BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77582@dancegumbo.com DTSTART:20230429T140000Z DTEND:20230429T220000Z DTSTAMP:20230416T190841Z URL:https://www.dancegumbo.com/events/men-in-motion-contact-improv-jam/ SUMMARY:Men In Motion Contact Improv Jam DESCRIPTION:Men in Motion is a day-long Contact Improvisation event that ai ms to provide a safe space for men to gather and deepen in healthy connect ions with themselves\, in community with other men\, and to explore how we integrate with the larger dance community.\nThis event is co-sponsored by Raleigh Ecstatic Dance and the Living Arts Collective! Please purchase ti ckets through our EventBrite page:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/.../men-in- motion-registration...\nOVERVIEW\nThe day will begin with a welcoming circ le and establishment of agreements led by Chris Holt and Gino Lerebours. F rom there\, Ray Schwartz will lead the container through a guided embodime nt inquiry and practice\, and a moderated group discussion to increase pre sence and connection before breaking for a vegan\, locally sourced communi ty lunch that will be served by the Common Co-Op. After lunch\, a song cir cle will be facilitated by Brü Roze and Scopey Mosley\, and we will end t he day with a Open Contact Improvisation Jam with instrumentation provided by Xylem (Donovan Moran).\n\nSTATEMENT OF INTENT\nMen in Motion aims to p rovide a container that cultivates a more expansive kind of community enga gement for men -- a setting that fosters brotherhood\, makes space for int ergenerational mentorship\, and provides mutual support. As we explore\, c onnect\, and play\, we prepare ourselves to show up in a more supportive w ay in the greater community.\nBy providing these community offerings\, we are inviting men to bravely embrace vulnerability. On the other side of th is embrace\, there is a world of infinite Possibility and Opportunity:\n- The possibility of finding peace and freedom through both movement and sti llness\n- The possibility of celebrating and accepting our highest and mos t authentic expressions\n- The possibility of giving and receiving love\n- The possibility of grappling with -- and finding healing from -- burdens and wounds tied to the male-experience\n- The opportunity to acknowledge\, and to be seen by others\n- The opportunity to embrace our masculine and feminine polarities\n- The opportunity to physically connect and hold each other\n- The opportunity to honor our darkness as well as our light\n\nWH AT TO BRING\n- Comfortable clothing (for movement)\n- Plate/Bowl/Cup/Eatin g Utensil\n- Journal/Pen\n- Personal Snack\n- Blanket/cushion for sitting if desired- Kneepads for CI practice/jam.\n\nTICKET OPTIONS AND SCHOLARSHI P INFORMATION\n- Subsidized: $35 (for those that require financial assista nce)\n- Suggested: $50\n- Supporting: $75 (being a "supporter" helps to su bsidize the lower registration tier and makes this offering accessible to those in need of financial assistance\, thank you!)\nPlease pay for the hi ghest ticket level that you can comfortably afford\; money from participan ts will go towards event space rental\, and compensating collaborators. Al l profits will go to Raleigh Ecstatic Dance's Contact Improvisation Schola rship Fund. Covering costs also allows for us to continue to provide susta inable offerings to our community!\nRaleigh Ecstatic Dance has set aside a small amount of funds for scholarship for this event. If you need additio nal financial assistance please reach out to Gino Lerebours or the Raleigh Ecstatic Dance social media pages (email: raleighecstaticdance@gmail.com\ ; Instagram: @RaleighEcstaticDance)\n\nADDITIONAL NOTES\nThis event resolv es to acknowledge and embrace the full spectrum of manhood\, and is an eve nt that intends to serve all male identifying individuals (regardless of r ace\, sexual orientation\, background\, sex assigned at birth\, etc). If y ou are interested in participating and have further questions\, please rea ch out to Chris or Gino directly.\nAlthough all activities are optional\, participants are encouraged to arrive on time and to stay for the entirety of the event. This helps create safety and connection\, and strengthens t he container that we will co-create together.\n- Date: April 29\, 2023\n- Location: Shared Visions Retreat Center (3717 Murphy School Road\, Durham) \n- Age Restriction: 18 and older\n\n<\; Schedule >\;\n8:30: Arrival\n 9:00: Welcome Circle\n9:30: Embodiment Workshop\n12:00: Moderated Discussi on\n1:00: Lunch (Provided by Common Co-op)\n2:00: Warm Up\n2:15: Deeper Di ve into Consent\n2:30: Song Circle\n3:00: Open Jam\n4:30: Closing Circle\n 5:00: Emerge\n\n<\; ABOUT THE FACILITATORS AND COLLABORATORS >\;\nCHRI S HOLT (Organizer and Facilitator): Chris Holt is in love with the form of Contact Improvisation. Notably the opportunity it creates for connection\ , community\, and the constellation of experience involved in being human. \nGINO LEREBOURS (Organizer and Facilitator): Gino Lerebours is one of the co-founders and current organizers of Raleigh Ecstatic Dance. He has been hosting dances and special events with this group weekly since 2019\, and has collaborated on and facilitated ecstatic dance events for hundreds of participants in Raleigh\, Durham\, Chapel Hill\, Apex\, Hillsborough\, Fa irview\, and Snow Camp North Carolina.\nRAY SCHWARTZ (Embodiment Workshop and Discussion Facilitator): Ray Eliot Schwartz has a broad range of exper ience in arts education and administration\, culture building\, community engagement\, and creative research.\nHis primary focus is embodiment as an artistic\, cultural\, and social practice. He co-founded four contemporar y dance projects in the southern U.S. and has been a guest artist in the U .S.\, Turkey\, Southeast Asia\, South America\, and Mexico\nHis somatic st udies include certifications in Body-Mind Centering® and the Feldenkrais Method®. Additional studies include Zero-Balancing®\, Gross Anatomy\, Cr anio-Sacral Therapy\, and Traditional Thai Massage. He is a research assoc iate with the Center for Body Mind Movement and served as Academic Coordin ator of the Dance Program of the University of the Americas-Puebla in Mexi co from 2008 to 2018. He is currently an Instructor in the Program in Danc e at Duke University.\nFor many years he has responded to an urgent call t o explore the meaning\, myth and implications of embodiment around social constructions of gender. Among other activities and research\, he was fort unate to attend men’s workshops with Robert Bly and Coleman Barks\, has been a member of several men’s circles\, and he has been part of develop ment and facilitation teams in various events and projects which focused o n people who identify as men coming together in solidarity to investigate and enrich one another’s perspectives on self image\, community\, creati vity and understanding.\nCOMMON CO-OP (Vegan\, Locally Sourced Lunch): Com mon is a co-op project that strives to build community sustainability thro ugh food\, art\, relationships\, and sharing. Our goal is to open a space where these things can coexist and where people can connect\, create\, car e\, and be taken care of. All proceeds we earn through the Common food pro jects go towards this goal!\nBRAD STACKHOUSE -- along with being one of th e co-founders of Raleigh Ecstatic Dance -- is also one of the co-founders of Common and will be serving lunch for Men in Motion.\nBRÜ ROZE (Song Ci rcle): Brü is a Co-Creator\, Artist\, Musician\, and Curator for both the Living Arts Collective and the Durham Salt Cave. Brü will be leading the Song Circle with SCOPEY MOSLEY a gifted Soundmaker.\nXYLEM // PHLøEM (Li ve Instrumentation): Donøvan Moran is a sound alchemist living in Raleigh \, NC. His creative sonic outlet has been multifaceted\, continually evolv ing as inspiration feeds new melodic pathways. Through years of performing in bands\, leading sound healings\, and DJing ecstatic dances\, Donøvan had found a way to fuse multiple aspects into a very unique experience. De ep melodic bass from the ethereal ocean\, harmonic resonance and the hypno tic pulse of the celestial jungle ignite the inner fire of creative expres sion and cause the listener to drift on the breeze of an improvisational d ream. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR