From Earthdancemail@aol.com Mon Mar 10 18:40:42 2003 From: Earthdancemail@aol.com (Earthdancemail@aol.com) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:40:42 EST Subject: [CI-Announce] MUSIC & CONTACT: Listening to Each Other--Nancy Stark Smith & Mike Vargas Message-ID: --part1_fb.3a2b627e.2b9e362a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit April 27 - Music & Contact: Listening to Each Other Nancy Stark Smith and Mike Vargas Throughout the day we will move with many species of live music, in "silence," and will make our own music, including "CI"-style music duets. Nancy and Mike's intention is to promote detailed listening and to cultivate more conscious and varied relationships between how we move and what we hear. Tuition/Room/Board: $65; ($85 includes Sat. jam/sleepover) *Nancy Stark Smith first trained as an athlete and gymnast, leading her to study and perform modern and postmodern dance in the early 1970's. She danced in the first performances of Contact Improvisation in 1972 and has since been centrally involved in its development as dancer, teacher, performer, writer/ publisher and organizer, working with Steve Paxton and other favorite dance partners and performance makers. She has traveled throughout the world teaching and performing Contact and related dance work. In 1975 she cofounded Contact Quarterly, an international dance and improvisation journal, which she continues to coedit and produce. Mike Vargas began making music for dancers in 1978 and has since been accompanying and composing music (close to 100 commissioned scores) for dancers across the U.S. and abroad. He has taught music, composition, and improvisation at various colleges and has worked in a wide variety of contexts. --part1_fb.3a2b627e.2b9e362a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable April 27 - Music & Contact: Listening to Each Othe= r
Nancy Stark Smith and Mike Vargas

Throughout the day we will move with many species of live music, in "silence= ," and will make our own music, including "CI"-style music duets. Nancy and=20= Mike's intention is to promote detailed listening and to cultivate more cons= cious and varied relationships between how we move and what we hear. Tuition= /Room/Board: $65; ($85 includes Sat. jam/sleepover)

*Nancy Stark Smith first trained as an athlete and gymnast, leading her to s= tudy and perform modern and postmodern dance in the early 1970's. She danced= in the first performances of Contact Improvisation in 1972 and has since be= en centrally involved in its development as dancer, teacher, performer, writ= er/ publisher and organizer, working with Steve Paxton and other favorite da= nce partners and performance makers. She has traveled throughout the world t= eaching and performing Contact and related dance work. In 1975 she cofounded= Contact Quarterly, an international dance and improvisation journal, which=20= she continues to coedit and produce.

Mike Vargas began making music for dancers in 1978 and has since been accomp= anying and composing music (close to 100 commissioned scores) for dancers ac= ross the U.S. and abroad. He has taught music, composition, and improvisatio= n at various colleges and has worked in a wide variety of contexts.




--part1_fb.3a2b627e.2b9e362a_boundary-- From Earthdancemail@aol.com Mon Mar 10 18:47:11 2003 From: Earthdancemail@aol.com (Earthdancemail@aol.com) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:47:11 EST Subject: [CI-Announce] 4/27 - Music & Contact: Listening to Each Other Nancy Stark Smith & Mike Vargas Message-ID: <12.2e239adf.2b9e37af@aol.com> --part1_12.2e239adf.2b9e37af_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit April 27 - Music & Contact: Listening to Each Other Nancy Stark Smith and Mike Vargas Throughout the day we will move with many species of live music, in "silence," and will make our own music, including "CI"-style music duets. Nancy and Mike's intention is to promote detailed listening and to cultivate more conscious and varied relationships between how we move and what we hear. Tuition/Room/Board: $65; ($85 includes Sat. jam/sleepover). Held at Earthdance in Plainfield, MA. Please call 413.634.5678 for more information and registration. *Nancy Stark Smith first trained as an athlete and gymnast, leading her to study and perform modern and postmodern dance in the early 1970's. She danced in the first performances of Contact Improvisation in 1972 and has since been centrally involved in its development as dancer, teacher, performer, writer/ publisher and organizer, working with Steve Paxton and other favorite dance partners and performance makers. She has traveled throughout the world teaching and performing Contact and related dance work. In 1975 she cofounded Contact Quarterly, an international dance and improvisation journal, which she continues to coedit and produce. Mike Vargas began making music for dancers in 1978 and has since been accompanying and composing music (close to 100 commissioned scores) for dancers across the U.S. and abroad. He has taught music, composition, and improvisation at various colleges and has worked in a wide variety of contexts. --part1_12.2e239adf.2b9e37af_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable April 27 - Music & Contact: Listening to Each O= ther
Nancy Stark Smith and Mike Vargas

Throughout the day we will move with many species of live music, in "silence= ," and will make our own music, including "CI"-style music duets. Nancy and=20= Mike's intention is to promote detailed listening and to cultivate more cons= cious and varied relationships between how we move and what we hear. Tuition= /Room/Board: $65; ($85 includes Sat. jam/sleepover).
Held at Earthdance in Plainfield, MA. Please call 413.634.5678 for more i= nformation and registration.

*Nancy Stark Smith first trained as an athlete and gymnast, leading her to s= tudy and perform modern and postmodern dance in the early 1970's. She danced= in the first performances of Contact Improvisation in 1972 and has since be= en centrally involved in its development as dancer, teacher, performer, writ= er/ publisher and organizer, working with Steve Paxton and other favorite da= nce partners and performance makers. She has traveled throughout the world t= eaching and performing Contact and related dance work. In 1975 she cofounded= Contact Quarterly, an international dance and
improvisation journal, which she continues to coedit and produce.

Mike Vargas began making music for dancers in 1978 and has since been accomp= anying and composing music (close to 100 commissioned scores) for dancers ac= ross the U.S. and abroad. He has taught music, composition, and improvisatio= n at various colleges and has worked in a wide variety of contexts.




--part1_12.2e239adf.2b9e37af_boundary-- From Earthdancemail@aol.com Tue Mar 25 20:16:59 2003 From: Earthdancemail@aol.com (Earthdancemail@aol.com) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 15:16:59 EST Subject: [CI-Announce] May 11-18 - Moving's View Nancy Stark Smith, Susan Schell and Karen Nelson Message-ID: <16.2e575182.2bb2133b@aol.com> --part1_16.2e575182.2bb2133b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit May 11-18 - Moving's View Nancy Stark Smith, Susan Schell and Karen Nelson A wildly human and heartfelt journey into the arts of movement improvisation through Contact Improvisation, Composition, and Authentic Movement. Come share the current passions conjured by the facilitators, whose combined life and dance experience encompass decades of experimenting in these fields. Each day this residential workshop will include 3 classes and free time for personal activities and spontaneous group events. Tuition/Room/Board: $595. Held at Earthdance in Plainfield, MA. Please call 413-634-5678 to register or visit www.earthdance.net. Nancy Stark Smith first trained as an athlete and gymnast, leading her to study and perform modern and postmodern dance in the early 1970's. She danced in the first performances of Contact Improvisation in 1972 and has since been centrally involved in its development as dancer, teacher, performer, writer/ publisher and organizer, working with Steve Paxton and other favorite dance partners and performance makers. She has traveled throughout the world teaching and performing Contact and related dance work. In 1975 she cofounded Contact Quarterly, an international dance and improvisation journal, which she continues to coedit and produce. Susan Schell has taught and performed throughout the US and abroad. Her work is deeply influenced by her extensive study of Contact Improvisation, Action Theater and Authentic Movement, which has included collaborative projects with many innovators in the field of improvisational dance. For the past 14 years she has been enrolled in an apprenticeship program under the scrupulous and equally scrumptious tutiledge of two masters in the field of child's play - her sons. She has been on the faculty of several programs for the study of Authentic Movement and is adjunct dance faculty at the University of Maine. Karen Nelson practices dance, performance and meditation. Her work is dependent on 25 years of study and collaboration with the respective brilliance of Steve Paxton (Contact Improvisation, Material for the Spine, etc.) and Lisa Nelson (perceptual dancing, the Tuning Score, etc.), and numerous other collaborators of research including Daniel Lepkoff, Scott Smith, K.J. Holmes, Nancy Stark Smith, Alito Alessi, Margit Galanter. Traveling widely for both work and study, as well as dancing with persons of diverse ages and abilities have also influenced her approach to dance. --part1_16.2e575182.2bb2133b_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable May 11-18 - Moving's View
Nancy Stark Smith, Susan Schell and Karen Nelson

A wildly human and heartfelt journey into the arts of movement improvisation= through Contact Improvisation, Composition, and Authentic Movement.  C= ome share the current passions conjured by the facilitators, whose combined=20= life and dance experience encompass decades of experimenting in these fields= .  Each day this residential workshop will include 3 classes and free t= ime for personal activities and spontaneous group events.  Tuition/Room= /Board: $595. Held at Earthdance in Plainfield, MA. Please call 413-634-5678= to register or visit www.earthdance.net.

Nancy Stark Smith first trained as an athlete and gymnast, leading her to st= udy and perform modern and postmodern dance in the early 1970's. She danced=20= in the first performances of Contact Improvisation in 1972 and has since bee= n centrally involved in its development as dancer, teacher, performer, write= r/ publisher and organizer, working with Steve Paxton and other favorite dan= ce partners and performance makers. She has traveled throughout the world te= aching and performing Contact and related dance work. In 1975 she cofounded=20= Contact Quarterly, an international dance and improvisation journal, which s= he continues to coedit and produce.

Susan Schell has taught and performed throughout the US and abroad. Her work= is deeply influenced by her extensive study of Contact Improvisation, Actio= n Theater and Authentic Movement, which has included collaborative projects=20= with many innovators in the field of improvisational dance. For the past 14=20= years she has been enrolled in an apprenticeship program under the scrupulou= s and equally scrumptious tutiledge of two masters in the field of child's p= lay - her sons. She has been on the faculty of several programs for the stud= y of Authentic Movement and is adjunct dance faculty at the University of Ma= ine.

Karen Nelson practices dance, performance and meditation.  Her work is=20= dependent on 25 years of study and collaboration with the respective brillia= nce of Steve Paxton (Contact Improvisation, Material for the Spine, etc.) an= d Lisa Nelson (perceptual dancing, the Tuning Score, etc.), and numerous oth= er  collaborators of research including Daniel Lepkoff, Scott Smith, K.= J. Holmes, Nancy Stark Smith, Alito Alessi, Margit Galanter. Traveling widel= y for both work and study, as well as dancing with persons of diverse ages a= nd abilities have also influenced her approach to dance.


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