Resources and Writings...
This page is designed as a resource for those interested in Karl's work. Here, you will find links to writings, both by Karl and by people who have inspired his work. Also included are some links to other resources about Contact Improvisation and other subjects of interest.
Writings
mid-January to mid-February, Karl will be taking
a month do some writings, including some work to support the 3
week big traiing in April. Feel free to check back here for more
writings over the course of the winter and spring...
Class Etiquette (2006)
Somatics and Nature (2000,
cleaned up in 2006)
A glossary of terms and concepts for release-based
contact work (2006)
Burning Contact (2005)
Thoughts on
the current cost of creative workshops on the West Coast (2006)
Other People's writings
Hakim Bey's Immediatism and TAZ
Peter Levine's Memory, Trauma, and Healing
Resources
Information on the web about Contact Improvisation is always evolving,
so best to do a goggle search and see what comes up.
for some basic information, check out www.contactimprov.net, which
is a very sporadically used web site for the extended contact community.
You can also go to Tribe.net and join the contact improvisation
dance tribe to connect with others practicing. As well as the central
Contact tribe, there are a number of regional tribes devoted to
conversations relevent to local commuities.
There are also a number of list serves for regional contact events. a few include...
Argentina/Latin America contactoimprovisacion@gruposyahoo.com.ar
France contact-impro@yahoogroupes.fr
German contact-improvisation@yahoogroups.de
New York and region contactnyc@egroups.com
SF Bay Area (for contact specific listings) SFBACI@yahoogroups.com
SF Bay Area contact community list (for non-contact specific listigs) SFBA_CI_COMM@yahoogroups.com
UK Contact_Improvisation_UK_Network@yahoogroups.com
If you can find a copy of Contact Quarterly magazine, they have
listed in the back contacters around the world who can get you in
touch with things going on in your area. You can also check
out their on line links at http://www.contactquarterly.com/links/cclinks.html
For info on the Burning Man festival, check out www.burningman.com,
and for info on contact camp, goto www.burningcontact.org, join
the burningcontact tribe o Tribe.net, or write to burningcontact@gmail.com