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Photo of performers with a green parachute. They lift it into the air as it bellows. The sky is grey and they are dressed in bright colors. Image courtesy of the artist and DiverseWorks.
ID: Photo of performers with a green parachute. They lift it into the air as it bellows. The sky is grey and they are dressed in bright colors. Image courtesy of the artist and DiverseWorks.

Sourcing our experiential understanding of form and interpretation, this workshop holds time and space for listening and responding with dance and embodied sound. We will warm up and delve into sequences of movement that references dialects and techniques rooted in flight, Jazz, “modern” dance, and somatic lineages. We will move and improvise guided by imagery and poetics. And we will learn phrase material that references lessons and recipes sourced from Black people who mother.

You will be asked to:
Take care of yourself
Rest
Move
Write/Draw/Speak

What to expect:
Lush imagery to support movement and stillness.
A space to take care of yourself in order to be in collective practice with others.
Improvisation and choreographic recipes.
Space and time to listen and respond.
Solo practice and group practice.

Accessibility Notes

  • This workshop includes auditive guidance.
  • This workshop includes high intensity, moving, or flashing lights.

To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, MELT Jasmine Hearn” 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 Jasmine Hearn.”

Register for this workshop

In-Person

    $185

    Select a price within the Sliding Scale range

    Location

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

    • Get the Green - IRT Lexington Avenue Line numbers: 6 to Astor Place
    • Get the Light slate gray - BMT Canarsie Line numbers: L to 1st Avenue
    • Get the Orange - IND Sixth Avenue Line numbers: F to 2nd Avenue

    Artists

    Jasmine Hearn

    Jasmine Hearn

    Jasmine Hearn, born and raised on occupied lands now known as Houston, TX, studied dance and sound with a multitude of teachers, including their sister, cousins, aunties, instructors, and friends at family events, church, and class at the Houston Metropolitan Dance Center.

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