Links Hall: Opportunities

MAY 2007 WORKSHOPS

Links Hall’s workshops are dedicated to nurturing the unique creativity of your own expression, through the exploration and practice of contemporary methods with passionate, intelligent, and informed artist-instructors.

Links Hall is located at 3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago. CTA Trains/Buses: Red Line to Addison or Belmont, Brown line to Belmont, Clark Bus to Clark/Newport. Driving: parking is a challenge, there are meters and residential codes apply. Pay lots are available up to $20. Please call us for directions, suggestions. Links Hall is a second floor walk-up; there is no elevator or escalator.

For more information or to register for any of the following workshops contact Erica or CJ at 773.281.0824 or info@linkshall.org.

Links Hall is located at 3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, convenient to the Addison Red Line El stop.

CLASS POLICIES

Classes are usually open to all participants with at least beginning/intermediate skills in body/mind awareness (such as those developed through dance, yoga, martial arts, etc.) Please wear bare feet and comfortable clothing, and arrive at least 5 minutes prior to class to sign in and change. Refunds only in cases of illness or injury.

Please check the Links Hall bulletin board for independent dance and movement
classes that are going on in the space.

Jeremy Sher
Suzuki Method for Actors
Saturdays, May 5, 12, 19, & 26, 1pm-3pm
$90

Suzuki is a powerful physical training technique drawing from ballet, martial arts, Kabuki and other disciplines. Focus on breath, the center and the lower body, with stomping, slow movement and sharp explosive gestures. These sessions will also bring attention to the voice and its connection to the physical body. No experience necessary. Come prepared to sweat and laugh and reinvent your work on stage. Jeremy Sher is a professional actor in Chicago, who has trained in Suzuki for over 9 years around the country and overseas.

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Chicago Dancemakers Forum
Creative Practices Workshop with Ann Carlson
Sunday, May 6, 2pm-5pm
$30

A special workshop with New York City-based choreographer, performer, director, and conceptual artist Ann Carlson, whose work blends movement, text, voice, music, and visual elements.

Asimina Chremos
Word Up: A writing workshop for independent choreographers
Sunday May 13, 2pm-5pm
$30, $25 with nonrefundable pre-registration by May 4

As an independent choreographer, you need to write things like grant proposals, press releases, and copy for websites and flyers. You know these wordy tasks are necessary for career maintenance and advancement—now think of them as mini-projects that help you communicate your vision more clearly! Bring a notebook and pen or a laptop if you prefer to type. Wear comfortable clothing—you will move a bit. Asimina Chremos has been an independent choreographer for 15 years. She is a former Artistic Director of Links Hall and is currently Dance Editor for Time Out Chicago. www.asiminachremosdance.net

Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak
Feldenkrais and Dance with Molly Shanahan and Kathleen Aharoni
Sunday May 27, 2pm-5pm
$35

What I’m after isn’t flexible bodies, but flexible brains…to restore each person to their human dignity. -Moshe Feldenkrais
Join Shanahan and Aharoni in an introduction to the potential of the Feldenkrais Method to build awareness and increase movement expressivity and personal choice. Through Feldenkrais lessons, discussion, and guided improvisation, participants will be invited to reconsider how they learn and how awareness is a catalyst for change. This workshop is intended for movement-based artists at all skill levels who wish to deepen their practice. Kathleen Aharoni is the Founder of Water Over Stone in Chicago, practicing Pilates, Gyrotonic, Feldenkrais and teacher training. Kathleen teaches at Northwestern University and has an extensive background in dance. Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak present My Name is a Blackbird in April, see Special Projects for details. www.madshak.com

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