JANUARY WORKSHOP 2012
a 3-week OPEN training
with NANCY STARK SMITH

January 2–20, 2012
Western Massachusetts, USA

Contact Improvisation
Solo Training • Changing States
Improvisation Scores • The Underscore
Composition • Performance

A 3-week residential workshop focused on contact improvisation and other related work: physical training, improvisation and composition scores, jamming, watching, discussion, feedback, labs, contemplative practice, and performance studies.  In solo, duet, trio, and group work; in and out of contact; in silence and with live music, we’ll move toward greater clarity and inspiration in our dancing and watching.

Please come prepared for intensive practice (and a bit of fun!).   Intermediate level in CI required.  Fill out online application form—outlining your background and skill level in contact improvisation, dance, and improvisation, and your reasons for wanting to attend.  All registrations must be approved by Nancy.

The workshop will meet Monday–Friday, 10 am to 5:30/6 pm in studios at Earthdance, in Plainfield, MA, (a beautiful dance retreat center located 35 minutes west of Northampton, MA, in the Berkshire Mountains), and in town at an Aikido dojo.  There will be some evening and weekend activities.

For details & application form: www.nancystarksmith.com
Early Registration Deadline: October 15, 2011

Contact: Patrick Crowley, workshop coordinator, januaryworkshop at nancystarksmith.com,
(617) 320-9792; or Nancy, contactq at aol.com (413) 586-8243.

 
 

 
 

THE BLUE GUITAR PERFORMANCE GALLERY
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Director: Christina Svane

The mission of The Blue Guitar is to increase access to new dance practices, facilitate collaborations between dancers, artists in other media, and the community at large, and be an instrument of the creative imagination through its six strings of classes, performances, video and cd recordings, exhibitions, and forums for dialogue and exchange.

On its beautiful sprung wood floor performance space, current activities include: monthly performances of dance, music, film, and poetry; seasonal IDEA gatherings (International Dance Exchange Alliance)—an exchange format for audience and performer; class series and workshops for children, teens, and adults in Embodied Awareness, dance, tai chi, contact improvisation, qigong and yoga.

For more: theblueguitar.org
Location: 186 C Northampton St., Easthampton, MA 01027
Contact: csvane@comcast.net; (413) 247-9454.

CI36
Contact Improvisation's 36th Birthday Celebration
June 8-18, 2008
Hosted by Juniata College and Contact Quarterly / Contact Collaborations Inc.

CI36 was a time to honor and celebrate the existence of Contact Improvisation through dancing, study, performance, reflection, and exchange with hundreds of practitioners, teachers, founders, and developers of CI from around the world. The CI36 Training Intensives and Celebration were held at the beautiful Juniata College campus in Huntingdon, PA, USA.

Joining us were Andrew Harwood (Canada), Mary Prestidge (UK), Martin Hughes (Australia), Nita Little (California), Nina Martin (Texas), Steve Paxton (Vermont), Nancy Stark Smith (Massachusetts), Benno Voorham (Sweden), and many others.

See www.ci36.com for full documentation.

The CI36 Organizing Hub: Erica Kaufman (coordinator), Ray Chung, Alicia Grayson, Martin Keogh, Scott rodwin, Gretchen Spiro, and Nancy Stark Smith. Plus 30 curators from around the globe.