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Workshop - Sara Shelton Mann/Moving Alchemy 2 ©
October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023
All Saturdays from 10:30-1:00
Joe Goode Annex, 401 Alabama St. SF, CA, 94110
$25-45 sliding scale / All 4 workshops $100

The focus in these classes will be on subtle energy and structure in reforming and re-evolving play. The workshops will include: chi cultivation which wakes up, strengthens, harmonizes the systems, and oxygenates the body/mind, scramble technique (skills that prep for the research of the day ) and the CONTENT: 8 directions, divine spine, weights and spaces, physical platform with touch explained in more detail below.

Everyone is welcome. The work follows the basics of Level I. If you have not studied with me – dive right in. I will incorporate what is important.

Moving Alchemy 2
Subtle Energy and Structure -
Chi Cultivation/ Divine Spine, Puzzles for performance and life

These workshops focus on the subtle body as a divining rod, anchoring into and through the body, tethering the mind, freeing the intuition and curiosity. We live in the body.The structure of the workshop will be: practice, followed by healing, writing or choreographic puzzles

1 practice - The 8 directions - Organizing the geometry of structure and the subtle flow of motion. application Clearing the Systems - through hands on or energetic hands on healing.

2 practice - Balancing weight and space - Tracking the volumes of the pelvic bowl, the thoracic container and the head – we will practice directional shifts and pathways of falling and ascending in sequence riding circles, figure eights and lei lines of space carrying the body as an eloquent container. application- Writing for Scenario. Watching movement and developing character through guided prompts we will use observation and pen to paper to engage the imagination muscles.

3 practice The Divine Spine, The Articulation of the Spine through the Chi Cultivation Exercises – we release blockages. We add hands on as support for directional shifts and surrendering into.

The relational dialogue between head, heart and pelvis – the ears open. Movement becomes motion floating and evolving as a spiral slowly spinning. application - Implied Direction - A touch score working with the breath directing the space and the tissue of the body as potential falling dominos, or birds in flight.

4 practice - Physical Platform - As a base – solo, duet and touch –we then engage the emotional body, energetic body, and spiritual bodies through the physical platform which is different than inhabiting a state. 3 bodies are a good start. Anchoring states through the physical/technical base of function we explore how the bodies change the nature of movement, rhythm, perception and experience. application - Balancing Fields - being in extraordinary reality.

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June 3-4
Workshop- Solo Neutral Follow
Saturday, June 3, 11am-2pm
Sunday, June 4, 12-3pm
@ the Joe Goode Annex 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE 5/19- email movingalchemy06@gmail.com to register

Are you in your body? Someone else’s? Or in the “in between”?

Solo Neutral Follow (SNF) is a basic study in creating radical space. It is ex- hilarating and takes 100% attention 100% of the time. It is a training of fo- cus and concentration and multidirectional attention. This process will free you from criticism and develop spontaneity and discipline that will take you to the mat of responsibility. It takes commitment and suspension of beliefs. It is also quite exhausting. You will sweat. You will find freedom. This work was developed from my years of watching performers practice one mode of dancing as a skill and go on automatic, expecting different results.

Day 1: Practice SNF
Day 2: Performance practice followed by a wonderful experiment indoors and outdoors

$80-150 For the weekend
50% off if you've taken this workshop at least twice before!!!
Contact Sara at 1saramann@gmail.com for further discount and to possibly assist the class if you are are very experienced with this work (taken at least 4 times)
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July 24-28
Workshop - Moving Alchemy 1 
MELT Festival - Movement Research in New York
INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE

August 2-6
Workshop - Moving Alchemy 2 
EDEN Studio 150.1, Breite Strasse 43, 13187 Berlin
INFO AND REGISTRATION HERE

This workshop focuses on the subtle body as a divining rod, anchoring into and through the body, tethering the mind, freeing the intuition and curiosity. We live in the body. Open to those who have participated in workshops with Sara before, and to those who are new but ready to dive into her work. Practices will include 8 directions/volumes of weight and space/the divine spine and implied direction/pouring states through the physical platform/trio work as the nuts and bolts of articulation - a slow dance. 

The workshop will begin each day with Chi Cultivation which wakes up, strengthens, and harmonizes the systems and oxygenates the body/mind. Sara Shelton Mann’s scramble technique follows - a series of practice exercises that prepares us for the research of the day. From there, we move into application: integration, questions and/or healing, writing, and choreographic puzzles. 

Please bring water, a notebook, and something to write with. This workshop is open to all levels and may reach a high level of physical intensity and focus, be prepared to sweat!

Aug 10-13
Performance - Full Moon within the Void 
Sara Shelton Mann, Jesse Zairtt, and Niall Jones in collaboration 
Dock 11 EDEN, Berlin
Tickets will be available through their website, coming soon.