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I A.M. Arts presents “Re-Imagining Station” with Jamie J. Philbert: Frequencies for Healing and Illustrating African Diasporic Consciousness

Saturdays, May 20-June 17
In-person and virtual
10:00am-12:00pm CST
Center for Performing Arts – Room 205w
Series cost: $200/person. Limited need-based scholarships are available.

Over the course of 5 sessions, each two hours, interdisciplinary artist, martial artist, and cultural movement scholar, Jamie J. Philbert, will guide participants in developing collaborative community “stations” that seek to benefit African diasporic mediascapes and landscapes.

Sessions will be framed through Philbert-Kalinda Technique for dance and performance and include reflexive writing practice, sonic extra-somatic experiences, and an African diasporic martial arts-based movement vocabulary.

Learn more and RSVP here.

Join us to perform or cheer at Como Park Pavilion on Saturday, May 27 for a National Tap Dance Day Celebration!

Including:
Kids Tappy Hour – Free
Adult Tappy Hour – Free
Community Performances – 2:00-5:00pm

Sign up to perform here!

Get back into our bodies and the studio with AMPLIFIED: AMP’s 4-day contemporary dance summer workshop – sponsored by Zenon Dance School! Let’s move, sweat, and explore mobility, length, momentum, and 3-D expansion while amplifying our physical possibilities in a curious, uplifting, and enlivening environment. Suitable for pre-professional/professional movers. Come as you are!

Monday, June 5 – Thursday, June 8
10:00am-12:00pm
Contemporary Movement Practice led by Joanna Lees, AMP Director

Through improvised and structured movement vocabulary, participants will be encouraged to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, agency in choice-making, and empowerment with each individual’s own unique body.

Full Workshop/4 practices: $60
3 Days/Practices: $48
2 Days/Practices: $34
Drop-In Rate: $18

To register, visit AMP’s website. Direct any questions to alternativemotionproject@gmail.com.

Photo: Bill Cameron

Join James Sewell Ballet this summer for our dance intensive running June 12-July 1, 2023.

Featuring Guest Choreographer and Instructor, Shohei Iwahama!
Geared toward pre-professional and young adult dancers with intermediate/advanced technique.

Class Schedule
9:00am-4:00pm
Two or three-week option! Dancers can sign up for June 12-24 or June 12-July 1.
Ballet, JSB repertoire, new choreography, improvisation techniques, conditioning, and more.
Public performances on Saturdays, June 24 and July 1.

World-Class Faculty with Personalized Instruction
Train with dancers, choreographers, and movement experts who value personal growth and agency. Learn from JSB Artists, Berit Ahlgren, Leah Gallas, Shohei Iwahama, Deirdre Murnane, Eve Schulte, James Sewell, and Yuki Tokuda.

We combine rigor with playfulness to foster each student’s best potential. Program includes thoughtful goal-setting and mentorship.

Early Bird Rate –  $495 per week!
Flat rate includes 34 hours of professional instruction and development per week.

June 19-30, 2023
Monday-Friday, 10:00am-1:00pm CDT
Two community showings, times TBD.
Apply here.

This two-week intensive in ADT’s signature movement aesthetic, Yorchhā, and our choreographic practice, Shawngrām, will invite participants into building physical strength and emotional stamina through a daily movement practice. Yorchhā combines movement principles from Odissi, the traditional Indian dance technique; Chhau, the martial art form from Odisha; and from Vinyasa Yoga. Shawngrām is the creative process for ensemble-based choreography to share a mosaic of stories and emotional landscapes and build justice-based collectivity through movement. This year’s thematic focus takes its inspiration from community processions taking up public space to re-direct our relationships to power and each other.

Our theme this year is “Processing to Re-frame.” We are inspired by the BIPOC organizers of The Uprising and other justice movements who interrupt constructed “normals” and publicly refuse to accept systemic violence. Processions are designed to reveal the potential of movement and dance as a methodology for organizing. Your participation will enrich our work and our commitment to route choreography through justice and community. We hope it will offer us all different provocations about the role of art and dance in civic life and movements for social change.

We are currently exploring an opportunity to offer the culminating performance as part of a procession across city streets in keeping with our theme of “Processing to Re-Frame,” and in partnership with leaders from our BIPOC communities.

Ways to Participate:
1. In-person at the Shawngrām Institute – limited capacity
2. Remotely, via Zoom

Attendance:
Your presence in this process has deep value to us and to your fellow participants. We expect everyone to attend all ten intensive sessions, including both showings.

The TU Dance Center Children and Teen Program introduces the joy of creative movement and beginning dance technique. Classes, divided by age, provide a comprehensive base on which to expand by developing body awareness, coordination, balance, flexibility, strength, and musicality. Click here to download the 2023 Children and Teen Summer Program Daily Schedule.

Registration Deadline: June 26, 2023

Creative Movement: June 26-30
A 1-week program for children ages 5-8 where students will experience the connection between movement and creativity.

Introduction to Dance: July 11-20
A 2-week program for ages 9-12 welcomes beginners and introduces various techniques and concepts of dance to offer young movers the chance to experience a variety of ways to approach movement.

Bridge Level: July 10-22
A 2-week program for students ages 10-14 preparing for a deeper engagement in dance that includes introductory dance technique classes with a focus on the creative process.

Teen Level: July 10-22
This 2-week program is entry-level for students typically aged 14-19 that will focus on the techniques of Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, and African Dance. Students will learn basic fundamentals of dance technique along with exploring their individual artistic expression.

Many areas in education require continuing education experiences to keep educators on top of their game, but the dance industry doesn’t always emphasize this need. We know that the more you learn, the more you can offer your students in the studio. Ballet Co.Laboratory has curated two areas of focus for Dance Educators to sharpen their skills and learn new modalities of instruction. Explore our summer continuing education opportunities for dancers, professionals, educators, and aspiring educators.

More info: https://www.balletcolaboratory.org/continuing-education

For questions and registration, contact Anna Betz at abetz@balletcolaboratory.org.

The TU Dance Pre-Professional Program is an intensive course of study integrating modern, ballet, African dance, and creative workshops for students ages 11-24. The TU Dance Summer Intensive builds a strong technique while exploring individual artistry.

Click the respective level group to download the 2023 Pre-Professional Summer Program Daily Schedule: Level 1-3 and Level 4-5.

Level 1-3: July 10-22
Registration Deadline: June 26, 2023

Level 4-5: July 24-August 12
Registration Deadline: July 17, 2023

A 3-week session with classes and rehearsal three times a week for adults and teens that want to dive into their training. This workshop includes ballet technique, pointe, variations, corps repertoire and contemporary ballet. This class is geared towards dancers who have been studying ballet for at least two years. Repertoire can be learned on flat shoe or pointe shoes.

July 10-30, 2023
Mondays, 5:30-8:30pm
Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30pm
Saturdays, 10:30-3:00pm
Community Performance on Saturday, July 30 at 4:00pm

Attire: Leotard (any color) and tights (pink or skin tone) OR shirt and leggings
Teaching Artists: Zoé Henrot and Genevieve Waterbury
Tuition: $495