workshop Salons
Qi Gong
with Clara Jnan
This event has been postponed - new start date TBA.
Wednesdays: 7-8:30pm
(doors open 6:45)
sliding scale donation: $5-$15
@ thetinytheaterpdx: 3306 SE 65th Ave.
Drop-ins possible
This class will work with the 3 pillars: Body, Energy(Qi), and Mind/Spirit, and explore and differentiate the Yin and Yang channels to find harmony and balance that goes beyond polarities. The practice grounds and aligns the body, cleanses and balances the Qi channels and center, and promotes an experience of physical healing, greater awareness and bliss. It nurtures release from limiting patterns. Clara has been practicing the Laughing Dragon way with Chris Fernie (https://internaltransformation.com) for 8 years and has been given permission to teach.
SHORT-FORM FICTION WRITING
with Wenona Kimbro
Alternating Saturdays, 3-5pm
This event has been postponed - new start date TBA.
Feel free to email ahead if interested.
Donation: $50 for the full series (installment options available as needed)
This five-session course is presented in a non-competitive format with emphasis on creative support and community for all skill levels. Discussion of each student’s work will focus on identifying elements of structure and style, and on examining how these choices influence the emotional resonance of the work.
Students must submit 2-3 double-spaced pages of fiction at least one week prior to 1st meeting. Submissions may be a single complete work, multiple works of flash fiction, or an excerpt from a longer short story.
No pre-requisites or academic experience required. Beginning writers and native speakers of other languages welcome.
EMBODYING THE RADICAL FEMININE: Somatic Technologies, Archetypes & the Language of Performance
with Anet Margot Ris
Mondays 7:30 - 10:30pm (doors open at 7:00)
New start date TBA
6 sessions
In this workshop we will develop archetypal somatic templates for facets of the Greater Feminine: Athena, Hestia, Hera, Persephone.
We will use embodiment of the elementals (water, earth, air, fire), activation of the chakras, organs & meridians, and other somatic and shamanic practices to engage in shape-shifting between archetypes.
We will then use these characters/states-of-being/essences to create improvisational movement and sounding etudes using the Languages of Performance (i.e. spatial architecture, time, dynamics, presence, etc.).
There is no fee for this workshop, but participants must commit to the whole session (some allowances possible) and commit to a daily practice of at least 10 minutes on their own.
Appropriate for performers of any gender or orientation.
SMALL-SPACE PARTNER DANCING
YUMMY SOCIAL DANCE: THE SUBTLE ART OF EFFORTLESS CLOSE EMBRACE DANCING
with Brenda Russell
Saturday November 16,2019 11:00am-4:30pm
Doors open at 10:30
(3 class session)
Suggested Donation $15-75 ($5-$25 per class)
Pre-Registration required to get address
Vintage Blues & Jazz for enhancing any social dance, revolutionizing your fusion, and juicing up your tango. Accomplish intricate maneuvers and musical patterns with ease. It will feel like magic!
3 class session
You may take as many as you like:
11:00-12:30pm Axis and Rotation
1:00-2:30pm Next Level Maneuvers
3:00-4:30pm Adding Rhythm
In affiliation with the Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society