9 classes, July 30 - September 24
Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
At Vangeline Theatre: 126 10th St #207, Brooklyn
Sliding scale: $100-$1100. Suggested tiers: $100 (scholarship level) to $550 (standard hourly rate for movement classes) to $1100 (supporter)
Class limited to 16 students
About
In this course, you and a friend, family member, collaborator, or partner will explore relating through different body-mind systems.
Body-mind systems come with implicit yet potent philosophies, ones capable of answering fundamental questions and supporting a vivid way of life. Yet their practice is often confined to isolated settings: the mat, the cushion, the dance studio’s hardwood floor. This course is for people who wish to break these systems out of isolation, letting them not only inspire ways to move, breath, and play; but also how to relate.
During the 9 weeks we will practice & analyze four body-mind modalities – clowning, tango, bodywork, and contact improv – asking the question: how can they make our relationships richer?
Class schedule
Here is the current schedule (there may be a couple of changes based on teacher availability). Each week starts with at least one hour of practice followed by analysis & a variable activity.
Jul 30 | Tango |
Aug 6 | Tango |
Aug 13 | Clowning |
Aug 20 | Clowning |
Aug 27 | Contact improv |
Sep 3 | Contact improv |
Sep 10 | Bodywork |
Sep 17 | Bodywork |
Sep 24 | Final analysis & sharing |
Example class agenda:
- 6pm-7pm – Practice
- 7pm-8pm – Analysis (feel free to bring dinner and eat it over this portion)
- 8pm-9pm – Activity to apply the practice to relating
The facilitators
Alicia Botero is a writer, urban planner, and dancer from Bogotá, Colombia. Tyler Alterman is a writer, entrepreneur, and occasional performance artist from NY. Both are dilettantes in many forms of moving, meditating, and mentating with an enthusiasm for synthesis and application.
Tuition
Tuition is a sliding scale of anywhere from $100-$1000:
- $100 is a scholarship-level tuition for those who can’t afford higher tuition. It covers our space rental and guest teachers.
- $550 represents the standard hourly rate for movement classes in NYC (~$20) and means that we, the organizers and teachers of the inquiry and application portions of the course, get paid.
- $1100 is supporter-level tuition; it supports the wider community university project, making it possible to expand class offerings, rent more classroom space, host residency programs, and more.
Application (due July 15)
Apply with a friend, family member, collaborator, or lover! (Please apply individually but list who you will be joining with)