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Two male dancers wearing sneakers and white practice clothes with writing and drawings in black charcoal grapple on a grey floor. Photo by Hans Peter Ibaghino.
ID: Two male dancers wearing sneakers and white practice clothes with writing and drawings in black charcoal grapple on a grey floor. Photo by Hans Peter Ibaghino.

In creating improvised movement work, either in solos or groups, it’s important to allow oneself to be curious and to go places that may not be familiar. Finding ways to explore this safely is key. Mistakes are opportunities for learning. Challenging oneself while at the same time prioritizing care, (of oneself and of a group,) can lead to exciting and unexpected discoveries. We will use Improvisation Techniques into creative art making.

What to expect:
We will be working in groups and solos, using improvisation to create short movement and language pieces.

Accessibility Notes

  • This workshop includes auditive guidance.
  • This workshop includes printed materials.

To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, MELT Ishmael Houston-Jones” at least three (3) weeks prior to the first date of the workshop.

For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “MELT Ishmael Houston-Jones.”

Register for this workshop

In-Person

    $225

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    Location

    MR, 122CC – Ninth Street Studio
    150 1st Avenue
    New York, NY 10009

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    Artists

    Ishmael Houston-Jones

    Ishmael Houston-Jones

    Ishmael Houston-Jones is a choreographer, author, performer, teacher, and curator whose improvised dance and text work has been performed world-wide. In 1984 Houston-Jones and Fred Holland shared a New York Dance and Performance “Bessie Award” for their Cowboys, Dreams and Ladders.

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