May Jam 2012: May 25 - 28

© John Barrett 2010Join us for a weekend of dancing and community connection as we celebrate 21 years of May Jamming together!  

NOTE: Online registration is closed
Just show up & register at the door

This event is over.  It was a treat.  See you next year.

Special features of the event

• Jeff Bliss, Artist-in-Residence, His message (below) will help us to understand that: Gravity tastes like honey 
• Saturday night Movement Jam featuring live music by Shamou (open to public!)
• Monday off-the-dance-floor community play time (Beach Day, weather permitting!) (open to public!)
• Beginners are welcome and supported! There are many experienced dancers to help you learn or deepen this wonderful art form.

A Messasge from Jeff Bliss:

Keep Growing    This is the seasonal imperative all around us and it must continue for our lives too.  How do we expand our practice of contact improvisation beyond where we are today?  How do we do it for ourselves when we are engaged in a dance and mixing our expectations with others?  How do we limit expecting anything from our partner, but rather practice listening through touch and our reflexes?

Beginner's mind is still the antidote to the habit of destination.  I look forward to having your help with studying these questions.  Bring your brilliance and meet me on the floor.    Gravity still tastes like honey.

Overview of Schedule:

Friday
07:00pm - 10:00pm  Welcome Jam (setup, registration, and housing connections)

Saturday
09:30am - 10:00am  Registration/breakfast
10:00am - 06:00pm  Opening circle, warmup and open dancing all day (incl lunch!)
08:00pm - 10:30pm  Movement improvisation jam w/ live music by Shamou!!

      Saturday night is open to all your dancing buddies for $8-$12.  Let them know!

Sunday
10:00am - 10:30am  Registration/breakfast
10:30am - 4:00pm  Warmup, followed by open dancing all day (incl lunch!)
4:00pm - 5:00pm  Closing circle, followed by community cleanup

Participants have many options for Saturday and Sunday dinner at local restaurants in the Porter and Davis Square area.

You are Welcome!!  Come one, come all!!

We can help you with housing here in homes of local dancers.
Please pre-register and indicate you need housing; we'll work it out for you.

Location: for all parts of the May Jam

Cambridge Masonic Hall, 1950 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA (Porter Square)

Park on far side of the lot behind Elephant Walk Restaurant, 2067 Mass Ave (across the street, north 3 blocks)

Here's a link to a map showing the venue and where to park:  http://maps.google.com/...

Online Registration is closed
Full Jam - On-line Registration Discount Prices 
If paid in advance (we must receive your payment by May 23rd): 
$70 regular (that's most of us!)
$55 full-time student or unemployed
$85 professional 
$100 supporting the arts! 

Those who register for the entire jam may attend all evening events for free and enjoy delicious complementary breakfast and lunch both days.

Proceed to online registration here.

You can pay at-the-door

Full Jam (at-the-door):

$85 regular

$65 full time student or unemployed

$100 professional

$120 supporting the arts

Pay-per-day (at the door only)
$40/day for Saturday or Sunday, excluding evening. If you register for one day individually, you receive breakfast and lunch for the day attended. At the door only.

Evening Events
If you wish to attend one or more evening events separately, the cost is $8 to $12 per event. This is a sliding scale, paid at the door only. 

Register now!  Online registration is closed, just show up to register

Jeff Bliss bio:

Jeff danced professionally with Betty Jones and with Liz Lerman/Dance Exchange for over 10 years.  As a member of Group 6 (with Chris Aiken, Nancy Stark Smith, Ray Chung, Julie Carr, and Peter Bingham) Jeff explored composition and performance issues in contact improvisation.  For six years Jeff was artist-in-residence at the Children’s Hospital National Medical Center and for 9 years he was a national training artist for the Wolftrap Institute.  Jeff was on the summer faculty of Naropa University and served as senior program manager at the Lincoln Center Institute in New York City for 9 years.  He still teaches family improvisation classes at Jacob’s Pillow every summer and longs for more time to attend jams.