OCTOBER 26th - 29th: VIEWPOINTS '22 MASTER CLASS SERIES
AMP is hosting a series of 5 master classes that engages Twin Cities dance artists as part of the ViewPoints '22 Performance. Each of the 5 ViewPoints '22 Choreographers will lead a master class the week of the show, highlighting and bringing together the depth and variety the Twin Cities contemporary dance scene has to offer. Have 5 distinct movement experiences with a welcoming community and move on the Southern Theater's stage!
Master Class Schedule:
10/26 - Wednesday 10-11:30am - Noelle Awadallah, Body Watani
10/27 - Thursday 10-11:30am - Rachel Lieberman
10/28 - Friday 10-11:30am - Joanna Lees
10/29 - Saturday 10 - 11:30am - Nieya Amezquita
10/29 - Saturday 11:45am-1:15pm - Alexandra Bodnarchuk
10/26 - Wednesday 10-11:30am - Noelle Awadallah, Body Watani
10/27 - Thursday 10-11:30am - Rachel Lieberman
10/28 - Friday 10-11:30am - Joanna Lees
10/29 - Saturday 10 - 11:30am - Nieya Amezquita
10/29 - Saturday 11:45am-1:15pm - Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Rates - Take More Classes + Save $
1 Single Master Class - $18
2 Master Classes - $32 ($16/class)
3 Master Classes - $45 ($15/class)
5 Master Classes - $65 ($13/class)
Pre-registration + payment preferred.
Cash, Venmo, Credit Card, and Check accepted at the door (recommend you arrive 10 minutes prior to class time if you are not pre-registered).
1 Single Master Class - $18
2 Master Classes - $32 ($16/class)
3 Master Classes - $45 ($15/class)
5 Master Classes - $65 ($13/class)
Pre-registration + payment preferred.
Cash, Venmo, Credit Card, and Check accepted at the door (recommend you arrive 10 minutes prior to class time if you are not pre-registered).
Pre-registration highly encouraged. If class size needs to be limited, priority will be given to those who have pre-registered.
Masks required. Asynchronous virtual online on demand option is available (must pre-register by 9am the day of the workshop).
Masks required. Asynchronous virtual online on demand option is available (must pre-register by 9am the day of the workshop).
ABOUT THE CLASSES
Noelle Awadallah, Body Watani
Wednesday, Oct. 26th - 10:00-11:30am
Body Watani (watani means homeland in Arabic) is both an improvisational movement practice and an emerging contemporary dance form developed by Leila Awadallah, in collaboration with Noelle Awadallah, Palestinian American dancers. The practice is a container with soft edges where improvisational research guides practitioners into their personal ‘body watani’ through spending time with ancestries, contemplating our complex relations to land / water / home, and activating embodied memories into one's own dancing. Body Watani also manifests as a contemporary form with roots in dances of Arabic / *SWANA / Mediterranean lands through specific movement techniques, music of the region, and cultural / political content to engage with that deepens our relation to Body Watani’s context. *SWANA : South West Asia North Africa. Photo by Erica Ticknor.
Rachel Lieberman
Thursday, Oct. 27th - 10:00-11:30am
As a guest choreographer with Alternative Motion Project this Fall, Rachel has been swan-diving into a silly and sentimental world of birds to explore themes around home, home-land, and migration. Drawing from this world cultivated in rehearsals with the AMP cast, this class will offer a guided improvisatory warm-up, some more rigorous technical on-the floor and across-the-floor work focused on fostering ease and riding momentum, and an exploration of a phrase from 'Flight', Rachel's ViewPoints '22 piece.
Joanna Lees, AMP Artistic Director
Friday, Oct. 28th - 10:00-11:30am
Move BIG, sweat and play in an energizing atmosphere supported by pop hits in this Contemporary Movement Practice. Participants will build awareness + explore expansive possibilities within their own individuality and identities. Through improvised + structured movement vocabulary, participants will be encouraged to research freedom, 3-D expansion, mobility, rigor, presence, + agency in choice-making + empowerment with each individual's own unique body.
Curiosity // Connection// Community // Choice // Change
Nieya Amezquita
Saturday, Oct. 29th - 10:00-11:30am
Nieya's contemporary class will be a mix of various techniques such as Limón, Horton and Graham. We will explore the use of momentum and connecting breath with movement and also dive into different ways of trusting the body in combinations, floorwork and improv. Come move and groove with us!
Alexandra Bodnarchuk
Saturday, Oct. 29th - 11:45am - 1:15pm
Class will begin with a full body wake up before moving into expansive movement. Students will be guided through articulate exercises, and end class learning a phrase that invites them to explore their full range of movement from big to small.
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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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