DWELL

Performance and Improvisation Intensive
with Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser

August 9 (Sunday evening) – August 13 (Thursday afternoon)

This workshop focuses on the dynamic exploration of dance improvisation and performance, centered around the process of transforming space into place, and creating worlds for our imaginations to dwell. We approach this by engaging in an eclectic collection of activities, including movement and sensory training, contact improvisation, improvisation scores, building, designing and observing. Bring your curiosity, imagination and appetite for serious play.

Chris Aiken is a leading international teacher and performer of dance improvisation and contact improvisation.  Over the past two and a half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of performance, composition, movement technique and design.  His work has been significantly influenced through the somatic practice of the Alexander Technique, ideokinesis, yoga and Rolfing.  Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Patrick Scully and Angie Hauser.  He is a Guggenheim Fellow and an assistant professor at Ursinus College.  Chris is currently touring a new work entitled “Dwell” co-created with Angie Hauser.

Angie Hauser is a dance-maker, performer and teacher. Her work is grounded in improvisation and performance and reflects the influences of contact improvisation, ballet, butoh and contemporary dance techniques.  Angie is a member of Bebe Miller Company. In 2006 she received a BESSIE Award for her collaboration with Miller. She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi and performed with many gifted artists including Kirstie Simpson, Andrew Harwood, Kathleen Hermesdorf, K.J. Holmes and Darrell Jones.  Her creative work also includes her ongoing collaboration with Chris Aiken resulting in performances and workshops in the U.S. and in Europe, including their project, Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network. She has taught improvisation and dance throughout the U.S. and in Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Scotland.  

Together, their ongoing collaboration includes Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network.

Dwell leads directly into our Western Massachusetts Moving Arts Festival. Participants in Dwell are welcome to participate in the Moving Arts Festival as well for a reduced price.

Arrival Sunday, 8/9, after 5 p.m.
Last session ends Thursday afternoon 8/13

Early Registration Discount: $35 off above fees, if registered by July 10, 2009

Late fee: A $20 late fee applies to registrations received after August 4th.

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*You will not be officially registered until we receive your deposit. If your registration is cancelled up to 3 weeks prior to a workshop, you may either transfer the entire deposit amount to another event or be refunded 1/2 of the deposit. Cancellations within 3 weeks of the start date are not eligible for a refund or transfer.