From ken.manheimer at gmail.com  Sat Jul 14 16:23:08 2007
From: ken.manheimer at gmail.com (Ken Manheimer)
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:23:08 -0400
Subject: [CI-Announce] Fwd: Moving Mountains, Dancing Nature
Message-ID: <2cd46e7f0707140723w5439df33n64a012454659f827@mail.gmail.com>

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From: Nien Mari Chatz <nienmarichatz at wanadoo.fr>
Date: Jul 14, 2007 5:24 AM
Subject: Greetings from France and Question
To: contact-improv-catchall-owner at yahoogroups.com

Hi everybody. I would like to know if you were interested in distributing
this message throughout your group. I live in South of France and am not
necessarily interested in joining the group myself.
What do you think? Greetings from the Pyrenees, and have a beautiful
summer,
Nien Mari Chatz

*Nomad?t? at Cavalus 2007*

*MOVING MOUNTAINS - DANCING NATURE*

*Summer workshop in the Pyrenees/France with Nien Mari Chatz*

*August 6 ? 12*

"NEW DANCE COCKTAIL"

CONTACT - IMPROVISATION - BODYWORK & PERFORMANCE with Nien Mari Chatz

For beginning and advanced movers

*CONTACT IMPROVISATION*
Practicing Contact Improvisation in the middle of nature will invite us to
open all our senses and to discover new ways to dance together.
 A part from technical questions, Bodywork principles will be integrated in
the creative research of partnering and improvisation.
 CI is an athletic yet sensual movement form involving two or more partners
who are playing with physical contact while rolling, sliding, jumping,
catching and carrying each other. Both dancers are improvising with the
swing of gravity and centrifugal force, thus creating spontaneous, unique
movement dialogues.

*BODY WORK**
*Release-Alignment and Body-Mind Centering* *are innovating methods designed
to deepen our understanding of movement and to bring more depth and
creativity into dancing.

We'll investigate three aspects of these methods and apply them directly to
Contact Improvisation:

*?Bamboo in Wind?**
**
*Experiential Anatomy based on Alignment/Release technique, including touch
and movement research practice.
Through sensory exploration of the dynamics of the skeleton, we learn to
release unnecessary muscular tension, to use the alignment our bones as
support, and to gain more ease and efficiency while moving.

* ?Infants & Animals?**
**
*Developmental patterns of the baby will be explored, in order to help
clarify our movement history, perception and coordination.

*?Weather of Heart Dances?**
* The organs and their expression in movement: Discovering the "personality"
of the organs will enrich our vitality and sense of presence while moving.

*IMPROVISATION**
* How to find - and hold - our inspiration to move sponataneously? How to
keep mind and body in focus, so that we stay relaxed, aware and sensitive
while letting dance happen ? almost - by itself? How to make up, change or
break rules while sharing in improvisation our stories of the present
moment?
Practice will include awareness techniques and associative observation, as
well as movement games and open scores, in order to clarify how we create a
dance out of the moment, either as a soloist or in a group?
 We'll dance in the empty hay barn above the horses, as well as outdoors on
a large mountain plateau, looking over the peaks of the Pyrenees.

Evenings are open for informal performance, jamming and stories around the
fire?

*PERFORMANCE  *in public space on Saturday 11th of August in  St. Girons, on
market day.

*Fee:**
**Including the workshop (5-6 h/day) and housing (6 days/7 nights) **
**
**Before july 20th: 245?  (at the farm, 215? in your tent)**
**
**After july 20th   : 275?  (at the farm, 245? in your tent)*
*Accomodation: in 2 to 5 bed rooms at the farm *
*or in private tent on the plateau (15 min walk)*

*Meals* *: they will be prepared together, count 75? for the week. *

*Arrival:*
Monday, August 6 at 6 pm
*Departure:*
Monday, August 13 at 10 am


*NIEN MARI CHATZ *
Nien Mari, born in Germany, completed her dance training at the School for
New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam, during which time she studied
extensively with Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark-Smith, Pauline de Groot, Kirstie
Simpson, Julyen Hamilton and many other  pioneers of the Post-Modern and New
Dance Avant-Garde.
She studied Body Mind Centering with Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen in the USA.
In performance, NMCH has collaborated with Pauline de Groot Compagny
(Amsterdam), Yoshiko Chuma & Tan Dun (NYC), Tanzfabrik (Berlin) and other
dancers, filmmakers, musicians and visual artists internationally.
Since 97 she lives in France.
Her approach to movement is based on the principles of somatic Bodywork,
NMCH has specialized in Contact Improvisation as a medium for movement
research, and training since over twenty years.
As teacher, improviser and choreographer she* *co-created professional Dance
programmes and has taught at Dance Institutes and Universities in the
Netherlands, Germany, USA, Scandinavia, Spain, France and England since
1985.
In Nien Mari's teaching, students are encouraged to trust their own
perceptions and their potential for effortless learning and moving. Together
with technical progress they tend to quickly develop clarity, lightness and
creativity in their dancing.

Workshops are held in English, German, French or Dutch.


*For your REGISTRATION: *

*Please fill in the attached form and send it to us by letter. Thanks !*

*
*
*PRACTICAL INFORMATION: All details concerning your arrival, etc. will be
sent to you after registration.*

*
**CONTACT:  Nien Mari Chatz           mail:
**nienmarichatz at wanadoo.fr*<nienmarichatz at wanadoo.fr>
*            mobil: +33 6 33 22 05 67*

**

**

*AND: there is the Barcelona International  Contact Festival happening
during the last week of August... (only 4 hours drive from here or by a
cheap littletrain through the Pyrenees,...check it out!
www.contactfestival.es*




-- 
ken
http://myriadicity.net
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From ken.manheimer at gmail.com  Mon Jul 30 18:35:15 2007
From: ken.manheimer at gmail.com (Ken Manheimer)
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:35:15 -0400
Subject: [CI-Announce] Fwd: Earthdance searching for a Development and
	Marketing Coordinator/Intern
In-Reply-To: <DJEKLHOFEJLPBHGEACKFCEOEEDAA.spirit@earthdance.net>
References: <DJEKLHOFEJLPBHGEACKFCEOEEDAA.spirit@earthdance.net>
Message-ID: <2cd46e7f0707300935n637d7d55xc0444e359c74dca3@mail.gmail.com>

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From: Spirit Joseph <spirit at earthdance.net>
Date: Jul 30, 2007 12:00 PM
Subject: Earthdance searching for a Development and Marketing
Coordinator/Intern
To: announce at earthdance.net

*Development and Marketing Coordinator***

*Full Details at **www.earthdance.net/work.htm*

*Please spread the word** ***

*Position Description:*

Earthdance is looking for a Development and Marketing Coordinator to foster
and facilitate connections between Earthdance and the academic and global
improvisational dance communities, funding agencies and the media. The
primary components of this job include developing partnerships with
foundations, institutions, community dance organizations and donors and
forging ties to universities in addition to grantwriting and publicizing
Earthdance events.

This position will live on-site at Earthdance. As with all residential
positions, a small portion of time will be dedicated to collectively
maintaining the physical facility and occasional cooking and cleaning needs.
Staff typically work between 25 - 30 hours per week depending upon the time
of year and the required work.

*History:*

This is a new position, and we are looking for a unique blend of
professional skills and personal zeal to help usher Earthdance into our
exciting and expanding future.

*Required: *

   - Excellent writing and organizational skills
   - Knowledge of academic and regional improvisational dance communities

   - Grantwriting experience
   - Excellent interpersonal skills
   - Professionalism
   - the ability to live and work in an artistic community
   - Self-motivation with the ability to multitask, prioritize, oversee
   and followthrough a number of projects
   - Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel)

*Desired skills: *

   - Design experience in Photoshop, Quark or other print software
   - Web skills
   - The ability to build community, with previous experience in
   management and/or cooperative living

*Compensation: *

$400 monthly stipend, private room and board, 4 weeks vacation/holiday time
per year, access to all Earthdance facilities, free contact jams and
community events, and significant discounts on Earthdance-produced
workshops. A commitment of 1 year is expected.

*Timeline:*

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, however applications
received by August 13 will be given first priority. Desired Start Date:
mid-September or as soon as position is filled. To apply: Please send a
letter of intent/cover letter, Earthdance application* (
www.earthdance.net/work.htm) *and a resume.For more information, contact
spirit at earthdance.net.

*Earthdance (www.earthdance.net): *

Earthdance is an artist-run retreat center located in rural Western
Massachusetts, dedicated to dance, movement, and interdisciplinary live
arts. We nurture improvisation and the people who practice it, in a dynamic
and communal setting. Earthdance is an educational center, a locus for dance
and creative research, and a home for artists and staff

Earthdance began as an intentional community in 1986, and has continued to
expand since its inception. With collaborative inspiration, Earthdance
community members built most of the spaces within which our activities
occur. Over time, we have created a diverse spectrum of programming that
runs throughout the year. Earthdance events include workshops, performances,
artist residences, local and community-based projects, internships, and
volunteer opportunities. Earthdance also provides facilities for personal
retreats and group gatherings that overlap with our mission. Through our
activities, we are developing a local and international network for creative
exchange

The mission of Earthdance is to inspire the practice and art of
improvisation; to cultivate dance and movement arts for a diverse range of
people, through education and exchange; and to promote the connections
between our bodies, our communities, and the Earth.

Spirit Joseph

Director

Earthdance

(413) 634-5678

www.earthdance.net

Inspiring the art and spirit of improvisation.....
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