Sunday, September 30, 1:30 – 2:30 PM Explore a guided healing meditation that awakens your inner vision, integrates the whole being, promote self awareness, and allows firsthand experience with the positive effects of meditation. We welcome all levels, encourage newcomers to meditation, and will foster a safe space for PRIDE celebrants! Join Me. $5 to [...]
Saturday, September 29th, 8pm – 1am This weekend is filled with unicorns! It's our "Zouk Weekender" featuring workshops by Zan on Sunday, and it's PRIDE festival in the Triangle! Our Saturday Zouk Fusion partner dance is Rainbow Pride themed, features dance demos, guest DJs highlighting tracks from queer musicians, snacks and drinks, local and out-of-town [...]
Saturday, October 6th, 9 – 11:45pm Get Ready for Fusion! It's Time! When: First Saturday of each month! OCT 6th// Dance 9:00p - 11:30p First set DJ Candace Bae 2nd set DJ TBA NOV 3rd// 8pm Lesson w/ Aubrey Griffith-Zill - Rhythm and Connect DJs: Aaron Hawkins, Dave Warner (yum!) DEC 1st// DJs: (tbd) …… [...]
Sunday, September 30, 1:30 – 2:30 PM Explore a guided healing meditation that awakens your inner vision, integrates the whole being, promote self awareness, and allows firsthand experience with the positive effects of meditation. We welcome all levels, encourage newcomers to meditation, and will foster a safe space for PRIDE celebrants! Join Me. $5 to [...]
Saturday, September 29th, 8pm – 1am This weekend is filled with unicorns! It's our "Zouk Weekender" featuring workshops by Zan on Sunday, and it's PRIDE festival in the Triangle! Our Saturday Zouk Fusion partner dance is Rainbow Pride themed, features dance demos, guest DJs highlighting tracks from queer musicians, snacks and drinks, local and out-of-town [...]
Saturday, October 6th, 9 – 11:45pm Get Ready for Fusion! It's Time! When: First Saturday of each month! OCT 6th// Dance 9:00p - 11:30p First set DJ Candace Bae 2nd set DJ TBA NOV 3rd// 8pm Lesson w/ Aubrey Griffith-Zill - Rhythm and Connect DJs: Aaron Hawkins, Dave Warner (yum!) DEC 1st// DJs: (tbd) …… [...]
Sunday, September 23rd, 3:30 – 5:30pm Orquesta GarDel & the Living Arts Collective are thrilled to present an exciting collaboration for 2018 - GarDel is the salsa-band-in-residence at LAC. Every fourth Sunday we will perform in this intimate, inviting dance studio. All are welcome - social salsa dancers, dancers of all backgrounds and skills, people who just want [...]
The Living Arts Collective occasionally hosts AcroYoga Jams, classes or Workshops, often at least one per month. Check out our calendar or the Triangle AcroYoga website to find out about the next workshop!
The Living Arts Collectives often hosts Triangle CI events such as workshops, classes, jams, and underscores. Often at least one Contact Improv event per month. See the LAC calendar or Triangle CI website to find out more!
Date: Every third Saturday of the month On 3rd Saturdays, the Westie Party offers top notch West Coast Swing events with national and international instructors for their afternoon workshops and evening dances. Find the next Westie Party Event on our Calendar and learn more about Westie Parties on their Facebook Page.
Durham Bodywork group clinics offer personalized treatments within a supportive community on certain Saturdays at the Living Arts Collective. Durham Bodywork honors the importance of individual health and personal sustainability as part of a greater vision of community wellness. You must schedule a session to attend! Schedule a session here: http://www.durhambodywork.com/schedule/ YOUR SESSION 60 minutes in session [...]
Come join us at the Living Arts Collective for the 1st Saturday salsa Social. It's a beautiful space and great atmosphere to dance, smile, and share an evening with friends!
September 2, 2018 at 11:11 am - 12:45 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
SUNDAYS: Doors open: 11:11am Open Circle: 11:33am Closing Circle by: 1:33pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:00pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Cost $7- 15
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
September 3, 2018 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Join me for a lunch time meditation practice to awaken your inner landscape, connect with your body & transform the way you experience being. This meditation isn't about sitting like a statue or struggling to arrest your thoughts. You will move into a peace filled release of stagnant emotions, while increasing awareness of energy circulating throughout your being. Come, open to explore. There's no judgement. All are welcome.
Awareness Through Movement: A Weekly Feldenkrais Class!
September 4, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - in your dancing, athletics, and everyday activities like walking, turning, rock climbing, playing a musical instrument, and getting up and down off the floor. Rather than pushing to exceed, strain, and achieve, Feldenkrais engages the neuroplasticity of the brain to learn and re-learn how to move and function with more ease and efficiency. As sensorimotor function improves, we can enhance strength, comfort, suppleness, finesse , and... the joy of movement.
September 4, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?
This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.
Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.
Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.
7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion
September 4, 2018 at 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm 410 west geer st
GENERAL:
For the month of September we will LAB & JAM. Each Tuesday will follow the same basic structure:
7:15 - LAB and Open Space - Each week will have a structured exploration of Contact Improvisation. Focus will include topics like weight sharing, skeletal structure, expanding use of senses & sensitivity.
8:00 - Opening Circle into JAM
9:30 - Closing Circle
Sliding scale: $7-20
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks) and clean up if you do.
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
* * *
September 4
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Christopher Grohs
September 11
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Megan Yankee
September 18
7:15-8:00 facilitated LAB facilitated by Aubrey Griffith-Zill
September 25
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Amanda Abrams
September 5, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Whether you're curious about Brazilian zouk, or wanting to learn this beautiful partner dance that can be danced to almost any music, here's your chance to dive in with us! This six-week series covers the fundamentals of Brazilian zouk connection and movement. You don't need a partner, but feel free to invite your friends! This series is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of zouk technique.
In addition, our practica and social occurs every Wednesday at the LAC from 8:30-11pm. The class includes free entry to the practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Six-Week Brazilian Zouk Fundamental Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
August 22-September 26
Advance cost: $72, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
What is Brazilian zouk?
If you have never experienced this beautiful and mesmerizing dance, you are in for a treat! Brazilian Zouk, also known as "Zouk-Lambada," is a partner dance with origins in Lambada and traditionally danced to "Zouk" music made popular in the French Caribbean. Brazilian Zouk can be characterized by its smooth and flowing nature as well as its circular upper body movements, dramatic hair whips, dips, and magical connection. As this dance has evolved along with popular music and dance trends, you will now see various styles where partners may deviate from the traditional rhythm to allow for musical interpretation and…
September 5, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!
Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.
Acro & Handstand Conditioning at Living Arts Collective
September 6, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Join us for a fun pre-jam class on partner conditioning and handstand training! Katie Veleta, certified AcroYoga instructor, and Aimee Kresica, certified Lift Acrobatics instructor, will offer partner and group exercises and drills which increase strength, alignment, grip, balance, and dynamic movements fundamental to the practice of acro.
No experience needed for this all levels class! Partnerships will be honored but no partner is required. Cost is $15 cash at the door. Stay for the jam for free if you come to the class!
UPDATE: Please bring socks or a towel/rag for some of the drills we will do tonight in class! Thanks 🙂
September 6, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come play with us this Thursday in Durham! Acro jams are non-structured events where we share skills and learn from one another. Cost is $7-15 sliding fee at the door!
September 7, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 410 West Geer St, Durham
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.
The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
Every Friday, doors open - 7pm, dance - 7:30-9pm, closing circle by 9:30pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$20.
September 8, 2018 at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Living Arts Collective
We'll be etting folks introduced to medtitative playing practicing our instruments. Learn to be mindful of the tonal qualities of the sounds we make, feel the vibrations in our body, notice our body as it plays the instrument... this can be a powerful tool for both practicing and relaxing, sometimes even both!
Improv is something that can be a lot easier than people think. We’ll talk about the many ways we can seed ourselves into an improv session and talk about the benefits of letting go of expectations while running with our curiosity.
To bring the two together, Meditative playing, in its own right, is often very closely tied to improvisation. In particular, it can help us to explore and grow my intuition with music.
This is a trial run of a workshop Donovan & Morgan hope to present at Shakori Hills.
All instrument (including voice and drums) and all levels of ability welcome (including "non-musicians"). We will have a piano set up.
September 9, 2018 at 11:11 am - 12:45 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
SUNDAYS: Doors open: 11:11am Open Circle: 11:33am Closing Circle by: 1:33pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:00pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Cost $7- 15
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
September 9, 2018 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Jam Description: Facilitator and dance educator, Megan Yankee, will provide an optional guided warmup at 2:00, intended to enrich participants connections with gravity, the floor and others; space will also be open for individual or alternative warmups. A brief opening circle will occur between 2:15 and 2:30. Megan will guide students through a space clearing and re-entrance into the dance approximately halfway through the jam. Closing circle will occur at 4:00.
Facilitator Info: Megan has been practicing contact improvisation for 14 years and holds an MFA in dance with emphases in pedagogy and spontaneous composition. She values consent, group dynamics and community-building in CI settings, and is quite fond of rolling-point-of-contact.
Cost $7–$15 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
September 9, 2018 at 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Living Arts Collective
The Living Arts Collective will be hosting Liz, Garth, Amy and Scott for a special evening of Deep Ritual & Sacred Sound.
Liz will be brewing a special Cacao Beverage to prime our bodies for this musical journey. This heart-opening beverage can facilitate deep emotional presence and feeling of expansive love. Participants can choose whether or not to participate in this part of the experience. The evening will be guided by sacred song and sounds while we all journey inward.
Cacao has been used traditionally by the Mayans as a sacred plant medicine with potent healing properties, opening the heart and facilitating entry into spiritual realms. Cacao is gentle, carrying a love-filled energy that allows people to grow and experience profound states.
We invite you to begin arriving at 4:45.
We will circle, open space and drink at 5:00pm.
The Ceremony will close around 8pm; you are welcome to depart early if needed.
$25-$35 sliding scale for the experience.
We encourage you to bring your own cup or chalice for your cacao, and an open heart to expand into this safe container. There will also be space for all to share a song, poem, instrument, or dance. Please bring instruments if you would like to share.
There are a couple yoga mats and pillows in the space though we suggest bringing your own mats, blankets and pillows as well. We invite light movement if the energy…
September 10, 2018 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Join me for a lunch time meditation practice to awaken your inner landscape, connect with your body & transform the way you experience being. This meditation isn't about sitting like a statue or struggling to arrest your thoughts. You will move into a peace filled release of stagnant emotions, while increasing awareness of energy circulating throughout your being. Come, open to explore. There's no judgement. All are welcome.
September 10, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience a Bollywood-inspired dance fitness program that combines exhilarating choreography and calorie-burning workouts with upbeat music from around the world.
Come dressed to sweat and ready to dance! All levels welcome.
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
Suggested cover, $7-$15.
door open: 7:00pm
Circle:7:30
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
Awareness Through Movement: A Weekly Feldenkrais Class!
September 11, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - in your dancing, athletics, and everyday activities like walking, turning, rock climbing, playing a musical instrument, and getting up and down off the floor. Rather than pushing to exceed, strain, and achieve, Feldenkrais engages the neuroplasticity of the brain to learn and re-learn how to move and function with more ease and efficiency. As sensorimotor function improves, we can enhance strength, comfort, suppleness, finesse , and... the joy of movement.
September 11, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?
This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.
Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.
Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.
7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion
September 11, 2018 at 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm 410 west geer st
GENERAL:
For the month of September we will LAB & JAM. Each Tuesday will follow the same basic structure:
7:15 - LAB and Open Space - Each week will have a structured exploration of Contact Improvisation. Focus will include topics like weight sharing, skeletal structure, expanding use of senses & sensitivity.
8:00 - Opening Circle into JAM
9:30 - Closing Circle
Sliding scale: $7-20
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks) and clean up if you do.
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
* * *
September 4
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Christopher Grohs
September 11
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Megan Yankee
September 18
7:15-8:00 facilitated LAB facilitated by Aubrey Griffith-Zill
September 25
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Amanda Abrams
September 12, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Whether you're curious about Brazilian zouk, or wanting to learn this beautiful partner dance that can be danced to almost any music, here's your chance to dive in with us! This six-week series covers the fundamentals of Brazilian zouk connection and movement. You don't need a partner, but feel free to invite your friends! This series is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of zouk technique.
In addition, our practica and social occurs every Wednesday at the LAC from 8:30-11pm. The class includes free entry to the practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Six-Week Brazilian Zouk Fundamental Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
August 22-September 26
Advance cost: $72, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
What is Brazilian zouk?
If you have never experienced this beautiful and mesmerizing dance, you are in for a treat! Brazilian Zouk, also known as "Zouk-Lambada," is a partner dance with origins in Lambada and traditionally danced to "Zouk" music made popular in the French Caribbean. Brazilian Zouk can be characterized by its smooth and flowing nature as well as its circular upper body movements, dramatic hair whips, dips, and magical connection. As this dance has evolved along with popular music and dance trends, you will now see various styles where partners may deviate from the traditional rhythm to allow for musical interpretation and…
*CANCELLED* Zouk Night Practica *downstairs studio*
September 12, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!
Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.
September 14, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 410 West Geer St, Durham
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.
The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
Every Friday, doors open - 7pm, dance - 7:30-9pm, closing circle by 9:30pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$20.
*CANCELLED due to weather - Durham Dance Tsunami w/ Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser
September 15, 2018 at 9:30 am - 6:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Please join us for the Fall 2018 Durham Dance Tsunami! Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser will lead us through this weekend exploration in: The Syntax of Touch, Perception, and the Imagination through Contact Improvisation. The weekend also includes a 2-hour ecstatic dance Friday night, an Underscore with live music Saturday night, and warms-ups with live music both Sat and Sun morning. For the detailed schedule, please see https://www.resonantbody.com/offerings/durham-dance-tsunami
The entire weekend costs $135; it's also possible to register for just the CI instruction, the ecstatic dance, or the Underscore. Our intention is to create a weekend of community where we dance together, build new skills, and practice together . . . so looking forward to it!
Register by messaging/emailing Sabine Mead. You can pay online via Square here: https://mkt.com/spanda-studio (scroll down mid-page for the Tsunami offerings). Checks/cash also accepted.
Out-of-town dancers, please contact Kathleen Hunter as soon as possible to arrange housing. We will do our best to accommodate your request, but cannot guarantee availability.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Ecstatic Dance
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
9:30 - 10:30 am
Open Warm up (live music by Matthew Young)
10:30 - 1:00 pm
Contact Improvisation with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser
1:00 - 2:30pm
Lunch (Bring your own)
2:30- 5:00 pm
Contact Improvisation with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser
The Westie Party Presents Hurricane Florence Dance
September 15, 2018 at 6:00 pm - September 16, 2018 at 2:00 am Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
They're back!
Join us for this month’s Westie Party on Friday, Sept 14 (at Loafers Beach Club) AND Saturday, Sept 15 (at The Living Arts Collective). Come solo or bring your friends!
GUEST INSTRUCTOR BIO:
Brunno Cezar Theodoro and Paula Cavalcanti have been Dance Instructors and Choreographers for over 10 years. They have lived in San Diego since 2014, bringing with them their combined experience to build the Brazilian Zouk community with high-quality instruction. With experience in Brazilian Latin Dance, such as Forró, Samba de Gafieira, Bolero, etc., and West Coast Swing, they bring a unique style to the traditional and modern Brazilian Zouk. They emphasize the importance of fundamental technique and social dance ability to create well rounded dancers.
September 16, 2018 at 11:11 am - 1:33 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
SUNDAYS: Doors open: 11:11am Open Circle: 11:33am Closing Circle by: 1:33pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:00pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Cost $7- 15
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
September 17, 2018 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Join me for a lunch time meditation practice to awaken your inner landscape, connect with your body & transform the way you experience being. This meditation isn't about sitting like a statue or struggling to arrest your thoughts. You will move into a peace filled release of stagnant emotions, while increasing awareness of energy circulating throughout your being. Come, open to explore. There's no judgement. All are welcome.
Kickstart your Health: Ayurvedic Seasonal Cleansing Info Session *now at BPYC nextdoor!*
September 17, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
* Learn how to get rid of bloating, constipation, hyperacidity, seasonal allergies, painful joints, skin breakouts, fatigue, and more
* Why the proper sequence of actions is so critical to making a Cleanse effective
* How to amplify the body’s self-healing tendency by harnessing seasonal rhythms
* Details about participating in a guided Ayurvedic Cleanse this Autumn
Join me downstairs at the Living Arts Collective (next to Cocoa Cinnamon!) for this information session. You'll learn why Ayurvedic cleanses are so transformational, and how to get the most out of the process. Bring your questions!
Awareness Through Movement: A Weekly Feldenkrais Class!
September 18, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - in your dancing, athletics, and everyday activities like walking, turning, rock climbing, playing a musical instrument, and getting up and down off the floor. Rather than pushing to exceed, strain, and achieve, Feldenkrais engages the neuroplasticity of the brain to learn and re-learn how to move and function with more ease and efficiency. As sensorimotor function improves, we can enhance strength, comfort, suppleness, finesse , and... the joy of movement.
September 18, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?
This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.
Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.
Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.
7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion
September 18, 2018 at 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm 410 west geer st
GENERAL:
For the month of September we will LAB & JAM. Each Tuesday will follow the same basic structure:
7:15 - LAB and Open Space - Each week will have a structured exploration of Contact Improvisation. Focus will include topics like weight sharing, skeletal structure, expanding use of senses & sensitivity.
8:00 - Opening Circle into JAM
9:30 - Closing Circle
Sliding scale: $7-20
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks) and clean up if you do.
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
* * *
September 4
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Christopher Grohs
September 11
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Megan Yankee
September 18
7:15-8:00 facilitated LAB facilitated by Aubrey Griffith-Zill
September 25
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Amanda Abrams
*CANCELLED due to flooding* Triangle Zouk Fundamentals 6-Week Series! *downstairs studio*
September 19, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Whether you're curious about Brazilian zouk, or wanting to learn this beautiful partner dance that can be danced to almost any music, here's your chance to dive in with us! This six-week series covers the fundamentals of Brazilian zouk connection and movement. You don't need a partner, but feel free to invite your friends! This series is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of zouk technique.
In addition, our practica and social occurs every Wednesday at the LAC from 8:30-11pm. The class includes free entry to the practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Six-Week Brazilian Zouk Fundamental Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
August 22-September 26
Advance cost: $72, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
What is Brazilian zouk?
If you have never experienced this beautiful and mesmerizing dance, you are in for a treat! Brazilian Zouk, also known as "Zouk-Lambada," is a partner dance with origins in Lambada and traditionally danced to "Zouk" music made popular in the French Caribbean. Brazilian Zouk can be characterized by its smooth and flowing nature as well as its circular upper body movements, dramatic hair whips, dips, and magical connection. As this dance has evolved along with popular music and dance trends, you will now see various styles where partners may deviate from the traditional rhythm to allow for musical interpretation and…
Canceled* (due to flooding) Zouk Night Practica *downstairs studio*
September 19, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!
Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.
Acro & Handstand Conditioning at Living Arts Collective
September 20, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Join us for a fun pre-jam class on partner conditioning and handstand training! Katie Veleta, certified AcroYoga instructor, and Aimee Kresica, certified Lift Acrobatics instructor, will offer partner and group exercises and drills which increase strength, alignment, grip, balance, and dynamic movements fundamental to the practice of acro.
No experience needed for this all levels class! Partnerships will be honored but no partner is required. Cost is $15 cash at the door. Stay for the jam for free if you come to the class!
UPDATE: Please bring socks or a towel/rag for some of the drills we will do tonight in class! Thanks 🙂
September 20, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come play with us this Thursday in Durham! Acro jams are non-structured events where we share skills and learn from one another. Cost is $7-15 sliding fee at the door!
September 21, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective
We will have an open house highlighting:
THIRD FRIDAY ARTWALK:
Artwork created and displayed by Connor Regan + Taylor White + Leagh Anderson
LIVE painting by TBD
LIVE piano by Donovan Moran
Nourishment provided by The Microgreenery
Durham Dance Wave- Ecstatic Dance in Durham starting at 7:30-9:00pm
LIVING ROOM open mic for music and spoken word 9:30-10:30pm, shortly following the Ecstatic Dance. This is a chance to bring something beautiful to share. When you arrive we'll put your name in a hat and order the evenings performances. This will be a simple, intimate, acoustic, pillows-on-the-floor venue for us to share a bit of who we are with each other. Facilitated by Gareth Dicker & LAC Crew
About the artists:
Connor Regan: https://4izdesign.com/about/
BIO: Is a college student studying in Raleigh NC, set to graduate in 2019. In the fall of 2015 I realized that instead of looking at my phone during class, I could just doodle instead, which I found way more validating, so I have been drawing ever since. Greatly influenced by artists like Salvador Dalí, Peter Max, Robert Crumb, and M.C. Escher, I hope to slightly twist perspective to confuse and maybe even enlighten the viewer.
Taylor White: http://www.taylurk.com/
Taylor White is a figurative artist who utilizes the human form to depict conversations, explore fields of consciousness, and realize the cathartic points…
September 21, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 410 West Geer St, Durham
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.
The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
Every Friday, doors open - 7pm, dance - 7:30-9pm, closing circle by 9:30pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$20.
September 22, 2018 at 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Dancing the Enneagram
‘A Nia Gram’
A Playshop to discover and dance YOU!
Begin your journey of the Enneagram by learning about each type ~and the movement around the symbol.
Be open to explore each tendency with curiosity, recognizing inner patterns that govern outer behavior, with compassion for all.
Discover yourself by moving these nine 'personalities' through your body to help integrate into your full potential~ balanced in belly (physical), head(mental), and heart (emotional).
Using Nia and Enneamotion techniques, we examine the qualities of this sacred geometry by dancing to music that embodies each type.
We end with Kate’s Enneagram routine ”A Nia Gram”!
Come ready to learn, dance and express your unique self!
Saturday, September 22 1pm-6pm
A Playshop with Nia Trainer & 1st Degree Black Belt Kate Finlayson
Balanced with both Seated Education and Movement
Living Arts Collective 410 W. Geer St. Durham, NC
$70 Early Bird register by Sept 15! $80 after Sept 15~
Call Haven to register (650)704-2444 or email
September 23, 2018 at 11:11 am - 1:33 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
SUNDAYS: Doors open: 11:11am Open Circle: 11:33am Closing Circle by: 1:33pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:00pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Cost $7- 15
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
September 23, 2018 at 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Both Orquesta GarDel and Living Arts Collective are thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration for 2018 - GarDel is the salsa-band-in-residence at LAC. Every fourth Sunday we will perform in this intimate, inviting dance studio. All are welcome - social salsa dancers, dancers of all backgrounds and skills, people who just want to chill and groove to the Latin rhythms.
This is a social artistic experiment - GarDel will use the residency to take chances, try new arrangements, workshop original songs in progress and ask for feedback. Overtime, the LAC community will co-locate dance lessons, painters, artisans from many disciplines.
Doors open: 3:00pm
Live Music: 3:30pm-5:30pm
*FREE salsa dance class
Admission - pay what you can to support the artists, suggested $7 to $25.
Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals
In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. Together with Teli Shabu students will explore the rich legacy of this versatile instrument. Using the music of Guinea, West Africa, we will begin to hone the basic techniques to enjoy playing Djembe music comfortably. Come jam!
September 23rd - November 4th (Skipping October 14th)
Living Arts Collective 410 W Geer Street Durham, North Carolina
Cost: $84.00 for the course, $19.00 per individual class
Payment can be made in two $42.00 installments, or three $28.00 installments
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Adults & Mature youth
Drums are available for rent, $10.00 for the entire course, $5 per individual class
please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum
Family rates available, for more info please contact me
After September 30th, walk-ins & new registrations will be accepted on a case by case basis
September 24, 2018 at 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Join me for a lunch time meditation practice to awaken your inner landscape, connect with your body & transform the way you experience being. This meditation isn't about sitting like a statue or struggling to arrest your thoughts. You will move into a peace filled release of stagnant emotions, while increasing awareness of energy circulating throughout your being. Come, open to explore. There's no judgement. All are welcome.
September 24, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience a Bollywood-inspired dance fitness program that combines exhilarating choreography and calorie-burning workouts with upbeat music from around the world.
Come dressed to sweat and ready to dance! All levels welcome.
Awareness Through Movement: A Weekly Feldenkrais Class!
September 25, 2018 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - in your dancing, athletics, and everyday activities like walking, turning, rock climbing, playing a musical instrument, and getting up and down off the floor. Rather than pushing to exceed, strain, and achieve, Feldenkrais engages the neuroplasticity of the brain to learn and re-learn how to move and function with more ease and efficiency. As sensorimotor function improves, we can enhance strength, comfort, suppleness, finesse , and... the joy of movement.
September 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective Dance Studio, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Melodic Breathing Meditation
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
What if you could experience some of the benefits that meditation has to offer immediately, and in a single session?
This is exactly what we are offering in our workshop: a tiny peak into what meditation is like.
Through conscious breathing you can silence your mind and feel what it would be like if you cultivated a practice of meditation.
Guided by Theo Feaster and live music provided by Donovan Moran, we'll take you on a melodic journey through diaphragmatic breathing that has been shown to combat anxiety and bolster the immune system.
7:30-8:30: Breathing meditation
8:30-9:00: Group discussion
September 25, 2018 at 7:15 pm - 9:30 pm 410 west geer st
GENERAL:
For the month of September we will LAB & JAM. Each Tuesday will follow the same basic structure:
7:15 - LAB and Open Space - Each week will have a structured exploration of Contact Improvisation. Focus will include topics like weight sharing, skeletal structure, expanding use of senses & sensitivity.
8:00 - Opening Circle into JAM
9:30 - Closing Circle
Sliding scale: $7-20
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks) and clean up if you do.
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
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September 4
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Christopher Grohs
September 11
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Megan Yankee
September 18
7:15-8:00 facilitated LAB facilitated by Aubrey Griffith-Zill
September 25
7:15-8:00 LAB facilitated by Amanda Abrams
September 26, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Whether you're curious about Brazilian zouk, or wanting to learn this beautiful partner dance that can be danced to almost any music, here's your chance to dive in with us! This six-week series covers the fundamentals of Brazilian zouk connection and movement. You don't need a partner, but feel free to invite your friends! This series is suitable for beginners and anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of zouk technique.
In addition, our practica and social occurs every Wednesday at the LAC from 8:30-11pm. The class includes free entry to the practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Six-Week Brazilian Zouk Fundamental Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
August 22-September 26
Advance cost: $72, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
What is Brazilian zouk?
If you have never experienced this beautiful and mesmerizing dance, you are in for a treat! Brazilian Zouk, also known as "Zouk-Lambada," is a partner dance with origins in Lambada and traditionally danced to "Zouk" music made popular in the French Caribbean. Brazilian Zouk can be characterized by its smooth and flowing nature as well as its circular upper body movements, dramatic hair whips, dips, and magical connection. As this dance has evolved along with popular music and dance trends, you will now see various styles where partners may deviate from the traditional rhythm to allow for musical interpretation and…
September 26, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
We will be mixing the best Zoukable music from neozouk and ghetto zouk to hip-hop, R&B, kizomba, and your favorite zouk remixes and cover songs! We can Zouk to it all!
Cover $7 or $5 for those attending Zouk classes before the social.
Plants, Ceremony, & Sound: An Evening With Inner Space Journeys & XYLEM *downstairs studio*
September 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Inner space Journeys and special guest XYLEM will be back in the downstairs of the Living Arts Collective for our monthly Plant Ceremony and Sound Event. XYLEM will feature his psychedelic electronic alchemy set accompanied with Inner space Journeys organic sound tools.
Acro & Handstand Conditioning at Living Arts Collective
September 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Join us for a fun pre-jam class on partner conditioning and handstand training! Katie Veleta, certified AcroYoga instructor, and Aimee Kresica, certified Lift Acrobatics instructor, will offer partner and group exercises and drills which increase strength, alignment, grip, balance, and dynamic movements fundamental to the practice of acro.
No experience needed for this all levels class! Partnerships will be honored but no partner is required. Cost is $15 cash at the door. Stay for the jam for free if you come to the class!
UPDATE: Please bring socks or a towel/rag for some of the drills we will do tonight in class! Thanks 🙂
September 27, 2018 at 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come play with us this Thursday in Durham! Acro jams are non-structured events where we share skills and learn from one another. Cost is $7-15 sliding fee at the door!
September 28, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 410 West Geer St, Durham
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community.
The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
Every Friday, doors open - 7pm, dance - 7:30-9pm, closing circle by 9:30pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$20.
Montly Zouk Fusion Social Dance: Rainbow PRIDE Edition!
September 29, 2018 at 8:00 pm - September 30, 2018 at 1:00 am Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
This weekend is filled with unicorns! It's our "Zouk Weekender" featuring workshops by Zan on Sunday, and it's PRIDE festival in the Triangle! Our Saturday Zouk Fusion partner dance is Rainbow Pride themed, features dance demos, guest DJs highlighting tracks from queer musicians, snacks and drinks, local and out-of-town dancers, and more!
Free lesson from 8-9 pm. Extended dance hours: 9 pm til 1 am. Party snacks. Dance demo at ~11.
Please note this month's dance is at the Living Arts Collective upstairs dance studio (w/ a beautiful sprung wood dance floor!). There is street parking, plus parking lots in front and behind.
Cost of entry:
$10 general
$7 student, military, senior, low-income, Pride attendee, LAC member
Music: All Zoukable, with sensual bachata, kizomba and blues/fusion mixed in. If you've got more of a blues/fusion free-flowing dance background, don't worry, you'll be able to groove to all the music! And if you're eager to learn more "steps", "moves" and "patterns" that make up Zouk, come early for the lesson and ask experienced dancers to help you out - we're friendly here!
September 30, 2018 at 11:11 am - 1:33 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Experience authentic self-expression in a safe space free of judgment & instruction. This weekly ecstatic dance event offers an opportunity to explore delicious states of being from stillness to unfettered wildness through self-directed freeform movement in community. The 90 minute practice takes us on a movement journey with musical texture and form.
SUNDAYS: Doors open: 11:11am Open Circle: 11:33am Closing Circle by: 1:33pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:00pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Cost $7- 15
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
September 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Explore a guided healing meditation that awakens your inner vision, integrates the whole being, promote self awareness, and allows firsthand experience with the positive effects of meditation. We welcome all levels, encourage newcomers to meditation, and will foster a safe space for PRIDE celebrants! Join Me. $5 to $25 suggested donation.
Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals
In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. Together with Teli Shabu students will explore the rich legacy of this versatile instrument. Using the music of Guinea, West Africa, we will begin to hone the basic techniques to enjoy playing Djembe music comfortably. Come jam!
September 23rd - November 4th (Skipping October 14th)
Living Arts Collective 410 W Geer Street Durham, North Carolina
Cost: $84.00 for the course, $19.00 per individual class
Payment can be made in two $42.00 installments, or three $28.00 installments
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Adults & Mature youth
Drums are available for rent, $10.00 for the entire course, $5 per individual class
please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum
Family rates available, for more info please contact me
After September 30th, walk-ins & new registrations will be accepted on a case by case basis
Tuesdays, October 2nd – November 20th, 12 – 12:45pm This is an open level-class, all are welcome! Join the whole series or drop in for one session. Kundalini Yoga is the ancient art and science of personal transformation. Kundalini Yoga systematically works on the mind, body and spirit through the practice of Kriyas (exercise sets), [...]
Sunday, September 30, 1:30 – 2:30 PM Explore a guided healing meditation that awakens your inner vision, integrates the whole being, promote self awareness, and allows firsthand experience with the positive effects of meditation. We welcome all levels, encourage newcomers to meditation, and will foster a safe space for PRIDE celebrants! Join Me. $5 to [...]
Sundays, September 23rd – November 4th (skipping October 14th), 5 – 6:30pm *downstairs studio* Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. Together with Teli Shabu students will explore the rich legacy of this versatile instrument. Using the music of Guinea, West Africa, we will [...]
Saturday, September 29th, 8pm – 1am This weekend is filled with unicorns! It's our "Zouk Weekender" featuring workshops by Zan on Sunday, and it's PRIDE festival in the Triangle! Our Saturday Zouk Fusion partner dance is Rainbow Pride themed, features dance demos, guest DJs highlighting tracks from queer musicians, snacks and drinks, local and out-of-town [...]
Monday, September 17th, 7 – 8pm *downstairs lobby* * Learn how to get rid of bloating, constipation, hyperacidity, seasonal allergies, painful joints, skin breakouts, fatigue, and more * Why the proper sequence of actions is so critical to making a Cleanse effective * How to amplify the body’s self-healing tendency by harnessing seasonal rhythms * [...]
Friday, September 14th, 7:30 – 9:30pm Saturday, September 15th, 9:30am – 6:30pm Please join us for the Fall 2018 Durham Dance Tsunami! Chris Aiken and Angie Hauser will lead us through this weekend exploration in: The Syntax of Touch, Perception, and the Imagination through Contact Improvisation. The weekend also includes a 2-hour ecstatic dance Friday [...]
Wednesdays, 8:30 – 11pm *movement studio* Come zouk with us! The Wednesday Brazilian Zouk socials are now hosted by Triangle Zouk. The price for the event is $7 and we will be dancing in the downstairs studio of the Living Arts Collective. Starting at 8:30 we will have a practica, where you can work on [...]
Saturday, October 6th, 9 – 11:45pm Get Ready for Fusion! It's Time! When: First Saturday of each month! OCT 6th// Dance 9:00p - 11:30p First set DJ Candace Bae 2nd set DJ TBA NOV 3rd// 8pm Lesson w/ Aubrey Griffith-Zill - Rhythm and Connect DJs: Aaron Hawkins, Dave Warner (yum!) DEC 1st// DJs: (tbd) …… [...]
Tuesdays in September, 7 – 9:30pm GENERAL: For the month of September we will LAB & JAM. Each Tuesday will follow the same basic structure: 7:00 - LAB and Open Space - Each week will have a structured exploration of Contact Improvisation. Focus will include topics like weight sharing, skeletal structure, expanding use of senses [...]
Thursday, October 11th, 7:30 – 10p Inner space Journeys and special guest Sound Vibration Healing will be back in the downstairs of the Living Arts Collective for our monthly Plant Ceremony and Sound Event. Sound Vibration Healing will feature his powerful gong collection accompanied with Inner Space Journeys organic sound tools. https://www.facebook.com/SoundVibrationHealing/?timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=1424416653&fref=tag https://www.soundvhealing.com/ Plant teacher’s [...]
