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SCDT presents:
PHYSICAL DIALOGUES:
with Daniel LepkoffEXPERIMENTS IN COMMUNICATION THROUGH MOVEMENT
a dance technique and approach to movement research
DETAILS:
A 6 week series: Wednesdays, 6:00-9:00 PM
April 23, 30
May 7, 14, 21, 28
BOMBYX CENTER FOR ARTS AND EQUITY
130 Pine Street, Florence MA
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WORKSHOP TICKETS or PAY AT THE DOOR.
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Our ever present physical dialogue with the environment is an expression of our imagination, intelligence, and desire for relationship. This workshop frames this spontaneous material as "danced composition" and cultivates our voice as improvising dancers and performers
Exploring the details inside of functional movement: breathing,
rolling, reaching, crawling, standing, walking, running, falling; addressing all our physical senses;
Practicing:
- OBSERVATION
- THE MOVEMENT OF ATTENTION
- RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
Offer concrete strategies for researching our own movement.
In each class we will explore simple movement structures that filter and highlight various aspects of our experience; both in doing and watching.
Daniel draws from his deep experience with Contact Improvisation, Anatomical Release Technique, personal research, and a life time of collaborating with improvising artists.
| Photo by: Sakura Shimada Sao Paolo, Brazil (2012) |
Beginning in the early '70's Daniel Lepkoff played a central role in the development of Release Technique with Mary Fulkerson and John Rolland, and Contact Improvisation with Steve Paxton. Through ongoing experimentation in performance, exploring specific questions about movement with students in workshops, ongoing personal movement research, and a stream of collaborations
with improvising artists, Daniel has continued to expand and deepen his understanding of functional movement and the presence of the imagination in the body.
As a performer he is known for composing dances that arise from the process of living movement and as a teacher for his continual invention of original techniques, making direct contact with information and pursuing questions together with students.
He is an original founder of Contact Improvisation since 1972 and one of the founders of Movement Research in NYC.
He works internationally through Europe, Eastern Europe, and South American.
He lives on a piece of land in Vermont.