THE SHAKE WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 9 - 12
The Field Center is hosting its annual SHAKE WORKSHOP with Anya Smolnikova & Rose Cole-Cohen.
We offer you this somatic experience-structure that supports restorative processing within a group container. The daily morning practice and silent mornings will bring a slow and meditative beginning to each day. Writing and drawing will help process what arises, settles, and releases. The schedule will be built around two 1hr Group Shakes. We shake to music {most of the time}, together for a duration with the emphasis on shaking and rocking the body in various ways. Nutritious home-cooked meals, beautiful studios, steamy saunas, cozy fireplace, {optional} cold plunges, and rest will support our time.
We are looking forward to diving into this with you and are already grateful for all of you who are joining us!
DAILY SCHEDULE OVERVIEW [could change slightly]:
THURSDAY 10/9
arrival day
4-6 PM Arrivals + Registration
6-7:30 PM Dinner
8-9 PM Opening Circle
9-10 PM Group Shake
FRIDAY 10/10
silent morning until 10 am
8-9:30 Morning Practice
9:30-10:30 Breakfast
11-1 Session: Ways Into Shaking + Group Shake
1-2 Lunch
2-4 Rest Time
4-6 Session: The Homework + Backwards Walking
6-7 Dinner
8-9 Evening Shake
SATURDAY 10/11
silent morning until 10 am
8-9:30 Morning Practice
9:30-10:30 Breakfast
11-1 Session: Movement Warm-up + Group Shake
1-2 Lunch
2-4 Rest Time
4-6 The Big Shake
6-7 Dinner
Open Evening
SUNDAY 10/12
optional silent morning until 10 am
8-9:30 Morning Practice
9:30-10:30 Breakfast
11-12 Closing Circle
12-1 Personal Packing+Room Cleaning
1-2 Group Final Clean
2-3 Lunch
All Depart by 4
MORNING PRACTICE:
20 min mini Group Shake
1 hr Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP)
10 mins writing/drawing
*During CDP’s open group score, you may encounter people practicing Contact Improvisation (CI). If you are curious about what this is, you can visit our CI page HERE. CI or any form of physical contact is optional and is not an expectation during CDP’s open group score.
What is Contemplative Dance Practice (CDP)?
What is a GROUP SHAKE?
What is THE HOMEWORK?
No previous shaking or dance experience necessary.
Come join us and shake into Fall!
We shake with joy,
We shake with grief.
What a time they have, these two
Housed as they are in the same body.
- Mary Oliver
SCHOLARSHIP | WORK TRADE | PAYMENT PLAN
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We offer 3 full scholarships for Black, Indigenous and People of Color [BIPOC] folks in each session. As well as 3 Work Trade spots in each session. If interested please select 'BIPOC Scholarship' ticket OR 'Work Trade' ticket when registering via the link below. For more information about the work trade exchange, please see Work Exchange.
CLICK HERE to register with a Payment Plan.
REFUND POLICY: Full refunds available up to 10 days prior to the event. Please inform us if you cannot attend an event up to 10 days prior [including Scholars and Work Traders]! Refunds within the 10 days prior to the event may be available on a case-by case basis, please reach out to communications@thefieldcenter.com
ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
ANYA SMOLNIKOVA BFA Boston University | MFA Northwestern University is an interdisciplinary artist and facilitator with practices that span the fields of painting, installation and performance. Her practices explore belonging, presence and perception through focused skill building, ritual and daydreaming.
ROSE COLE-COHEN is a movement artist currently based in Brooklyn, NY, with a BA in Dance and Anthropology from Reed College. Their practices have been deeply influenced by the study of Gaga, Contact Improvisation, and other forms of partner dance, and they are currently invested in improvisational practices that are relational and durational.