"A Weekend of Contact Improvisation and Community"
Venue: Masonic Hall, 1950 Mass Ave, Cambridge
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• Three days of jamming
• Focused Warmups
• CI Skill building
• Delicious lunches
• Saturday night party
Lani has been an active teacher & community member in the Massachusetts CI scene for over 30 years and is delighted to be hosting this year's May Jam.
Join locals and out-of-towners, new dancers and old friends.
Celebrate the 32nd annual May Jam!
SCHEDULE:
Friday - Welcome jam
Doors open ..................................7:15pm
Registration, open dancing .....7:15-10pm
Out of the space .........................10:30pm
Saturday - All day jamming
Doors open ...................................9:30am
Registration and arrivals......9:30-10:00am
Circle and group warmup.............10:00am
All day jamming .............11:00am-5:30pm
Lunch (approx.) ....................1:00-2:30pm
Out of the space ............................6:00pm
Saturday Pot-luck party ...6:45-10:30pm
Bring something to share (including grillables)
For jam participants (Location: TBA)
Sunday - All Day Jamming
Doors open ....................................10:00am
Arrivals and warmups ..........10:00-10:30am
All day Jamming.................10:30am-4:30pm
Lunch .......................................1:00-2:00pm
Closing .....................................4:30-5:00pm
Clean-up, out of the space........5:00-6:00pm
Partial Jam Note: It is possible to attend any part of May Jam, a la carte. Simply arrive and pay at the door. However, you will pay less if you register for the whole event on-line. Prices below.
LUNCHES AT THE MAY JAM:
CI Boston has provided delicious lunches for everyone who preregisters to May Jam for over a decade. Please eat breakfast before you arrive.
Thank you to Gary Shea, our lunch coordinator!
Early-bird online pricing for whole event:
-> If you register before May 1st
$155 - Regular rate - Should be most of us. Employed, retired, self-employed.
$125 - Reduced rate - For hard economic situations (Also see Financial Aid, below)
$175 - Well-employed rate - Please pay this if you can.
$205 - Supporting the arts rate.
Standard online pricing for whole event:
-> If you register after April 30th
$165 - Regular rate - Should be most of us. Employed, retired, self-employed.
$135 - Reduced rate - For hard economic situations (Also see Financial Aid, below)
$185 - Well-employed rate - Please pay this if you can.
$215 - Supporting the arts rate.
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Walk-ins are welcome to all or any parts of May Jam
(Simply arrive pay at the door. Friday night, full days, half days, combos.)
Walk-in pricing for whole event:
$175 - Regular rate - Should be most of us. Employed, retired, self-employed.
$135 - Reduced rate - For hard economic situations (Also see Financial Aid, below)
$195 - Well-employed rate - Please pay this if you can.
$225 - Supporting the arts rate.
Partial Jam walk-in prices (does not include meals):
Friday night - $15 (sliding scale $10-30)
Full-day: Saturday or Sunday - $85 (sliding scale, $70-110)
Half-day: Saturday or Sunday - $45 (Sliding scale, $35-55)
Pay-it-Forward Financial Aid Fund: Available for those in severe economic situations.
To Apply: If the lowest level of our sliding scale is too expensive for you, we offer a limited number of applicants $45 off their fee on a first-come-first-served basis. Apply on the registration form.
To Contribute: If you have even a little extra, please contribute to the Pay-it Forward, Financial Aid Fund as you register. Contribute when you register online.
Work Exchange:
We all pitch in to help these events run smoothly, but we need some dedicated helpers who we know we can count on. You will be reimbursed for your hours after the event. Fill in the Work Exchange section on the registration form, if interested. You will be contacted by the WEX coordinator.
wex@contactimprovboston.com
OUT-OF-TOWNERS:
You are welcome - come one, come all! We can help you with housing here in the homes of local dancers. Please register early and indicate you need housing; we'll work it out for you. Covid testing may be required by some of our host household. This will be worked out by the housing coordinator.
If you are coming from ouside the US: People coming from ouside the US are encouraged to take the reduced rate given the challenges and possible expenses of border crossing at this time. If you need to cancel due to border crossing issues, your fee will be fully refunded.
Questions about housing? Email: housing@ContactImprovBoston.com
LOCATION:
Cambridge Masonic Hall, 1950 Mass. Ave, Cambridge, MA (Porter Square)
Public transport: Right across the street from the Porter Sq stop on the MBTA Red Line.
By car: Park on far side of the lot behind 2067 Mass Ave (across the street, north 3 blocks)
From north on Mass Av, turn left on Russel Street and enter the parking lot from there.
Map link: T stop and where to park: http://maps.google.com
COVID/HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS:
Contact Improv Boston does not require participants to wear masks at the event venue. Please respect each dancer's choice about this.
Do not attend May Jam if... you are feeling sick or displaying any potential Covid symptoms, or if you test positive for Covid in the 24-hrs before the event (even without symptoms).
Do not attend May Jam if... you have been in extended close contact with somebody with confirmed Covid in the 48-hrs before the event.
Your registration will be refunded. You must notify the registrar in order to receive a refund.
See full cancellation policy, below.
Important: Please be mindful of your activities particularly in the week before the workshop and do a rapid test in the 24 hours before the workshop, if possible.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE BIO:
Lani Nahele has been a professional dancer, choreographer, dance company member, artistic collaborator, movement educator and bodyworker. © Rythea LeeShe has taught Contact Improvisation for 35 years. Lani performed in New York City, NY with Ohad Naharin and then in The Trisha Brown Dance Company. She studied directly with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and became a Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering in 1994. She then performed and taught throughout Germany, France, Spain and Austria and was commissioned to create a women's quintet in Braunschweig, Germany. Lani is also trained and certified in Circulatory Massage, Pilates, Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis and Reiki. She directs Studio rEvolution in Florence where she centers her private bodywork practice, Embodied Healing.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
• If CIB finds it necessary to cancel the event for any reason, we will refund the entire registration fee of all registered participants.
• If a registered participant withdraws from an event for any reason by midnight, Friday, one week before the event, we will refund their full registration fee.
• If a registered participant withdraws closer to the event for health (or Covid exposure) reasons and notifies the registrar, a full refund will be issued.
• If a registered participant withdraws closer to the event for border crossing reasons and notifies the registrar, a full refund will be issued.
• If a registered participant withdraws closer to the event date than Friday, one week before the event, for non-health, and non-border crossing related reasons or does not notify us, no refund will be issued. Also applies to no-show.
• We will consider hardship situations for refunds before and during the event. Please notify the registrar.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Email the registrar: registrations@ContactImprovBoston.com
HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR MAY JAM 2025
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