GLORIOUS BODIES: EARTH - AND SOMATIC - HEALING SERIES

GLORIOUS BODIES SCHEDULE:

Saturday, January 20, 2024 1:30pm-4:30pm
Sacred Bleedings: The Period to Postpartum Continuum with Rochelle Jamila
Movement Synthesis led by Maria Bauman

Saturday, February 17, 2024 1:30pm-4:30pm
Connecting to the Divine Portal: an energy work & akashic records meditation led by Alexeya with sound healing from Reiki Lune

Movement Synthesis led by Maria Bauman

Saturday, April 20, 2024 1:30pm-4:30pm
Gender Inclusive Uterine Health Support Group & Learning Circle with Ziiomi Law
Movement Synthesis led by Maria Bauman

Sunday, May 19, 2024 2:30pm-5:30pm
New Earth Bodies with Yura Sapi
Movement Synthesis led by Maria Bauman

Sunday, June 9, 2024 2:30-5:30pm
Honoring Cecilia Gentili, MUTHA
Movement Synthesis led by Maria Bauman

All workshops will take place at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange (421 5th Avenue)

PRICING

• $12.00 per workshop ($14.58 with Eventbrite fees.)
• $30.00 for a 3-workshop bundle ($33.37 with Eventbrite fees.)
• $50.00 for a 5-workshop all-access bundle for the entire series ($55.09 with Eventbrite fees.)

About Glorious Bodies:

Join MBDance once a month, January through June 2024, for a public workshop series based on themes from MBDance’s/Maria Bauman’s current dance-ritual-artwork, These are the bodies that have not borne. Our new work is an outdoor piece based on multiple seemingly related and unrelated themes, synthesized through the MBDancers’ bodies and imaginations as a ritual and a performance.

These are the bodies that have not borne. is rooted in Earth stewardship and indigenous technologies for healing our bodies and the Earth together; uterine health and the under-discussed plight of Black women and other womb-carriers dealing with disproportionate levels of uterine fibroids, endometriosis and other reproductive challenges; the variety of ways that queer people, especially Black and Brown queer people, conceptualize family-building–from the economics of scientific interventions to the emotions of considering if/how/when/with whom to parent; collective memory and harnessing magic to affect our futurity.

Many folks have shared that they want to engage in these topics with MBDance, so we’re sharing some of our research prompts, exercises, and guest facilitators with YOU!

What’s going to happen in each workshop session? Each workshop is led by a different guest facilitator and each one concludes with artistic synthesis led by Artistic Director and founder, Maria Bauman. First, we’ll do participatory learning with the facilitator, using various artistic modalities. Then we’ll synthesize our process, our feelings and our discoveries through our bodies! Maria Bauman is leading a group movement portion to close out each session, using improvisation scores and movement prompts. The workshops are three-hours each and include food and drink.

Accessibility

Please review and fill out this access intake form prior to participating in an MBDance Workshop at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange. Additionally, you can view this document for additional access information about BAX's space.

Note that the BAX Theater (Studio D) is located on the second and third floors of the building, and currently, there is no elevator or ramp. While we are actively working on a permanent solution and are committed to providing a fully ADA compliant space, we are not quite there yet.

For any access needs, questions, or suggestions, please contact: Associate Artistic Director, Audrey Hailes: audrey@mbdance.net.

About BAX

BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is a multigenerational arts organization nurturing creative expression and artistic process through education, residencies, and performance at the intersection of arts and social justice.

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