***5th WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 2 HOUR CLASS 7:15-9:30pm***Please come at the beginning, the arc is designed to build on the previous practices.
-- START TIME --
Class starts promptly at 7:15pm, so please arrive by 7pm to allow time for check-in.
-- LOCATION --
Soft Medicine: 186 N Main St. Sebastopol, CA 95472 (upstairs)
-- ENTRANCE FEE --
$20 for the whole night, what a deal!
-- FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY --
A discount of 50% is available for marginalized peoples, such as BIPOC and LGTBQIA+ folx and those who are experiencing financial hardship..... or pay what you can; NOTAFLOF.
-- CLASS DESCRIPTION --
Body-Mind Centering® and Contact Improvisation: Explorations in Tone
Body-Mind Centering® is an experiential study of the relationship between movement and mind. In BMC we practice the embodiment of our tissues, cells, body systems, and sense perceptions. We explore their expression through movement, touch, and the developmental / evolutionary movement process.
In Contact Improvisation, our physical tone is ever-shifting and adapting to our changing environments - a partner's body, the direction of gravity, the position of our head, the quality of touch. Our tone is influenced by the quality of our attention, our habitual movement patterns and personal histories. We'll practice cultivating a more balanced and responsive tone, as we explore developmental movement states, intentional touch, and CI scores.
-- CLASS FACILITATOR --
Cathie Caraker is a longtime dance artist and somatic movement educator. Her teaching work integrates her extensive background in post-modern dance practices and somatics. She was fortunate to work extensively with the founders of Contact Improvisation, including Nancy Stark Smith and Steve Paxton, and has been profoundly influenced by their research. She was on the faculty of the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam for 10 years. She has also shared her work at the New York Improvisation Festival, Movement Research, Omega Institute, Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, wcciJAM, Moving On Center, Contact Festival Freiburg, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Barcelona Contact Festival, Contredanse Brussels, de Beweging Antwerp, and numerous US colleges. She has co-organized CI events including wcciJAM and the European CI Teaching Exchange (ECITE).
Cathie is a Body-Mind Centering® teacher, a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and an instructor of the Pilates and Gyrotonic methods. She holds an MFA in Dance from Bennington College. Her writings on Body-Mind Centering® as a somatic approach to dance education have been published by Nouvelles de Danse. More at www.cathiecaraker.com
-- CLOTHING REQUEST --
* Bring 1 or 2 changes of clothes, if you are prone to sweating while dancing.
* Wear clothing that will keep your butt, genitals and nipples covered while moving in non-linear and unpredictable ways. Actually, more skin coverage is better for C.I movements.
* Don't wear strong fragrances.
* Please remove jewelry.
-- SPACE ACCESSIBILITY --
The movement space is on the 2nd floor, accessible by the stairs or via an elevator in the back of the building.
Anyone under age 18 is asked to attend with a guardian, and/or email us first to discuss.
-- STAY IN TOUCH --
Email list: bit.ly/SebastopolContactImprov
Facebook: Sebastopol Contact Improv (page, with event updates)
And, help us spread the word - invite your friends!
-- CONTACT US --
Email:
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See you on the dance floor,
Rose, João, Kandace, and Eric
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