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Linda Austin Dance & Performance Works NorthWest
a once a month all levels workshop:
history in the making
dancing — talking — research
SECOND Sunday of each month 11am -3pm
@PWNW
4625 SE 67th Ave.
Portland, OR  97206

$15 a session
$65 series of any five sessions
$110 complete series
-limited partial scholarships or trades for PWNW work available-

I hope you join me in this experience–

a chance to engage with me and others in active research—disentangling, investigating and putting into physical practice individual strands from the tangled web of approaches to dance and performance that are twined into my being as a choreographer through 25 years of dance-making in New York, Mexico and Portland.

The workshop is a mixture of dancing, creation, discussion,and more dancing. We will look at historical sources (photos, books, video) that may include my work as well as others. Don’t worry–you will move! Guest artists such as Cydney WIlkes, Linda K. Johnson, and some cool surprises down the road.

email lindapaustin at mac dot com to register or ask any questions

Approaches/questions include
task as dance
dance as task
art | life interface
improvisation vs. “choreography”
prompts and scores to elicit solo and group choreography
the presence of the performer
contact improvisation
various body-based approaches (e.g Skinner Releasing)
Tuning Scores
music/dance collaborations
use of props/set/text/film/video
non-traditional spaces

Join us in discovering or rediscovering the contributions/influences of artists famous and not-so-famous such as
Anna Halprin Simon Forti Deborah Hay Yvonne Rainer Simone Forti Trisha Brown Steve Paxton Lisa Nelson Linda Montano Karen Nelson Jennifer Monson John Jasperse Scott Heron Cydney Wilkes Linda K. Johnson Sally Silvers Ishmael Houston Jones Stephanie Skura Yvonne Meier Cathy Weis John Zorn Guy Yarden Dancenoise