A focused contact improvisation jam, the Underscore was developed by CI pioneer Nancy Stark Smith. The Underscore facilitates awareness of our own moving body, expands to interactions with others, the open jam, and the dance of the whole space.
All who have had a little or a lot of contact improv experience are welcome to come and play with the score.
Cost $5
Third Friday evening of the month, 7-9pm
Classes are open to all levels of experience and will include playful explorations of general embodiment through movement, dancing states for improvisation & fundamental Contact Improvisation skills.
Participants should expect to feel invigorated, yet relaxed, with an increased sense of body awareness and integration.
Joey Lehrer is an improvisational performance artist, movement teacher and somatic practitioner. He is a respected teacher, writer and performer of the CI form – having taught extensively across Australia and New Zealand. Joey enjoys creating a sense of playful focus, a space for exploration and fun, where improvisation does not get lost in concepts or skill.
Contact me for more details about upcoming workshop series.
The Melbourne CI jam has been dancing almost a decade and a half. With its first few years at the Victorian College of the Arts, the jam has resided the majority of its time at Cecil Street Studio.
The jam has an open structure, with no led warm-ups, but there are jam regulars available to offer some guidance if needed. It welcomes all levels of CI experience and abilities, including absolute beginners.
If you are passing through town be sure to stop in!
$5
Every Tuesday night, 6 – 8pm; often with a drink and, maybe, a bite to eat afterwards.
The Contact Jam in Sydney is no longer a regular event.
For information about casual jams and classes in Sydney, please contact:
Caterina: katry77@yahoo.com
or
Alejandro
Phone: +61401340093
email: rolandi@tpg.com.au
Most Wednesday in Sydney, Australia, there is a Contact Improvisation class taught by Alejandro Rolandi
It is open to all levels of contact experience, including people new to the form and it runs from 6 to 8pm. It costs A$20.
Please note: bring loose and comfortable clothing. At least one CI class of dance experience is required to participate of the Jam
For more information, e-mail or call Alejandro.
Booking for these classes is not necessary.
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaePbJL2kcs
About the teacher:
Alejandro is a visual and performing artist from Buenos Aries Argentina. He has danced contact improvisation for the last 12 years and has been teaching in Sydney since 2002. Alejandro has hosted, attended and organised several workshops around the world, working with many international artists. He has taught Contact Improvisation for companies like Legs on the Wall, Shaun Parker, Kate Championʼs Force Majeure, ACPE and the dance department of the UNSW. In 2008 he toured with a Legs on the Wall performance for the VISA corporate lounge at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Alejandro has had training in physical theatre, pantomime, acro-balance and circus and is the director of Strings Attached Physical Theatre Company. Alejandro's classes are always fun and challenging and his attention to physical and emotional safety, provides the students with the perfect environment for personal growth. Alejandro is fully insured by Ausdance insurance.
$15 for the class and jam or $5 for the jam only
Most Wednesdays from 6 to 8pm