Mark your calendars for the weekend of April 10-11, 2010.  Kristen Greco of The Carpet Brigade Physical Theater will conduct a two-day CI workshop hosted by Studio Chafe’.  We’ll add more details soon. . .

Kristen has been teaching contact for the past ten years. She has taught internationally in festivals, studios and at universities and has been a pioneer in the performance world. She has applied CI techniques to acrobatic stilts and has toured internationally with The Carpetbag Brigade, performing hundreds of shows in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America and Europe. She is based in San Francisco, CA.

Partner Flow: The Power of Now

Combining Yoga Principles with Contact Improvisation

Let go of your expectations! Being in the moment means having no attachment to how things are supposed to look or what should happen next- it’s accepting whatever is happening and working with that. Through playful and invigorating partnered activities we will explore presence in movement.  Unpartnered folks welcome. No experience necessary.
Tues, Dec. 8th 5:45-6:45p $15/person ($10 each if you bring a friend)

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Partner Flow: Energize!

Combining Yoga Principles with Contact Improvisation

Feeling run-down after a long day? Drop into your body, connect with others and enliven your evening! We will explore focused touch and guided movement that will energize you and leave you smiling and feeling connected.  Unpartnered folks welcome. No experience necessary.
Thurs, Dec. 10th 5:45-6:45p $15/person ($10 each if you bring a friend)

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Partner Flow for Lovers
Stretch-Connect-Play!

Connect with someone you care about in a new way. Grab your lover or friend and join our playshop. Explore communicating through the body doing activities that energize and liberate tension in the body while playfully engaging your partner in new ways. Enjoy deep connection and yummy stretching on your next date night!  Unpartnered folks welcome. No experience necessary.

Sat, Dec. 12th (time TBA) $50/couple

• wear loose clothing that is comfortable for you and your partner to roll around in
  • avoid exposed zippers, buckles and scratchy seams
• bring a water bottle and come hydrated
• bring yoga mats if you have one
• come with satisfied but empty bellies. If you desire bring a light snack (fruit, nuts etc).
• come well rested- you’ll get much more if you are alert in your body

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Partner Flow: Slow Down

Combining Yoga Principles with Contact Improvisation

Life moves so fast! Take the time to slow down: still your mind, deepen your breath, feel your body. This class focuses on experiencing each moment, each movement, more fully. We will explore a range of touch and motion through partnered exercises.  Unpartnered folks welcome. No experience necessary.

Tues, Dec. 15th 5:45-6:45p $15/person ($10 if you bring a friend)

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Partner Flow: Playtime!

Combining Yoga Principles with Contact Improvisation

You work hard…give yourself a treat! Through light-hearted, playful movement we will explore our curiosity, spontaneity and abandon.  Unpartnered folks welcome. No experience necessary.

Thurs, Dec. 17th 5:45-6:45p $15/person ($10 if you bring a friend)

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Partner Flow for Lovers
Stretch-Connect-Play!

Connect with someone you care about in a new way. Grab your lover or friend and join our playshop. Explore communicating through the body doing activities that energize and liberate tension in the body while playfully engaging your partner in new ways. Enjoy deep connection and yummy releasing on your next date night!  Unpartnered folks welcome. No experience necessary.

Sat, Dec. 19th (time TBA) $50/couple

• wear loose clothing that is comfortable for you and your partner to roll around in
• avoid exposed zippers, buckles and scratchy seams
• bring a water bottle and come hydrated
• bring yoga mats if you have one
• come with satisfied but empty bellies. If you desire bring a light snack (fruit, nuts, etc.).
• come well rested- you’ll get much more if you are alert in your body

You can see her work here:

over the shoulder

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Our Saturday jams have moved from the ASU Fine Arts Center to the ASU Performing & Media Arts Building at Rural and University.  Hooray, no more marley burns!  Now we get to do contact on wood floors and in front of mirrors (for those of us vain enough to admire ourselves on the dance floor).

Martin Keogh postcard announcement

Internationally renowned author-performer Martin Keogh is coming to Phoenix (Tempe, actually) to teach a two-day workshop in contact improv.  This is a great opportunity to learn from one of the premier teachers of contact improv, with an ultra-low fee of $150 for 12 hours of instruction ($85 for one day only), courtesy of Studio Chafé and ASU’s Junk Drawer.

Register before December 1 to secure early bird fees of $125 for the two-day workshop or $70 for one-day attendance.