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are dedicated to nurturing the unique creativity of your own
expression, through the exploration and practice of contemporary
methods with passionate, intelligent, and informed artist-instructors.
Links Hall is located at 3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago.
CTA Trains/Buses: Red Line to Addison or Belmont, Brown line
to Belmont, Clark Bus to Clark/Newport. Driving: parking is
a challenge, there are meters and residential codes apply.
Pay lots are available up to $20. Please call us for directions,
suggestions. Links Hall is a second floor walk-up; there is
no elevator or escalator.
For more information or to register for
any of the following workshops contact Erica or CJ at 773.281.0824
or info@linkshall.org.
Links Hall is located at 3435 N. Sheffield
Avenue, convenient to the Addison Red Line El stop.
CLASS POLICIES
Classes are usually open to all participants with at least
beginning/intermediate skills in body/mind awareness (such
as those developed through dance, yoga, martial arts, etc.)
Please wear bare feet and comfortable clothing, and arrive
at least 5 minutes prior to class to sign in and change. Refunds
only in cases of illness or injury.
Please check the Links Hall bulletin board
for independent dance and movement
classes that are going on in the space.
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Tramp: Dances from
Minneapolis
Curated by the Minneapolis-based, Chicago-bred,
choreographic duo HIJACK
Morgan Thorson - Dance Clinic
Saturday, March 3, 10am-12noon
$20
Dancers will awaken their senses to access power, subtlety, and
presence. Through the cultivation and observation of kinesthetic
alignment, space, scores, and phrase work, this workshop focuses
participants to engage in the practice of benevolent witnessing
and gutsy dancing. All levels welcome.
To register please contact Erica Mott, emott@linkshall.org
or call 773.281.0824.
Photo by Sean Smuda
Karen Sherman - Systematic
Spontaneity
Saturday, March 10, 1-3pm
$20
Following a warm-up that encourages centeredness and specificity,
participants will create, repeat, abandon, and mutate material,
working on scales large and small, developing self-surprise and
prophesy, sabotage and stability. Sherman undermines safe choices
and pretty-dance, and in turn makes something unexpected and engaging.
All levels welcome.
To register please contact Erica Mott, emott@linkshall.org
or call 773.281.0824.
HIJACK - Throwaway Contact
Improvisation
Saturday, March 17, 1-3pm
$20
Contact Improvisation is the primary research arena for HIJACK.
In 1997, Van Loon and Wilder performed four-minute CI duets weekly
for a summer, boring audiences across the Midwest. Smitten, they
still practice the form, but layer it with Neurotic Tendencies,
Obsessive/Compulsive Behavior, Impossible Tasks, Contrived Movement,
and other embellishments. In this workshop, participants will make
HIJACK-style spontaneous dances together, do shows for each other,
and then throw them away. All levels welcome.
To register please contact Erica Mott, emott@linkshall.org
or call 773.281.0824.
Emily Johnson – Class
with Emily
Saturday, March 24, 1-3pm
$20
Emily Johnson works with participants to generate intentional, but
not necessarily "meaningful" movement, using the intelligence
of the body to purposefully move in space. Dancers will work to
refine individual technique with poetic, actual, and imagined tools,
honing improvisations and leading to powerful, clear dancing. Dancers
(or non-dancers) must be interested in investigating their own motivations
for dancing.
To register please contact Erica Mott,
emott@linkshall.org
or call 773.281.0824.
Catalyst, dances by Emily Johnson
Photo by: Cameron Wittig for Walker Art Center
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