Fall Jam and Workshop with 
Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser
Friday, Nov 11 - Sunday, Nov 13, 2011

(You can pre-register for the Whole Event at a discounted price and pay by Credit Card or check now.
You must visit the registration page, below, in order to enter your information.)

© William Frederking 2009"REFLEX ARC" (Class description below)

A Contact Improv Jam & Workshop for
Dancers at All Experience Levels

  ⇒Plenty of Time for Jamming

     ⇒Plus a Focus on Instruction

• Two Morning Jams

• Two Afternoon Workshops with Chris and Angie

• Friday Night - Welcome Jam

• Saturday Night - Live Music and Dance Jam with Mike Vargas  
  (This bit is Open-to-the-Public; bring your friends.)

Note: You can attend the Whole Event or Bits & Pieces, but...
The Early-Registration discount applies ONLY to the Whole Event

SCHEDULE:

Friday night, 7-10pm              Registration and Welcome Jam

Saturday,  10-10:30am           Registration and Personal Warm-up
                                             (Light Breakfast available)

                10:30am-3pm        Opening Circle, Group Warm-up, Jamming

                1:30-3pm              (Lunch available)

                3-6pm                   Workshop with Chris and Angie

                6-8pm                   Dinner at local restaurants

                8-10:30pm            Music & Dance Improv Jam, with
                                            Mike Vargas (Open to the public)

Sunday,    10:30am-2:00pm   More Open Jamming (Light Breakfast available)

                1:00-2:00             (Lunch available)

                2:00-4:00pm         Workshop with Chris and Angie

                4:00-5:00pm         Wrap-up Jam and closing circle  

COSTS:

Note: Discount applies ONLY if you register for the Whole Event.

Whole Event - Pre-Registration Discount*
$65 - Student Rate - Unemployed or Severe economic issues
$75 - Regular rate - Employed, but perhaps struggling
$95 - Professional rate - Contributing to your retirement
$115 - Sponsor rate - SUPPORTING THE ARTS!
          *Must register and pay by November 9

Whole Event - At the Door
$80 - Student Rate - Unemployed or Severe Economic issues
$90 - Regular rate - Employed, but perhaps struggling
$110 - Professional rate - Contributing to your retirement
$125 - Sponsor rate - SUPPORTING THE ARTS!

À la Carte - Bits & Pieces ("At the Door", only)
Either Single Day (not including evenings)  $45
Individual Afternoon Workshop $35, either day
Individual Morning Jam, $15, either day
Saturday Evening Music & Dance Improv Jam only, $9-15 sliding scale
Friday Night Jam only. $8-12, sliding scale

REGISTRATION:

Please register early; it really does help us plan.  
*Cut off for Pre-Registration is November 9th.

You can pay by Credit Card through PayPal or by check, but
You must visit the REGISTRATION PAGE in order to enter your information  SORRY, ON-LINE REGISTRATION IS FINISHED.  YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AT THE DOOR AND PAY THE WALK-IN RATE

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

"Reflex Arc"  
A Contact Improvisation Workshop for all Levels of Experience.

Contact Improvisation is a movement form that offers opportunities to experience heightened states of being – times when we feel fearless and alive. There are no recipes to create these moments, but training can lay the foundation for physical and emotional breakthroughs. In this workshop we are specifically interested in developing our reflexes, our coordination, and the capacity to continually recycle our mental and physical energies back into the dancing. At the core is the commitment to staying with the modulation of tone and weight in the body – so that the touch remains alive.

Out-of-towners:

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 Fall 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/...

BIOS:

Chris Aiken: Chris is a leading international teacher of contact improvisation and dance improvisation.  His approach to contact has evolved through years of practice and collaboration with many of the seminal figures in this field, including Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Andrew Harwood, Ray Chung and Peter Bingham.   Over the past eight years he has toured and performed extensively with Angie Hauser, bridging the worlds of contact, dance improvisation and contemporary performance.  Chris’ work is informed by years of study of Alexander Technique, ideokinesis and the fascial principles of Structural Integration.  Chris began his contact teaching with his dear friend and collaborator, Olivier Besson.

Angie Hauser: Angie teaches Contact Improvisation from her point of view as a dancer, performer and dance maker.  She is fascinated by the forms seemingly endless opportunities for discovery, play, and growth.  In addition to CI, she is influenced by her study of ballet, butoh, yoga and postmodern dance.  Angie has been a member of the Bebe Miller Company since 2000, contributing to the creation of award-winning dance works.  In 2006 she won a BESSIE Award for her collaboration with Bebe Miller. She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi and performed with many gifted artists including Kirstie Simpson, Andrew Harwood, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Ray Chung, K.J. Holmes and Darrell Jones.  Her creative work includes her ongoing collaboration with Chris Aiken resulting in performances and workshops in the U.S. and in Europe.  

Angie and Chris are in their first year as Assistant Professors of Dance at Smith College.

© Thomas Haentzschel Mike Vargas: Mike began playing music in 1959.  He started specializing in music for dance in 1978.  He works as a freelance composer across the USA and internationally, performing, teaching, recording, and improvising.  For the past 11 years, he has been working around the world with Nancy Stark Smith.  He teaches on the faculty of the Smith College dance department.  He has released 9 CD's of his music.

FOR MORE INFO:

Call or e-mail Paul at: CIBevents@comcast.net   781-254-0868

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!