Party: Thru the Skin - a workshop with Karen Nelson

Party: Thru the Skin - a workshop with Karen Nelson

This open level contact improvisation workshop will explore inner and outer spirals following the many double helix structures found thru the body and with a partner. Tracking, blending and harmonizing Center, enhancing the activity of physical listening and choice, entering and exiting dances, seeing/being space, and allowing the body’s relationship with gravity to do the talking. Lots of “standing around”, small dance practice, as prelude and interlude to copious open dancing.

Karen Nelson brings Tuning Improvisation and Material for the Spine to her 35-year practice of Contact Improvisation dancing, performing and teaching. Influenced as well by her studies in Aikido, Feldenkrais, Focusing , QiGong, NVC and meditation, she is compelled towards a holistic view of embodied dancing. She has collaborated on many projects including co-founding DanceAbility, Breitenbush Jam, Diverse Dance Research Retreat, and the performance group Image Lab. She teaches group retreats and workshops, works one to one, and performs her solo and collaborative work at home (Vashon Island, WA) and abroad.


The Cowles Center’s Target Education Studio
Cost for workshop $150-250
SPECIAL PACKAGE class series/jam/workshop $230-330

To register for the whole series or workshop please email [email protected]

This workshop is presented as part of Fall 2014: Celebrating contact improvisation: community, practice, technique.
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A project to stimulate knowledge and practice of CI in the local community in an accessible format at an affordable cost. Developed in partnership with the Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts

This series will coincide with Composing Forward: The Art of Steve Paxton with Steve Paxton and Lisa Nelson at the Walker Art Center

Invited: Emma Vasseur, Elliott Durko Lynch, Kaleena Miller, Duncan Schultz, Eve Schulte, Ryan Pusch, Anat Shinar, Romina Takimoto, Theresa Madaus, Tara King, Jenna Johnson, Maggie McKenna, Emily Gastineau, Ellie Jones, Hannah Quinn Rivenburgh, Jason Rodney, Kimberly Lesik, Amanda Leaveck, Tim Rehborg, Brian J. Evans, Jacob Carrigan, Rachel Jendrzejewski, Blake Nellis, Taja Will, Jennie Becker, Katy Becker, Emily Gunyou Halaas, Tristan Emanuel Koepke, Joshua L Dale, Eben Kowler, Timmy Wagner, Jon Ferguson, Ronit Vertelney, Rachel Johnson, Karimi Robert, Alex Lange, Vanessa Voskuil, Bryce Beverlin II, Deb Martin Davis, Derek Phillips, Sean Smuda, Bryan Gerber, Jennifer Schmidt, Ann Carter, Jaime Carrera, Dannell Shu, Emma Barber, Kenna Cottman, Sally Rousse, Nic Lincoln, Amanda Hamp, Suzanne River, Diane Aldis, Sinem Sinan Goknur, Justin Jones, Sam Johnson, Rachael Bird, Galen David, Lynn Kathryn Andrews, Dylan Skybrook, Jeffry Lusiak, Roxane Wallace Patterson, Judith Brin Ingber, Wendy Morris, Kate McDonnell, Mathew Janczewski, Tamara Ober, Emilie Plauche Flink, Jennifer Mack, Rosy Simas Danse, Mandy Herrick, Diane Hellekson, Brinsley Davis, Hannah Kramer, Melissa Birch, অনন্যা চট্টোপাধ্যায়, Selene Carter, Kate Nordstrum, Leslie O'Neill, Maggie Bergeron, Sari Abelson, April Sellers, Chris Schlichting, Michele Steinwald, Tim Cameron, John Francis Bueche, Matt Guidry, Alejandra Cecilia Tobar-alatriz, Amanda Lovelee, Judith Howard, Kinetic Kitchen, Patrick Scully, Marcia Miquelon, Carl Flink, Renée Copeland, Jennifer Arave, Christopher D Lutter-gardella, Genevieve Bennett, Malia Burkhart, Becky Olson show more »