Contact Improvisation in the Wild

Investigation of Contact Improvisation in Wilderness* with Martin Keogh and friends DATE and TIME: Saturday, Sept 3rd, 2016 11:30am - Meet at Chis Hatfield Trailhead (end of Meyer Rd) 12pm-2pm - Ruckle Park 3pm-5pm - Indoor jam (will check in with the group, possible at Neptune Farm) !!!TIMES ARE CONFIRMED!!! *This is an all weather event. The possibility of an indoor Contact Improvisation jam after the nature exploration is being considered. LOCATION: Ruckle Provincial Park Meeting point: Chris Hatfield Trailhead (to Yeo Point, at the end of Meyer Rd) COST: Pay what you want/can or $10 - $20 (if you need a suggestion) FOR MORE INFO: [email protected] DESCRIPTION: A carnal impulse to feel the wind instead of clothing Fingers digging into raw smells beneath the moss Impermanence-revealing in fir needle skin impirnts We will be bonding, dancing and insighting in a place with relatively little human impact. Somatic diologues, tactile interspecies conversations, smelling stillness, and the unique sensitivity of the contact body acquinting with other than human and human beings. We will savour the interconnectedness We will explore: - Interacting with other than human beings - Allowing elements, fauna and creatures get aquinted with us - Letting the rocks, leafs and spider cells in us dance with the sand, bark and deer ears in other humans BIO: Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation on six continents over three decades. For his contribution to the development of the form he is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who's Who in the World. Martin spent time traveling to monasteries in Japan and Korea and was the director of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley before discovering the world of dance. He is the author of four books including the acclaimed: Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World. www.martinkeogh.com