WCCIF and Feldenkrais connections and Anat Baniel Method

THE 19TH ANNUAL WEST COAST CONTACT IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL
IN BERKELEY'S 8TH STREET STUDIOS, JUNE 29-JULY 4, 2007

(Berkeley, CA) The 19th annual West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival (WCCIF) will be held at 8th Street Studios in Berkeley, CA, from June 29 to July 4. This year we have a theme - Deepening the Experience - that will enliven and inform all of the classes, labs, discussions, performances and jams. We offer interconnected classes within three tracks - Performance, Somatics and Community - that will allow participants to explore specific aspects of contact improvisation in depth. Classes are available for professional dancers and people new to Contact Improvisation interested in learning in a safe and respectful community.

http://www.wccif.com/wccif_2007_media_release


Sharon Tomsky CI and Feldenkrais/Anat Baniel Methods – A Potent Convergence.

Sharon has been enthusiastically involved with Contact Improvisation since the late 1970s, and has been teaching CI since 1981. She is a co-founder of this Contact Festival and has been teaching at it since its inception in 1988, and was an organizer for the first 3 years. Sharon also co-founded the California “Harbin” Contact Jam and co-organized and facilitated it for 18 years. She is a somatic educator with certifications as a Feldenkrais Method and Anat Baniel Method practitioner, including specializations in ABM for Children, Anti-Aging, and High Performers. These methods offer the opportunity for potent transformational learning through movement and attention in ways that connect directly with the practice of CI. Sharon also works as an Occupational Therapist. She lives in Richmond, CA with her beautiful cat Yin-Yang, whose movement she studies and attempts to emulate.

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