May 2018 In Dance

2018 Summer WORKSHOP GUIDE

KNOW-IT-ALL PERFORMANCE AND PROCESS INTENSIVE STUDIO 200 Mon-Fri, Jun 18-22, 9am-4pm Studio 200, SF

DEVISED PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP DETOUR DANCE

Taught by Mary Carbonara and Heidi Carlsen, this workshop is for adult beginning and intermediate dancers looking to invest more deeply in technique, improvisation, composition, and the development of perfor- mance skills through the exploration of a variety of different dance and theater processes. director@studio200.org; studio200.org BERKELEY BALLET THEATER SUMMER WORKSHOP - ADVANCED SESSION 1 BERKELEY BALLET THEATER Mon-Fri, Jun 18-Jul 6, 9:30am-4:30pm Berkeley Ballet Theater, Berkeley Open to new and returning students, offers training for advanced danc- ers in a diverse, supportive environment. Daily schedule includes rigor- ous classical ballet class, modern, jazz, capoeira, and pilates. info@berkeleyballet.org, berkeleyballet.org MOVEMENT AS A LIFE/ART PROCESS WITH DARIA HALPRIN TAMALPA INSTITUTE Mon-Fri, Jun 18-22, 10am-5pm Mountain Home Studio, Kentfield Special Appearance by Anna Halprin in her 98th year. Away from the dis- tractions of daily life, this workshop offers time to feel and listen deeply to the powerful intelligence of the body, to play and express with imagination through the arts, and to create personal and collective dances. info@tamalpa.org; tamalpa.org

Sat, Jun 9, 10am–3pm Little Boxes Theater, SF PAY WHAT YOU CAN

detour dance company artists, facilitators Kat Cole and Eric Garcia, and participants come together with the goal of deepening our creative + performance practices. detour focuses on embodied voice, physicality/ movement, text, devising, the ensemble, presence, risk, and play. detourdance@gmail.com; detourdance.com d g PHYSICAL COMEDY THE LIVELY FOUNDATION Sun, Jun 10, 2-4pm Mountain View Masonic Center, Mountain View Taught by Megan Ivey, professional, Ringling Bros. trained clown. Learn slaps, water spits, walking into walls, falling down funny. Improv, solo or partnered/group, physical plus verbal. All adult ages & kids 10 and up welcome. Part of the International Dance Festival@Silicon Valley. livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net; livelyfoundation.org SRJC SUMMER JAZZ INTENSIVE SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE Mon-Thu, Jun 11-14, 9am-1pm Tauzer Dance Studio, Santa Rosa Junior College Dancers will be immersed in daily classes with a challenging variety of styles including Contemporary, Traditional Jazz, Commercial/Street Jazz, Broadway Jazz, Team Technique, Improvisation and an Audition Workshop. chillman@santarosa.edu, kad.santarosa.edu/dance DIGGING THE COMBO: PAUFVE DANCE'S JUNE 2018 WORKSHOP 3-hour sessions of Randee’s popular technique class, where dancers will dig deep into class combinations, working the material technically, me- chanically, metaphorically, narratively, dramaturgically, and spiritedly. Participants will learn and dismantle each combo, strip it bare, work it from center of the bones, expand, lighten up, and play with it. jill@shawl-anderson.org; shawl-anderson.org d g CHOREO-CUBATOR© THE LIVELY FOUNDATION Create new work or polish a work in progress. All dance/movement style welcome. Space & time to explore & make work on your own or in collaboration with other participants. Show the work in their Showcase Performance, open to the public, Jun 22. (performance not required) livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net; livelyfoundation.org A DAY WITH LYNN SIMONSON STUDIO 200 Fri, Jun 15, 10am-4pm Studio 200, SF Lynn Simonson is an internationally respected educator and the cre- ator of Simonson Technique, an organic approach to movement that prepares the body to dance in a way that is anatomically intelligent and somatically aware. Simonson Technique Class 10am-12pm, Body Mechanics Workshop 1-4pm. director@studio200.org; studio200.org CONTACT IMPROV WITH ROGELIO LOPEZ SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA Fri, Jun 15, 10:30-11:30am Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley FREE Join Rogelio Lopez, Dance Faculty member and Co-Director of the MFA in Dance at Saint Mary’s College of California, for a one-hour workshop in Contact Improv. This workshop is free and open to the public. All levels welcome. RSVP by email required. rmc5@stmarys-ca.edu; stmarys-ca.edu/mfa-in-dance AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) DANCE EXPLORATIONS AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP SHAWL-ANDERSON DANCE CENTER Fridays, Jun 15-Aug 3, 6-8:30pm Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley Deaf and hearing participants of all levels are invited to join this ASL movement workshop taught by Antoine Hunter, director and founder of Urban Jazz Dance and the Bay Area Deaf International Dance Festival, with Zahna Simon (Assistant Director of Urban Jazz Dance Company) and Maim Mendelson (Assistant Rehearsal Director). This culminates in SHAWL-ANDERSON DANCE CENTER Mon, Wed, Fri, Jun 11, 13 & 15, 3-6pm Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley Tue, Thu, Fri, Jun 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 6-7:30pm Mountain View Masonic Center, Mountain View Five movement classes offered back to back with a mid-day lunch break: Pilates mat, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Etta's Electric Line Dances. Take any number of classes. All classes are mixed levels, ages 15 and up. livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net; livelyfoundation.org d g CONTEMPORARY CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH VICTOR TALLEDOS ALONZO KING LINES DANCE CENTER Sat, Jun 16-Aug 4, 1:30-3pm Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, SF Choreographer Victor Talledos will lead the students into developing their skills and performance abilities in a safe and creative environ- ment. Workshop ends with a performance at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, Thu, Aug 9. jamie@linesballet.org; dancecenter.linesballet.org a performance at the festival Fri-Sun, Aug 10-12. jill@shawl-anderson.org; shawl-anderson.org d g FULL DAY OF DANCE© THE LIVELY FOUNDATION Sun, Jun 16, 10am-5pm Mountain View Masonic Center, Mountain View

detour dance / photo by Eric Garcia

d g LINES ADULT DANCE INTENSIVE 2018 ALONZO KING LINES DANCE CENTER Thu-Fri, May 31-Jun 1; 5-9:30pm; Sat-Sun, Jun 2-3; 9-5:30pm Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, SF For the non-professional dancer, this intensive is an opportunity to work with world-renowned teachers, including Alonzo King himself, in the technical, artistic, and individual cultivation that founds the LINES phi- losophy and approach to dance training. Daily classes in ballet, modern, somatics, composition, and LINES repertoire. jamie@linesballet.org; dancecenter.linesballet.org d g LINES ADULT DANCE INTENSIVE 2018 (EXTENDED OPTION) ALONZO KING LINES DANCE CENTER Thu, May 31, 5-9:30pm; Fri, Jun 1, 12:30-9:30pm; Sat-Sun, Jun 2-3, 9-5:30pm Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, SF This extended workshop includes access to a special master class with Baobab Dance Company (Japan). jamie@linesballet.org; dancecenter.linesballet.org JUNE (UN)DOING GENDER IN CI: A CONTACT IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP WITH KRISTIN HORRIGAN HOPE MOHR DANCE Participants will seek to deepen their Contact Improvisation dancing, strengthen their technique, and expand the range of dances they have by discovering how gender lives in our movement and building strate- gies to undo the ways it limits us. programs@hopemohr.org; hopemohr.org d g THE INTIMATE ACT OF CREATION ROBERT MOSES’ KIN Mon-Fri, Jun 4-8, Two Sessions: 9am-12pm & 1-4pm Studio 200, SF Robert Moses will lead this workshop designed to expose students to practical performance and creative approaches to stage presentation. Recommended for dancers, actors and composers desiring to under- stand the major issues associated with problem solving, process, practi- cal performance and creative approaches to stage presentation. info@robertmoseskin.org; robertmoseskin.org d g DIVA DANCE OFF A. SPEARMAN & CO. Thursdays, Jun 7-Aug 23, 7-8pm The Beat Berkeley Performing Arts, Berkeley Three months of your favorite divas. Beyonce, Rihanna, J-Lo, and more. With a focus on hip hop, modern, vogue and jazz movements, par- ticipants will learn style, grace and attitude while working up a sweat. Includes an end-of-summer performance at The Beat Annual Showcase. aspearmanAndCoDance@gmail.com; aspearmanandco.org BE MOVED WITH ROSARIO SAMMARTION AND Sat-Sun, Jun 2-3, 2018, 12-5pm SF Conservatory of Dance, SF

Luna Dance Institute / photo by Michael Ertem

d g AFRICAN RHYTHM & DANCE THE LIVELY FOUNDATION Mon-Fri, Jun 18-22, 11am-12:30pm Mountain View Masonic Center, Mountain View

Keith Hames, Founder & Director of AKOMA ARTS, leads classes in African rhythms and dance. Mixed levels. Participants will learn a piece to perform in the Showcase Performance, Fri, Jun 22 (performance not required). Part of the International Dance Festival@Silicon Valley. livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net; livelyfoundation.org d g DANCING ALONE: A SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOP WITH KATIE FAULKNER KATIE FAULKNER Mon-Fri, Jun 18 – 22, 12:30-4pm ODC, SF Designed for anyone interested in practicing making dances. Particular emphasis will be placed on solo explorations designed to meet all level of dance-maker. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their current interests, instincts, habits, and curiosities and guided through processes for generating material that feels specific to personal goals. khfaulkner@gmail.com; littleseismicdance.org d g CONTEMPORARY JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH KELSEY LETTKO ALONZO KING LINES DANCE CENTER This workshop will combine basic jazz technique with elements of mod- ern and contemporary movement that will encourage dancers to push themselves creatively, technically, and emotionally. Workshop ends with a performance in the Yerba Buena Garden Festival, Thu, Aug 9; 12-1pm jamie@linesballet.org; dancecenter.linesballet.org d g MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP WITH MONICA BERINI ALONZO KING LINES DANCE CENTER Mondays, Jun 19-Aug 6, 8-9pm Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, SF This Egyptian style belly dance workshop will focus in creating a new choreography in collaboration with the participants. All levels welcome. Workshop culminates with a performance at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival – Thu, Aug 9, 12-1pm. jamie@linesballet.org; dancecenter.linesballet.org Mondays, Jun 18-Aug 6, 7:30-9pm Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, SF

JOSHUA MCCLAIN TAMALPA INSTITUTE Sat, Jun 9, 10am-5pm Western Sky Studio, Berkeley

A collaboration between somatic expressive arts therapist Rosario Sammartino, and cellist Joshua McClain, journey into the body's own dynamic melodies, dive into feeling and imagination, and move to the rhythm of discovery. info@tamalpa.org; tamalpa.org

Lynn Simonson at Studio 200 / photo by Anna Pons

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