Monday, Aug 18 from 7-10pm
1625 Bush St, Suite 4, San Francisco
Class 7:00-8:30pm by Merrick Jacob
Jam 8:30-10pm live music by David Israel Katz
Class & Jam Sliding Scale $15-$30
Jam Only Sliding Scale $5-$10
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Merrick Jacob is a lover of movement, continuously in awe of the body and its potential for delightful expression, wild creativity, & authentic connection. Influenced by her practices of contact improvisation, figure skating, acroyoga, and hand-balancing, she guides playful movement experiences as an opportunity for deep listening, research, and co-creation. Merrick hosts contact across the SF Bay Area.
David Israel Katz sings, improvises, composes and DJs in the Bay Area and beyond. His new Pop project, Tic Vitaal, will be dropping a debut album this Fall. He appears in recordings by Brett Carson (Mysterious Descent, Morning Song), by Hauswasser (2) and by The Fluorescents (Exposure) to name a few. David studied Composition and Improvisation at Mills College; Ha’aretz described him as “an uber-performer,” and his art-ritual, THRESH, was praised by Jewish Currents as “an intense game you can lose yourself in.”
Is it your first time hearing of this movement form? It can be defined in many ways. I love this definition from Ray Chung, “Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.”
Curious first-timers to experienced dancers are all very welcome!
Class is a time to explore themes of weight-sharing, counterbalancing, signaling, listening, and everything in-between in solo, duets, and as a group. Each teacher brings their own unique flavor to the class. No need to come with a partner. The teacher will facilitate pairing people together and switching partners throughout the class.
This is an opportunity to continue researching your movement & relational curiosities that sparked from class or just to enjoy sharing creative movement space together. Dance, witness, investigate, have fun. Come & go as you please with care.
Want to read more about CI? Here’s a good resource to start, and please make sure to review our class agreements before attending.
Here's the full contact improvisation calendar for the SF Bay Area:
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