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| Faculty Bios & Class Descriptions |
| RONJA VER CONTACT IMPROVISATION ~ FLUID ARCHITECTURES Sun, Sept 18, 9:30-12:00pm and 12:30-3:00pm |
We are creatures of gravity. We stay on the surface of the planet, because we are constantly falling
towards its center. We begin this workshop by exploring the structures that our bones, falling into
each other, create. Awakening our sensory awareness, we tune into directions of movement in each
moment. We will investigate the architecture we create in motion, fluidly constructing and
deconstructing itself to support and to be supported, and discovering our way towards play and
momentum in dancing the three-dimensional, spherical space.
towards its center. We begin this workshop by exploring the structures that our bones, falling into
each other, create. Awakening our sensory awareness, we tune into directions of movement in each
moment. We will investigate the architecture we create in motion, fluidly constructing and
deconstructing itself to support and to be supported, and discovering our way towards play and
momentum in dancing the three-dimensional, spherical space.
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
BIOGRAPHY:
Ronja Ver is a working artist, dancer and dance maker, activist, anarchist, teacher, a native of Finland,
living and making work in the Bay Area. Since 2001 she has created several full evening works for both
theater and found spaces. In the USA, her choreography has been presented by Danspace Project,
Movement Research at the Judson Church, and the American Dance Festival, among others. Former
posts include the National Theatre of Finland (2006-2008), the Beyond Improvisation Collective
(ongoing), and Riitta Vainio Dance Company (2002-2006). She has performed and collaborated in works
by Nancy Stark Smith and Mike Vargas, Deborah Hay, Jaana Klevering, Mirja Tukiainen, Keith
Hennessy, David Hurwith, Scott Wells and Dancers, and was proud to perform on Steve Paxton’s DVD
Material for the Spine. She is co-founder of the Finnish CI festival Skiing On Skin, and holds an MFA in
Dance from Hollins University. http://soluja.blogspot.com
living and making work in the Bay Area. Since 2001 she has created several full evening works for both
theater and found spaces. In the USA, her choreography has been presented by Danspace Project,
Movement Research at the Judson Church, and the American Dance Festival, among others. Former
posts include the National Theatre of Finland (2006-2008), the Beyond Improvisation Collective
(ongoing), and Riitta Vainio Dance Company (2002-2006). She has performed and collaborated in works
by Nancy Stark Smith and Mike Vargas, Deborah Hay, Jaana Klevering, Mirja Tukiainen, Keith
Hennessy, David Hurwith, Scott Wells and Dancers, and was proud to perform on Steve Paxton’s DVD
Material for the Spine. She is co-founder of the Finnish CI festival Skiing On Skin, and holds an MFA in
Dance from Hollins University. http://soluja.blogspot.com
| Ronja Ver |
| Ronja Ver |
