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WORKSHOP BRIDGING THE AXIS SYLLABUS AND CONTACT IMRPO, AND A SHOW
Read moreWORKSHOP BRIDGING THE AXIS SYLLABUS AND CONTACT IMPROVISATION
December 12th & 13th - 1pm - 4pm
Kira Kirsch (Berlin/San Francisco) teaches a workshop ’DEGREES of FREEDOM’ bridging the axis syllabus and contact improvisation
Studio : Circuit-Est (1881 St Andre),
For information : www.corpiliquidi.com and www.circuit-est.qc.ca WORKSHOP OF THE AXIS SYLLABUS METHOD
Tuesday December 15th to Saturday 19th - 9h30 - 12h30
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CONTACT IMPRO WEEK-END ON TATAMI WITH CATHERINE LESSARD
Read more’Contact Freedom’: Contact Improv Workshop on Tatami mats!
December 12-13, 2009, noon-5:00pm
Dojo Shoshin Aikido Montreal, 5445 ave de Gaspé, #208
Still a few places available.
Description: "The tatami mat is a perfect tool for practicing Contact Improvisation. It’s is a cushioned floor used in the practice of martial arts, especially Aikido. It allows us to take risks, to come to terms with rebound, and to augment suspension. In this workshop, we will search ease into the invisible (…) -
CONTACT IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP FOR BEGINNERS WITH JÉRÉMIE CHETRIT
Read moreFriday Dec. 11 from 7:30 to 9pm
Saturday Dec. 12 from 2 to 4pm
The Friday class will be followed by a down-beat, free-form dance party, if you want to practice your new skills, or just shake into the weekend on a big, beautiful dance floor.
Where? Downtown, at La Baraque, 928 Ste Catherine Est (at St. André). (www.labaraque.ca)
Cheap! Six (6) to sixteen (16) dollars (you choose) for each class; ten (10) to twenty (20) dollars for the class & party on Friday.
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CONTACT IMPROVISATION & INSTANTANEOUS COMPOSITION WITH ANDREW HARWOOD
Read moreDates: Dec 7-11 (5 days) * Mon-Fri, 9:30am to 12:30pm
Location: Studio 303
Cost: $75 Through various improvisation techniques, this class aims to generate spontaneous movements in solos, duos or groups. We will try to create a link between partnering work (contact improv.) and improvisation work (solo/group). This work is a continuous artistic development process, which will improve interpretation, creation and composition skills. A basic training in improvisation is essential and a (…) -
DANZ LAB: CONTACT IMPRO CLASSES WITH ISAAC AND PHIL
Read moreContact improvisation classes:
Tuesday evenings on the following dates: 13 and October 27 3, 10, 17 and November 24
From 08:00pm to 10:00pm
With Isaac Savoy and Philip Shinnick
$ 10 per class
In the studio La Friche located in the Belgo Building Local 308 372 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest (near the local 303)
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COURS DE DANSE POUR TOUTES LES MOBILITÉS (AVEC OU SANS HANDICAP) DONNE PAR TALIA LEOS
Read moreDANSONS NOS SENS TOUTES LES MOBILITÉS, TOUS LES ÂGES ET TOUS LES HANDICAPS BIENVENUS Les Samedis : 3, 10 et 17 OCTOBRE de 14h 30 à 18h30 animé par Talía Leos, pédagogue, danseuse et chorégraphe spécialisée en danse et handicap Mouvement, sensations, créativité et partage dans un entourage mixte et original où la danse est accessible à toutes et à tous. Une fusion des repères fonctionnels du corps-esprit, mettant en valeur la capacité de tout être (…)
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JOURNÉES DE LA CULTURE: MAMAN DANCES AND CONTACT IMPRO
Read moreJournées de la Culture Sept 25-27, 2009
Three Mama dances events will be held during the weekend.
Saturday September 26 (11am to 1pm): Mama Dances Performance and Workshop at La Place des festivals as part of an interdisciplinary event, featuring Mama dances class participants along with the pros… a special performance by my colleagues from PIE specializing in Contact Improvisation: Catherine Lessard and Stephanie Gaudreau, dancing with their children Thalys and Johan … and maybe Yoko (…) -
CONTACT IMPROVISATION AND INSTANTANEOUS COMPOSITION WITH ANDREW HARWOOD
Read moreAugust 31st to September 18th from 17h30 to 19h00
Contents of the workshops: week 1: to fall without fear week 2: from 0° to 100° of pressure week 3: articulation, mobility, space
Through various improvisation techniques, this class aims to generate spontaneous movements in solos, duos or groups.
For information : Courriel (info@fleurdasphalte.com )
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PIE FESTIVAL - FROM AUGUST 10 TO 14, 2009
Read moreCANCELED
Workshop :
Dance Contact Improvisation - Scores - Skinner ReleasingTM - AlexanderTM Techniques
With David Flewelling - Stéphanie Gaudreau - Catherine Lessard - Robert H. Schweitzer - Eryn Dace Trudell
Complete information on the web site of the festival : http://www.piefestival.ca/pie-dance-festival.html
Email : info@pie-dance.com or by phone to 514-934-5972
Registration before July 27: $75
to Robert H. Schweitzer, 2405 Ryde, Montreal, Qc, H3K 1R5, Canada
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CLASSES WITH CATHERINE LESSARD
Read moreClasses and jam will resume this fall - September 26 2009
Contact worskhop on tatami will come back this fall. 1- Contact Improvisation Dance ------ FOCUS JAM 2- Contact Improvisation on Tatami ------- 3- One on one private lessons 4- Authentic Mouvement
1. Foundation and Discovery in Contact
Weekly classes in Contact Improvisation - Open to all
at studio Fleur d’Asphalte, 6847 St-Hubert (metro Jean-Talon)
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Contact impro durant la journée de la lenteur
Read moreParmi les activités durant la journée de la lenteur le 21 juin :
Contact improvisation au Parc Lafontaine à 15h30
Rendez-vous près de la statue de Félix Leclerc. Il y aura un atelier d’intoduction au contact et un jam guidé avec Catherine Lessard. -
WORKSHOPS OF CONTACT IMPRO WITH ANTHEA BROWNE
Read moreHEELS OVER HEAD
Back by popular demand, in expanded format! 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. Develop your skills and confidence in a safe, nurturing space, and let go of upright expectations, for new joy and freedom in your contact dances. Suitable for all levels of experience.
Saturdays March 21, April 18 and May 16
1:00 - 4:00pm
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CONTACT IMPROVISATION CLASSES WITH IRINA AND PHIL
Read moreThis course is given by Phil Shinnick and Irina Rusu
’To follow an Arc’
Contact Improv course offered by two instructors with an emphasis on visualisation and partnership between dancers.
On mondays evening from February 9 to April 27 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Fees : 10 $
At studio Fleur d’Asphalte, 6847 St-Hubert (métro Jean-Talon)
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WEEK END WITH MARC MOTI ZEMELMAN AND CAMILLE RENARHD
Read moreContact Lenses
Eight gazes for re-envisioning your dance with Mark Moti Zemelman
April 4-5 : Sat 10am to 5pm & Sun 2:30pm to 6pm
$70 (VIP) / $80 (reg) (both days) Drop ins are welcome
Studio 303 : Address : 372 Ste-Catherine West, Montreal QC, H3B1A2
Phone number : 514.393.3771
E-Mail : info@studio303.ca
Eye “Contact” is part of any dance. Direct eye contact, peripheral vision, closed eyes, blurry vision, how does it affect our dances? Using a combination of seeing and (…) -
CONTACT IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP WITH ANDREW HARWOOD
Read moreIntensive courses with Andrew Harwood
From March 9 to March 20, 2009
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
At studio fleur d’asphalte
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CONTACT IMPROVISATION ON TATAMI WITH CATHERINE LESSARD
Read moreFreeing the space behind
Saturday, March 14th, 2009.
Important notice, new schedule: noon to 6:00 pm (snack break, bring a healthy bite)
Intermediate/advanced group
On a tatami mat (Aikido paded floor)
Dojo Shoshin Aikido Montreal, 5445 de Gaspé, #208, Laurier metro station
A part of our kinesphere is almost constantly unaccessible to our eyes. In this area, surrender to weight transfer can generate fears and tensions. We will explore how to embody this invisible space, and how (…) -
CONTACT IMPROVISATION CLASSES WITH ROSY SIMAS
Read moreEmbodying your ci body
SATURDAYS : January 17 - March 28 from 12h-14h
Wake up saturday morning with a somatic body systems approach to contact improvisation
At Centre Kinesphere
1565 avenue Mont-Royal Est (Fabre et Marquette)
For information : 514-382-2549 - rosy@rosysimas.com
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 (…) -
CONTACT IMPRO WORKSHOP WITH NEIGE CHRISTENSON
Read moreFreeing the contact mind
February 20 and 21, 2009 Friday from 7-10pm Saturday from 10am - 5:30 pm (lunch)
Neige Christenson is an improvisational dancer, performer, author, teacher, therapist and mother. She has an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University, and is a grateful graduate of the School for The Work. Inquiry has changed her life. Location Studio Pigeons International 6355 av du Parc, Montréal Métro Parc ou autobus 80 map workshop 55 $ Friday evening 20$ (…)