Rolling on a Grassy Slope - Contact Improvisation with Martin Keogh

*** A note about START TIME:: The space will be open at 12:30pm for stretching and settling. We will begin ON TIME at 1pm, so registration etc needs to be done by then. Please come early! And bring a blanket for the possibly cold floor! Three hour Workshop in the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation with Martin Keogh For all levels: Beginners Welcome Investment: $35 Register by e-Transfer to [email protected]. Don't wait too long! Contact Improvisation is a movement form based on the spontaneous interaction between two people playing with mass, momentum, and gravity. Impulses, weight and velocity are communicated through a point of physical contact that involves mutual support and the cultivation of strength and sensitivity. In this workshop we will start with the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation: the contact point, weight sharing, pathways into the floor and into the air, and finding the root of levity. Special emphasis on releasing the neck and pelvis, and surprising ourselves in flight and extended follow-through. Bio: Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for over thirty-three years. 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 has co-facilitated Teacher's Conferences on four continents and is the author of The Art of Waiting and As Much Time as it Takes, and the currently released: Hope Beneath Our Feet: Restoring Our Place in the Natural World. More info at: www.martinkeogh.com