From cathypaine at movementworks.net Fri Dec 12 14:45:05 2003 From: cathypaine at movementworks.net (Cathy Paine) Date: Fri Dec 12 14:46:03 2003 Subject: [CI-Announce] Exploratorium this Sunday! Message-ID: <000801c3c0e8$794979f0$1be64a43@MAX> REMINDER: This Sunday's exploratorium will be the last one before the New Year. Come and dance with us! What: The Exploratorium is a facilitated contact and movement improvisation jam, open to anyone! When: Sunday, November 9th, 2003 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm Where: Experimental Movement Concepts Studio, 3618 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD 21211 Cost: $3 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/ci-announce/attachments/20031212/03de2f1a/attachment.html From cathypaine at movementworks.net Fri Dec 12 18:07:08 2003 From: cathypaine at movementworks.net (Cathy Paine) Date: Fri Dec 12 18:07:52 2003 Subject: [CI-Announce] date correction! 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URL: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/ci-announce/attachments/20031212/2861bc07/attachment.html From cyrusak at juno.com Thu Dec 18 08:23:44 2003 From: cyrusak at juno.com (cyrusak@juno.com) Date: Sat Dec 20 08:55:09 2003 Subject: [CI-Announce] workshops, performances and events of Cyrus K Message-ID: <20031218.132355.-249397.13.cyrusak@juno.com> (if you wish to be removed from this list, please reply with "remove" in the subject field) Upcoming Classes, Workshops and Performances with Cyrus Khambatta For more information about any of the following workshops or performances, please contact Cyrus at Cyrusak@Juno.com or at 206.935.0459. In this Issue (In Seattle is in blue, out of town is in red) see below table of contents for full description Ongoing Contact Class ? Mondays 6-8pm (thru Dec.) Washington, DC Improvisation Festival - December 5-6, 13-14 Under Construction Performances - December 13-14 Improvisation Retreat in Mexico - January 15-19 Physical Theatre Workshop at Freehold - Jan 1- March 27 The Phffft! Company Performances at Velocity - March 5-7 The Phffft! Company Performances at ArtsWest - March 27-28 Poitiers Festival Student Performance Opportunity in France - May 1-12 Wild Meadows Improvisation Intensive in Pennsylvania ? August _________________________________________________________________ September through May Monday Contact Class at Velocity Dance Center - 915 E. Pine St. Seattle, WA This ongoing class takes an organic, release-based approach to contact, exploring the expressive and experimental nature of touch supported through efficient and safe use of the body's structure. Covers basic contact locomotion and weight-sharing principals, key support positions and introduces intuitive compositional concerns to create balanced, conscious and aware dancing. December 5th-6th, 13th-14th Washington, DC Improvisation Festival This annual event brings artists from around the globe to Washington, D.C. to perform improvisational works. Artists include Jennifer Nugent and Paul Matteson from NYC, Eszter Gal and Istvan Grensco from Hungary, The Phffft! Company (Cyrus Khambatta, Tonya Lockyer, Sean Ryan) from Seattle/NYC, Maida Withers from Washington D.C. and many others. Tickets $12-$15. To purchase, contact (202) 994-6178, or on the Web at www.gwu.edu/~theatre. December 13th and 14th Under Construction Performances - 915 E. Pine St. Seattle, WA Participants in Cyrus? Contact Performance Workshop will present a culmination of eight weeks of rehearsal and class in contact and other improvisational performance training. The short piece entitled, Waiting for Nothing, will be performed as part of the Under Construction Series at 8pm on Sat and Sun evening. Cost usually @ $12. January 15th-19th 2004 Improvisation Retreat - San Miguel de Allende MEXICO Improvisation retreat taught by Cyrus Khambatta (USA) and Caroline Waters (UK) in this historic colonial town founded in 1542 and located in the Guanajuato region of Mexico two hours north of Mexico City. In addition to work indoors and outdoors, we will visit the Escondido Hot Springs and spend contemplative research in the area of contact, composition and site specific work. Fee of $395 includes housing, workshop fee and some food costs. Jan 1st- March 27th Physical Theatre Workshop at Freehold Studio - 1525 10th Ave, Seattle This workshop taught by Cyrus Khambatta and John Abramson combines two complimentary physical disciplines: The Viewpoints, (Shape, Space, Time, Emotion, Movement and Story), and Suzuki training. These methods are integrated as tools to increase awareness and attention to detail, to expand expressive range and find greater presence enabling performer to create and engage the imagination. Contact Freehold Theater at 206.323.7499 or email at info@freeholdtheatre.org. March 5th-7th 2004 Velocity Dance Center ? 915 E. Pine St. Seattle, WA These performances will present half an evening of choreographed work against half an evening of improvised work. Several premieres, some reworkings of older pieces and the brand new all-star company line-up including Paige Barnes, Pablo Cornejo, Scott Davis, Cyrus Khambatta, Amii LeGendre, Tonya Lockyer and Alia Swersky promises to dazzle, divulge, daze and dumfound. Performances have a pay-as-you-can evening as well as Velocity?s regular entrance fee. - Supported provided in part by The Seattle Arts Commission, The King County Cultural Affairs Division, The Harkness Foundation for Dance and numerous individual donors. March 27th-28th 2004 West Seattle New Dance Festival - ArtsWest ? 4711 California Ave SW See description above for Velocity March 5-7. Additional performances will also be held at various white center locations in West Seattle in the month of April. May 1-7 Poitiers/Nantes Festival Performance Opportunity in France - Potiers/Nantes, France This a a rare opportunity to take part in the Poitiers and Nantes University International Dance Festivals, in the beautiful and historic Poitiers and Nantes, France. This festival, open to all European college students is accepting, by special arrangement, a group of American students to take part in the festival. In addition to having access to free classes, workshops, discussions and performances, students can present a 10-15 minute choreographed or improvised work. Participation is only $700, which includes airfare, lodging and food for the cost of airfare alone. Don?t miss this unique opportunity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/ci-announce/attachments/20031218/c2345bf5/attachment.html From jhowland at adelphia.net Mon Dec 29 19:06:36 2003 From: jhowland at adelphia.net (john howland jr.) Date: Mon Dec 29 19:06:31 2003 Subject: [CI-Announce] Burlington Vermont Jam Message-ID: <3FF0C18C.7080609@adelphia.net> Burlington Vermont's Leap Year Contact Improv Jam! February 27-29, 2004 http://www.geocities.com/burlingtonjam/