This event is cancelled.  The information is just left here for reference…

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The 3rd Annual!!!!
Berkeley
New Year’s
Contact Jam

When: Fri-Mo,  29 Dec to 1 Jan

Where: The Finnish Hall (1970 Chestnut St and University Ave, Berkeley, CA)
What:  a 4-day weekend of lightly facilitated and financially accessible space for the practice and exploration of contact improvisation,

a fundraiser for environmental and social justice causes!

One day longer than last year! Organized by Karl Frost and Finnish Hall hosts Miriam and Andy Wolodarski-Lundberg

In the 16/17 Jam, we raised over $9400 for good causes!  ‘hoping to top that for 17/18!

Here is a link to a table of recipients of the dispersed funds for 16/17.

We present another weekend of open contact improvisation practice organized accessibly, with funds going to help good people doing important work to make this a better world.  The idea is to have an open weekend of space for practice and exploration with just enough facilitation to help it all hang together.  You can expect…

• facilitated warm-up and mixer scores leading into open dancing
• a mix of silent jam space and jam space with soundscape and live music in the evenings
• TWO studios to play in, to allow both open dancing and structured exploration
• Afternoon scores:
  • basics-oriented classes Saturday and Sunday  to help newer dancers integrate and feel at home.
  • open ended encuentro-style community discussions to inform our practice
• Access to the dining room and kitchen space downstairs
• Basic, simple meals and regular refreshments and snacks provided (with an invitation to add in with potluck extras and desserts to share)
• space for out-of towners to stay at the hall (bring your own bedding!)
• expected attendance 90 to 100

Plus … Pre-Jam Workshop  and Lab, December 27- 29 

This year, there will be a pre-Jam workshop and lab taught and facilitated by Karl Frost. Intended for dancers who have already had at least an introduction to contact improvisation, the workshop/lab will be specifically focused on deepening the jam experience for ourselves and collaborating on creating a richer jam experience.  For more details, follow the link.

Contact:  for more information, write to info@bodyresearch.org

also, sign in on the Facething page to keep in touch about updates about things like schedule, offerings, etc.

T-shirts: We plan to do screen printed t-shirts, printed on recycled t-shirts, available for sale at the jam. If you happen to have any old, intact, blank t-shirts you would like to donate to the cause, please get them to Miriam well before the jam.

Fees

registration fees include meals.

Sliding Scale pay what you can within the range	regular	early	+early	++early	+++early
registered by	December 28	December 15	December 4	November 19	November 10
	$230-$400	$205-$450	$180-$450	$155-$450	$135-$450

to register, you can either paypal directly to info@bodyresearch.org  or use the paypal button at the bottom

There is Work Exchange available.  write for more info.

If you are staying at the hall, just let us know.  a bit of extra donation for the space is appreciated, and their is a paypal button below.

Fundraiser: Remember, according to SCIENCE, being generous makes people feel better.  So come to the jam! (… and if you feel you have the cash for it, pay a little up on the sliding scale!)  

Also, while this can feel like a drop in the bucket, these contributions do mean something.  As an example, Gitwilgyoots has been fighting off the Petronas petrochemical company up in northern BC on Lelu Island, fighting a $34 billion fracked gas export project on a budget on the order of $100k. $1k of that was from us.  They WON! We were a small part of that.

In case you want to give a donation above and beyond, or in case you are not coming to the event, but want to pitch in, anyway, there is a paypal button for that at the bottom!

 

 

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If you are trying to register, please check back after December 4.