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.

NOTE: Martha Eddy Somatic Intensive is Full!

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Class Descriptions & Teacher Bios

Schedule

Registration

Performances

REGISTRATION
Payments must be made prior to arriving at classes. Pay online or postmark mail by 7/26/10. To pay at festival, come to Opening Night Registration at Velocity, Sunday 8/1 6:00-7:00pm; after Sunday, go to the registration center at Velocity 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
Velocity Dance Center . 1621 12th Avenue
West Hall . 915 E Pine St, 2nd floor
Broadway Performance Hall . 1625 Broadway

OPENING NIGHT! Sunday . August 1 . Velocity

Registration . 6:00-7:00 pm
Opening Circle . 7:00-8:00 pm
Jam . 8:00-10 pm

CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE PRACTICE
Daily . 7:30-8:30am (except Thursday and Sunday)
Velocity Dance Center, Kawasaki Studio
A three-part form: sitting meditation; personal warm-up; open movement space.
Free and open to the public.

CLOSING JAM/CIRCLE . Sunday . August 9
Velocity Dance Center, Founders Studio
Jam . 10am-1pm
Closing Circle . 1-2pm

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
All venues are wheelchair-accessible (please contact us for important details)

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 26, please contact us.

HOUSING
We'll assist you with finding housing for a nonrefundable $15 finders' fee; we must have your housing request by 7/1/10. Apply on registration form.

Dance Art Group 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.