Happy New Year of the Dragon!

2012 is year of the water dragon!

Learn more about year of the dragon: http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2012/01/portlands_chinese_community_ce.html

Upcoming movement arts events (to be updated)…

Seattle, WA

Feb. 24-27, 2012: International Winter Aikido Seminar, co-hosted by PugetSound Aikikai in Seattle WA and  North Vancouver Aikikai in Vancouver, BC. Aikido instructors: Peter Bernath Shihan, 7th Dan, and Penny Bernath Sensei, 6th Dan, Chief Instructor and Senior Instructor at Florida Aikikai, Fort Lauderdale will teach February 24–25, 2012, Friday and Saturday at Puget Sound Aikikai, Seattle WA. Training then continues February 26–27, Sunday and Monday, at North Vancouver Aikikai, about three hours from Seattle. Learn more: http://www.pugetsoundaikikai.org/events.html

Portland, OR

February 29: BodyVox fans are all invited to a special free musical program on Wednesday evening, February 29, part of a series created by our colleague pianist Bill Crane. “La bouboisie dans la ville des roses” is the fifth of seven recitals in “Jubal Sighed: seven concerts in a week to mark a Portland artist’s 60th birthday,” is free of charge, lasts an hour without intermission, and starts at 6:00 p.m. Featured artists include our own Daniel Kirk and Eric Skinner, plus hoola-hoop masters, and Sage Ricci, tattoo artist. Music of Francois Couperin, John Cage, and Johann Sebastian Bach via a Brahms transcription undergird some pretty wild carryings-on for piano, prepared piano, toy piano, and harpsichord. NOTE: This program is not suitable for children nor the faint of heart.

Aurora, OR

March 3: Experience the balance lab as half-day workshop on Saturday March 3, 2012 at Aurora Movement and Healing Arts Center, 14936 3rd Street NE, Aurora, OR 97002. Details: 1:30pm – 5:30pm, Saturday March 3, $60 fee. Wear loose fitting clothes and be prepared to study barefoot. The studio has a hardwood floor. Presented by Suzane Van Amburgh. To register, contact the center at 503-307-7043, MovementAndHealingArts@gmail.com

Beaverton, OR

March 10-11, 2012:  Tai Chi Retreats with Machiko Shirai  at LifeQual, Center for Health and Healing, Beaverton Oregon.  Machiko Shirai, author of Everyday 10 Minutes, and gold medalist in Tai Chi, will be teaching how to balance your body and mind through Tai Chi and Qi Gong. 24 Simplified Yang Style Tai Chi and Medical Qi Gong will be taught. No experience needed! $250 for full retreat including vegetarian lunch on both days. $190 for full retreat including vegetarian lunch on both days if registered by February 14th! For more information contact Kumiko Shirai kumiko@lifequalcenter.com or (503) 567-8289.

Body Worlds ~ Let’s Go!

Body Worlds exhibit

Field Trip!   Gather up family and friends – we’re visiting  “Body Worlds and the Brain” at OMSI in Portland Oregon on Sunday January 22, 2012. 

Wouldn’t it be fun to go see the Body Worlds exhibit with a bunch of people who study movement? Martial artists, dancers, Feldies, yogis – come one come all.

The focus of this exhibit is on the brain, and if you haven’t seen a Body World’s exhibit before, it’s a very interesting and fascinating way to observe the human body, a unique experience. Here is a brief description and a link for those of you who are not familiar with the exhibit:

“Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS & The Brain

includes more than 200 authentic human specimens and highlights neuroscience, brain development and performance. Through respectful, aesthetic displays, this all-new exhibition invites intensive study and profound reflection on the power, beauty, and fragility of the human body”

http://www.omsi.edu/bodyworlds

The deadline for discounted tickets has passed but you can still come with us!

 Here’s what to do…

1. Contact OMSI directly to reserve your tickets and request the designated date and time  of January 22, 10am. Then meet up with us on-site at OMSI.

 

2. Send an email to spacetomoveevent@gmail.com Tell us you want to go to Body Worlds with Space To Move!

This trip is organized by Suzane Van Amburgh of Space To Move & Multnomah Aikikai.

Fall into Movement Arts: classes and performances

Movement Arts events in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia Canada. Fall 2011

Portland, Oregon:

Sep 30- Oct 2, 2011: Portland Juggling Festival! Workshops and performances at Reed College, Portland OR. Hosted by Portland Jugglers.org. Festival website:  http://www.portlandjugglers.org/festival2011

Oct 1st: Juggling Festival’s extravaganza performance, 7pm, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College Campus, Portland Oregon. Details and tickets: http://portlandjugglers.org/node/136

Oct 3: Qi Gong, Monday 6:30pm class series begins. “One Thousand Hands Buddha” form is done seated. It combines graceful arm movements and hand mudras with quiet breathing. Held at Cypress Beauty and Wellness: http://nourishingmedicine.com/services/qi-gong-meditation-classes/

Oct 14-15: New Now Wow! Dance performance. Northwest Dance Project presents new work from  Didy Veldman (Netherlands),  one of the hottest names in European dance; Noam Gagnon (Canada),  co-founder of the world-renowned The Holy Body Tattoo; Pedro Dias (Portugal),  2011 Pretty Creatives choreographic residency winner. Information and tickets: http://www.nwpdp.com/shows.html

Oct 15-16: Aikido seminar with Frank Doran Sensei at Aikido Northwest: http://www.ai-ki-do.org/

Oct 16, Nov 20, Dec 18 (third Sundays): Vital Human is a monthly Community Clinic to introduce the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education. Low-fee individual sessions offered, held in NE Portland, third Sunday of each month. Learn more at http://www.vitalhuman.org/ Also see: http://wp.me/PlSfg-2r

October 2011: New dance class series at Viscount Studios. Classes available in Tango, Burlesque, Bollywood, Belly dancing, Swing, Salsa, more. See full schedule: http://viscountstudios.com/schedule-new

Fall Dance class schedule, Northwest Dance Project: http://www.nwpdp.com/classes.html

Ongoing Portland classes:

T’aichi classes with Chung So, Saturdays 8:30-9:30am, at Cypress: http://www.cypresswellbeing.com/

Qi Gong classes with Elie Cole, Mondays 6:30pm at Cypress Beauty and Wellness: http://nourishingmedicine.com/services/qi-gong-meditation-classes/

Contact Improv Jam Tuesday nights at Conduit: http://www.conduit-pdx.org/schedule.html

Juggling Wednesdays: The Portland Juggling Club meets on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Reed College Sports Center in Southeast Portland (Map). The club is open to the public and all ages are welcome: Portland Jugglers.org

Viscount Dance Studios newest class schedule: http://viscountstudios.com/schedule-new

British Columbia, Canada:

October 1-2: Victoria Aikikai is pleased to invite you to a weekend Aikido seminar with Ishiyama Sensei, 6th Dan, hosted by Victoria Aikikai, to be held at the University of Victoria. Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=259607737396553

Tuesdays, October 4–November 29: Pelvic Health for Women. Class series in the Feldenkrais Method®, 7:30 pm–8:45 pm  at  The Nature of Movement: #6–2020 Douglas Street, Victoria. Learn more:  http://thenatureofmovement.com/

Oct 4- Dec 8: Awareness Through Movement® Classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays,  Victoria. Details: http://thenatureofmovement.com/

Seattle, Washington:

Oct 28-29: Velocity’s 2011 Artist in Residence Amy O’Neal and San Francisco dance luminary Kathleen Hermesdorf pair-up for a week of classes and collaboration culminating in an evening of new works in this special co-production between Velocity and Amy O/tinyrage. Saturday nights performance is followed by a dance party! Velocity’s Founders Theatre in Capitol Hill: http://velocitydancecenter.org/events/guest-artist-series/ 

Sep 12-Dec 12: Hulu Gong Qi Gong series with Carrie Lafferty, Mondays 6pm, Chen School of Taiji, drop-in rate available: http://www.FeldenkraisTeachersInSeattle.com/Index.html

Ongoing in Seattle area:

Feldenkrais classes and workshops in the Seattle area. Schedule updated regularly: http://www.FeldenkraisTeachersInSeattle.com/Index.html

Every other Tuesday: West Seattle Feldenkrais Community Clinic: http://westseattlefeldenkraisclinic.blogspot.com/

Velocity Dance Center offers classes in ballet, modern, hip hop, and Movement Arts Research. See all their classes: http://www.velocitydancecenter.org/classes.htm

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