Friday, August 28, 2009

Purposeful Play with Jenna Bean Veatch

Dance Art Group / Movement Arts Research
Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Velocity Dance Center, Studio 3, 915 E Pine St, 3rd floor
$15/class; series discounts; drop-ins and all experience levels welcome
Info at http://www.danceartgroup.org/velocity-series.html

DAG/MAR features weekly classes in improvisation, performance, creative process and composition, contact improvisation, somatic education, New Dance techniques and other dance realms, with a different local teacher/topic each month.

:: September 10-24: JENNA BEAN VEATCH / PURPOSEFUL PLAY ::

This class is taught from the perspective that fun is not frivolous, but rather, that it is deeply important. Improvisation will be treated here as a playful release, a path to deep connection, and a valuable choreographic tool. We'll explore, learn, and create by playing games, working to awaken both our physical bodies and our creative, productive minds.

Jenna Bean Veatch has been accused of creating "pure, unadulterated, heart-stopping whimsy." She has taught movement to students ages 1-71 and at various times has taken on the roles of dancer, choreographer, performance artist, clown, ukulele songstress, magical fairy, dancing doll, anti-war dance demonstration organizer, and Marshmallow Peep. In addition to performing her own solo work, she and Alysa Haas make up the dynamic dance duo The Tumbleweed Bandits. She also currently dances with Ricki Mason as one of the Launchettes, and works with Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonders as a performer and choreographer.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT/with Susan Baum

Authentic Movement is a simple yet profound practice of self-awareness and discovery. Listening to the body, and finding movement from within, we explore the dance of presence, witnessing ourselves and others as awake and open as possible.

OPEN LEVEL WORKSHOPS
Saturdays, 2:30pm-5:30pm $45 for each workshop
(10/17, 12/5, 2/6, 4/10, 6/5) Attend one or several.
In these all levels workshops we will open to our bodies, listening to ourselves in new and expansive ways. By giving over to what is not yet known we are moved into authenticity, surprise & deep enjoyment.

WORKSHOPS FOR COUPLES
Saturdays, 2:30pm-5:30pm $90 per couple
(11/7, 1/9, 3/13, 5/15) Attend one or several.
Through the practice of Authentic Movement we find a framework for fostering genuine presence, feeling and expressing ourselves deeply as we are with another. This is a wonderful way for couples to explore how they see, feel, and interact by attending and following the deeper layers of experience. Aliveness, depth and genuine compassion grow.

ONGOING GROUP FOR EXPERIENCED MOVERS
One Sunday a Month, Sept-June 11:30am-3pm $500
(9/27, 10/18, 11/8, 12/6, 1/10, 2/7, 3/14, 4/11, 5/16, 6/6)
During the year we will explore the practice in ways that expand our sense of both personal and collective process. This ongoing group is a wonderful way to connect with oneself and others.

To register or for information about Authentic Movement or Body-Oriented Psychotherapy contact Susan Baum at (206) 778-9183 www.susanbaumtherapy.blogspot.com.

Susan Baum MA LMHC is a psychotherapist in private practice working with individuals, couples and groups. Her approach to Authentic Movement is informed by her training in psychology, and her experience as a mover guides her holistic and body-based approach to psychotherapy. Susan brings her warmth and lively spirit to what she does, and provides an attentive and experienced presence that supports meaningful personal work.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

SFDI Performances!

Tickets on sale now!
Off the Cuff
Dance Innovators in Concert

Part of the 16th annual Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI)

Friday . August 7 . 7pm
Saturday . August 8 . 9pm

SFDI student shows: Friday 8/7 at 9pm, Saturday 8/8 at 7pm

Broadway Performance Hall . 1625 Broadway . Seattle
$15 faculty show; $8 student show; multiple show discounts
Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets

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"Lachambre is a stimulator, a magician, a creator of disturbing images and his work questions the accepted forms of representations in dance... Discovering him is like peering behind the clapboard facade of a Hollywood set and finding Albert Einstein at work." (Dance Theatre Journal)

The 2009 Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation (SFDI) presents Off the Cuff, two evenings of innovative performance with leading dance artists from around the world. Off the Cuff is the only chance each year to see these world-renowned artists gather under one roof in the Northwest.

Slated to perform are some of the shiniest stars of the improvisational dance world: "Bessie" Award winners Benoit Lachambre (Montreal) and Stephanie Skura (WA); Contact Improvisation pioneer Nita Little (CA); NYC's Movement Research Co-Founder Daniel Lepkoff (VT); Alicia Grayson (CO); Delia Brett (Vancouver, BC) Margit Galanter (NY); Jack Magai (NY); Karen Schaffman (CA); Susan Schell (ME); Gretchen Spiro (CO); Brad Stoller (PA); local favorites Aiko Kinoshita, Maureen Freehill, Cyrus Khambatta, Tonya Lockyer, Alia Swersky; and many more. Schedule subject to change.

"It's the fierce originality and brave poetry bubbling up beneath the steps that make her an artist for all time... Skura is a great American experimentalist." (Dance Ink)

Friday 7pm:

Maureen Freehill . Cyrus Khambatta . Daniel Lepkoff . Nita Little with Rosemary Hannon . Karen Schaffman with Leslie Seiters . Brad Stollar

Saturday 9pm:

Delia Brett . Margit Galanter . Alicia Grayson . Aiko Kinoshita . Benoit Lachambre . Jack Magai . Susan Schell . Gretchen Spiro . Alia Swersky

Also featuring Tonya Lockyer, Stephanie Skura and special guests.

The Friday 9pm and Saturday 7pm shows feature dance works by SFDI students from around the world.

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These concerts are part of the 16th annual SFDI (Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation), August 2-9, a world-renowned dance festival offering master classes with internationally-recognized faculty, public performances, jams, and more. 17 dance artists from around the world and the state converge upon Seattle to teach and perform a wide variety of improvisational dance techniques.

SFDI is produced by DAG (Dance Art Group), which is supported in part by 4Culture and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.