I don’t have many records from my first days and years doing contact improvisation. I’m not sure why; maybe I just wasn’t that affected by starting the form? But, no, I think I was having lots of feelings and thoughts…
analysis
Why is teaching contact improvisation so hard?
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I’m usually pretty critical of contact improvisation teaching and teachers. That hasn’t really changed. But after a recent stretch of teaching, I’m more appreciative of this fact: even though I think CI teachers should be better preparing for their classes,…
news and trends
Winter and Spring 2018 CI Events
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Once again, a round-up of CI events in vaguely the Northeastern part of North America. I’m afraid I’ve missed some that already happened in January and early February. Sat, 2/17, Dragon’s Egg (Ledyard, CT): Winter Seasonal Underscore, facilitated by Nancy…
news and trends
Fall 2017 CI events (and sign up for my class)
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So I turned the page of my calendar to September, and I suddenly realized that once again, there’s a bunch of great contact improvsation events coming up this fall. Here’s an overview of your fall 2017 in contact improvisation, if…
news and trends, notices
Earthdance Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship – deadline Wed., September 6
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For the fourth straight year, Earthdance, the famed retreat center in Western Massachusetts where much contact improvisation is danced, taught, and lived, is giving out Diversity & Inclusion Scholarships to its Falling Leaves Jam, which runs Thursday, October 19, to…
analysis, notices, opinion
NYC Contact Improvisation Practica returns — now with more practica (and less fun)
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Something extraordinary happened when I taught at the Ontario Regional Contact Jam this past April. Charlie Halpern-Hamu, one of the organizers, gave me free rein to discourage people from taking my class. So I tried to make it scary. I…