Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Gibney Dance takes action

Gibney Dance to lead community action

for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 

All through October, Gibney Dance will host events designed to provide information and increase awareness around the issue of domestic violence. These events, held at Gibney Dance Center will be free and open to the public. This initiative includes:

-- "I Am Against Violence" photo campaign, in which members of the public can volunteer to be featured.

--  Community Action (CA), a first-of-its-kind program centered on dancer-led workshops using the power of movement and creativity to empower domestic violence survivors living in shelters in New York City and beyond.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a time not only to recognize the significant efforts that have been made to reduce domestic violence but also to recommit ourselves to serving the critical needs of survivors and their families. Through our Community Action work, we have learned that there is a powerful synergy between domestic violence and dance that helps survivors take their whole self forward—both body and mind. We look forward to sharing with the broader community the knowledge and expertise we have gained through 12 years of work around the issue of domestic violence.

--Gina Gibney, Artistic and Executive Director of Gibney Dance

--  a discussion with Beth Silverman-Yam, Clinical Director of Sanctuary for Families

--  free yoga classes

--  coaching opportunities on work/life balance

--  a CA Open Studio featuring Gibney Dance Company

All activities will take place at Gibney Dance Center, 890 Broadway, Fifth Floor.

Participants can register for and learn more about October’s events by emailing community@gibneydance.org.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Schedule of Events

Domestic Violence Informational Session
Wednesday, October 3, 2:30–3:30pm (Studio 3)

Dr. Beth Silverman-Yam, Clinical Director of Sanctuary for Families, will lead a discussion on domestic violence and healthy versus unhealthy relationships.


Community Action Open Studio
Wednesday, October 10, 6:30–8:30pm (Studio 5–2)

Artistic and Executive Director Gina Gibney presents an overview of the Community Action model while the Company demonstrates workshop content and performs an excerpt from its repertory.


Body and Wellness Week
October 15–19, 8-10am (Studio 2)

A week of free wellness events

    Monday/Wednesday: Mind Body Dancer
    Led by Liz Montgomery

    90-minute Yoga class followed by 30 minutes of optional guided meditation


    Tuesday/Thursday: Tools for Managing Stress
    Led by Jennifer Edwards, jened.com

    The coaching sessions will guide participants through practical approaches to (1) creating a holistic model for how to manage life, work and their personal brands; and (2) using tools for sleeping better, reducing anxiety and managing stress symptoms.


    Friday: Chi Kung/Qi Gong
    Led by Laura Shapiro

    Chi Kung/Qi Gong is often translated as “life force energy practice.” With roots in Chinese medicine, martial arts, and philosophy, its gentle movements over time restore balance and harmony to body, mind, and spirit.


“I am Against Violence” Campaign Open Photo Shoot
Tuesday, October 23, 12:00 – 4:00 pm / Studio 5

Members of the public are invited to join the Gibney Dance community in taking a stand against domestic violence by having their photos taken for our online and Center-wide advocacy campaign.

Eva Karczag workshop for Movement Research

Workshop with EVA KARCZAG

September 13, 15 and 17

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am-12pm

Eden's Expressway

537 Broadway between Prince and Spring Streets

Tuition: $90

Space is limited, so we encourage you to register today.

Click here to register, or mail a check, payable to Movement Research, to:

Movement Research
P.O. Box 49
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY  10113

Observation, directed touch and imagery are tactics we can bring into play in order to create an environment of internal body spaciousness. Qigong is a form through which we can practice how to sustain the sensation of internal openness and energy flow while moving. When we then make a shift into improvisation, the internal space we carry with us gives rise to dancing that is easeful and generated by energetic intention. These three classes will begin with body awareness that will slide into an extended Qigong practice. We will then integrate new-found physical insights within improvisation.

Eva Karczag is an independent dance artist and educator. For the past three decades she has practiced, taught, and advocated explorative methods of dance making. She performs solo and collaborative work internationally, many of her collaborations involving links across the arts. Her performance work and her teaching are informed by dance improvisation and mindful body practices, including Qigong, the Alexander Technique (certified teacher), and Ideokinesis. She has been a member of leading groups in the field of experimental dance, including the Trisha Brown Dance Company. She has taught throughout the USA, Australia and Europe and has an MFA degree (Dance Research Fellow) from Bennington College.

Movement Research
info@movementresearch.org
212-598-0551 x261

Chi Kung in the park

Practice Chi Kung with Laura Shapiro:

Saturdays at 10:30am in Central Park, starting June 6th
Sundays at 4:30pm in Prospect Park, starting June 7th

Often translated as "life force energy practice," Chi Kung uses separate gentle movements, specific postures and the breath to circulate and revitalize energy, improve balance and coordination, increase flexibility, and cultivate inner strength of body, mind and spirit.

The full benefits reveal themselves with ongoing regular practice. After the movements, postures and breathing become familiar, their repetition allows the nervous system and the muscles, the mind and the emotions to calm down. Releasing tension and busy-ness, the practice of chi Kung generates feelings of peace, harmony and well-being.

Laura Shapiro is a choreographer/performer with over three decades of experience teaching people of all ages and abilities. Recent work includes teaching for Fu Yu International Foundation, DOROT Wellness Program for Seniors, Center for Kinesthetic Education (children and adults), McBurney YMCA (adults 20s-80s), private classes for groups and individuals.

For further information, exact locations and directions, please contact 212-946-1537 or quicksilverdance@yahoo.com.

For weekly weather and location updates, please call 212-946-1537 on the Friday evening before the Saturday class, and on the morning of the Sunday class.

Tuition by donation, according to your ability to pay; suggested donation $15/class

Re-energize for the New Year!

[Please note: The registration/information contact number originally submitted with this announcement was incorrect. See below for the correct number.]

Dancer-choreographer Laura Shapiro is offering a new six-session workshop, De-Stress and Center. Start the New Year with clear focus and renewed energy!

Classes will draw from several modalities such as chi kung and tai chi, experiential anatomy and developmental movement, creative movement, and meditation. You will use breath and bone as well as muscle to cultivate resilience and strength of body, mind and spirit. Benefits will include improved balance and coordination, increased flexibility and a more relaxed nervous system, generating feelings of peace, harmony and well-being.

By attending the workshops you can expect to:

· Strengthen your body as well as mind

· Increase your balance, coordination, and flexibility

· Become a more relaxed person

Location:

KIMA Center for Physiotherapy and Wellness
14 West 23rd Street, 2nd Floor
212-686-3101

Fee:

Single class, $25//bring a friend for $20 per person//6-class series, $120

Register for individual classes or take the full six-session series for a deeper experience.

Schedule:

Six Saturday sessions, January 10 to February 14 (10:30am-11:30am)

For registration or more information, please call 212-946-1537.

Laura Shapiro, a dancer/choreographer with over three decades of experience teaching people of all ages and levels of fitness. Her recent work includes teaching for Fu-Yu International Foundation, Dorot Wellness Program for Seniors, Center for Kinesthetic Education (children and adults), and the McBurney YMCA (adults 20s-80s). Her credentials include permission from her chi kung teacher to teach; certification in IM=X Pilates Floor Work and Tai Chi for Arthritis; and teaching dance as a Visiting Artist at several universities in the U.S. and abroad.

Chi Kung with Laura Shapiro

Announcement from Laura Shapiro
quicksilverdance@yahoo.com

Dear Movers, Meditators, Healers,
 
This is to let you know about a NEW, small group, chi-based movement class for people who want individual attention and feedback as they cultivate more flexibility, strength and energy.
 
The class will be held on Friday mornings, 9-10:30am at New Dance Alliance, a lovely dance studio at 182 Duane Street, 3rd floor (walk up two flights), in Tribeca. The classes will be designed for the particular concerns and interests of the people attending and will be offered in two 6-week series: September 14-October 19 and October 26-December 7 (no class the Friday after Thanksgiving). The cost is $105 for each series, $200 if you attend both. NEW STUDENTS MAY TRY THE FIRST CLASS FOR $15. 

In addition, the Monday night class at West Side Family Pre-School, 63 West 92nd Street, will CONTINUE in September, also with two 6-week series: September 14-October 22 (no class on Columbus Day) and October 29-December 3. The cost is also $105 for each series, $200 if you attend both. NEW STUDENTS MAY TRY THE FIRST CLASS FOR $15. 
 
Below you will find more information about Chi Kung. Please let me know if you are interested in attending one of the classes and feel free to pass this on to friends and colleagues.
 
Best wishes,
Laura

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ABOUT CHI KUNG

Traditionally, in China, Chi Kung/aka Qi Gong was an intrinsic aspect of martial arts, medicine and meditation. Often translated as “life force energy practice,” Chi Kung uses separate gentle movements, specific postures and the breath to circulate and revitalize energy, improve balance and coordination, increase flexibility and cultivate inner strength of body, mind and spirit. It can be adapted for every body.
 
The full benefits of Chi Kung reveal themselves with ongoing regular practice over an extended period of time. Once the movements, postures and breathing become familiar, their repetition allows the nervous system and the muscles, the mind and emotions to calm down, generating feelings of peace, harmony and well being, and allowing us to be more fully present.

LAURA SHAPIRO is a dancer/choreographer with over three decades of experience teaching people of all ages and ability. She currently teaches for Fu-Yu International Foundation, the Center for Kinesthetic Education, the Arthritis Foundation and McBurney YMCA as well as privately.