Portland Contact Improv invites you to our first Regional Jam!
Friday, February 14 thru Monday, February 17th, 2014, at the Red Rose Ballroom, 1829 NE Alberta, 97211
Come share an amazing 4-day weekend of dance, laughter, and exploration! Come stir the pot, cross pollinate, plant some seeds, grow, water, learn, discover.
Alicia Grayson, Katarina Eriksson, and Ralf Jaroshinski are coming to teach!
$100 by January 15th, $150 after January 15th.
The Four Day Weekend Includes:
~ Home stays for out-of-town dancers
~ Lots of open jam time in a big beautiful 1920’s ballroom
~ 4 classes with 3 dedicated teachers
~ Live music jams, no music jams
~ Guided group warm-ups
~ Abundant healthy organic snacks
~ Cozy mezzanine hang-out spaces
~ One-on-one instruction (just ask)
~ Connection, collaboration, community
The theme is Beginner’s Mind. Cultivating presence. Being true to ourselves and listening to others. Letting exhilaration and quietude meet as friends. Immersing ourselves in community. Breaking down barriers and creating boundaries. Pausing, breathing, curious.
Our intention is to dive deep: a disciplined, 4-day investigation of contact improvisation. Contacters with all levels of experience are welcome.
Registration opens November 15th! Reserving 40 spaces for Portlanders and 40 spaces for out-of-towners. Sign up early! Contact Christine at agoatistodance@gmail.com
This event is completely volunteer run! Scroll to the bottom to see how you can help!
Additional donations welcome. An extra $25, $50, or whatever you like will support work-study positions and make other things possible. Part of the vision for the jam is to keep it affordable and accessible and to keep finances transparent. If you want any information about the budget, just ask.
Our Teachers!
Alicia Grayson has been passionately involved with dancing, teaching and performing CI for the past 25 years. She has taught contact improvisation as an adjunct faculty at George Washington University, University of Denver, Naropa University and Shenandoah University and has been a guest artist at numerous universities. She teaches CI., yoga and pilates classes in Boulder, CO and regularly travels to Europe and around the US to teach. She has been a member of Tumblebones Contact Improvisation collective for over 8 years and is a core member of the Boulder Contact Lab. Her long time practices of authentic movement, yoga and meditation are important influences on her dancing and teaching. She is a graduate of two professional training programs in Somatic Psychotherapy: Hakomi and Bodymind Somanautics and works individually with clients. She continues to delight in exploring and discovering new depths to the form and is particularly interested in the the mind/body relationship and the intersection of physics and expression. www.tumblebones.com |
Katarina Eriksson has been involved with improvisational dance since 1989, collaborating with artists such as Ray Chung, Cathie Caraker, Karen Nelson, and as a member and co-founder of Swedish improvisation ensemble Floke. She teaches Contact Improvisation and other improvisational forms in Europe and the US, and since 2000 she curates the performance series Moment's Notice in Berkeley. Katarina's traditional dance background includes graduation from The Ballet Academy, Gothenburg and working at the Gothenburg State Theater and Opera as well as with numerous choreographers and dance companies in Sweden. Recent performance endeavors are; Artist-in-Residence at CounterPULSE, San Francisco, touring in Sweden, Germany, and England with Hoppalappa Postfolki Tanziteatteri, co-creating a site-specific dance piece with Siljeholm/Christophersen in Beirut, and a clown piece directed by Christina Lewis at The Arc, San Francisco. Katarina’s teaching supports collaboration, diversity of expression, and “beginner’s mind”. Her main guides in art making are vulnerability, musicality and deep play. |
Ralf Jaroschinski: Born in Southern Germany and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ralf graduated as a classical and modern dancer from the University of Music and Theater in Hannover, Germany, and then studied several contemporary dance and composition techniques in New York City on a stipend from the German Academic Exchange Service. He discovered contact improvisation for himself in 1994. From 1998 until 2002, he directed the dance company of the City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany, and included contact improvisation in the dancers' training and the creation of his works. He got commissioned to create choreographies for several German national ballet companies and dance universities – so far, he has created some 100 dance pieces which have been seen in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Facilitating contact improvisation classes and workshops more regularly since 2004, Ralf has taught at numerous festivals, universities, dance schools and studios in Europe, Asia and the Americas. He has performed contact improvisation together with Nita Little, Ray Chung, Scott Wells, Ilka Szilagy, Benno Voorham, Felix Ruckert, Mirva Mäkinen, Brenton Cheng, Tim O’Donnell, Elio Scuderi, Andrew Wass, Rosemary Hannon, and Vitali Khononov among others. He has designed, produced and staged several contact improvisation scores and concerts, and he has trained the dancers of companies such as the Brazilian Curitiba Guaíra Ballet, the Swedish "GöteborgsOperans Danskompani", and the "Cullberg Baletten" in Stockholm in contact improvisation.
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Schedule
Friday Evening Feb 14th
3 Set up
3:53 Full moon in Leo :-)
4-5 Arrival, registration, meeting and greeting
6 Opening Circle / Mixer… led by Bob Czimbal
6:30-8:30 Beginner's Mind Class with Ralf Jaroschinski
8:30-10:30 Open Jam
Saturday Feb 15th
9 Quiet Jam with Live Music… Serge Gubelman, Hang
12 Catered Lunch... BYO plates, bowls, utensils
1:30-5 Workshop / Class with Alicia Grayson
5 Open Jam
6-8 Dinner Break (Studio is still open for Jamming)
8 Warm-up / Mixer
8:30-11:30 Open Jam with Live Music... Margo and George
Sunday Feb 16th
9 Quiet Jam with Live Music… Jimmy be Free, Violin
12 Catered lunch... BYO plates, bowls, utensils
1:30-5 Workshop / Class with Katarina Eriksson
5 Open Jam
6-7 Underscore talk-through with Jun (in mezzanine)
6-8 Dinner Break (Studio is still open for Jamming)
8 -11 Underscore led by Jun Akiyama
Monday Feb 17th
9 Quiet Jam with Live Music… Kieran McManus, Cello
11-12:30 Workshop / Class with Ralf Jaroschinski
12:30-2 Open Jam and Snacks
2pm Closing Circle
2:30-3:30 Group clean-up
Details, details…
Classes:
We will have four classes throughout the weekend, led by three amazing teachers. Ralf Jaroschinski will lead a 2hr class called 'Beginner's Mind' on Friday evening and a 1.5hr closing class on Monday. Alicia Grayson and Katarina Eriksson will each lead a 3-3.5 hour class on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The teachers will work together so the classes are somewhat sequential, although they'll be unique to the teacher. They'll all participate in each other's classes and jam with us over the weekend.
Friday Evening Feb 14th
3 Set up
3:53 Full moon in Leo :-)
4-5 Arrival, registration, meeting and greeting
6 Opening Circle / Mixer… led by Bob Czimbal
6:30-8:30 Beginner's Mind Class with Ralf Jaroschinski
8:30-10:30 Open Jam
Saturday Feb 15th
9 Quiet Jam with Live Music… Serge Gubelman, Hang
12 Catered Lunch... BYO plates, bowls, utensils
1:30-5 Workshop / Class with Alicia Grayson
5 Open Jam
6-8 Dinner Break (Studio is still open for Jamming)
8 Warm-up / Mixer
8:30-11:30 Open Jam with Live Music... Margo and George
Sunday Feb 16th
9 Quiet Jam with Live Music… Jimmy be Free, Violin
12 Catered lunch... BYO plates, bowls, utensils
1:30-5 Workshop / Class with Katarina Eriksson
5 Open Jam
6-7 Underscore talk-through with Jun (in mezzanine)
6-8 Dinner Break (Studio is still open for Jamming)
8 -11 Underscore led by Jun Akiyama
Monday Feb 17th
9 Quiet Jam with Live Music… Kieran McManus, Cello
11-12:30 Workshop / Class with Ralf Jaroschinski
12:30-2 Open Jam and Snacks
2pm Closing Circle
2:30-3:30 Group clean-up
Details, details…
Classes:
We will have four classes throughout the weekend, led by three amazing teachers. Ralf Jaroschinski will lead a 2hr class called 'Beginner's Mind' on Friday evening and a 1.5hr closing class on Monday. Alicia Grayson and Katarina Eriksson will each lead a 3-3.5 hour class on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The teachers will work together so the classes are somewhat sequential, although they'll be unique to the teacher. They'll all participate in each other's classes and jam with us over the weekend.
The Site:
Red Rose Ballroom (1829 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211) has a 50' x 80' dance floor! It's been newly renovated, floor newly refinished, and it's gorgeous! It's right on Alberta, a bustling street with lots of foot traffic. Cafes, restaurants, and a food co-op within a few blocks. Also within walking distance is a wellness center with community hot tubs and sauna (by reservation), and a large grocery store with lots of organics, a deli, hot woks, salad bar, at really reasonable prices. |
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Home stays:
If you’re traveling for the jam and would like a home stay, please plan to bring a sleeping bag and pillow (unless you make other arrangements directly with your host). Let us know how you’ll be traveling around Portland. Car, bike, foot? Also let us know the least you’re able to tolerate in terms of bedding to get a good night’s sleep. A floor with a thermarest okay? Aerobed? Couch? A Bed? The sooner you register and let us know your needs, the more likely we’ll be able to meet them. Contact Tom at [email protected].
If enough people register and we have the budget, or if we get donations, we'll provide a community lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
How You can Help!
Share your home:
Can you offer housing space for out-of-town dancers? Can your parents offer space, or your friends, your neighbors? Guest Jammers bring their own sleeping bags and pillows and their sense of fun and adventure. Let us know if you can offer a bed, sofa, aerobed or floor, and how many people you can accomodate. Contact Tom at [email protected]
Help with Advertising and Promo:
Help me make postcards! Flyer design, advertising and promotion. Invite your contact improv friends near and far. Contact Christine at [email protected]
Donate:
If you’re feeling abundant, extra money will go to work-study positions and also make other things possible (paying musicians, providing lunch on Saturday and Sunday, et cetera). Part of the vision for the jam is to keep it affordable and accessible and to keep finances transparent. If you want any information about the budget, just ask.
Help with food:
Help gather and prepare food for the weekend. Seek out sponsorship and donations, or find affordable sources for simple organic wholesome food. If we get enough donations we should be able to offer lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Also food prep during the jam, slicing, processing, serving. Fun and easy work with excellent company in a tight space:) Contact Christine at [email protected]
Help with all the rest:
Inviting all interested and committed contacters to join in the creation of an awesome contact dance experience. This is my first attempt at such a big event and I have a whole lot of energy… and I could use a lot of help!
~ organization, delegation
~ registration and money
~ set-up and clean-up
~ seeking sponsorship
~ budgeting
~ all kinds of things you can think of and I haven't yet!
Special thanks to Paul Deering for the jam photos throughout the site... taken at our Tuesday night Jam last March.
I’m excited to dance with you!
Christine
Blue Mountains
after rainfall
--much bluer.
If you’re traveling for the jam and would like a home stay, please plan to bring a sleeping bag and pillow (unless you make other arrangements directly with your host). Let us know how you’ll be traveling around Portland. Car, bike, foot? Also let us know the least you’re able to tolerate in terms of bedding to get a good night’s sleep. A floor with a thermarest okay? Aerobed? Couch? A Bed? The sooner you register and let us know your needs, the more likely we’ll be able to meet them. Contact Tom at [email protected].
If enough people register and we have the budget, or if we get donations, we'll provide a community lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
How You can Help!
Share your home:
Can you offer housing space for out-of-town dancers? Can your parents offer space, or your friends, your neighbors? Guest Jammers bring their own sleeping bags and pillows and their sense of fun and adventure. Let us know if you can offer a bed, sofa, aerobed or floor, and how many people you can accomodate. Contact Tom at [email protected]
Help with Advertising and Promo:
Help me make postcards! Flyer design, advertising and promotion. Invite your contact improv friends near and far. Contact Christine at [email protected]
Donate:
If you’re feeling abundant, extra money will go to work-study positions and also make other things possible (paying musicians, providing lunch on Saturday and Sunday, et cetera). Part of the vision for the jam is to keep it affordable and accessible and to keep finances transparent. If you want any information about the budget, just ask.
Help with food:
Help gather and prepare food for the weekend. Seek out sponsorship and donations, or find affordable sources for simple organic wholesome food. If we get enough donations we should be able to offer lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Also food prep during the jam, slicing, processing, serving. Fun and easy work with excellent company in a tight space:) Contact Christine at [email protected]
Help with all the rest:
Inviting all interested and committed contacters to join in the creation of an awesome contact dance experience. This is my first attempt at such a big event and I have a whole lot of energy… and I could use a lot of help!
~ organization, delegation
~ registration and money
~ set-up and clean-up
~ seeking sponsorship
~ budgeting
~ all kinds of things you can think of and I haven't yet!
Special thanks to Paul Deering for the jam photos throughout the site... taken at our Tuesday night Jam last March.
I’m excited to dance with you!
Christine
Blue Mountains
after rainfall
--much bluer.