From elskeseidel at hotmail.com Sun Apr 6 17:51:14 2014 From: elskeseidel at hotmail.com (Elske Seidel) Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 17:51:14 +0200 Subject: [CI-Announce] Application deadline 15.4.! Dance Your Question: CI Research Week / Ponderosa (Ger) / 23.5.-1.6.2014 In-Reply-To: References: , , , , , , , Message-ID: DANCE YOUR QUESTION - CI RESEARCH WEEK23.5.-1.6.2014 PONDEROSA / Stolzenhagen (Germany)This week is an invitation to experienced CI-practitioners for whom CI is an important part of their life and a practice to learn from - not only about the physics of our moving bodies, but also about ourselves as social, cultural and political human beings and artists. Together we will create an environment for conscious dances and embodied discussions, where each can bring and process their questions with the support and the explorative and curious mind of the whole group. We welcome people who dance, teach, perform CI, who bring it into other artistic and social contexts, and thus develop CI further and keep it alive. If you care about the physicality, the history and the philosophy of CI, and hours of dancing, if sharing time and experience, questions, visions and wishes with your peers sounds like heaven to you, we would be honored and happy if you want to come and join us for this week. This week is a chance to create a place where our creativity, diversity and the art of dancing CI teach us how life can be an always changing, challenging and playful exchange. A place where life is art. Elske, Heike and Gesine will facilitate this week. With our structure/schedule we will provide the skeleton for the week, with our questions and visions we already give it some core muscles and we will need you to bring flesh and nerves, organs and juice to it so it can be alive and moving. So please bring your questions, scores, experiments and curiosities to share. Writing them down and sending them to us with your application, will be your contribution to prepare for the week. We will collect them, get a first idea of our collective mind and find a way to present them to the whole group when we will meet. >From there we will move through the week together. Application Process:Send us an email where you explain how and since when CI is part of your life; and also write down your curiosities, questions, ideas around CI and what else you would like to offer and share with us during the week. The address is danceyourquestions at somebodyelse.deApplication deadline: 15.4.2014 Price:Organisation, rent of studios, Kitchen etc:250? (210,00 for the first 10 people who apply and pay before the 28.3.2014), after 15.4.2014: 280?Sleeping possibilities:your own tent ? 58,50Dormitory ? 108,00 Cabin(single) ? 144,00Room(single) ? 198,00Your contribution to the food-shopping (incl. gas for the car):80-100? See also for more information: http://www.ponderosa-dance.de/en/tanzland-festival/ci-week.html Facilitated and curated by: Gesine Daniels, Heike Kuhlmann, Elske Seidel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DYQ2014Back.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 402090 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DYQ2014Front.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 421696 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ashevillejam at gmail.com Sat Apr 19 22:52:05 2014 From: ashevillejam at gmail.com (Asheville Jam) Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 16:52:05 -0400 Subject: [CI-Announce] One-day Contact Improv workshop with Aaron Brandes (Brando) and Michael Hurd; Asheville NC April 26th Message-ID: *Hi All* *Brando and I are offering a contact improv workshop at the JCC in Asheville NC, Saturday April 26th, from noon-7pm. Come play!!* *-michael* A beginner and experienced-dancer friendly contact improvisation workshop. Saturday April 26th: 12-3pm, 4-7pm. $30-50 sliding scale for the whole day, or $20-30 for 1st block only. Also, the next morning, Sunday 4/27: Brando and Michael will be doing the music at the special outdoor AMC dance wave at Warren Wilson College, from 10a-12:30p! Facebook invite link: https://www.facebook.com/events/646085428795660/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming Teachers: Michael Hurd Contact Improv blew Michael's mind in the late 90's and he's been exploring it ever since. He's interested in efforting less and flying more, and seeks continually to bring an empty mind and a full heart. A childhood interest in play, a teenage interest in physics and the lifelong joy of physical contact found a home in his love of contact improvisation. The practice of Zen Buddhism brought him to Asheville 11 years ago and he lived at two Zen Centers for a total of 8 years. The spirit of bringing full presence to each moment informs his approach to dance. Michael is also a practicing therapist, with a Masters in Counseling from WCU. "I like to explore shifting momentum rather than stopping it, and seek this through some technique and a lot of play." Brando (Aaron Brandes) Brando (Aaron Brandes) teaches CI in the U.S. and internationally and serves on the Board of Directors for Earthdance. Brando has been instrumental in creating the Earthdance event, CI Ground Research, which encourages the ongoing research of contact improvisation by dancers from around the world. Brando trained with Tom Myers at the KMI Institute and is a certified Fascial Bodywork/Structural Integration practitioner. More information about Brando @www.heybrando.com. Brando has also been DJ'ing professionally for 15 years. Here is a link to his latest mix on Soundcloud: Ghetto Swing... https://soundcloud.com/heybrando/electric-speakeasy -- To be removed from this list, just reply with "unsubscribe" in the subject line, and a kind word or two in the email. This account is used by multiple Asheville contact improv supporters. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashevillejam at gmail.com Sun Apr 20 03:35:35 2014 From: ashevillejam at gmail.com (Asheville Jam) Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:35:35 -0400 Subject: [CI-Announce] Fwd: PELVIS WORKSHOP FOR MEN AND WOMEN! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Dancers, Somatic practitioners, Massage Therapists**, and any one wishing to experience a deeper understanding of the pelvis with the luxury of time - ah - 3 days to delve into skeletal, muscular and organ components, to discover how the knowledge we gain enriches function in all aspects of our lives. And, we have the beautiful studio environment of the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga. Now is the time to register for this upcoming pelvis workshop! Please see attached flyer for details! *PELVIS: AN EXPERIENTIAL ANATOMY WORKSHOP* *in three modules* *MAY 2-4, 2014* Module I: *BONE: Principles of Movement and Touch with the Pelvic Skeleton* FRIDAY, MAY 2, 9:00am - 5:00pm In this module, lab work will focus on specific aspects of movement, breath, and hands on work in relation to the skeletal aspects of the pelvis. Utilizing principles from the Alexander Technique, Body-Mind Centering, Somatic Experiencing, and experiential anatomy we will discover the joy, strength, and stability of our pelvic skeleton. With increased awareness and skill, we will move, touch and experience the juicy relationship of the pelvis to the whole supportive structure of our bones. A deeper understanding of the skeletal structure of the pelvis and its alignment increases the stamina necessary for bodyworkers. Through explorations with touch, we will learn to listen, receive and support the skeletal structure of the pelvis. Module II: *MUSCLE: Principles of Movement and Touch with the Pelvic Muscles* SATURDAY, MAY 3, 9:00am - 5:00pm In this module, we will explore selected muscles in the pelvic region: psoas, illiacus, quadratus lumborum, pelvic floor muscles and the diaphragm. Utilizing principles from the Alexander Technique, Body-Mind Centering, Somatic Experiencing and experiential anatomy, lab work will focus on unwinding and releasing the musculature for flexibility and ease, exploring the muscles of the pelvis in relationship to the breathing mechanism, and learning how to connect and strengthen the muscles of the pelvis for dynamic movement and power. Through explorations with touch, we will learn to listen, receive and support the musculature of the pelvis. Module III: *ORGANS: Principles of Movement and Touch with the Pelvic Organs* SUNDAY, MAY 4, 9:00am - 5:00pm In this module, we will explore the movement and expression of the pelvic organs through breathwork, movement, and hands-on work. With principles from the Alexander Technique, Body-Mind Centering, Somatic Experiencing and experiential anatomy, lab work will focus on how we can gently and effectively connect to another's organs through touch and sound, how to initiate movement through the power and emotion of the organs, and how to mobilize and release the organs to achieve greater fluidity and freedom in the pelvic cavity. Through explorations with touch, we will learn to listen, receive and support the organ systems of the pelvis. **The course earns CE's for Massage Therapists The course is being taught by 3 from our Asheville Contact Jam community: *Dayna Brayshaw*, *Idelle Packer*, and *Shari Azar*. See website: *www.somaticartscollective.com * for bios and more. *To register online: www.ashevillemassageschool.org * *To register by phone: **828.252.7377* -- To be removed from this list, just reply with "unsubscribe" in the subject line, and a kind word or two in the email. This account is used by multiple Asheville contact improv supporters. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pelvis flyer may.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 120881 bytes Desc: not available URL: