Mingle with friends, sing, dance, and enjoy food and drinks
to benefit
Mission Improvable 2017
--a 4-day contact improvisation intensive with Kristin Horrigan, January 4th-8th--
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| design by Brian _original dance photo by Jim Bush Photography_ |
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Saturday, October 15
6pm-10pm
19 St. John Street, Lancaster
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Hosted by
Monica Karwan and Brian Zybala
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Catered by
Monica Karwan and Eleanor Zybala
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Tantalizing Dinner Buffet Menu
vegan black bean pumpkin soup
butternut squash macaroni and cheese
homemade maple cookie s'mores
hot mulled cider
and more...
Reserve Your Spot.
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The Scene
spacious porch with hanging chairs
backyard fire with instruments and sing-along potential
comfy indoor space for mingling, dancing, card-playing...
candlelight, starlight, moonlight, your light
bring a friend!
Reserve Your Spot.
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Sliding scale $15-50 per person
Limited to 50 guests
About Mission Improvable:
Mission Improvable has been held annually in Buffalo, NY since 2012. Attendees have come from the Buffalo area, Rochester, Toronto, NYC, Michigan...gathering for 4 days to learn and deepen their practice of Contact Improvisation with a renowned teacher. Nourishing meals, housing options, and both individual and group performance opportunities are included in a reasonable tuition. Our fundraising efforts help to keep tuition costs down, so that we can continue to bring a diverse community together to practice and grow in this exciting dance form!
You should know: Contact Improv classes are held EVERY SUNDAY at Wasteland Studios, 700 Main St., 6th floor, in downtown Buffalo. Classes are held from 5:00 to 6:30, with an open jam following until 8:00. You can attend just the class ($5), just the jam ($5), or both ($8). No pre-registration is necessary, and beginners are always welcome. To join an e-mail list and receive info about upcoming teachers, send a message to [email protected]. Why not begin with the costume party jam on October 23rd!
What is Contact Improvisation?
Contact Improvisation is a partner dance form based on the physical principles of touch, momentum, shared weight, and most quintessentially - following a shared point of contact. The form was developed in 1972 by Steve Paxton. Integrating his background as a modern dancer and his studies in the martial art form Aikido, Steve developed Contact Improv through explorations with his students and colleagues at the time. This dance practice explores the skills of falling, rolling, counterbalance, lifting using minimal effort, how to make ourselves light when being lifted, centering and breathing techniques, and responsiveness to our partners and surroundings.
"Contact Improvisation is an honoring of every moment. There is a sweet surrendering that happens when our bodies stay faithful to what is happening now, and now... and NOW! One learns to recognize and differentiate subtle impulses in our movement choices and our partner's choices. We begin to decipher the cues that we give and receive which tell us when to lead or follow, when to go up, when to go down, where to touch, how to lift, when to slow down, and when to be still. In this form one learns to stay in integrity with each choice, never forcing, never rushing. When Body, Mind, and Spirit are united in their instinctive wisdom one finds ones-self at home in every moment expressing one's true nature. " - Moti Zemelman
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Sponsors:
Pick of the Crop Dance
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