A hacker is someone who loves to innovate and who enjoys solving problems in playful, clever, or non-obvious ways.  In CI we are programmers of our bodies, full of this spirit of playfulness and exploration. Movement habits can be patterns that make us numb to this joy.  Let’s get out of the way of our own habits. Embracing the CI adage “Replace ambition with curiosity”, we'll play with modifying ingredients in our dances such as timing, space, shape and disorientation. Discover new pathways to lift and be lifted, new timing that make our dances both spacious and unconstrained, and new ways to be spontaneous in the now.

Beginners welcome - As long as you have at least some basic experience (such as a few classes and/or jamming experience)

BIO
Moti Zemelman, MFA, began practicing Contact Improv 25 years ago. Over the past 18 years he has taught and performed across USA, Canada, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Europe and Israel. In 2008-09 he taught as Dance Professor at the Instituto Naciónal de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Moti has been both a teacher and a board member at Earthdance Retreat Center in Plainfield, MA. He was an original member of Wire Monkey Dance Co., (Holyoke, MA, USA). As a musician Moti plays vocal-electronic music for Contact Jams and in 2007 released his debut CD, Doorwaves. He also designs and moderates the international Contact Improv resource website www.contactimprov.com. In addition Moti is a professional photographer. His latest project "The Dancer's Tarot" is a photographic tarot deck, using dancers as models to embody the traditional Tarot archetypes.

NEW LOCATION:

The Watertown Center for Healing Arts -
WCHA has 2 studios with seperate entrances: 22 Mt. Auburn St. & 17 Spring St. Watertown
The Workshop portion will be In Skylight Studio (22 Mt Auburn St., Watertown)
The Saturday Eve Jam and pre-jam class will be in the Charles River Studio (17 Spring St.Watertown)
For complete Directions and Map click here:  http://watertowncenter.net/directions-2/

SCHEDULE:

Saturday, April 26

10am - 1:30pm: Session 1 (snacks included)
7pm - 8pm: Open Pre-Jam class 
8pm - 10:30pm: Improv Jam with live music by Moti  
Evening Jam and class are open to Public (Included in price for workshop participants)
Public Cost: $10-15 class only/$15-20 class & Jam/ $10-15 Jam only  

Sunday, April 27

10am - 12:30pm: Session 2 
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch (bring your own or nearby restaurants)
1:30pm - 3:30pm: Session 3
 

Out of Towners - You are Welcome!! 

We can help you with housing here in homes of local dancers.
Please register and indicate you need housing; we'll work it out for you. 
Or Contact our housing coordinator, Chandra Cantor at: housing@contactimprovboston.com
 

COST:
ONLY 6 SPACES LEFT; don't delay if you want to participate!

$125 - Regular rate... (applies to most of us) for those employed, including self-employed
$90   - Full Time Student or Unemployed rate
$150 - Professional rate - Contributing to your retirement
$190 - Sponsor rate - Supporting the arts!
limited work exchange available contact Paul Spielman: Paulspielman@contactimprovboston.com

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

1 - Send check to Moti Zemelman -12 Mountain Rd. Greenfield, MA 01301
You will not be considered registered until Moti confirms receipt of check.

2 - Contact Moti by phone to pay with Credit Card - (413) 475-2651

3 - Paypal below: