by Mass Transit: [A, C, E to 34th St. & 8th Ave] or [1, 2, 3 to 24th St. & 7th Ave]

Please call 646-731-3200 for general information.

 

Workshop Description: 

Each of us has experienced heightened states of being through contact improvisation-times when we felt fearless and alive.  There are no recipes to create these moments, but training can lay the foundation for physical and emotional breakthroughs.  In this workshop we are specifically interested in developing our reflexes, our coordination, and the capacity to continually recycle our mental and physical energies back into the dancing.  At the core is the commitment to staying with the modulation of tone and weight in the body-so that the touch remains alive.  

The practice of contact improvisation includes the ability to move with ease and efficiency, the integration of the head, spine and limbs, and the ability to motivate movement from multiple centers within the body.  Students in the workshop will learn specific technical skills, somatic techniques, and principles of awareness and improvisation.

We are committed to individual coaching and group investigation of specific aspects of the work.  Come with questions, energy and commitment to serious training and playful, imaginative dancing.

Chris Aiken is a leading international teacher and performer in the field of dance improvisation and Contact Improvisation. His movement experience includes dance, theater, Contact Improvisation, compositional improvisation, Alexander Technique™, yoga, release techniques and athletic training. Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood and Angie Hauser. He has been presented the Walker Art Center, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, DTW and Bates Dance Festival, among others. He has received numerous awards including fellowships from the Guggenheim, Bush and Jerome foundations.  He has taught  Contact Improvisation and improvisation throughout North America, Europe and in Asia.  He is currently an assistant professor at Ursinus College (PA).

Angie Hauser is a dancer and teacher.  Her work is grounded in improvisation and performance reflecting the influences of contact improvisation, postmodern choreography, ballet and Butoh.  Since 2000, Angie has been a member of the Bebe Miller Company, where she contributes to the creation of award winning dance works that are performed throughout the United States. In 2006 Angie was awarded a BESSIE (N.Y. Dance and Performance Award) for Creation and Choreography for her work with Bebe Miller. As an improviser she collaborates with many gifted artists including Chris Aiken, Kirstie Simpson, K.J. Holmes, Darrell Jones, Andrew Harwood and Kathleen Hermesdorf.   She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi.  She has taught improvisation, contact improvisation and dance throughout North America as well as Switzerland, Germany, France and Scotland.  Angie received her MFA in dance from the Ohio State University and holds a BA in Art History from University  of South  Carolina.

microFest

Philly Contact Improv microFest:
November 8th, 12-8pm
http://www.studio34yoga.com/
4522 Balitmore Avenue in West Philly

Angie Hauser/Chris Aiken master class ~ jam ~ performance ~ snacks ~ friendly people...
all packed into one manageable, affordable day @ Studio 34 Yoga l Healing l Arts.

Schedule:
12-3pm contact improvisation workshop w/ Chis and Angie, workshop description tba
3-4pm break (we'll provide snacks in the lounge)
4-6pm - contact improvisation jam
6pm - informal performance with Chris, Angie and others tba
7-8pm cool down

Pricing:

full day 14-day advance $35
full day door price $45
workshop alone $40
jam/performance alone $10

Preregistration: 

chris@deephouse.name

Send checks Made payable to PDP or Philadelphia Dance Projects:
c/o Chris Deephouse
1105 Brantin Road
Wilmington, DE 19803

chris@deephouse.name
610.585.5802 (cell) please call evenings and weekends.

Chris Aiken is a leading international teacher and performer of dance improvisation and contact improvisation.  Over the past two and a half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of performance, composition, movement technique and design.  His work has been significantly influenced through the somatic practice of the Alexander Technique, ideokinesis, yoga and Rolfing.  Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Patrick Scully and Angie Hauser.  He is a Guggenheim Fellow and an assistant professor at Ursinus College.  Chris is currently touring a new work entitled “Dwell” co-created with Angie Hauser. 

Angie Hauser is a dance-maker, performer and teacher. Her work is grounded in improvisation and performance and reflects the influences of contact improvisation, ballet, butohand contemporary dance techniques.  Angie is a member of Bebe Miller Company. In 2006 she received a BESSIE Award for her collaboration with Miller. She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi and performed with many gifted artists including Kirstie Simpson, Andrew Harwood, Kathleen Hermesdorf, K.J. Holmes and Darrell Jones.  Her creative work also includes her ongoing collaboration with Chris Aiken resulting in performances and workshops in the U.S. and in Europe, including their project, Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network. She has taught improvisation and dance throughout the U.S. and in Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Scotland. 

Life is movement.

Life is movement.
Movement is vibration.
Vibration is life.

What is the frequency of life?

Can we tune into the vibrations, pick up the cadence of the
oscillation of life? Does each life have it's own frequncy? Are our
souls tuned differently from any one else? Or do humans vibrate as
one? Can we find common understanding at common frequency? Does the
earth hum? Can we listen to the world to know what is to come. My
ancestors believed that the bees could tell you what the summer and
winter would bring. Thier tune would forcast the health of their
harvest, fertility of their livestock, and over all good fortune.

Thank you. Paldies.
Adams

No class sept 7th

Because of the fringe and because of th Rockies, I'm cancelling class
this monday, sept 7th.

I want to extend a special thank you to Greg Holt for his teaching and
energy in the month of August. If you missed it, don't worry, I'm sure
he'll be gracing the dance floor at the parlor again soon.

Class will resume as normal sept 14th. 7pm. Come on out as a break
from a busy fringe and LiveArts schedule, bring a ticket or playbill
from any show you saw and class is only $10.

Big things are happening this 2009/2010 contact improv at the parlor
season. There is a big november in the works (I mean HUGE!) details
will be coming very soon, along with other contact perfomances and
events that will be happening in the fall.

Drop me a line and share your summer inspirations with me, movement or
otherwise.

Looking forward to dancing with you all as we move in to the new season.

Class info:
Monday nights
7pm - 9pm followed by an open jam until 10pm.
@The Parlor (1170 s broad st)

Please come before 7 so you can be a part of the opening circle and
warm up. It does wonders for understanding and cohesion.

Sliding scale : $12-$15/class
$50 class card for 5 classes (please use within 3 months)
I'm also open to trade and barter, make me an offer.
I'd rather people come and dance.

Be well.

Thank you. Paldies.
Adams

A Contact Improv Summer

Monday nights @ The Parlor continue to rise to new heights.

Come on out this Monday (July 27th) for class with me, Adams Berzins. We've dug deep into the world of awareness and momentum the last few months and I want to up the ante and see us work with inversions and lift to see where our new awareness takes us. Even if you are new to contact, don't be afraid, we want to have you find your lift and height. Just feeling a split second of surrender to weight can be the building block to high flying or inverting. You don't have to be a hulk to give lift and you don't need to be a veteran contacter to be lifted and feel comfortable with a little, or a lot of, loft. All levels are always welcome.

After a well attended, exciting and truly successful class last week, the talented Greg Holt will be teaching his very own series through out the month of August. TIME CHANGE - starting @ 7:30 pm - TIME CHANGE. 

GREGORY HOLT is a freelance dancer moving heartily around Philly.  He is a core member of the collaborative Green Chair Dance Group, and also dances with several local choreographers. He has made dance films with fellow dancer An Kaler, which have been shown in numerous international queer and dance film festivals. With a strong interest in improvisation and shared authorship, he has performed with many provisional, virtual, and experiemental groups. He teaches seminars in dance composition at the Institute for Dance Art in Linz, Austria.

Come on out and breathe your energy into this ever growing community. 

The classes/jams are every Monday night @ the parlor (1170 S Broad st)  

Class start @ 7pm - please arrive the opening circle

Open jamming begins after 8:30pm

$12-$15 sliding scale

5 classes for $50

$5 just to jam 

Be well. 

Thank you. Paldies.

Adams

Also in improv news:

Seeking 15-20 Improv Dancers! 
Transverse Orientation: A piece about celestial navigation and the orbit of moths around a light bulb. A meditation on nature, knowledge, and solitude, revealed through improvisational dance. There will be one five hour rehearsal followed by two performances (September).  Dancers will be asked to view some videos of moth movement patterns before rehearsal and some dancers may be asked to deliver short, scripted monologues during the performance. Please contactrzfeldman@gmail.com if interested. 

Fwd: Dwell with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser

Thank you. Paldies. 

Adams

Begin forwarded message:

From: Angie Hauser <angiehauser3@earthlink.net>
Date: July 15, 2009 8:50:52 AM EDT
To: Adams Berzins <phillycontactadams@me.com>
Subject: Fwd: Dwell with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser

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DWELL
Performance and Improvisation Intensive
with Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser

August 9 (Sunday evening) – August 13 (Thursday afternoon)

http://earthdance.net/programs/dwell09.htm

This workshop focuses on the dynamic exploration of dance improvisation and performance, centered around the process of transforming space into place, and creating worlds for our imaginations to dwell. We approach this by engaging in an eclectic collection of activities, including movement and sensory training, contact improvisation, improvisation scores, building, designing and observing. Bring your curiosity, imagination and appetite for serious play. Photo byWilliam Federking.Register by July 10^th and Receive $35 off!!

 

 

Chris Aiken is a leading international teacher and performer of dance improvisation and contact improvisation.  Over the past two and a half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of performance, composition, movement technique and design.  His work has been significantly influenced through the somatic practice of the Alexander Technique, ideokinesis, yoga and Rolfing.  Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Patrick Scully and Angie Hauser.  He is a Guggenheim Fellow and an assistant professor at Ursinus College.  Chris is currently touring a new work entitled "Dwell" co-created with Angie Hauser. 

Angie Hauser is a dance-maker, performer and teacher. Her work is grounded in improvisation and performance and reflects the influences of contact improvisation, ballet, butoh and contemporary dance techniques.  Angie is a member of Bebe Miller Company. In 2006 she received a BESSIE Award for her collaboration with Miller. She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi and performed with many gifted artists including Kirstie Simpson, Andrew Harwood, Kathleen Hermesdorf, K.J. Holmes and Darrell Jones.  Her creative work also includes her ongoing collaboration with Chris Aiken resulting in performances and workshops in the U.S. and in Europe, including their project, Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network. She has taught improvisation and dance throughout the U.S. and in Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Scotland.  

Together, their ongoing collaboration includes Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network.

 

 

Location: Earthdance, Plainfield, MA USA. Earthdance is a dance retreat center in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts featuring two beautiful dance studios, farmhouse, comfortable dorm accomodations, vegetarian cuisine, wood-stove sauna, spring-fed swimming quarry, and 100 acres of magnificent hills.

 

 

Tuition/Room/Board All Inclusive:

 

Student Rate: Economically challenged students and the unemployed: $370

Regular Rate: Employed but struggling (teacher, librarian, lots of kids, etc.): $400

Professional Rate: Actually contributing to your retirement plan (support the arts!): $430

Contributor Rate: Contributing additional funds, so that we may offer scholarships and discounts: $480

 

Register by July 10^th and Receive $35 off!!   Information at http://earthdance.net/programs/dwell09.htm

 

 

 

7/6/09