First Dispatch
NC Dance Information Distribution Efforts
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Thank you for being part of it—please share and please dance.
Sanctuary Series #32, featuring Matthew Young + Mauri Connors (dance), Trey Tarzia (drums), and Crowmeat Bob (saxophones).
Type: Performance
Date: Saturday, September 21st at 7:00pm in Durham, NC:
Description: We provide artists with opportunities to present new and experimental work to highly engaged audiences in an intimate setting through our monthly Sanctuary Series events, forming a symbiotic community that shares outstanding performances, conversation, and home-cooked food.
Dinner Served: Jamaican Jerk Chicken or Tofu, Peas + Rice, Plantains, Sorell, and Sweet Potato Pone will be served. Beverages, too.
For more info and to RSVP, message 646.483.8372
Caitlyn Schrader Workshop
Type: Classes/Workshop
Date: September 22, 2024 @ 1:00 pm
Description: Caitlyn Schrader will lead a workshop for movers and anyone curious about “choreographing objects” with/in/through the body. We’ll explore various ways to build relationships and discover the possibilities of interaction between body and object, and work to hone our attention to what and how we co-exist and meaning-make with a more attuned awareness. How does my body relate to this body? will guide our investigations. All are welcome.
Point of Contact: Daniel Levin: 646.483.8372
Website: http://synchronicityarts.org/workshops
Ecstatic Dance at Haw River Ballroom
Type: Gathering
When: September 22, 2024 - Opening Circle @ 11 am
Location: Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw NC
Description: Ecstatic Dance at the Haw River Ballroom, Sunday morning, Sept 22. 90-minute set woven by Julia Hartsell. It’s our hope that this will inspire more dance in Saxapahaw and introduce more folks to ecstatic dance so that we can build a larger circle of folks who dance together here in Alamance County.
Accessibility Information: All bodies and abilities welcome. Any amount of movement and/or stillness is welcome. Each person is invited to respond to the music in whatever way they want.
No verbal communication on the dance floor.
Haw River Ballroom is an ADA compliant space
Website: https://www.soilskyfest.com/ecstatic-dance-haw-river-ballroom-julia-hartsell
Contact Improvisation Jam with Guided Warm-up and Live, Improvised Music!
Type: Other
Date: September 30, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Description: We are hosting 6 jams this Fall with guided warm-ups and live improvised music at Shared Visions Retreat Center in Durham.
Wednesdays 10/09, 11/13, 12/11, Mondays 9/30, 10/28, 11/25, more details on our website.
Point of Contact: ci@livingartscollective.com
Website: https://www.livingartscollective.com/contact-improvisation/
Two Pears Showing , Amanda K Miller
Type: Gathering
When: September 29 @ 6:30 pm
Where: Culture Mill, Saxapahaw, NC 27340, United States
Description: Two Pears is in 3 parts inspired by texts of Lucretius, Empedocles, Voltaire, Cesare Pavese and Seth Tillett. All speaking about the unpredictability and power of nature and the universe.
I thought to translate this through the vulnerability, fragility & love within movement. The rebellion and beauty of dancing off-balance, defying gravity and practicing silence. Acts of nature.( a smile defies gravity.)
Point of Contact: Anna Maynard : anna.maynard@gmail.com
Imaginative Series : Landscape of Embodiment w/ Amanda K. Miller
Type: Classes/Workshop
When: October 4,11,18 & 25, 6:30 pm
Location: Culture Mill Lab, Saxapahaw NC
Description: This movement research platform applies Rudolph Laban’s 9-point system and a mathematical approach to release old habits, explore new movement territories, and refine vocabulary for deeper communication with self and audience.
Accessibility Information: Open to all levels and movement range.
Point of Contact: Anna Maynard : anna.maynard@gmail.com
Group Shake
Type: Gathering
When: October 18 @ 7:00 pm
Location: Jubilee Music Hall
Description: Group Shake is a collective somatic practice focused on shaking and rocking the body to music, promoting tension release, circulation, and nervous system support, while fostering community and personal exploration of movement, followed by moments of stillness for reflection.
Point of Contact: Em Liptow : emliptow@gmail.com
Dance Town Hall
Type: Gathering
When: October 24, 2024 @ 8:00 pm
Location: Culture Mill Lab, Saxapahaw NC
Description: Join local Triangle artists and movers for a gathering to share work, classes, and events, exchange information, promote projects, and discuss production resources, grant opportunities, and dance happenings for the upcoming season.
Point of Contact: Anna Maynard : anna.maynard@gmail.com
DANCE CLASS
Type: Classes/Workshop
When: Mondays @ 5:00 pm
Location: The Bridge Wellness Center, Saxapahaw NC
Description: This dance class combines experiential anatomy, fundamental techniques for strength, balance, and fluidity, and creative improvisation, ending with an energizing group shake that fosters connection and releases tension.
Accessibility Information: All levels welcome.
Point of Contact: Anna Maynard : anna.maynrd@gmail.com
Website: https://www.thebridgeatrivermill.com/classes-and-services.html
