Rajendra

I’ll be teaching Contact Improv at CounterPulse in San Francisco. Every tuesday in June 2009. The class starts at 6:30pm, followed by the jam at 8pm.

How do we move from reenacting tricks to a physical dialog? This class will focus on the Improvisation aspect of Contact Improvisation. We will warm up with basic contact improvisation skills and explore techniques for learning, and playing with, the unique qualities of a partner’s physicality. We will develop our awareness of what our contact communicates, and practice listening skills to respond to what is being offered. Then we will use that as a guide to make the dance a playful dialog with our partner. The workshop is open to all levels.

Hope to see you there.

I’ll be dancing in “What Men Want” choreographed by Scott Wells & Dancers.

Macho Ballads; dances with aggressive overtones and romantic undertones. New works and the recent Litquake collaboration with writer, Michelle Tea—

“an aesthetic-pleasure-overload fantasy” SF CHRONICLE.

The dances for 10 men and the premiere with world class jugglers will rock CounterPULSE—“bouncing off walls and flying in your face…electrifying!”, SF WEEKLY

May 22, 23, 24
May 28, 29 30, 31
8pm

Tickets: Advance: $20, at the door $25

I’m teaching this year at the West Coast Contact Improv Festival.

I’ll be dancing in this incredible production…

Dance Brigade presents
The Great Liberation Upon Hearing
a new work based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead

Friday, February 27, 8pm; Saturday, February 28, 8pm; Sunday, March 1, 2pm and 6pm

Dance Mission Theater 3316 24th Street at Mission, San Francisco (across from 24th St BART)

Tickets $18 in advance or $22 day of show, available at Brown Papertickets or 415-273-4633

Once again the Dance Brigade takes us on an incredible journey presenting a new work, The Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a multi-media dance drama based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Working closely with critically acclaimed choreographer Sara Shelton Mann, Artistic Director Krissy Keefer creates a moving and compelling piece of theater engaging the audience emotionally and intellectually capturing the density and profound meaning of the enlightened manuscript. A translucent visual component depicts luminous images transforming the tangible and revealing the intangible. In these dark and trying times the passage to hope is in our rebirth and what better way to convey this than through this amazing multi dimensional work infused with genuine community spirit. A show not to be missed!!

Script, Libretto, & Direction by Krissy Keefer; Choreographic Direction by Sara Shelton Mann; Taiko Composition by Bruce Ghent; Video Design by Joe Williams; Lighting & Set by Matthew De Gumbia; Film by Ellen Bruno; Musical Direction by Floor Van Herreweghe

Collaborating Dancers and Musicians: Ramon Ramos Alayo, Tina Banchero, Elaine Buckholtz, Sarah Bush, Richelle Donigan, Karen Elliot, Lena Gatchalian, Krissy Keefer, Kira Maria Kirsch, Jose Navarrete, Folawole Oyinlola, Rajendra Serber, and Sonya Smith

GoodGuy/BadGuy will be back in production this year!!!