PineCones with K.J. Holmes

Photo by K.J. Holmes

Overnight Event: July 16 (Friday) – July 17 (Saturday)

PineCones

All creations pass through a time of being in the dark. It is the time of dreams, illusions, and magic. This evening into the morning event will be a guided physical meditation into the chimerical nature of dance. We will end the day and begin a new one together as we shift our relationship to time and composing space, creating and entering a theater of our own design.

K.J. Holmes is an independent dance artist, singer, and actor exploring improvisation as process and performance since 1981. Her influences include Contact Improvisation, BMC®, Yoga, Authentic Movement, Release techniques, Martial Dance, world vocal studies, and contemporary dance and theater. She teaches and performs throughout the world and has collaborated with Simone Forti, Image Lab, and Steve Paxton, among many others. K.J. is a 1999 graduate of the School for Body-Mind Centering® and has a private practice in Dynamic Alignment and Re-integration in Brooklyn, NY, where she lives. She is adjunct faculty at NYU/Experimental Theater Wing, and continues to teach through Movement Research. She finished a two-year acting training in the Sanford Meisner technique at the William Esper Studio in NYC in 2009, and is currently developing an evening length piece This is where we are (or take arms against a sea of troubles), which looks at where linguistics and the body meet.

This workshop is a part of the SEEDS Festival. In addition to the workshop, you are invited to attend evening performances, discussions, jams, and films during the timeframe of your workshop. You are also welcome to register for other SEEDS workshops (see the Schedule) and to participate in the Saturday Community Day.