Workshops

JANUARY WORKSHOP 2006
a 3-week training with NANCYSTARKSMITH
January 9-27, 2006
Northampton, Mass. (and environs)

A deepening investigation of Contact Improvisation, Changing States, Improvisational Scores/The Underscore, Composition, and Performance.

The workshop meets Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with occasional evening and weekend activities. Room and board are provided at Earthdance, a beautiful dance retreat center in the hills of western Mass.

The January 2006 workshop is open to those who have taken part in other intensive workshops with Nancy and/or those with intermediate/advanced level Contact Improvisation skills. All registrations must be approved by Nancy.

This year’s workshop will include physical training and exploration of questions such as: What kind of preparation/structure do we need in order to pursue the dancing that is most meaningful and satisfying on physical, aesthetic, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and compositional levels? How does the internal experience of dancing relate to what is seen? How can we simultaneously strengthen physical, experiential, and compositional concerns? How can we integrate Contact Improvisation into a broader field of improvised dancing/dancemaking without losing its particular integrity and depth?

Tuition: $675-$750 sliding scale (with deposit of $150 received by November 23, 2005; $700-$750 thereafter)

Room and Board: $495 (plus 3-5 hours housework per week)

You can find the detailed flyer as PDF-file here...

For further information contact workshop coordinator Kristin Horrigan at januaryworkshop@nancystarksmith.com, phone (413) 320-3299, fax (413) 586-9055; or contact Nancy at (413) 586-8243, or contactq@aol.com.