contact improv jam (& ambient open decks)

​all levels! in a cozy DIY loft with plenty of soft seating on the sidelines & food available for purchase.

​6:30pm doors

​6:45-7:30pm: guided warmup 5+ sliding scale (highly recommended for beginners) with Nina Jakobson. an opportunity to explore the fundamentals of touch, physics, and gravity & get comfortable with folks in the jam.

​7:30-9:30pm: jam $10+ sliding scale

​DJs & musicians: dm @a_soft_opening_ on ig to signup for ambient open decks

​Nina Jakobson is a dancer, director, and devisor with a background in contact improvisation, buddhist meditation, clubbing, theater, and performance art. They are a student and playful researcher of contact as a political experiment, a spiritual experiment, and a technical experiment. 

​CI is a free-form dance (started in 1972 by Steve Paxton) exploring partner movement based on how bodies interact with physics: touch, gravity, balance, momentum & playful exploration. expect to see lifts & rolls, “body puzzles,” unexpected timing & perspective-altering positions. we partner into dynamic, in-the-moment duets, tuning into our sensations, the subtle cues of a touch & where the movement wants to go. it’s about staying curious & discovering our natural instincts for improvising.

​disclaimer: we follow the 1st rule of CI: “take care of yourself, take care of the space, take care of eachother.” by participating, we assume the research and responsibility of co-creating a sense of safety & well-being. please listen to your body & move consciously.

​consent: because CI involves touch, we want to be clear that sexual energy is not to be pursued here. attraction & repulsion can be points of internal exploration & exploring a “no” is just as valuable as exploring your “yes.”

​rsvp for address, by the Morgan L