I'm excited to announce a CI intensive with Paul Singh on July 11th - 13th. Paul is one of the most sought after technical CI teachers on the East Coast. He has an impressive record as a performer, choreographer, and he teaches CI workshops globally. I'm looking forward to sharing his work with our community!
Registration:
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Friday - Reveals: Letting the Dance Come to You (Advanced)
Building on a foundation of deep listening, weight sharing, and improvisation, this class aims to amplify the dance you already have by layering in heightened, focused concepts.
We'll begin by warming up together, moving through space while testing each other’s spines, awakening eye contact, and examining habitual patterns. From there, we'll dive into these core concepts, allowing them to reshape and refine our dancing.
Saturday/Sunday - Couches, Cradles, and Perches (Intermediate)
Contact Improvisation (CI) is a fascinating form of movement, filled with dualities that both complement and contradict each other. My focus is on exploring the spaces that exist between these dualities—those subtle moments of transition where one state shifts into another.
In my own recent dancing, the most useful images that guide me have been cradles, couches, and perches. Each of these represents how the spine adapts to support, shaping itself to balance and push boundaries with a partner. Once that temporary balance is achieved, the next challenge is how to fall and move forward into the next phase.
Over the weekend, we’ll explore solo movements that build mobile, living cradles through the pelvis and spine. From there, we’ll engage with partners, examining the transitions from one couch to another. Finally, we’ll add speed, allowing these well-crafted transitions to create lofted landings (or perches) with anyone nearby.
When and Where
Friday, July 11th: 10am-6pm, in Sodal Hall
Saturday, July 12th: 1-7pm, in Sodal Hall
Sunday, July 13th: 2-6pm, in the Sodal Hall (until 3:30pm), then in the Tango Studio
Cost - Early Bird until June 16th
Friday or Saturday only: $105 - $135 ($120 Recommended). A discount of $20 off of $140
Saturday and Sunday: $165 - $200 ($185 Recommended). A discount of $30 off of $215
Full Workshop: $275 - $325 ($300 Recommended). A discount of $40 off of $340
We have 4 scholarships (40% off) for students and people with financial hardship, as well as opportunities for work trade.
Registration:
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Paul Singh holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois, USA. He has performed with a diverse range of choreographers and companies. Internationally, Paul has performed in Peter Sellars’ opera The Indian Queen (Madrid) and Peter Pleyer’s large-scale improvisation work Visible Undercurrent (Berlin). His choreographic works have been presented in venues across NYC and Berlin.
An experienced educator in contact improvisation (CI), Paul teaches intensives and workshops globally, focusing on both teacher training and beginner studies. He is currently a faculty member at The Juilliard School, where he teaches various technique classes, including CI, floor work, contemporary, and partnering.
Header image courtesy of Montclair State University.
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