Contact Improv in Paradise!
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
January 6-13, 2008
with Mark "Moti" Zemelman
assisted by Brando (Aaron Brandes)
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
January 6-13, 2008
with Mark "Moti" Zemelman
assisted by Brando (Aaron Brandes)
"This really is contact in paradise! Contact of bodies, spirits, nature, water, love, deep connections. Thank you."
- Chrissi Von Renesse, '07Participant
Come join internationally known dance teacher, Mark "Moti" Zemelman, and Brando at the extraordinary Villa Sumaya Retreat Center on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.Dance, swim, and hike in heaven on earth. Enjoy daily Contact Improv classes and evening dance jams with live music, as well as opportunities to boat across the lake to traditional Mayan villages to experience Guatemala's rich indigenous culture. This time we'll be spending two of our days dancing and volunteering with La Cambalacha, an indigenous youth arts program, who we had a wonderful connection with last year.
Villa Sumaya's 1000square foot dance/yoga studio boasts a lake front location, full panoramic view, hardwood floor, glass pyramid sky light and cascading garden waterfalls. The sublime retreat is a thatch roofed complex, with comfortable rooms,spacious gardens, restaurant/bar, book/video library, hot tub, and sauna, all hidden in the natural surroundings of this beautiful setting.
Villa Sumaya's 1000square foot dance/yoga studio boasts a lake front location, full panoramic view, hardwood floor, glass pyramid sky light and cascading garden waterfalls. The sublime retreat is a thatch roofed complex, with comfortable rooms,spacious gardens, restaurant/bar, book/video library, hot tub, and sauna, all hidden in the natural surroundings of this beautiful setting.
Week long Contact Improv intensive: Daily C.I. classes, evening jams with live music...
1000 Square ft. hardwood floor dance studio overlooking the lake and surrounding volcanoes...
Engage in a volunteer component with La Cambalacha, an indigenous youth arts program...
Day trips and hikes to Mayan Villages and markets.
Relax and swim on the shores of Lake Atitlan...
Enjoy Gourmet Guatemalan cuisine!
1000 Square ft. hardwood floor dance studio overlooking the lake and surrounding volcanoes...
Engage in a volunteer component with La Cambalacha, an indigenous youth arts program...
Day trips and hikes to Mayan Villages and markets.
Relax and swim on the shores of Lake Atitlan...
Enjoy Gourmet Guatemalan cuisine!
| Room/Board: | |
| Shared room (2-3 person) | $390 |
| Single room | $540 |
| Camping | $250 |
| Workshop Fee: | |
| Before November 1 | $290 |
| Before December 1 | $340 |
| After December 1 | $390 |
Registration Form: www.contactimprov.com/registrationform
Or call 413 231-4623
Contact Improvisation is a partner dance form with safe touch as the foundation for connecting with others in a playful intimate way. Through the physical principles of touch, momentum, and weight sharing, this movement practice explores the skills of falling, rolling, counterbalance, lifting using minimal effort, centering and breathing techniques, and responsiveness to our partners and surroundings. Together we create a safe space to explore these skills and let our curiosity and joy lead the dance. *There is a sweet surrendering that happens when our bodies stay faithful to what is happening now, and now... and NOW! In my classes participants learn to recognize and differentiate the subtle impulses in our choices and our partner's choices. We begin to decipher the cues that we give and receive which tell us when to lead or follow,where to touch, how to lift, when to slow down, and when to be still.Learn to stay in integrity with each choice, never forcing, never rushing. When Body, Mind, and Spirit are united in their instinctive wisdom we find our-selves at home in every moment expressing our true nature.
"Brando" Aaron Brandes has been teaching and studying movement practices for over ten years. He has taught and performed contact improvisation throughout Europe and was a teacher in residence in Guatemala. He lived at Earthdance for six months and has trained with many of the prominent teachers of the form.Brando received his Masters Degree in Education from Smith College(Northampton, MA) and is a theater educator at Enchanted Circle Theater (Holyoke, MA). He is also a nationally certified yoga instructor.
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