Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

PRACTICING MOVING: PROJECTS ABOUT PRACTICE AND MOVEMENT

SUNDOWN SCHOOLHOUSE: PRACTICING MOVING

OPENING RECEPTION: 8-10pm Sat, Nov 14th (with movements by Bodycity & farmers market produce)
HOURS: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 10am-2pm
Fritz Haeg in residence: Mon - Sat, noon - 2pm (except Nov 26-Dec 1)
CLOSING EVENT & screenings: 7-10pm Sat, Dec 19th

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From November 14th through December 19th, 2009 the main hall at the Center for the Arts Eagle Rock is converted into an open practice hall for movement. Join Fritz Haeg Mondays - Saturdays, noon - 2pm, as he hosts an open forum for warm-ups, stretches, exercises, or whatever sort of movement you want to lead, follow or practice. Come dressed to move, or try on the warm-up clothes provided. Fritz Haeg will be transforming his old clothing into outfits for moving, to be displayed and worn throughout his residency.

The project headquarters is located in the adjacent exhibition space, featuring a small dance reading library, photographs from daily movement practice by artist Eve Fowler, videos by Jacinto Astiazarán of dance projects by Bodycity and Sundown Schoolhouse, other ephemera from their past projects, and a geodesic dome tent where visitors will be welcomed to get comfortable, lounge, read, meet, watch, or recover from movement practice. The program of dance videos plus a new video made on the occasion of Practicing Moving by Jacinto Astiazarán will be screened on December 19th for the closing event.

Sundown Schoolhouse: Practicing Moving pays special attention to the activity and idea of practice. Physical movements, routines, and exercises like yoga, stretching, martial arts, and dance warm-ups strive for an ideal condition that is never achieved. They are intended to have an effect on the person doing them, not on those watching. Practicing Moving presents these movements in an open forum as both public ritual and private performance.

THE OPEN CALL

To schedule a time and topic for movement practice (Mondays through Saturdays noon - 2pm, except Nov 26 - Dec 1) contact Fritz at studio@fritzhaeg.com or just drop by. Come to practice, lead or teach whatever you have to share: stretching, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, headstands, breathing, acrobatics, Alexander Technique, improvisational dance exercises, etc., and invite others to join us.

* Attention local movement and dance related studios, groups and individuals: send us your fliers, literature, announcements, and schedules to post on our bulletin board. Email them to nate@cfaer.org, otherwise drop-off or mail to Center for the Arts Eagle Rock 2225 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
http://www.centerartseaglerock.org

COLLABORATORS

Videos by Bodycity and Jacinto Astiazarán - http://bodycity.existentialmedia.org - http://www.jacintoishere.com
Photographs by Eve Fowler - http://www.evefowler.com

SCHEDULE - all practice sessions are noon-2pm with Fritz Haeg in residence

Sat, Nov 14 - practice preview with Bodycity / 8-10pm - opening reception

WEEK 1

Mon, Nov 16 - open practice

Tue, Nov 17 - with Katie Bachler

Wed, Nov 18 - Foundations of Classical Movement with Alexis Hyman

Thu, Nov 19 - Butoh training/investigations on reclaiming the body with Maya Gingery

Fri, Nov 20 - open practice

Sat, Nov 21 - yoga with Nancy Popp

WEEK 2

Mon, Nov 23 - alexander/yoga-based warm-up with Hana van der Kolk

Tue, Nov 24 - dance/color video project 3 to 4 with artist Krysten Cunningham

Wed, Nov 25 - open practice

Thu, Nov 26 - no practice

Fri, Nov 27 - no practice

Sat, Nov 28 - no practice

WEEK 3

Mon, Nov 30 - no practice

Tue, Dec 1 - no practice

Wed, Dec 2 - Foundations of Classical Movement with Alexis Hyman

Thu, Dec 3 - Butoh training/investigations on reclaiming the body with Maya Gingery

Fri, Dec 4 - open practice

Sat, Dec 5 - yoga with Nancy Popp

WEEK 4

Mon, Dec 7 - open practice

Tue, Dec 8 - open practice

Wed, Dec 9 - Foundations of Classical Movement with Alexis Hyman

Thu, Dec 10 - Butoh training/investigations on reclaiming the body with Maya Gingery

Fri, Dec 11 - open practice

Sat, Dec 12 - filming of the new movement practice video by Bodycity, and Jacinto Astiazarán

WEEK 5

Mon, Dec 14 - open practice

Tue, Dec 15 - open practice

Wed, Dec 16 - Foundations of Classical Movement with Alexis Hyman

Thu, Dec 17 - Butoh training/investigations on reclaiming the body with Maya Gingery

Fri, Dec 18 - walking, moving, mapping with Sara Wookey, Sara Daleiden, and friends

Sat, Dec 19 - 7-10pm - closing reception and video screenings.SUNDOWN SCHOOLHOUSE

Practicing Moving is part of the on-going Sundown Schoolhouse series, which evolved out of the Sundown Salon gatherings held at Fritz Haeg’s Los Angeles geodesic dome from 2001 through 2006. Schoolhouse activities have included day long movement lessons at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, “expression” workshops at the ICA in Philadelphia, gardening seminars at Arthouse in Austin as a part of the series of Edible Estate gardens, urban wildlife talks at Casco in the Netherlands, and the 2008 Whitney Biennial as a part of the on-going Animal Estates initiative, in addition to the founding meetings at the dome which have included yoga classes, a book club, and a full fall season in 2006 which featured 24 visiting teachers from many disciplines.

SUNDOWN SCHOOLHOUSE

Practicing Moving is part of the on-going Sundown Schoolhouse series, which evolved out of the Sundown Salon gatherings held at Fritz Haeg’s Los Angeles geodesic dome from 2001 through 2006. Schoolhouse activities have included day long movement lessons at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, “expression” workshops at the ICA in Philadelphia, gardening seminars at Arthouse in Austin as a part of the series of Edible Estate gardens, urban wildlife talks at Casco in the Netherlands, and the 2008 Whitney Biennial as a part of the on-going Animal Estates initiative, in addition to the founding meetings at the dome which have included yoga classes, a book club, and a full fall season in 2006 which featured 24 visiting teachers from many disciplines.