New Year Jam - Tango Release session on friday the 1st of January 2010 3-6 pm

the jam starts on wed 30th dec 2009 and ends on the 1st of january 2010!
find more info in this link:

http://contactimprovisation.co.uk/list_lon_ev_15.htm

Tango Release: sunday 6th September- 4th of October- 1st November - 6th December 2009

'Harmonizing' will be the theme for the Autumn sessions, working on and developing the harmonizing of concepts such as lines, crosses, circles, spirals (inspired by my recent visit to Richard Long exhibition at Tate Britain)
http://www.richardlong.org



other inspirations comes from 'harmonizing' different styles. here is a brief tango by AKRAM KHAN and SYLVIE GUILLEM as they explore the dynamics and language of two great classical dance forms, kathak and ballet:



and from the work of one of the pioneers of dance fusion Shobana Jeyasingh, here with her Dance Company in 'Faultline' (i saw this live last week: a-m-a-z-i-n-g!)

Autumn Intensive Workshop: sunday 18th of October 2009

2-3.30 Introduction to Tango Argentino Fundamentals with Adriana Pegorer
3.30-4 Practise time

4-5.30 Introduction to Release based techniques and Contact Improvisation Principles with Adriana Pegorer
5.30-6 Practise time

What is Tango Release? How can we create a fusion with different styles? What are the departure points? These sessions aims to answers some of those questions and hopefully, create new ones....

£10 each or £18 both (conc's/independent artists: £8/£16)

@ Research Studio, Siobhan Davies Studios, 85 St George's Rd London SE1 6ER

info: 07974 619570 info@adagioconbrio.co.uk

i feel those two videos represent, somewhat unified, some of what I intend as 'Tango Release'

Tango Release session at the Bristol National Jam

saturday 3rd of October, 2-4 pm
www.contactdance.co.uk

Tango Release: sunday 2nd of August 2009

2-3.30 pm - Class with Adriana Pegorer
'Engaging the spine' -part 2-
engaging the spine through the use of arms and legs! Transferring to embrace and partnered walk.

15.30-18.00- Practica/Jam

last session clip:

Tango Release: sunday 5th of July 2009

2-3.30 pm - Class with Adriana Pegorer
'Engaging the spine' -part 1-
engaging the spine through the use of the head, rib cage, pelvis.
As there is a lot to cover this session will run in two parts

15.30-18.00- Practica/Jam



view last month class extract's:

Tango Release: sunday 7th of June 2009

After the spring sessions on 'negotiating', we start the summer with the theme of 'engaging'.
2-3.30 pm - Class with Adriana Pegorer
'Engaging the senses'

The departure point will be the physiology of touch, engaging with the skin, the muscles, the bones: what kind of responses arise and how could those trigger and develop into partnered movement?

15.30-18.00- Practica/Jam

view last month class extracts in this video:

>> Spring Intensive Workshop: saturday 30th of May 2009

2-6 pm @ Research Studio, Siobhan Davies Studios (see left for direction)
with Adriana Pegorer
Ideal if you have missed some sunday sessions, would like an intensive introduction or simply enjoy explore partnered movement! Relevant for other social dances (Salsa, Ballroom, Lambada, Jive, Rock'n roll, Swing, Lindy Hop, etc) to develop skills in body awareness and improvisation.

£30 (conc's/independent artists: £24)
Limited number. To reserve your participation please write to: adriana@adagioconbrio.co.uk
Some bursary spaces available for keen enthusiasts. Please send short statement of interest (250 words max)

An inspiring Tango challenging.... gravity!


Steve Paxton, originator of Contact Improvisation, talks about the development of the form.
I try to use some of those principles to shift the perpendicularity of Tango into diagonals, in order to develop a spherical dialogue. In this way it is possibile to challenge gravity (even if momentarily!) and open new possibilities for partnered movement.

Tango Release: sunday 3rd May 2009

2-3.30 pm - Class with Adriana Pegorer
'negotiating ganchos (hooks) for changes of directions'

Adriana is interested in the inter-waving of dance forms. She draws from principles of Contact Improvisation, Skinner releasing techinque, BMC, Feldenkrais, Aikido and Butoh, that she studied with Kirstie Simson, Rick Nodine, KJHomes, Thomas Kampe, Jackie Adkins, Gaby Agis, Kate Brown, Sasha Roubicek, Giovanni Felicioni, Scott Smith, Masaki Iwana amongst others.
In Tango she started in 1996 with Alison Vale and Paul and Michiko amongst others and her main influences are Carlos Gavito and Pablo Veron.

last month extracts:



3.30-6 pm - Practica/Jam:
time to practice, observe, experiment, exchange, socialize...

Tango Release: sunday 5th of April 2009

14.00-15.30 - Class with Adriana Pegorer:

'negotiating resistance & reaction'

After a short revision of last month theme on support & release, we will experiment on how to create an engaging. equal and open dialogue with the partner using resistance and reaction.

a short clip from last month class:



15.30-18.00 - Practica/Jam:

time to practice, observe, experiment, exchange, socialize and dance, dance, dance!

Tango Release: sunday 1st March 2009

14.00-15.30 - Class with Adriana Pegorer:

'negotiating support & release'

Please view this inspiring clip (sorry, embedding was disabled) with Piazzolla describing how the bandoneon 'functions'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDBv64cs0mM

I will relate to these ideas in the class, on how oppositions can co-exist harmonically in particular with the displacement of the traditional embrace. Also: how much effort is needed for support and/or release?

15.30-18.00- Practica/Jam:
time to practice, observe, experiment, exchange, socialize and dance, dance, dance!

Tango Release: sunday 1st February 2009

14.00-15.30 - Class with Adriana Pegorer:

'negotiating weight shifts in a partnered walk'




15.30-18.00 - Practica/Jam:
time to practice, observe, experiment, exchange, socialize and dance, dance, dance!


Music by Yan White:
Yan is a multi-instrumental musician whose work has been featured on National Geographic Channel, Organ Radio, Otaku Magazine and on Resonance FM. He has produced music for Etta Ermini Dance Theatre, played at CI jams at Moving East and has an ongoing involvement with Newington Dance Space and Butoh.After playing guitar and drums in post-rock bands for the last few years, he is now studying Sonic Arts at LCC and focusing on live looping, generative/chance systems and electronics.
More info can be found at:
http://www.yanwhite.com/music-dance-theatre.php