Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation
17th annual SFDI! August 1-8, 2010
CLASSES . PERFORMANCES . JAMS . DISCUSSIONS
Intensives with Martha Eddy, Miguel Gutierrez, K.J. Holmes, Susan Rethorst
Classes with Cathie Caraker, Karl Frost, Louis Gervais, Aiko Kinoshita, Vitali Kononov, Michal Lahav, Rachael Lincoln, Nina Martin, Bebe Miller, KT Niehoff, Haruko Nishimura, Aaron Swartzman, Christian Swenson and Alia Swersky.
5-Class Intensives: Benoit Lachambre . Daniel Lepkoff . Nita Little
4-Class Somatic Intensive: Susan Schell
Plus classes with Delia Brett . Maureen Freehill . Margit Galanter . Alicia Grayson . Cyrus Khambatta . Aiko Kinoshita . Tonya Lockyer . Jack Magai . Karen Schaffman . Stephanie Skura . Gretchen Spiro . Brad Stoller . Alia Swersky
(Schedule subject to change.)
Click here to download the 2009 SFDI brochure. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
If you want a printed brochure or have a question, send us a message.
For information online, click the following links:
:: Updated Schedule
:: Class Descriptions & Teacher Bios
:: Registration by mail or online
:: Performances
:: Daniel Lepkoff Lecture/Video Screening
:: SFDI Map
REGISTRATION
Payments must be made prior to arriving at classes. Pay online or postmark mail by 7/28/09. To pay at festival, come to Opening Night Registration at West Hall, Sunday 8/2 6:30-7:30pm; after Sunday, go to Studio-Current, the registration center, prior to attending class. Single-class cards available only at festival. We cannot accept credit cards at the festival.
WORK/STUDY
Work/study is available; download the application here.
VENUES
Studio-Current . 1417 10th Ave #C
Century Ballroom & West Hall . 915 E Pine St, 2nd floor
HaLo . 500 E Pike St, 2nd floor (not wheelchair accessible)
Broadway Performance Hall . 1625 Broadway
OPENING NIGHT! Sunday . August 2
Registration . 6:30-7:30 pm . West Hall
Opening Circle . 7:30-8:30 pm . West Hall
Jam . 8:30-10 pm . West Hall
CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE PRACTICE
Daily . 7:30-8:30am (except Thursday and Sunday)
Studio-Current
A three-part form: sitting meditation; personal warm-up;
open movement space.
Free and open to the public.
VIDEO SCREENING & LECTURE WITH DANIEL LEPKOFF: "Physical Dialogues ~ making dance performance from the process of living movement"
Thursday 7-10pm . Studio-Current
A scan of performance work from 1972-1999 traces the development of a seminal idea that fueled the creation of "Contact Improvisation," "Release Technique" & the "Improvisation Festival," & underlies much of what we see today in dance. Q & A follows.
CLOSING JAM/CIRCLE . Sunday . August 9
Jam . 10am-1pm
Closing Circle . 1-2pm
HaLo
SCHEDULE DETAILS
- Schedule subject to change
- Classes mixed-level unless otherwise specified
- Classes filled on 1st-come, 1st-served basis
- Latecomers will not be admitted to classes
- No drop-ins to Intensive classes
- Single classes $25 on a space-available basis; no advance sign-up for single classes
- Classes and events are wheelchair-accessible except for HaLo
CONFIRMATION
You will receive e-mail confirmation of your registration, containing important information and updates. If you do not receive confirmation within one month of sending your registration or by July 22, please contact us.
HOUSING
We'll assist you with finding housing for a nonrefundable $15 finders' fee; we must have your housing request by 7/6/09. Apply on registration form.
SFDI Organizers/DAG Co-Artistic Directors:
Lila Hurwitz, Kathryn Padberg, Alia Swersky, Rosa Vissers
SFDI is produced by DAG (Dance Art Group), which is supported in part by 4Culture and the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs.