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Fundraiser Jam for Ukraine
21 May 2022
12-6pm
London Contact Improvisation (LCI) and Independent Dance are co-organising a family-friendly Contact Improvisation Jam at Siobhan Davies Studios (SDS). This is a fundraising event for people suffering the terrible affects of war in and beyond Ukraine. Please pre-book as there is a limit on capacity in the space.
BOOK HERE
The day starts with a warm-up at noon led by Caroline Waters and then open dancing. At 3pm, there will be another warm-up into jamming with Lalitaraja accompanied by double-bassist David Leahy.
A Cake Stall is being coordinated by Eva Rozas & Lily Mae Anderson; please bring cash on the day. If you would like to contribute baked goods (savoury or sweet) or volunteer to cover a slot at the stall, please email us . We need you!
The lounge and front garden will be open for socialising and refreshments.
The LCI library will be set up to peruse and enjoy.
100% of proceeds will be evenly split between the following causes:
50% will go to directly supporting dance artists in Ukraine to run dance activity in Lviv, Kyiv and Odessa. LCI and ID are choosing to support this cause so that the dance community in London is directly supporting dance artists in parts of Ukraine. This fund has by necessity been set up on an emergency basis, by Ukrainian artist who is Ivanna Smolyana currently based in Lviv.
In Ivanna’s words:
So far here in Lviv we managed to organise different community events: Contact Improvisation class and jam, authentic movement practice, process work meeting. Rent is covered from international donations so that people can gather twice a week, teachers are paid, and people participate for free.
50% of proceeds will go to the charity Choose Love.
Choose Love provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice. We elevate the voices and visibility of refugees and galvanise public support for agile community organisations providing vital support to refugees along migration routes globally.
Due to the contact-based nature of this event, we strongly encourage everyone to take a Covid-19 lateral flow test before attending. If you do not have access to tests, ID will have some available at reception for you. Please do not attend if you have Covid-19 or cold symptoms, to reduce risk of transmission.
Book directly on ID's website BOOK HERE
Ticket is for the whole day, come for any part of the event.
If you would like to bake or help at the food stall, please email: eva_rozsas@yahoo.co.uk
If you have any questions about the event email londoncontactimprovisation@gmail.com
21 May 2022
12-6pm
London Contact Improvisation (LCI) and Independent Dance are co-organising a family-friendly Contact Improvisation Jam at Siobhan Davies Studios (SDS). This is a fundraising event for people suffering the terrible affects of war in and beyond Ukraine. Please pre-book as there is a limit on capacity in the space.
BOOK HERE
The day starts with a warm-up at noon led by Caroline Waters and then open dancing. At 3pm, there will be another warm-up into jamming with Lalitaraja accompanied by double-bassist David Leahy.
A Cake Stall is being coordinated by Eva Rozas & Lily Mae Anderson; please bring cash on the day. If you would like to contribute baked goods (savoury or sweet) or volunteer to cover a slot at the stall, please email us . We need you!
The lounge and front garden will be open for socialising and refreshments.
The LCI library will be set up to peruse and enjoy.
100% of proceeds will be evenly split between the following causes:
50% will go to directly supporting dance artists in Ukraine to run dance activity in Lviv, Kyiv and Odessa. LCI and ID are choosing to support this cause so that the dance community in London is directly supporting dance artists in parts of Ukraine. This fund has by necessity been set up on an emergency basis, by Ukrainian artist who is Ivanna Smolyana currently based in Lviv.
In Ivanna’s words:
So far here in Lviv we managed to organise different community events: Contact Improvisation class and jam, authentic movement practice, process work meeting. Rent is covered from international donations so that people can gather twice a week, teachers are paid, and people participate for free.
50% of proceeds will go to the charity Choose Love.
Choose Love provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice. We elevate the voices and visibility of refugees and galvanise public support for agile community organisations providing vital support to refugees along migration routes globally.
Due to the contact-based nature of this event, we strongly encourage everyone to take a Covid-19 lateral flow test before attending. If you do not have access to tests, ID will have some available at reception for you. Please do not attend if you have Covid-19 or cold symptoms, to reduce risk of transmission.
Book directly on ID's website BOOK HERE
Ticket is for the whole day, come for any part of the event.
If you would like to bake or help at the food stall, please email: eva_rozsas@yahoo.co.uk
If you have any questions about the event email londoncontactimprovisation@gmail.com
Contact Improvisation workshops with Rick Nodine + Jamming after
Saturdays from 1pm to 5:30pm at Islington Arts Factory
Trust Falling - Saturday May 28st
In this workshop we will work on shifting our perception of falling as a mistake toward perceiving falling as an integrated part of our dancing to be enjoyed. We will work on falling forwards, sideways and backwards and explore the difference between planned and surprise falling.
I will break down falling manoeuvres so that they can be worked on in stages and dancers can engage at there own level of difficulty.
The Jam - 2 hours long, free dancing supported by music and lighting.
Pattern Recognition - Sunday June 12th
Our bodies are pattern recognition machines, from the synaptic patterns our neuroplastic brains build when we learn something new to our ability to perceive when an image, movement or sound repeats. We learn and reuse patterns all the time when we improvise.
In this workshop I will teach some classic CI patterns as choreography to be learned and then I will point to the core principles embedded within these movements for discussion and exploration.
Various invitations to improvise using these principles with or without the patterns will highlight the drift from known to unknown that is so common within CI pedagogy.
The Jam will be a space for open exploration and dancing with or without the ideas from the workshop.
Prices:
1 workshop + Jam £30 / £22 concession
2 workshops + 2Jams £50 / £40 concession
Just the Jam £10
Booking: nodinerick@gmail.com
Saturdays from 1pm to 5:30pm at Islington Arts Factory
Trust Falling - Saturday May 28st
In this workshop we will work on shifting our perception of falling as a mistake toward perceiving falling as an integrated part of our dancing to be enjoyed. We will work on falling forwards, sideways and backwards and explore the difference between planned and surprise falling.
I will break down falling manoeuvres so that they can be worked on in stages and dancers can engage at there own level of difficulty.
The Jam - 2 hours long, free dancing supported by music and lighting.
Pattern Recognition - Sunday June 12th
Our bodies are pattern recognition machines, from the synaptic patterns our neuroplastic brains build when we learn something new to our ability to perceive when an image, movement or sound repeats. We learn and reuse patterns all the time when we improvise.
In this workshop I will teach some classic CI patterns as choreography to be learned and then I will point to the core principles embedded within these movements for discussion and exploration.
Various invitations to improvise using these principles with or without the patterns will highlight the drift from known to unknown that is so common within CI pedagogy.
The Jam will be a space for open exploration and dancing with or without the ideas from the workshop.
Prices:
1 workshop + Jam £30 / £22 concession
2 workshops + 2Jams £50 / £40 concession
Just the Jam £10
Booking: nodinerick@gmail.com
Emerging Heart CI Dance Camp UK
Emerging Hearts Contact Improvisation Dance Camp UK
Wednesday 29th June to Monday 4th July 2022
Bush Farm Bison Centre, West Knoyle, Wiltshire UK
Where Community Matters as much as the Dance
Website: www.contactimprovcamp.co.uk
Video Link: https://youtu.be/JJHVLMDSFg0
Find out More: www.contactimprovcamp.co.uk
Wednesday 29th June to Monday 4th July 2022
Bush Farm Bison Centre, West Knoyle, Wiltshire UK
Where Community Matters as much as the Dance
- Contact Improvisation inspired gathering
- All sorts of amazing dance workshops (not just contact)
- Variety of creative, somatic and sound-based experiences
- Small, Intimate and Great Value
Website: www.contactimprovcamp.co.uk
Video Link: https://youtu.be/JJHVLMDSFg0
Find out More: www.contactimprovcamp.co.uk
