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Movement Research Studies Project, “The Role of Class in Current Dance Practices”
Conceived in Conversation with Movement Research Faculty
Organized by Movement Research in collaboration with Beth Gill, Lance Gries, Eva Karczag and Gwen Welliver

Listen to the Podcast here:
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The Role of Class was a series of brief and intimate discussions with various teaching artists including Julian Barnett, Michelle Boulé, Wendell Cooper, Jeanine Durning, Barbara Forbes, Zvi Gotheiner, K.J. Holmes, John Jasperse, Joanna Kotze, Nia Love, Juliette Mapp, Cori Olinghouse, Janet Panetta, Shelley Senter, Vicky Shick, RoseAnne Spradlin, Karinne Keithley Syers and Jesse Zarrit. These discussions addressed questions and ideas about dance and movement-based class through their own practices and histories. After the discussions attendants were invited to actively participate in smaller group conversations with the opportunity to share insights and proposals.

This Week at Movement Research…

Performances and Events:

Monday, December 16. Movement Research at the Judson Church
8pm. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South
NO RESERVATIONS and ADMISSION IS FREE
Seating is limited, so arrive early
Featuring works by Sophia Cleary, Zack Fuller, Joanna Kotze*, Gillian Walsh

Tuesday, December 17. Open Performance
7pm. Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor
FREE
Featuring works by alex|xan: the Median Movement, Emie Hughes, Erin Carlisle Norton/The Moving Architects
Moderated by Mariah Maloney

*2013 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence

Upcoming Workshops and Events:

Register Today for Winter MELT 2014!
Winter MELT 2014
January 6-24, Gibney Dance Center, 890 Broadway
week one: january 6-10
Gwen Welliver Movement Class 10am-12pm
Chris Aiken An Eco-poetic Approach to Dance Improvisation and Performance 1-3pm
Miguel Gutierrez Queer Choreographies: Whatever the F?ck That Means 3:30-6pm
week two: january 13-17
Lance Gries Your Dance – Your Technique 10am-12pm
Irene Dowd Horizons 1-3pm
Jeanine Durning What we do when we do the thing we do before we know what we are doing: Approaches to Creative Practice, Choreography and Performance 3:30-6pm
week three: january 20-24
John Jasperse Movement Practice 10am-12pm
Eva Karczag Moving from Touch 1-3pm
Ishmael Houston-Jones Doing it 3:30-6pm
REGISTER TODAY

Ongoing Classes (Click here for full descriptions):

Luis Lara Malvacías. Morning Class
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:00am-12:00pm. $14
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway

Hristoula Harakas. Morning Class
Tuesday Thursday 10:00am-12:00pm. $14
Movement Research at Danspace Project, 131 E. 10th Street

Barbara Mahler. Klein Technique™ with Barbara Mahler – for movers of all kinds
Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. $14
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor

Irene Dowd. Neuromuscular Preparation for Dance
Tuesday 3:00pm – 4:45pm. $14
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor

Allison Foley. Alexander Technique
Wednesday 12:30-2:00 pm. $14
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor

Ted Johnson. Contact Improvisation
Wednesday 6pm – 8:30 pm. $14
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor

Karl Anderson. Skinner Releasing Technique™ (Introductory level)
Wednesday 7:00pm – 10:00pm. $14
Randy Warshaw Studio, 115 Wooster St., #2F

K.J. Holmes. Athletics of Intimacy
Saturday 11:00pm – 1:00pm. $14
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor

Janet Panetta. Ballet for Contemporary Dancers
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 12:00pm-2:00pm. $17.
Movement Research at Gibney Dance Center, 890 Broadway

The Underscore
Alternately Facilitated by Zena Bibler, Sara Genoves-Sylvan, Chisa Hidaka, Emma Hoette, Elise Knudson, Lucy Mahler
Sunday 5:00-8:00pm. $5
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor

This Week at Movement Research…

Performances and Events:

Open Performance
Tuesday, October 29 at 7pm FREE.
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway
537 Broadway, 4th Floor 
Featuring works by Constance Harris, Marissa Rae Niederhauser, Nicole Touzien 
Moderated by Jeanine Durning*

*2013 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence

Classes and Workshops:

Moving from Touch with Eva Karczag

November 1-3 Friday-Sunday  10am-1pm

Cathy Weis Studio, 537 Broadway

$90 Full Workshop

Moving from Touch
Touch comes in many shapes and sizes. From a hand resting on a hand or arm, to a back resting against a back breathing together. We are all born knowing experientially the gift of touch. When we give touch, we receive touch in return – an exchange of information from body to body – reciprocity. Touch can draw our attention from deep inside the body to the surface, to skin, and touch can take our attention from skin to depth, addressing and integrating fundamental facets of our being and giving us information about body systems, movement qualities and thought processes, as well as opening spaces for imagination. In this workshop we will explore moving from touch.

REGISTER NOW

Classes this week with…

Nia Love. Morning Class 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 10am-12pm. $14

Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway
Class starts with across the floor rhythmic gaits that investigate independence in the body. Stacking sequential rhythmic patterns build on cardio and core work that emphasizes a feminine-derived energy where conical movement attaches to the base of the spine and radiates up through the core and out to the extremities. Center floor exercises focus on skeletal-muscular motion; rotations, isolations, and weight shifts explore a more grounded approach. The incorporation of a more crisp sensibility to an urban approach that partners up with African, postmodern, Butoh, funk and blues sensibilities. The goal: to break down inhibitions, fine tune modern techniques, yet approach dance with a sense of abandonment!

Levi Gonzalez. Morning Class.
Tuesday & Thursday. 10:00am-12:00pm. $14.
Danspace Project, 131 E. 10th Street.
Using the morning technique class structure as a model, this class will focus on dance as a physical, conceptual, and experiential practice, with an emphasis on cultivating presence inside of the forms. Class often begins with imagery and gentle preparation culled from various body-based somatic modalities that access our awareness of the organs, the skeleton, gravity, and energetic pathways through the architecture of the body and into the space. Class may also include technical exercises, choreographic structures, improvisations, and performance constructs, taking our time to engage with these materials with precision, imagination, and a thorough and informed sense of embodiment.

As well as our Ongoing Classes (click here for full descriptions)

Barbara Mahler. Klein Technique™ with Barbara Mahler – for movers of all kinds.
Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 am-12:00 pm. $14.
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor.

Irene Dowd. Neuromuscular Preparation for Dance. 
Tuesday 3:00pm – 4:45pm. $14.
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor.

Clare Maxwell. Alexander Technique.
Clare Maxwell subbing for Ann Rodiger October 30th.
Wednesday. 12:30-2:00 pm. $14.
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor.

K.J. Holmes. Contact Improvisation.
Wednesday. 6:30-8:30 pm. $14.
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor.

Karl Anderson. Skinner Releasing Technique™ (Introductory level). 
Wednesday 7:00pm – 10:00pm. $14.
Randy Warshaw Studio, 115 Wooster St., #2F.

K.J. Holmes. Athletics of Intimacy.
Saturday. 11:00-1:00 pm. $14.
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th Floor.

Janet Panetta. Ballet for Contemporary Dancers.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 12:00 pm-2:00 pm. $17.
Gibney Dance Center, 890 Broadway.

This Week at Movement Research…

Classes this Week with: Janet Panetta, Barbara Mahler, Charlie Mosey.

and….

A VERY SPECIAL EVENT….

Movement Research celebrates the
50th Anniversary of the 1st Judson Dance Theater Performance!
Featuring: Carolee Schneemann, Elaine Summers and more

Friday July 6
8PM Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
FREE

Photo of Simone Forti, Sleepwalkers, by Jason Underhill

Last week to register for MELT Summer 2012!
MELT is almost completely SOLD OUT

Reserve your space now for workshops with
Lance Gries,  K.J. Holmes,  Joe Levasseur, Barbara Mahler and David Thomson.

July 9 – August 10^th 2012
MON – FRI  10am-6pm Daily
Pay and Fill out Registration!

More on MELT!

This summer you will definitely be melting in the sun, but just to make sure you melt at the perfect degree we’ve lined up five weeks of intensive workshops that will not only knock your socks off, but will also put a pep in your step!

MELT Intensives are a series of daily workshops in technique, somatics, improvisation, composition and other areas offered each summer (5 weeks) and winter (3 weeks).Taught by Movement Research’s internationally recognized faculty as well as acclaimed guest artists, these workshops provide students with the unique opportunity to engage with some of the most highly regarded an innovative artists in the field of dance today.

Five weeks of intensive workshops with internationally acclaimed faculty. Melt Faculty includes: Irene Dowd, Levi Gonzalez, Neil Greenberg, Lance Gries, K.J. Holmes, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Jen Joy, Eva Karczag, Pooh Kaye, Jennifer Lacey, Joe Levasseur, Barbara Mahler, Tere O’Connor, Jimena Paz, Lisa Race, Vicky Shick, RoseAnne Spradlin, David Thomson

The Week Ahead. June 25- 30, 2012.

This Week at Movement Research…

Classes this Week with:  Vicky Shick, Janet Panetta, Barbara Mahler, Miguel Gutierrez, Shelly Senter, Karl Anderson and Jen Abrams.

Upcoming.

Save the Date :::  July 6, 2012!
50th Anniversary of Judson Dance Theater’s First Performance
Hosted by Movement Research
8PM, Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South
Free Admission ::: More details to come!

MELT Summer 2012 is almost completely sold out!
Reserve your space now.

July 9 – August 10^th 2012

MON – FRI  10am-6pm Daily
The only workshops still available are:
Levi Gonzalez,  Lance Gries,  K.J. Holmes,  Pooh Kaye, Joe Levasseur,
Barbara Mahler,  David Thomson

Pay and Fill out Registration Here:

More on MELT!

This summer you will definitely be melting in the sun, but just to make sure you melt at the perfect degree we’ve lined up five weeks of intensive workshops that will not only knock your socks off, but will also put a pep in your step!

MELT Intensives are a series of daily workshops in technique, somatics, improvisation, composition and other areas offered each summer (5 weeks) and winter (3 weeks).Taught by Movement Research’s internationally recognized faculty as well as acclaimed guest artists, these workshops provide students with the unique opportunity to engage with some of the most highly regarded an innovative artists in the field of dance today.

This Week at Movement Research…

Monday June 18. Movement Research at the Judson Church.
Please join us for our 20^th Anniversary Celebration!
8 PM. Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South.
Featuring works by Linda Austin, Sophia Ribeiro, Scotty Heron & Layard Thompson, David Thomson*
* 2011 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence

Classes this Week with: Vicky Shick, Janet Panetta, Barbara Mahler, Miguel Gutierrez, Shelly Senter, Karl Anderson, Jen Abrams.

Upcoming.

MELT Summer 2012 is selling out!
Reserve your space now.
July 9 – August 10^th 2012
MON – FRI  10am-6pm Daily

Five weeks of intensive workshops with internationally acclaimed faculty. Melt Faculty includes: Irene Dowd, Levi Gonzalez, Neil Greenberg, Lance Gries, K.J. Holmes, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Jen Joy, Eva Karczag, Pooh Kaye, Jennifer Lacey, Joe Levasseur, Barbara Mahler, Tere O’Connor, Jimena Paz, Lisa Race, Vicky Shick, RoseAnne Spradlin, David Thomson

Pay and Fill out Registration Here

The Week Ahead. April 30 – May 5, 2012.

This Week at Movement Research…

Monday April 30^th. Movement Research at the Judson Church
8 PM. 55 Washington Square South.
Featuring works by Lindsay Gilmour, Laurel Tentindo, Jenn McGinn, Paola Irun.

Wednesday May 2nd.  Open Performance.
8 PM.  A.R.T./New York South Oxford Space.
Featuring works by Asher Woodworth, Jennifer Pommiss, Emily Winkler-Morey, Aaron McGloin.
Moderated by Rebecca Davis **

** 2010 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence

Classes this Week with:  Emily Faulkner, Kathy Westwater, Juliette Mapp, Irene Dowd, Barbara Mahler, Rebecca Brooks, Karl Anderson, K.J Holmes and Bradley Ellis.

Upcoming.

Workshop with Kathy Westwater
MON WED FRI, April 30, May 2, May 4
10 pm-12pm
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway
$60
Register
SHAKE/WALK
Taking two everyday forms of movement, we will allow these forms to disorganize within, and to be disorganizing of, our bodies. This process will lead us into understandings of function and form and also into expressive potentials that arise within experimental states of disorder. As we explore in solo, duet, and ensemble improvisations, moving periodically in contact and/or with eyes closed, the lines between states of order and disorder will be at times stark and at others blurred. The sensations that arise within this unstable and unbound matrix range from relaxing to energizing, from disorienting to freeing.

Workshop with Jill Sigman
SEEING : REPEATING : RITUAL
THURS FRI May 17 – May 18
2:30-5:30pm
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway
$60
Register
SEEING : REPEATING : RITUAL
How do we construct our visual field and how is movement constructed by our visual field? How does perception- visual, aural, olfactory- influence movement? How can we achieve heightened perception (without mushrooms)? What is the role of repetition? And how does the connection between perception and movement relate to certain kinds of cultural rituals? This spring I will be co-teaching a course with an anthropologist at Wesleyan University. While the explorations in this workshop will be purely movement-based, they will grow out of the development of this course and the included readings and discussions about ritual, shamanism, and medical anthropology.

MELT Summer 2012
July 9 – August 10
MON – FRI  10am – 6pm Daily

Pay and Fill out Registration Form
Five weeks of intensive workshops with internationally acclaimed faculty. Melt Faculty includes: Irene Dowd, Levi Gonzalez, Neil Greenberg, Lance Gries, K.J. Holmes, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Jen Joy, Eva Karczag, Pooh Kaye, Jennifer Lacey, Joe Levasseur, Barbara Mahler, Tere O’Connor, Jimena Paz, Lisa Race, Vicky Shick, RoseAnne Spradlin, David Thomson.

Movement Research Spring  Gala

Honoring
Anne E. Delaney, Ishmael Houston-Jones & Yvonne Meier
May 21, 2012

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY

Cocktails 6pm
Seated Dinner 6:30pm
Performance and Party 8pm
Purchase Tickets

This Week at Movement Research…

Monday April 16. Movement Research at the Judson Church.
Featuring works by Jessica Ray, PearsonWidrig DanceTheater, Megan Byrne, Rebecca Davis**

Wednesday April 4. Open Performance.
Featuring works by Tara Lee Burns & Kellie Ann Lynch, Rebecca McArthur, Tatyana & Ezra Tenenbaum, Kaitlin Hines,
Moderated by Miriam Wolf**

** 2010 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence

Classes this Week with: Lindsey Dietz Marchant, David Zambrano, Juliette Mapp, Irene Dowd, Barbara Mahler, Rebecca Brooks, K.J Holmes and Bradley Ellis.
Note: Kayvon Pourazar subs for Juliette Mapp on April 19.

Upcoming.

Workshop with Kathy Westwater
April 30, May 2, May 4. $60
MON WED FRI 10 AM-12 PM
Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway
Register Online
www.movementresearch.org/classesworkshops/classdescriptions/?class=workshops

SHAKE/WALK
Taking two everyday forms of movement, we will allow these forms to disorganize within, and to be disorganizing of, our bodies. This process will lead us into understandings of function and form and also into expressive potentials that arise within experimental states of disorder. As we explore in solo, duet, and ensemble improvisations, moving periodically in contact and/or with eyes closed, the lines between states of order and disorder will be at times stark and at others blurred. The sensations that arise within this unstable and unbound matrix range from relaxing to energizing, from disorienting to freeing.

MELT Summer 2012
July 9 – August 10th 2012
MON – FRI 10am-6pm Daily
Five weeks of intensive workshops with internationally acclaimed faculty. Melt Faculty includes: Irene Dowd, Levi Gonzalez, Neil Greenberg, Lance Gries, K.J. Holmes, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Jen Joy, Eva Karczag, Pooh Kaye, Jennifer Lacey, Joe Levasseur, Barbara Mahler, Tere O’Connor, Jimena Paz, Lisa Race, Vicky Shick, RoseAnne Spradlin, David Thomson

Pay and Fill out Registration Here:
www.movementresearch.org/classesworkshops/melt/register.php

Movement Research Spring Gala!
May 21, 2012
Honoring Anne E. Delaney, Ishmael Houston-Jones & Yvonne Meier
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY
6pm, Cocktails
6:30pm, Seated Dinner
8pm, Performance and Party
Click Here to Purchase Tickets