How do we give authority to our personal curiosities as well as increase our alertness to our relationships with a larger world. We will draw from our experience gained through Somatics, Technique, and Contact Improvisation, to inform our ability to make clear choices. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between sensation and thought. What does the body/ mind have to say at the juncture of decision making.

We will seek to illuminate and refine our personal proficiencies and develop our attention to qualities of movement. Because there has always been such a diverse group of participants we will be offering multiple levels of technique to challenge every student.

"The pioneers of Somatics introduced to the West an alternative vision of health and the body, which emphasizes an intimate integrity of movement, anatomical structure, intelligence and spiritual consciousness. These teachers encouraged respect for lived experience and the wisdom that can be found through "attending to" rather than "conquering" or "controlling" life processes." -Don Hanlon Johnson The material offered will be an integration of research into the interface between somatic modalities like Body-Mind Centering, Alexander Technique, and the Feldenkrais Method with dancing practices.

Premeditative thought allows us to pursue complex design. We will use multiple methods of creative exploration to cultivate vision and then frame an experience with certain compositional tools in mind.

Whether building conditions for an experience or connecting to the properties of our surroundings, we look to take responsibility for our relationship with our environment. This summer, we will question the roles of spectator and figure, figure and object, figure and ground.

At the end of the two weeks, the students will have an opportunity to perform in a formal show that seeks to challenge the traditional format of the performance space. The creative process will be guided by the faculty. In addition the students will be able to develop solo or group work.

Contact Improvisation is about becoming a conscious mover while creating partnership with yourself, gravity, and other dancers. Our time will be spent developing basic skills of the form, then using the form as a tool to explore larger questions of relationship.