Practicing Presence Festival 2020

School For Contemporary Dance & Thought

Four days of online classes, workshops, talks, and performance events presented by APE@Hawley and SCDT.

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APE@Hawley and SCDT present: PRACTICING PRESENCE FESTIVAL September 24-27, 2020This year&#x27;s Practicing Presence Festival features four days of online classes, workshops, talks, and performance events offering opportunities for clearing, calming, energizing, and focusing the body-mind. Hosted by SCDT and A.P.E.@Hawley in Northampton, MA, the full festival is available globally through Zoom. This September, we honor inspirational dance artist Nancy Stark Smith, as well as activate/mobilize toward issues central to our time.Featuring Artists:Chris Aiken • Kathy Couch • Scotty Hardwig • Shaneeka Harrell • Angie Hauser • Julie Iarisoa • ​Jennifer Nugent • Andrea Olsen • Jennifer Polins • Jenna Riegel • Peter Schmitz • Batya Sobel • Lisa Thompton+ ANNOUNCING: BUILD A FLOOR Fundraising Project honoring Nancy Stark Smith.SCHEDULE:(Full details and class descriptions are available at <a href="http://www.scdtnoho.com/practicing-presence-festival-2020" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.scdtnoho.com/practicing-presence-festival-2020</a>)THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 242:00 - 5:00PM UNPACKING THE UNDERSCORE with Nancy Stark Smith *Pre-recorded from Somatics Festival 2019. All donations will go directly to Contact Quarterly&#x27;s Archive and Resource Project. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 258:30 - 9:00AM MORNING PRACTICE: QI GONG with Andrea Olsen10:00 - 10:15AM FESTIVAL WELCOME with Jen Polins 10:30AM - NOON PSYCHIC TRANSMISSION PROJECT Technique Class with Jen Polins2:00 - 4:00PM BOTTLE LISTENING... Workshop with Kathy Couch and Batya Sobel7:00 - 8:15PM ENGAGEMENTS Screenings by Mary Beth Brooker, Jennifer Green, and Jennifer Nugent from an online project with Peter Schmitz.SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 268:30 - 9:00AM MORNING PRACTICE: YOGA with Lisa Thompson 10:30AM - NOON CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE Technique Class with Jenna Riegel12:30 - 1:00PM BUILD A FLOOR FUNDRAISING PROJECT with Andrea Olsen and Lisa Thompson2:00 - 4:00PM ZOOM THEATER: IMPROVISATION AND FORMING Workshop with Peter Schmitz7:00 - 8:30PM PERFORMANCE: HERE AND THERE with live Zoom performances by Chris Aiken &amp; Angie Hauser, Jenna Riegel &amp; Shaneeka Harrell, Jennifer Nugent &amp; Peter Schmitz; film projects by Julie Iarisoa (Madagascar) and Scotty Hardwig (Ecuador); and a music soundscape created by Kathy Couch and Batya Sobel.SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 278:30 - 9:00AM MORNING PRACTICE: MEDITATION with Shaneeka Harrell10:30AM - NOON CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE Technique Class with Jennifer Nugent2:00 - 4:00PM WRESTLING WITH ABSENCE Workshop with Jenna Riegel and Shaneeka Harrell(Full details and class descriptions are available at <a href="http://www.scdtnoho.com/practicing-presence-festival-2020" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.scdtnoho.com/practicing-presence-festival-2020</a>)

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