Classes
If/Then - Louder Than Words Dancetheatre 2013
Movement Meditation
10-11:30 Sunday
November 5 and November 12, 2023
Mixed Level
This presentation is structured as a directed improvisation designed to help find grounding and embodiment through motion and imagination, we can explore connections between the inner self, the external self or shell that we share with the world, the ambiance inside the spaces in which we live, the walls of the room or building, the energy of the outside landscape, the earth itself and outer space. Finding a place in self helps us navigate our place in the world. This exploration is based in dance, but all levels excitedly invited. Please wear comfortable clothing and come expecting to move. If you have specific concerns about movement limitations or accommodations please contact me.
An exploration of Dance Notation
12-2pm Sunday
November 5, 2023
Mixed Level
How do we hold a moment in time? In energy?
I have always been intrigued by the ephemeral nature of dance and choreography. A performance exists for a moment as an interaction between the dancers and the audience and then is gone. Video can capture some aspects, but as any dancer who has ever tried to learn from video alone can attest, much is lost in translation. Is there a way to record not only the movements of a dance but all aspects of a performance from the spacing, to the emotions, to the phrases? This question has driven my exploration of dance notation. As an interdisciplinary artist I have created a plethora of works to try and capture, record, and reproduce the intangible parts of performance. Join me for a journey through the history of dance notation and my own approach to the topic. Come ready to draw, think, learn, paint, embody, and experience. Part lecture, part play.
classes held in the Gallery
Comfortable layered clothing and shoes you can move in such as running shoes requested. We will be moving in the gallery space, on a cement floor.