Seattle Ecstatica: Presenting DJ Sensorium; BraveSpace Contact Improv w Sensorium

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ecstatic Dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DJ Sensorium As we are stepping into the new year this set is going to need to be quirky: We'll cross genres, expand palettes, and play in the liminal spaces. Come willing to face a bit of lively discomfort, get weird, call in the new, and soften. As DJ Sensorium Matthew creates sonic environments for dropping in to your senses, getting down to your root, and coming alive on the dance floor. Matthew has “danced to the beat of a different drummer” since preschool, and as the son of a contemporary classical composer he grew up exposed to a culture of highly unusual music. To hear is to feel, and now through bass electronica, world medicine music, and poly-rhythmic multi-orgasmic frequency modulations, he hopes to hold you in an experience that’s mysterious, consciousness altering, and sensually expansive. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-Dance Workshop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BraveSpace Contact Improvisation with Matthew Nelson In BraveSpace you are invited to mine your own embodied authenticity. There is truly nothing that you need to do in order to belong here. You will be systematically invited to rest in awe and wonder of your inherent ability to attune to self and other. We will begin by recognizing that touch begins at the level of energy: The choice to lean in physically depends on our maintaining the sense of self, while simultaneously delighting in inter-being. Chances are that what happens from there will surprise you, not because you left yourself behind, but because you’re inspired to be completely you. This is offered as a two week series, and the work always develops based on who arrives. Come to one or both, and previous participants will be given new pieces. Matthew Nelson is a somatic teacher, healer, and dancer who has spent 30 years immersed in the mystery of movement. Matthew has helped thousands in awakening their vitality, not as something to fix or force, but as a natural emergence of life moving through the body. Coming from a broad base of education including an MFA in Modern Dance, certifications in Laban Movement Analysis, Pilates, and Massage--Matthew’s work honors the intelligence of sensation, the power of presence, and the unnamable current that underlies all true aliveness. In a world often disconnected from the body, Matthew invites a return—to feeling, to flow, and to the sacredness of being fully here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evening flow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6:30pm - Doors Open 6:45pm - Workshop 8:00p - Dance begins 10:00p - Dance ends, closing circle 10:10p - Snacks & Socializing 11:00p - Doors close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Workshop: free if attending dance Drop-in $20 Pass $90 (6 dances @ $15) Cash or Venmo at door or prepay online at omculture.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~