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.”
clothing suggestions: wear things you feel comfortable going upside down in, long layers are helpful for gliding and sliding, remove jewelry that can snag or catch on others.
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