This monthly, four-part, fundamentals workshop series in Contact Improvisation Dance builds our skills in physical strength, body awareness, sensitivity and flexibility, opens our communicative and creative expression with dance partners, and helps us to access a sense of mindful presence.
All skill levels, shapes, sizes and physical abilities are welcome – no prior dance experience necessary.
These workshops, designed as a series, may also be taken individually:
Sept.13th Just Here, Just Now – presence at the point
Oct. 11th We Know it in Our Bones - weight sharing
Nov. 8th The Master Key - listening
Dec. 13th Ensemble Dance – real time composition
Location:
Workshops will be held on Saturdays from 1- 5pm at The Mind, Body and Spirit Academe 1785 West Stadium in Ann Arbor.
Fees:
Individual Class - sliding scale $35-$45
Series discount - all four classes, paid in advance $120 - $145
Student rate - bring a friend, two for the price of one!
Instructor:
Stefanie Cohen, a solo and collaborative dance/movement artist, teaches and performs throughout the United States, on her own and with the Chicago-based performance collective, LAVA. She facilitates classes in Authentic Movement, Improvisational Dance, performance skills, and creative process, and produced GLACIER (Great Lakes Area Contact Improvisation Enthusiasts' Retreat), annually, since co-founding it in 2001.
For more information and to register, contact Stefanie Cohen at
734-474-1517 or stefanieco@hotmail.com.
