In this series of 4 workshops, participants will develop resources for group movement through connection with themselves and others.
Participants will cultivate their improvisational natural movement resources as individuals and group members by developing freedom, awareness, and control using the principles of Mettler-based creative dance.
Mettler-based creative dance prioritizes accessible movement and teaches ways to understand the natural movement resources of individuals and groups through developing freedom, awareness, and control in improvisational group dances.
Open to all levels, including folks with no dance experience, & advanced dancers looking to improve improvisatory technique. These workshops are also open to all levels of ability.
This class is open to individuals 18+.
If you are interested in attending and are under 18, please reach out to me by emailing jtmswift@gmail.com. I am interested in scheduling a separate series for youth and am trying to gauge interest.
Cost:
$0-$20 per workshop, or $0-$60, sliding scale, for the series.
Please send a Venmo payment to @Remy-Swift, or send via Paypal to darlingmarin797@gmail.com. If you would like to pay by check, please email me and let me know!
Funds will be used for space rental for future classes and artist support.
Dates:
Saturdays, April 13, 20, 27, and May 4
All from 3 PM - 5 PM
Location:
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, 01060, in Carole’s Dance Studio.
Notes about the space:
The Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley St is an accessible, multi-use, multi-arts facility. Other events may take place in adjacent spaces, and the Lobby is a publicly accessible space. There is an elevator to the dance studio's level of the building.
Use of alcohol or other legal/illegal intoxicants and smoking of tobacco or any other substance on the
premises of 33 Hawley St is not allowed.
No open food or uncovered drinks are permitted in Carole's Dance Studio. Closed water bottles or beverage containers are okay.
This workshop series is scent free.
Notes on COVID-19:
Masks will be required for every session, preferably KN95s. Part of making this space accessible is recognizing that we are still in a pandemic and many spaces that don't require masking are inaccessible to many folks.
Please email jtmswift@gmail.com with any questions!
Support Acknowledgment:
This program is supported in part by Mettler Studios and by grants from the Hadley Cultural Council and the South Hadley Cultural Council, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
