ADF 2024 Workshops
All workshops meet 7:45-9:15pm. $20-$40. No ADF registration is required to attend. All are welcome!
Week A Workshops
Wednesday, July 31: Circus as a Verb and Its Relationship to Aerial Dance – Workshop (All levels) with Issac Endo
Contemporary circus inhabits a genre notoriously slippery to define. Is it dance? Is it theatre? Is it art? It is all of those and an underlying curiosity runs through it that would be unique to the form, except this curiosity is also core to the philosophy of Aerial Dance. What is contemporary circus? What is aerial dance? Why were the terms separated and what might make them similar? Through conversation, demonstration, and participation, we will illustrate the curiosity that drives them both. Non-strenuous movement participation, recommended bring a laptop/tablet/phone and clothes for moving
Thursday, August 1: Choreographic Games – Workshop (All levels) with Issac Endo
Building upon, but not requiring attendance of the Circus as a Verb workshop, we will focus on a range of choreographic games. These games foster the curiosity central to Contemporary Circusing and Aerial Dance. Through participatory structures, we’ll explore the potential that curiosity fosters. Non-strenuous movement participation, recommended: bring a laptop/tablet/phone and clothes for moving
Week B Workshops
Monday, August 5 and Tuesday, August 6: Attention Please! A Performer’s Guide to Captivating Your Audience – TWO PART WORKSHOP with Veronica Blair
Capturing and maintaining the audience’s attention is essential for a memorable performance. Attention Please! is tailor-made for performers who aim to hold their audience’s interest from the moment they step onto the stage until they take their final bow. In this workshop, participants will acquire practical techniques to deeply and meaningfully engage their audience. The program includes an introduction to simple hypnosis techniques, performance exercises, and creative exploration with props and aerial apparatus. This workshop promises a unique and dynamic experience for performing artists eager to make a lasting impact on their audience.
Wednesday, August 7: House Dance Foundations (All Levels) with Shinobi Jaxx
Come learn house dance foundations, including a brief history and background of this underground movement. As a participant you will find freedom of expression through rhythmic footwork sequences, dynamic movement exploration and improvisation/freestyle. Driven by a mixture of electronic, disco, funk and soul grooves and soundscapes, this class will have you sweating while bringing you release and joy. Bring loose fitted dance wear and clean sneakers. Water and notebook.
Thursday, August 8: Sensual Chair Dance (All levels) with Midnite Townsend
Pull up a chair and learn a sassy little routine with both femme and masculine movement offerings. As aerialists we sometimes feel lost when we’re grounded, but Chair dancing can be a unique way to get airborne without any aerial apparatus. Explore basic floorwork and chair tricks that are sure to spice up any choreography, class, or bedroom! Midnite is Miss Exotic World Queen of Burlesque 2014 and strives to provide a safer, welcoming space to come as you are and laugh along the way! This sultry seated journey is for all levels and experiences. Get ready to play, get silly, and werk it out! Suggestion to bring your own chair (something sturdy with a back and no arms) –
