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June 27th - July 1st — Body Weather Workshop with Frank Van de Ven (Body Weather Amsterdam)
*Admission is $15 per class or $100 for the week.

Schedule:
Day 1 ~ Tuesday, 6/27
4:00-8:00pm — An Introduction to Min Tanaka’s Body Weather Laboratory

Day 2 ~ Wednesday, 6/28
10:00am-12:30pm — M/B (Mind/Body, Muscles/Bones) and Manipulations
1:30-4:00pm — Laboratory

Day 3 ~ Thursday, 6/29
10:00am-12:30pm — M/B (Mind/Body, Muscles/Bones) and Manipulations
1:30-4:00pm — Laboratory

Day 4 ~ Friday, 6/30
10:00am-12:30pm — M/B (Mind/Body, Muscles/Bones) and Manipulations
1:30-4:00pm — Laboratory

Day 5 ~ Saturday, 7/1
10:00am-12:30pm — M/B (Mind/Body, Muscles/Bones) and Manipulations
1:30-4:00pm — Laboratory
5:00pm — Open House with Frank van de Ven & Workshop Participants *FREE*

Description:
Body Weather is a comprehensive training and performance practice that investigates the intersections of bodies and their environments. Bodies are conceived not as fixed and separate entities but as constantly changing - just like the weather. Weather is seen as a complex system of forces and influences coursing through and beyond bodies and the world.

This introductory workshop proposes a re-examination of the habitual body and it's accompanying mental structures as well as an exploration of 'Presence' on stage. As a training, Body Weather is of relevance to anyone interested in exploring the moving body and mind and can be aligned to various dance and theatre practices.

The daily training-routine consists of:
- ‘MB’ (mind/body, muscles/bones) An energetic, dynamic and rhythmic movement work-out that observes the kinesthetic sensitivity and co-ordination potential of the body-in-motion while developing strength, endurance, flexibility and grounding.
- ‘Manipulations’ Structured and paced work with partners, concerned with breathing, stretching, alignment and the notion of ‘relaxation’.
- ‘Laboratory’ A wide forum of explorations including work on segmentation, different speeds within the body and the notion of time, sensory investigation, spatial awareness inside and outside the body, image-to-movement work.
Emphasis is given on observation and feedback as a means to objectify experience and to sharpen and articulate the perception of bodies.

The term & philosophical basis for Body Weather was founded in the early 1980's by dancer Min Tanaka and further developed by Laboratories worldwide. van de Ven was a member of Min Tanaka’s Maijuku Performance Company in Japan, from 1983-1991. Since 1993 he co-leads Body Weather Amsterdam, a platform for training and performance.

Location / Venue

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