Pollinate / added VIDAM w/Stephen Katz, / walking workshop w/ Jody Nishman
Brando ~
Here are a couple of events on the Horizon...
POLLINATE April 16 @First Churches Northampton
~ Celebrating its 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!
7:30pm = huge Coed Clothing Swap w/Live DJ's (bring a bag!)
9pm-1am = DJ'd Beats & Dance Floor Shake Down
World Bass ~ Future Funk ~ Dub ~ Techno Soul ~ Abstract Funk
and check out the unveiling of the Pollinate ELIXIR BAR featuring Alchemy Elixirs
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Tuesday April 26, 7:30pm (added date) VIDAM @Northampton Ctr for the Arts – Stephen Katz, cello)
VIDAM stands for Valley Improvisational Dance And Music. Our aim is to create an open space where improvisational movement and music come together. Each VIDAM event invites at least one veteran improvisational musician to feed the space with inspiration for movement, for expression, for surprise and delight.
This event is open to all who would like a focused creative space to move in collaboration with others and with improvised sound.
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Sunday June 5, 10am - 5pm
@ Wildlife Sanctuary, (Arts & Industry Bld.) 221 Pine St., Florence MA #349
Join "body fixer-upper," Jody Nishman (30yrs LMT, Bio-Dynamic CST) for a lovely Sunday afternoon walk...
Walking: An Owner/ Operator’s Manual
Walking and running are two of the most basic movement patterns for which humans have evolved. These activities, when done in a mechanically efficient way, feel energizing and therapeutic.
Both
dance and martial arts recognize that spirals are often the most
efficient patterns in which to move, and that our greatest strength and
ease radiates from our center. Yet most of us walk as if we are built
for linear motion, and as if the only thing required for walking is
moving our legs. This requires unnecessary effort, and puts undue
stress, wear and tension in our bodies. By contrast, if we use our
bodies' architecture efficiently, a walk serves double duty -- as both a
means of locomotion, and as a way to encourage relaxation and
flexibility.
In this workshop, we will begin to explore, through anatomy study, hands-on techniques and movement:
- What bio-mechanically efficient walking looks and feels like
- How we can use the innate spirals of our bodies' architecture
- Why modern environments, lifestyles and cultures encourage isolated, linear movement patterns, instead of the whole body spiral movement that we are designed for.
- How to repattern our walking, so that we are moving all of our joints, using the spirals in our structures, and continually rebalancing in our skeletons
- How simple movements can help us 'feel our way into' biomechanically efficient walking
Cost: $80
Note: A $10 discount will be applied to anyone who registers with a $40 deposit on or before May 15
and finally, if you have made it this far... check out:
C.I. Ground Research June 24-27 @Earthdance - Join a myriad of international teachers and delve deeply into the research and practice of Contact Improvisation. CI Ground Research promises to include a wonderful collection of classes, labs, structures, and lectures that have been born from the collaborative efforts of the participating teachers.
http://earthdance.net/programs/cigroundresearch11.htm
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