For months I had been hearing whispers on the wind. They started growing in the last few weeks into murmurs, until this week, all of the sudden, they seemed to explode into… well, a lot of Facebook posts at least,…
Category: news and trends
Contact Quarterly’s (final?) clearance sale, through Tuesday, Dec. 1
I think this hasn’t gotten much attention, but it should—CQ is ending its print existence and closing their physical offices, which means that they’re selling all their remaining print materials for discounted rates until this Tuesday, December 1, after which…
Nancy Stark Smith memories and tributes
It’s been only two weeks since the news broke of Nancy Stark Smith’s death; it seems so much longer, somehow. Which is perhaps an effect of coronavirus time. And yet, isn’t she still alive? Aren’t we going to see her…
Nancy Stark Smith (1952–2020)
Nancy Stark Smith passed away this past Friday, May 1, 2020, from ovarian cancer. I got the news on Saturday from a Facebook post by Christina Svane that was shared around the world; Contact Quarterly has also posted a brief…
All ongoing New York City contact improvisation events suspended under further notice
Update Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 12:20am:As reflected on the Contact Improvisation in NYC page on this blog, all ongoing contact improvisation events in New York City have been suspended until further notice. This includes: Monday class, Tuesday pre-jam class, Tuesday…
Winter / Spring 2019: Contact Improvisation event round-up
As in the past, a round-up of events going on in the Northeastern part of North America these days. Lots going on! I’ll update this post periodically as I learn about new stuff. Note that these are single events; ongoing…
Winter and Spring 2018 CI Events
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…
Fall 2017 CI events (and sign up for my class)
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…
Earthdance Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship – deadline Wed., September 6
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…
Underscore: “Pow-Wow” is now “Assembly”
So somehow, even though I was following this issue very closely, I missed that Nancy Stark Smith renamed the part of the Underscore called “Pow-Wow” to “Assembly” back in December of 2016. It has officially been changed. Whew! Some background…