MELT Intensives are a series of daily workshops in technique, somatics, improvisation, composition and other areas offered each summer (5 weeks) and winter (3 weeks).Taught by Movement Research’s internationally recognized faculty as well as acclaimed guest artists, these workshops provide students with the unique opportunity to engage with some of the most highly regarded an innovative artists in the field of dance today.

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For Summer 2013: Week One is July 8-12, Week 2 is July 15-19, Week 3 is July 22-26, Week 4 is July 29 - August 2, Week 5 is August 5-9.

week one
RoseAnne Spradlin (Deepening Technique, Explorations in Body-Mind Centering®) 10:00 am-12:00 pm $120
Jeremy Nelson (Technique) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm $120
Donna Uchizono (Making Dances: Using dance as the question and answer) 3:30 pm-6:00 pm $135
week two
Irene Dowd (Spirals) 10:00 am-12:00 pm $120
Juliette Mapp (Technique) 10:00 am-12:00 pm $120
K.J. Holmes (Contact Improvisation Practices) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm $120
Dean Moss (for bodies and other stuff...) 3:30 pm-6:00 pm $135
Joe Levasseur (LD4D - Lighting Design for Dance) 6:30 pm-10:00 pm
Joe Levasseur (LD4D - Lighting Design for Dance) 5:30 pm-9:30 pm
Joe Levasseur (LD4D - Lighting Design for Dance) 10:00 am-5:00 pm
week three
Shelley Senter (The Alexander Technique: A Critical Practice) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm $120
Tere O'Connor (Choreographic Thinking) 3:30 pm-6:00 pm $135
David Thomson (Technique) 10:00 am-12:00 pm $120
week four
Vicky Shick (Technique) 10:00 am-12:00 pm $120
Jennifer Monson (Systems/Scores: practice/process) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm $120
DD Dorvillier (Touch Move Talk Write) 3:30 pm-6:00 pm $135
week five
Barbara Mahler (A Re-Education – Klein Technique (TM)) 1:00 pm-3:00 pm $120
Jodi Melnick (Dancing or Trip The Light Fantastic) 10:00 am-12:00 pm $120
Neil Greenberg (Dance Making Strategies) 3:30 pm-6:00 pm $135

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  • Festival
    May 24, 1:30pm
    Body Sound
    Workshop with Samita Sinha and Kota Yamazaki
  • Festival
    May 24, 7:30pm
    In My House
    Co-Presented with Roulette
  • Festival
    May 25, 12:00pm
    Still Sounding, Still Standing
    Co-Facilitated with First Street Green at First Park
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