“Foundations”
2 spots left as of Aug24. 25 participants in total.
7day Contact Improv Intensive with Mark Young at Leviathan Studio on Lasqueti Island, B.C. Aug24-Sep1Elise and Mark, helicoptering
$425 includes tuition, all meals, camping, sauna and transportation on Lasqueti. Arrive Sunday afternoon for orientation and first jam. Class begins Monday morning. This Intensive ends after breakfast on Monday, Sept1. To register go to Contact Us on the right side of the screen and send us a message ‘Aug24’ in the subject.
This Intensive was very popular last year so we are repeating it with the only change being that it is longer, giving us a full 7 days to train and integrate the work. This Intensive is suitable to all levels. Often we will use a lab format of pairs and groups to explore the concepts. This is an opportunity for those that are drawn to teach to offer guidance to newer dancers.
2 classes per day. We will begin with Tai Chi foundation exercises as taught by Master Moy Lin-Shin. These exercises are to get us moving spirally while shifting weight in a fluid manner. This form has an emphasis on feeling the floor, aligning our bones in an effortless way. It is this respect of our first partner in CI, the floor, that will allow us to do aerials in a safe manner. This form of Tai Chi emphasizes remaining aware of genuine physical sensations as we move. This inward focus heightens awareness as well as accelerating reflexes.
As the week progresses we will practise lifts and pathways off of the floor with partners. Aerials should happen spontaneously in an improvised dance. However, it is nice to know that a pathway exists without going into fear and stopping the flow. We will practise these pathways in a slow, supported way.
In exploring the concept ‘tension masks sensation,’ there will be three meditation times per day to reduce tension. Meditation is is not being taught or guided and is not part of the class time. It is not compulsory to meditate but it is asked that participants commit to being contemplative and remain in a quiet solitude during the meditation times. One may choose to sleep or walk to the beach. Conversation and caffeine are discouraged during these three times throughout the day. The intention is to reduce tension in the body, hence cultivating a greater awareness of genuine sensation to react to in an appropriate way.
The schedule will be 9-10am meditation, 10-12 class, 12-2 lunch, 2-3meditation, 3-5pm class, 5-7pm dinner, 7-8 meditation, 8-midnight jam/sauna
To register go to ‘Contact Us’ on the right side of the screen and send an email with ‘Aug24’ in the subject. If you do not hear back from us in 2 days, check your spam folder or send another message.
