Contact Improvisation Flying and Basing with Kathleen Rea
DESCRIPTION:
Learn to fly and or base in contact Improvisation. Advance lifts will be taught. However, several pre-stages to each lift will also be taught and there is no expectation that students need to arrive at doing the lift if they are not ready. Alo’s people can choose to practice either basing base or fly or decide to do both rol
DESCRIPTION:
Learn to fly and or base in contact Improvisation. Advance lifts will be taught. However, several pre-stages to each lift will also be taught and there is no expectation that students need to arrive at doing the lift if they are not ready. Alo’s people can choose to practice either basing base or fly or decide to do both roles. Application and integration into jamming will be explored with the hope that the material learned can show up in improvised dance! You must be an intermediate level dance who is starting tp be comfortable being upside down. Class learning will be supported by tutorial video that will be available ot the students.
DATES AND TIME:
June 2 and June 20, 2026
10:00am to 1:00 pm
ADDRESS:
Home studio in the Roncesvalles, Toronto (West end). Address will be given once you register.
The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works
The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works
On Thursday nights, Kathleen Rea teaches the Axis Syllabus in Toronto's west end at Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto (wheelchair accessible). These classes will help people learn to move with ease and prevent injuries.
The Falling into Autumn Jam is an annual weekend jam that aims to be a dance-focused exploration of Contact Improvisation featuring workshops, jams and a film screening. We work to welcome as many types of bodies, identities, and levels of experience in this wheelchair-friendly and access-focused space. We welcome dancers
Oct 9 to 11, 2026
The Falling into Autumn Jam is an annual weekend jam that aims to be a dance-focused exploration of Contact Improvisation featuring workshops, jams and a film screening. We work to welcome as many types of bodies, identities, and levels of experience in this wheelchair-friendly and access-focused space. We welcome dancers from Toronto and the surrounding areas to join us
LOCATION:
Celia Franca Centre, 400 Jarvis St, Toronto, (wheelchair accessible and barrier-free)
