Current Schedule: Updated July 3, 2008

SPECIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS

LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN ! Circus Arts Day Camps for Kids

Join the Fabulous Flying Rumpus family circus and explore stiltwalking, trapeze, juggling, clowning, pantomime and more! Show your new skills to families and fans at a spectacular end-of-camp performance in the town where the famous Ringling Brothers first performed.

Our Circus Arts day camps (9 a.m.-4 p.m) are staffed by professional performers who wish to share their love of the circus with the next generation. New skills and apparatus are in store for returning campers. For more info, including instructor bios, class descriptions and photos, click here.

When: June 16-20 (Ages 7-9), June 23-27 (Ages 9 and up), July 7-18 (Ages 10 and up, w/prior experience.) Cost: $195 for week-long camps, $395 for two-week camp.(go to top of page)

Rolling on a Grassy Slope, A weekend Contact Improvisation Intensive w/ Martin Keogh: July 25-27

Join good company for dancing and discovery by the Wisconsin River. With games, some sweat, and the unique physicality of the contact body we will savor and rock the boundaries between states of allowing and mindful intention.

Our time together will find us:

• Moving from a base of sensation
• Dancing with a shared central axis
• Seeking ease in going off balance
• Finding the spontaneous acrobatics of the form
• Spending more time in nuance, disorientation, and extended follow-through

Who: Contact improvisers with some prior experience
When: 7-9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 10-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 27
Cost: Student Rate (studying, unemployed, economically deprived): $110; .............. Regular Rate (teacher, librarian, lots of kids, etc.): $140; .............................. Professional Rate (actually contibuting to your retirement plan--support the arts!): $170 Housing: Local housing (floor space or better) will be available for an additional fee. When you register, please indicate whether or not you are interested in local housing, and we will follow up with you once our hosts are confirmed.

TO REGISTER: Click here to open the registration form. PRINT and MAIL it, along with a $25 deposit check, to the Mazo Movement Arts Center, PO Box 471, Mazomanie, WI 53560. There will be a $10 LATE FEE for registrations received after July 4, 2008. Space is limited, so sign up early!

Click here to view the pretty workshop flier, maybe print a few to share w/ other dancers in your area!

Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for twenty-seven years. For his contribution to the development of the form he is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who's Who in the World. Martin spent time traveling to monasteries in Asia and was the director of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley before discovering the world of dance. He has co-facilitated Teacher’s Conferences on four continents and is the author of The Art of Waiting and As Much Time as it Takes. More info at: www.martinkeogh.com