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  • Past Activities 2008

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    This is a section that can make you travel back in time,
    at least until 2003

    More infos : communication@contactimpro.org
    Kirstie Simson


  • DECEMBER 2008

    WORKSHOP WITH ANTHEA BROWNE
    November 29th and December 13th 2008 from 13h00 to 17h30
    Take Root to Fly
    Find new understanding and efficiency in organizing your limbs to lift effortlessly.
    Head Over Heels
    Face the fear of turning upside down with games and exercises designed to raise your comfort level with inversion, and to give new understanding to its mechanics.
    For information : at studio fleur d’asphalte DANCING ANATOMY WITH ROSY SIMAS
    December 1-5 , 2008 Monday - Friday (…)

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  • Tuesday evening contact jam

    Since December 16, 2008, the tuesday jam is canceled.
    Every tuesday JAM : 7h00-09h30 Cost :4$
    AT STUDIO 4460 Chambord avenue Mont-Royal and rue Chambord
    For information : by email at Rosy Simas

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  • WORKSHOP ON TATAMI WITH CATHERINE LESSARD

    Saturday December 6 : A whole day workshop in Contact-Improvisation, on a tatami mat
    The theme will be "tone variations and gravity".
    Gravity is a fundamental force governing the universe. We will explore how we can use and defy gravity, without colliding with the earth.
    Dojo Shoshin Aikido Montréal, 5445 ave de Gaspé, #208, metro Laurier
    Noon to 9:00 pm (meal break around 4 pm)
    $50 ($200 for 5 workshops)
    Groups will be limited to 15 participants.
    For information : Catherine (…)

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  • EMBODYING YOUR CI BODY - CLASSES WITH ROSY SIMAS

    Wake up saturday morning with a somatic body systems approach to contact improvisation
    In this class we will explore contact improvisation through a somatic lens of anatomical and physiological body systems (fluids, muscles, bones, organs). Each class will begin with a somatic exploration/warm up, move to contact skills and end with open dancing.
    Saturdays: November 22, 29, December 6, 13 & 20, 2008
    Le Chambord Studio: 4460 Chambord (coin mont-royal)
    60$ before november 8 / 75$ (…)

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  • SPECIAL DANCE SHOW WITH NITA LITTLE AND ANDREW HARWOOD

    With Stéphanie Gaudreau, Catherine Lessard and David Flewelling
    CONTACT IMPROVISATION DANCE SHOW
    TWO SHOWINGS Friday November 7 2008 at 7pm and 9pm
    Price : 12$ (10$ reduced price)
    Limited seatings
    Reserve at : 514 393-3771
    These show are associated with the Montreal Annual contact jam
    At studio 303 372 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest Place des arts metro voir la carte

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  • MASTER CLASS WITH NITA LITTLE

    November 3-6 2008, 7 to 10:15 pm : Open to all
    (Except wednesday Nov. 5, 4:45pm to 7pm) Location : Pigeons International 6355 avenue du Parc, at Beaubien view the map Coût :
    115 $ 105 $ early registration before 3 October
    Maximum 40 participants / Priority to those who come for all four days
    A deposit of $50 is required to confirm your registration
    Make cheques payable and mail to Association de Contact Improvisation 4552 avenue de l’Esplanade Montréal, Qc , H2T (…)

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  • IMPROVISATION WEEK-END: OCTOBER 3-4

    WITH CATHERINE LESSARD
    Friday October 3rd:
    An exploration evening in Authentic Movement
    Open to all
    We will take the time to dive deeply into our subcounscious, and to let emerge our creativity and spontaneity. AM is an intuitive practice. It is an excellent complement to Contact Improv.
    Fleur d’Asphalte studio, 6847 St-Hubert st, J.-Talon metro
    8:00 to 10:30 pm
    $18
    Saturday October 4th:
    A whole day workshop in Contact-Improvisation, on a tatami
    Intermediate-Advanced (…)

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  • CONTACT IMPRO WORKSHOP WITH ANDREW HARDWOOD

    Week of the 15th to 19th of September from 17h30 to 19h30
    Week of the 22nd to 26th of September from 17h30 to 19h30
    Cost: 160$/2 weeks, 90$/week, 20$/class
    At studio Fleur d’asphalte
    BEING READY
    What does it mean to be ready to dance at any time, with anyone, anywhere ? There are no set formulas, or specific manners to achieving this state of readiness. There is, however, an attitude and a state of body-mind that can be cultivated which can help bring us to that place of total (…)

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  • URBAN MELD : IMPROVISATION ON THE PLATEAU

    August Saturday 23 and Sunday 24
    from 11 am to 4 pm
    urban: relating or belonging to a city
    meld: 1. to cause various things to combine or blend and become one thing or substance. 2. a combination or blend of various things
    Let instincts and perceptions be the inspiration for exploring portions of space and letting our sense of place become the studio for creating. It is an improv workshop including much Ci in it.
    we will hear, smell, taste, perceive, see, be seen, (…)

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  • SILENT JAM

    Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:00pm - 9:30pm
    I thought some of you might enjoy coming to a silent jam. There will
    be no talking or noise making (including music) from the time we enter
    the studio until we leave the studio. ;-)
    There will be a silent closing circle at 21h30. Le Chambord Studio 4460 Chambord (coin Mont-Royal)
    Cost 4$
    514-994-7679 -
    rosy@rosysimas.com

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  • PIE FESTIVAL OF CONTACT IMPROVISATION ET ALTERNATE DANCE

    CLASSES - PERFORMANCES - JAMS - DISCUSSIONS
    AUGUST 11- 16 2008
    ON MONTREAL’S PLATEAU : AT STUDIO BIZZ NEAR MONT-ROYAL METRO
    Pie festival is for dancers and non-dancers who wish to deepen their research and their personal practice. You will have the opportunities to spend 6 days exploring techniques geared toward deepening your contact skills and your ability to create spontaneously.
    L’INSCRIPTION À LA CARTE EST MAINTENANT OUVERTE !
    Vous pouvez maintenant choisir un bloc de (…)

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  • IN THE COUNTRY: BIODANCE AND CONTACT IMPROVISATION

    Retreat and personal development workshop in the country
    August 1 - 3, 2008
    With Maira Martinez and Catherine Lessard
    At Domaine du Lac 16, at Chertsey, on route 125 (one hour from Montreal)
    For info and registration: maira@biodanza.ca, 514-274-0474
    Inspired by the natural beauty of our surroundings, rediscover the pleasure of organic movement, the simple joy of inhabiting our bodies. And, as if by magic, we leave this pleasure to rebuild the pathways of our humanity, toward our (…)

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  • DANCE LAB WITH MOTI

    on "yes" and "NO" dealing
    dance lab with Mark Moti Zemelman
    with border issues and intimacy in your dance. saturday , july 26 from 2-5 pm cost $12 location Studio Fleur d’Asphalte 6847 rue Saint-Hubert Montréal, Québec H2S 2M7 Google map limit of 16 people To register : email marilyn

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  • SUMMER CONTACT DANCE JAM IN THE COUNTRY

    Come dance, swim, sauna, walk in nature, sing in Sutton, QC
    JULY 19-20.
    Arrive Saturday ( after 11:30) -
    Will wind down 5:00 Sunday
    Cost: $45 for the weekend $25 for Saturday or Sunday only ( no sleepover)
    Meals will be potluck. Beds are 2-4 to a room in cabins and main house. Some double beds available. You must bring your own bedding.
    For photos or directions: Auberge du renouveau
    To register , send or give your cheque to Marilyn Bronstein 12 Dufferin Montreal (…)

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  • ON JULY FIRST, HOP IS MOVING TOO!

    CONTACT FOLKS, COME AND JOIN THIS DANCE EVENT!
    This next July First, while a lot of city ramblers will be moving from a home to another, HOP dancers will also be moving, from place to place.
    On the sidewalk of a neighborhood still to be determined, we will be part of this big moving-happening. The core idea goes like this : a body moves another one, over a short, medium or large distance. If a body is not beeing moved or is not moving another one, it stays in place, takes the pose, (…)

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  • CLASSIFIED : JUNE 2008

    NEW CD BY THE "CATHERINE L COMBO : ENVOLS
    ENVOLS : original compositions by Catherine Lessard, with Benoît Guillemette and other musicians
    To buy a CD, please contact: catherine.lessard@hotmail.com, 450-939-3007
    ATLASPROFILAX CORRECTION
    Troy Roper will be in Montreal this coming June 7th and 8th to offer the Atlasprofilax correction. Information : http://www.atlasprofilax.ch/eng/index.php
    This correction has major repercussions on the posture, the alignment of the body and the (…)

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  • CLASS WITH MARTIN KEOGH

    Dance contact improvisation class
    June 25 2008 from 6:30 pm to 10pm
    Au studio 303
    Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for over twenty-eight years. For his contribution to the development of contact improvisation he is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who’s Who in the World. He has co-facilitated Teacher’s Conferences on four continents. Keogh is the author of, The Art of Waiting, and As Much Time as it Takes. More info at: www.martinkeogh.com (…)

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  • CLASSES AND FOCUSED JAM WITH CATHERINE LESSARD

    Every Wednesday 7:30 to 9 pm: class (studio D) 9 to 10:15 pm: focused-jam (studio C)
    classes take place at Studio Bizz : 551 av. Mont-Royal E (3rd floor)
    Registration : worksphere@hotmail.com, 514-518-6240
    Costs : focused-jam included 170$ : 11 classes in a row 95$ : 6 classes 18$: 1 class 5$: Focused-jam only (advanced contactors)
    There is no place in the classes on tatami on Saturday Biography of Catherine Lessard

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  • CLASSIFIED : MAY 2008

    FREE : one hour class of Alignment Technique for contact improvisation dancing. 5 classes only : April 29, May 6, 13, 20 & 27 - 18h30-19H30 10 students per class. Sign up in advance. S.V.P. This class is however for tuesday night CI jam participants.
    By accessing the deep structural level of our bodies, we can make clearer muscular and skeletal connections, increasing our ability to use and connect to the floor, allowing us to more efficiently share weight. We will work physically (…)

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  • CI36 Celebration in Montreal

    This year, we celebrate Contact Improvisation all around the world. It is your party!
    Come and celebrate with us on Saturday June 7th, from 5 to 11pm.
    There will be: a pot luck a video conference on the beginnings of CI performances a 20 minutes ‘’small dance’’ an open jam, with live music.
    In Studio LeSpace
    4532 Laval
    From metro Mont-Royal, walk west 5 minutes, turn right on Laval, the studio is above residential apartments.
    Cost : 8$ member (10$ non member)

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  • Performance and jam evening : Saturday May 3th 2008

    Contact improv dance sketches followed by an open jam.
    Theme : The Space in Between
    For this evening we are asking that performances are contained within the CI genre and accompanied by Improvised Live Music, Sound and/or Voice.
    To present a performance, please contact: Valerie Sabbah or Nicoletta Dolce.
    --------------------------------- Schedule : 8 pm - Doors open 8:15 to 9:15pm - performances An open jam follows until 11 p.m. Where : Studio Fleur d’Asphalte 6847 rue (…)

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  • Classified : March 2008

    SHOW OF OPERA WITH JOHN GIFFEN FREE : Friday, March 7th at 8pm, and Sunday march 9th at 4 pm Theatre of the monument national, located at 1182, boulevard St. Laurent, (métro St. Laurent).
    My friends and I, singing students at the conservatoire de musique de Montréal have worked throughout the whole school year to mount a great show of opera extracts of Mozart, these being: The Marriage of Figaro, Cosi fan tutte, and Don Giovanni, under the stage direction of Suzanne Lantagne. It is an (…)

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  • F u s i o n Wo r k s h o p - Contact-Improvisation and Skinner Releasing Technique

    with Eryn Dace Trudell APRIL 11 AND 12 2008 at Studio Lyne St-Roch 4416, boul. Saint-Laurent, # 103, angle Mt-Royal 6:30pm to 9pm on Friday + 3:30pm tp 6pm on Saturday
    In this workshop we will use Skinner Releasing Technique to support and enhance
    our Contact Improvisation. We will explore principles of multi-directional and multidimensional alignment, suppleness, suspension, economy and autonomy. Most
    significantly, SRT imagery and music deepens the dance in the body. The dance (…)

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  • CONTACT IMPRO AND INSTANTANEOUS COMPOSITION with ANDREW HARWOOD

    March 10th to 28th of 2008 - 17h30 to 19h30 6847 Saint-Hubert (Metro Beaubien and Jean-Talon) (514) 529-6635 Information and registration : www.fleurdasphalte.com Cost: 20$/class, 80$/week, 210$/all 3 weeks
    Various contact skills will be practised daily to develop a greater range of movement, create safety and build confidence. We will examine the role of perception, sensation,
    expression and imagination in the Contact work. Our goal is to find a sense of timelessness in our dancing. (…)

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  • CLASSIFIED : FEBRUARY 2008

    DANCE PERFORMANCE WITH NINA GALEA AND ISAAC SAVOIE A dance event with the group Dansaario and Symbiose with choreography by Nina, and performance by Nina with Isaac at Jean Eudes College, 3535 Rosement blvd., Montreal February 23, 2008 at 8:00pm, tickets sold at Studio Bizz and by Nina at the Sunday Jam Check the attached document for further information

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  • PERFORMANCE AND JAM EVENING : MARCH 1, 2008

    Performances and Jam Evening
    Saturday March 1 th, at 8 p.m.
    Contact improv dance sketches followed by an open jam.
    Theme : PEACEMAKING.
    It is strongly suggested that the basic form of any presentation stays contained within the genre of contact improvisation. To present a performance, please contact Elison Zasko. Schedule : 8 pm - Doors open 8:15 to 9:15pm - performances An open jam follows until 11 p.m. Where : Espace Transparence 7250, rue Clark North of rue Jean-Talon Metro (…)

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  • Performances and Jam Evening - Saturday January 12th

    Performances and Jam Evening
    Saturday January 12th, at 8 p.m.
    Contact improv dance sketches followed by an open jam.
    Theme : SPHERES.
    It is strongly suggested that the basic form of any presentation stays contained within the genre of contact improvisation. To present a performance, please contact Elison Zasko. Schedule : 8 pm - Doors open 8:15 to 9:15pm - performances An open jam follows until 11 p.m. Where : Espace Transparence 7250, rue Clark North of rue Jean-Talon Metro (…)

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