CI Essentials

Contact Improvisation Essentials:
Embodiment, Skill Building, & Play

with Patrick Crowley

Nov. 19 (Thursday evening) – Nov. 22(Sunday afternoon)

(with Saturday & Sunday ONLY Option)

Photo: Sarah Luk

Come join us for a weekend of embodiment, skill building, and play though the practice of this magical form. We begin with fundamental principles of movement including: release of the muscles, weight sharing, supporting, following momentum, and aerial work. These become the building blocks for experiencing states of physical and artistic freedom.

Patrick Crowley has been investigating Contact Improvisation since 1983 through dancing, teaching, and performing. He is performing and teaching with the Zany Angels Dance Theatre Company and was certified in bodywork by Sensei Toshiko Phipps in 1993. The animal body, awareness, and artistry are central themes to his research of dance.

Total Workshop Fee = Tuition + Room & Board.

Thursday - Sunday Tuition (4 Tiers Available):
   Student Rate: Economically challenged students and the unemployed: $150
   Regular Rate: Employed but struggling (teacher, librarian, lots of kids, etc.): $180
   Professional Rate: Actually contributing to your retirement plan (support the arts!): $210
   Contributor Rate: Contributing additional funds to support the Earthdance Scholarship Fund:: $235
Standard Room & Board: $140 (For commuting or alternate housing options, click here)

Friday - Sunday ONLY Tuition (4 Tiers Available):
   Student Rate: Economically challenged students and the unemployed: $120
   Regular Rate: Employed but struggling (teacher, librarian, lots of kids, etc.): $160
   Professional Rate: Actually contributing to your retirement plan (support the arts!): $190
   Contributor Rate: Contributing additional funds to support the Earthdance Scholarship Fund:: $215
Standard Room & Board: $105 (For commuting or alternate housing options, click here)

Deposit Required*: $75

Early Registration Discount: $25 off if registered by October 19th.

Late fee: A $20 late fee applies to registrations received after November 14th.

Arrive Thursday, 11/19, after 5 p.m.
Last session ends Sunday afternoon 11/22

Partial Scholarships are sometimes available for Earthdance workshops. Please click here for more information.

*You will not be officially registered until we receive your deposit. If your registration is cancelled up to 3 weeks prior to a workshop, you may either transfer the entire deposit amount to another event or be refunded 1/2 of the deposit. Cancellations within 3 weeks of the start date are not eligible for a refund or transfer.