CONTACT IMPROV @ Dance Temple Squamish ~: Mar 7 :~ Delia Brett

Contact Improv has officially come to Squamish!! We are so excited to be collaborating with Delia Brett to offer you an all-levels, 2 hour contact improv workshop. Note that the sliding scale for this offering is $25 - $35. WHO IS DELIA BRETT? Delia is an established Vancouver performing artist, teacher, dancer and choreographer. She took her 1st CI class from teacher, Peter Bingham when she was 15yrs old and began training, almost daily, in CI when she was 19 – almost 34 years ago. Delia has toured to Austria, France, Greece, Finland and across Canada and the US teaching people of diverse ages, ethnicities, abilities and genders Contact Improvisation. Locally, she has been a contributing teacher for Dance and Theatre programs, Modus Operandi, The BPA, SFU, Studio 58, at her former studio, Left of Main and at EDAM Dance (Canada’s premier contact company), where Delia was an valued member of for nearly 25 years – performing and collaborating in 30 of EDAM’s original productions. Delia’s perspective as a CI teacher, facilitator and dance artist has been informed by numerous practices, including her extensive background in Film & TV, Theatre, Martial Arts, Voice, Breath, Yoga and Myofascial Structure and Function. But the single most enlightening of all her experiences as a CI teacher/facilitator, was the 8 years her company, MACHiNENOiSY dedicated to working with LGBTQ2+ youth. It was through these years that Delia began to understand how this dance/awareness practice we call, Contact Improvisation can be used not only to create wickedly awesome dances, but also to develop inter-relational capacities such as presence, deep listening, somatic knowing, and collaborative thinking – all skills are that are urgently needed in our increasingly complex world. It’s this experience and perspective that influences Delia’s message as a teacher, artist and human being today. Delia is also a Hatha yoga teacher with 21 years experience, has an extensive knowledge of myofascial anatomy and bio-mechanics and post covid has transitioned from running a dance company to running her own business in transformational coaching and wellness for creative beings seeking to realize their most masterful, art full self. Link to her website : https://www.deliamoves.com/ WHAT IS CONTACT IMPROV? Contact Improvisation is a dance of attention and physics that is collaboratively generated from a moment-to-moment exchange of weight and touch, ie. ‘contact’ between two or more bodies.* *To get a better sense of Contact improvisation read this blog post. https://www.deliamoves.com/post/reclaiming-your-inner-dancer Join us this Thursday for a deep and potent journey ❤️❤️ Schedule: 6:50 - 7:00 >>> Arrive, settle, and connect in your own body with movement 7:00 -7:10 >>> Opening circle 7:15 - 8:45 >>> Contact Improv Workshop with Delia Brett 8:45 - 9:00 >>> Closing circle, mingle, and vacate the space This is a space to express, show up in your authenticity, process your emotions, let yourself feel wild and free and connect with a like-minded community here in town! It is a sober space with time to share and connect after! Location : Squamish United Church, far right door on 4th Ave. Parking is street parking anywhere along 4th Ave. All you need to bring is your water bottle, comfy clothes to dance in and cash for admission (or e transfer to [email protected] PRIOR to entry). Admission is sliding scale $25 - $35 We aim to provide an inclusive space where everyone is welcome! No experience required. We welcome children to *Ecstatic Dance evenings*, however contact improv is offered for adults/teens only. We hope to see you and your beautiful heart out on the dancefloor!