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 Teaching & Performing Calendar
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MONTREAL, CANADA "...the idea that we have to be taught to dance is one of the minor insanities of this culture, I think. ...you might have to learn technique and you might have to learn to notice that you improvise and then at a certain point it's your responsibility both for the result but also for the process that gets you that result. " - Steve Paxton on Material for The Spine
NOMADIC COLLEGE (Finland); Sole Explosion July 26th- 31st An introspective look at foot anatomy, architecture, rigging and mechanics through theory and experience of the moment our soles negotiate the ground beneath. Heightened sensitivity to this encounter between foot and floor can manifest expressive explosions of the soul. registration: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
STUDIO HYBRID (Brussels), Falling Matters September 6th - 10th, Morning Training Considering falling as the basic premise in locomotion, these classes will propose logical and complex patterns to generate, harness and recycle energy. Dynamic floor and standing material will be offered drawing attention to the acquisition of biomechanical principles ranging from reception and propulsion, chronology of supports, weight distribution, rhythm and coordination, breath and so on. The classes will progress to spinning and leaps of faith and spinning into leaps of faith. 7 euro/class Toronto Dance Community Love-In Classes September 13th- 17th 10h30- 12h30 Trinity St. Paul's Church Gym These classes are premised on the Axis Syllabus method, inspired by my recent studies on ‘Material for the Spine‘ with Steve Paxton, ‘Anatomy Trains’ with Thomas Myers and my own continued research. Training will focus on falling principles including deceleration/acceleration, reception/propulsion, sequential movement, co-ordination/rhythm, management of extremities, tensional & joint integrity. The objective is to collaborate gracefully and in good health with gravity to maximize kinetic energy, strength, flow and obtain the bliss of walking the line between control and the loss of control. Pre-Registration required This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
FALL 2010 REGULAR TRAINING (Montreal) Tuesdays & Thursdays October 12 - December 16th 19h- 21h @ Pigeons International
REGROUPEMENT QUEBECOISE DE LA DANSE (Montreal) October 18 - 29 These classes are premised on the Axis Syllabus method, inspired by my recent studies on ‘Material for the Spine‘ with Steve Paxton, ‘Anatomy Trains’ with Thomas Myers and my own continued research. Training will focus on falling principles including deceleration/acceleration, reception/propulsion, sequential movement, co-ordination/rhythm, management of extremities, tensional & joint integrity. The objective is to collaborate gracefully and in good health with gravity to maximize kinetic energy, strength, flow and obtain the bliss of walking the line between control and the loss of control while accompanied by great music of Tom Gossage. STUDIO 303 February 21st- March 4th (in collaboration with Kira Kirsch) registration: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
EARTHDANCE (massachusetts); Uniquely Oblique June 2011 A one week intensive led by Kelly Keenan & Kira Kirsch More info soon...
PERFORMANCES; S P E C I E S a collaborative creation by Kelly Keenan & Kira Kirsch with live music by Philippe Lauzier s p e c i e s is a moving body exposition that makes a scientific, sensual and social attempt to perplex our experience and understanding of the living body. s p e c i e s maintains invisible typical identifying attributes and averts it to others- namely those of the spine. Subtle, supple and sublime, the spine is a binding common among all vertebrate species. With illogical precision two living bodies resistant to one identity saturated in space and elongated in time construct, deconstruct, and re-construct into unrecognisable forms, impressions and sensations. Unifying and distinguishing characteristics surface and relinquish to meditate on. Press Review http://www.dfdanse.com/article1097.html Link http://www.corpiliquidi.com/project_speciesOFFTA (Montreal) June 1 21h30 & June 2 18h00 @ Tangente (840 Cherrier) www.offta.com / Box Office, 514.282.3900, 3900 St. Denis or online! INTERNATIONALE BüHNENWERKSTATT (Graz, Austria)July 15 & 16 'To let go continuosly is the first condition to coming closer to the real' Choreography k.g. Guttman OFFTA (Montreal) May 30th 18h00 & 21h00 @ Theatre d'Aujourd'hui (3900 St. Denis) 'Blueprint for Movement Concert' by Monique Romeiko & Kelly Keenan SYIDA Studio Series (Yukon) June 18th www.societyofyukondanceartists.net 'WAYPOINTS' choreography by Kelly Keenan danced by collaborator Johanna Bienaise music by Eric Craven As in sea travel, set a desired destination, then a series of 'waypoints'- navigational references used by sea farers between major points to keep on route. Storms happen, wind dies, pirates are real, temptation and curiosity pull, errors are made, doors close, doors open, fish fly ... Whatever happens go and keep going. Wherever you arrive, you are, and with the history of the unpredictable journey that brought you there. CITE DANSE (Grenoble, France) July 1st
'DIALOGUES INEVITABLES' choreography by Francesca Pedulla BRUSSELS CREATION RESIDENCY August 12- September 10th PERFORMANCES September 3, 4, 10 & 11
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