Waves, Swells, and Undercurrents

While we master more of the skills and thrills of the contact form, we will explore the many currents, ripples and patterns available in our sea of perception.

Alicia Grayson and Martin Keogh team up to bring their 20-year dance collaboration to this week-long intensive investigation. We will draw from some of the CI solo practices: developmental movement, Body Mind Centering, yoga, pilates and principles and images from the natural world. From this grounded base we research the dynamics and nuances of Contact Improvisation.  We will experience how the co-creativity of the form is exponentially amplified when each person is anchored in their own embodiment.

We will explore:

o   Moving from a base of sensation
o   Dancing with a shared central axis 
o   Seeking ease in going off balance
o   Finding the spontaneous acrobatics of the form
o   Spending more time in nuance, disorientation, and extended follow-through

We will research, learn and dance together six hours a day. Other activities include jams, potlucks, and spontaneous surprises. We want to get to know you—your treasures, your idiosyncrasies, your distinctive pathways into contact improvisation. 

*Level: This workshop is for those actively researching Contact Improvisation. It is for dancers who are comfortable using their hands as landing gear and those with a sense of moving into their backspace. Hence, for those with a solid grasp of Contact fundamentals.
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The format:
• Three days of investigation and dancing from 10am- 4:30pm
• One day for rest for integration and laundry (June 16th)
• Three more days to deepen the material
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BIOS:
Martin Keogh’s teaching history and website is here: http://martinkeogh.com/my-story/
Alicia Grayson’s Biography & Website

Hall: Beaver Point Hall 1361 Beaver Point Road

Cost for the Intensive (June 13th - 19th 2019)
$420 - Economically deprived, students and underemployed. 
$455 - Economically challenged: artists, farmers etc..
$495 - Professional rate: Happily sustained, supports the art.

*Please note that food is NOT included in the Intensive.
You can sign up for the Intensive meal plan for 165$ for a total of 12 meals, 5 breakfast, 5 lunches and 2 dinners. 

*Discount if you take part in the whole Plunge (June 13th to June 26th) See registration page.
REGISTER HERE!

*Please note that we are not taking part-timers in the intensive or the festival.

Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/321745031779582/

Registrations and Questions: ssicontactfestival@gmail.com