the Living Arts Collective (LAC) is designed to foster artistic expression while creating a hub for the exchanging of resources, practices and ideas to develop socially progressive strategies for conscious living and cultural preservation through creative movement
we host classes, workshops, socials and performances while providing space for people to create, rehearse, teach and share ideas
To be a part of The Living Arts Collective event schedule
Saturday July 27th, 5:15pm - 6:00pm If the conventional American funeral and burial leave you cold, consider some of the alternatives: whole body / tissue donation to medical schools or body farms, green burial, wet cremation, and human composting. Anne Weston, founder of Green Burial Project, will help you see the advantages and possibilities of [...]
Saturday, July 20, 2 PM – 4 PM What is Second Line? During the 19th century, fraternal societies and organizations began to provide insurance for its members, specifically among the formerly enslaved and the children of the formerly enslaved. The organizations such as New Orleans Freedman’s Aid, began to host parades as neighborhood celebrations, to [...]
Third Saturdays: July 20 4:30 - 6:00pm, August 17 3:00 - 4:30pm, September 21 3:00 - 4:30pm Learn Hip-hop basics while also learning freestyle tactics with Jett Sett Third Saturdays: July 20 4:30 - 6:00pm August 17 3:00 - 4:30pm September 21 3:00 - 4:30pm All Ages & Abilities Welcome $5 per class Presented by [...]
Saturday July 27th, 5:15pm - 6:00pm If the conventional American funeral and burial leave you cold, consider some of the alternatives: whole body / tissue donation to medical schools or body farms, green burial, wet cremation, and human composting. Anne Weston, founder of Green Burial Project, will help you see the advantages and possibilities of [...]
Saturday, July 20, 2 PM – 4 PM What is Second Line? During the 19th century, fraternal societies and organizations began to provide insurance for its members, specifically among the formerly enslaved and the children of the formerly enslaved. The organizations such as New Orleans Freedman’s Aid, began to host parades as neighborhood celebrations, to [...]
Third Saturdays: July 20 4:30 - 6:00pm, August 17 3:00 - 4:30pm, September 21 3:00 - 4:30pm Learn Hip-hop basics while also learning freestyle tactics with Jett Sett Third Saturdays: July 20 4:30 - 6:00pm August 17 3:00 - 4:30pm September 21 3:00 - 4:30pm All Ages & Abilities Welcome $5 per class Presented by [...]
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BollyX with Lara
July 1, 2019 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.
July 2, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:50 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Check out our collaborative CI Summer Schedule:
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Schedule for month of JULY:
July 2nd --- David Hamilton - Blend of CI and Bodywork
July 9th --- More Concepts and Imagery in Contact Improvisation. Class led by John Bainbridge. This time we'll focus on the act of blending with our partners. Blending is a term used in Aikido (one of the forms that contributed to the development of CI) for becoming one with one's partner (albeit with a gentle marshal intent in Aikido). Appropriate for all levels of experience in CI, from beginner to highly experienced.
July 14th - 2nd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam 2-4 pm, facilitated by Amanda Abrams
July 16th --- Christopher Grohs
July 23rd: Intermediate class w/ Toni Craige
July 30th: Contact Improv - CI JAM facilitator Toni Craige
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Saturday workshop - August 3rd - 4:00 - 6:00pm workshop for beginners/ bring a friend
________________ photography by Kathleen Hunter
"The Underscore is a vehicle for incorporating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dance practice; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional concerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressions, embodying a range of forms and changing states."
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga w Carson
July 3, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja Spirit - the spontaneous flow of consciousness.
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa + Shamanic Reiki
July 4, 2019 at 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Living Arts Collective
This hybrid yoga + Reiki experience with Carson Efird invites the healing intelligence of Prana, Ki + nature spirit energy to intuitively flow through your whole being. Beginning with a Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga practice you will open the energetic rivers through which Prana flows through you. Resting on your back in a culminating savasana, you will then be guided on a yoga nidra-like Shamanic journey that cleanses + balances your elemental being while deepening your connection to the earth. While in this healing state, Reiki, gentle hands-on channeling universal life-force, will be offered.
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Shamanic Reiki intuitively integrates healing practices from both Shamanic traditions + Reiki. Both lineages share a deep respect for nature spirit energy as the great healer, and empower us to heal our earthly beings and the planet simultaneously. Learn more at ShamanicReikiWorldwide.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all…
July 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Afrobeats with KJ is a high energy, cardio filled dance class which focuses on African movement & techniques. In this session you will learn foundations of African dance and specifically new style Afrobeat trends from Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and more! Be ready to embrace African culture and rhythms in Afrobeats with KJ! All levels welcomed & positive vibez only... Join us for a 1.5 hr dance workshop with Kara Jenelle from Los Angeles. This class will bring Afrobeats vibes along with insight from her experience in the Commercial Dance Industry. Her credits include: Janet Jackson, Pharrell, Will Smith, Lauryn Hill, Khalid, BET, Jidenna, Wiz Kid, and more! Class is $15 payment at the door via Cash or Venom/CashApp/Paypal
July 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Durham Ballroom, 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
July 5, 2019 at 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm OOSEEAHH, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
The Living Room is a monthly - First & Third Fridays - open stage for performing and sharing un-amplified music and spoken word presented by Living Arts Collective.
Come at 9:30pm at the close of the Friday night dance wave to put your name in the hat if you have something to offer. Show starts at 10:00pm and ends around 11:30pm. Music, spoken word, slam, rap, and other creative endeavors are all welcome. This is a chance to share something meaningful with an intimate and attentive audience who will applaud you no matter what. A great place to try out new material, or to cover oldies. Bring a warm or hurting heart, have a seat or pillow, and settle into your Living Room evening.
$3-$10 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds)
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!
Where: In the LAC Movement Studio (downstairs). This studio has a yummy sprung cork floor, powerful sound system, good vibes and new lighting! Enter: *down the ramp next to Cocoa Cinnamon
Post below if you wanna work a door slot in trade to entry: Door slots – 8-9: Available! 9-10: Available! 10-11: Available!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is Fusion?
Fusion is an improvised lead-follow approach to dancing to any style of music that does not have a strictly defined dance aesthetic. Just as music adopts, adapts to, and blends with various influences and styles, fusion accomplishes the same in the form of dance. It is a triad of connection between your movement, your partner’s movement, and the music. Depending on the music and the dancers, fusion can mean creating a new dance style to unique music, or combining two or more established dance aesthetics into a single dance to reflect the sound of a song combining multiple influences.
Many fusion dancers are versed in the fundamentals of various dances, be it blues, tango, west coast swing, Lindy Hop, waltz, or hip hop. By finding the commonalities between various dance styles, or creating new movements, dancers can actively adapt and improvise their dance style to music of all…
July 6, 2019 at 9:00 pm - July 7, 2019 at 11:45 pm
Get Ready for Fusion! It's Time! **EVERY FIRST SATURDAY**
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) …… ? maybe you? What would you like to contribute? Save these Dates on your calendar!
Where: In the LAC downstairs Movement Studio. This studio has a yummy sprung cork floor, powerful sound system, good vibes and new lighting! Enter: *down the ramp next to Cocoa Cinnamon
Post below if you wanna work a door slot in trade to entry: Door slots – 8:45-9:30 : Available! 9:30-10:15 : Available 10:15-11:00 : Available!
Fusion Crew holding it down and creating safe space for ALL:
Aaron Hawkins ErinRenee Murphy JJ Hurst Alan S Best Shantel Richardson Alix Arcuni Wicker Gareth Dicker Lydie Vanessa Aubrey Griffith-Zill Alegra-Ray Dilone Dave Warner and more....!
What if Fusion?
Fusion is an improvised lead-follow approach to dancing to any style of music that does not have a strictly defined dance aesthetic. Just as music adopts, adapts to, and blends with various influences and styles, fusion accomplishes the same in the form of dance. It is a…
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Sacred SUNday Prana Vinyasa Yoga
July 7, 2019 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am Living Arts Collective
We are all rays of the one Sun!
In Vedic Astrology Sunday is the day of the week connected to the Sun. Let’s come together to align the microcosm of the sun in our hearts with the macrocosm of the sun in the sky. We will awaken our illuminated spirits by moving at an invigorating rhythm through Surya Namaskars honoring the radiance of the sun within and above, as well as activating Kriyas, Pranayama and Mantra. Enliven your sacred body, mind and soul while re-charging and balancing your sustainable energy center. Completing with a sun-kissed meditation, you will leave shining from within!
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja…
July 7, 2019 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
Capoeira Angola (martial arts + dance) Beginner Classes at LAC *downstairs studio*
July 7, 2019 at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Capoeira angola is an Afro-Brazilian art form that blends martial arts, dance, music, and ritual. The game of capoeira is a dialogue of movements and energies - sometimes cooperative, sometimes competitive, and always unique!
All are welcome to join our capoeira class (no previous experience necessary). You'll learn capoeira kicks, dodges, and acrobatic movements, practiced both individually and in partners. We'll also practice musical instruments and sing capoeira songs, which are a rich source of cultural and historical insight.
SUNDAYS 3:00 – 4:30p Living Arts Collective (downstairs studio) $7 - $15
Please wear comfortable pants, a T-shirt that can be tucked in, and clean shoes.
Capoeira is a great way to challenge yourself and connect with others. Come try it out!
July 7, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. This Summer Teli Shabu teams up with Atiba Rorie of Africa Unplugged! Atiba, a Durham favorite has honed his musical skill from a life of studying, performing, and teaching the music of Africa and the diaspora internationally as well as nationally. Atiba brings his extensive knowledge and mellow teaching style to the course. Students will explore the rich legacy of the Djembe. Using the music of West Africa, we will begin to hone the basic techniques to enjoy playing Djembe music comfortably. Come jam!
Sundays June 23rd - August 4th (Skipping July 28th) 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 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Adults & Mature youth Drums are available for rent, $5 per class please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum... but please come anyway, we will get you drumming Family rates available, for more info please contact me
July 8, 2019 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.
July 9, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:50 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Check out our collaborative CI Summer Schedule:
______________
Schedule for month of JULY:
July 2nd --- David Hamilton - Blend of CI and Bodywork
July 9th --- More Concepts and Imagery in Contact Improvisation. Class led by John Bainbridge. This time we'll focus on the act of blending with our partners. Blending is a term used in Aikido (one of the forms that contributed to the development of CI) for becoming one with one's partner (albeit with a gentle marshal intent in Aikido). Appropriate for all levels of experience in CI, from beginner to highly experienced.
July 14th - 2nd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam 2-4 pm, facilitated by Amanda Abrams
July 16th --- Christopher Grohs
July 23rd: Intermediate class w/ Toni Craige
July 30th: Contact Improv - CI JAM facilitator Toni Craige
________
Saturday workshop - August 3rd - 4:00 - 6:00pm workshop for beginners/ bring a friend
________________ photography by Kathleen Hunter
"The Underscore is a vehicle for incorporating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dance practice; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional concerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressions, embodying a range of forms and changing states."
July 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
✨Learn to dance Salsa! 💖💃🏻🎉🕺🏻
Every Tuesday I'll be teaching at Living Arts Collective (in the Wellness Studio) different fundamental elements and techniques so you can easily lead, follow, or switch roles!! You will never get bored.
All levels of experience are welcome; there's something new to learn for everybody!
We will go through MBB (Meditation, Basics, and Breathing)
Meditation exercises to connect with your inner Salsa Soul. Basics of Salsa with a focus on Follow & Lead, and Switching Leads. Breathing techniques for better dancing.
And every Tuesday has a different focus:
July 9 - Weight Transition Exercises
July 16 - Partner Connection + Dance Etiquette
July 23 - Turning and Spinning 101
July 30 - Stretching + Body Movement
Drop-ins at Door **CASH ONLY** $10 Students & Military with ID $15 Individual $20 Partners
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga w Carson
July 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja Spirit - the spontaneous flow of consciousness.
July 10, 2019 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come zouk with us! Every Wednesday, you can come to the Living Arts Collective in downtown Durham to dance Brazilian zouk. This is a great opportunity for you to meet new people, get some exercise, and work your brain and body in new ways!
Most weeks we have either a class or a practica at 7:30pm where you can work on learning the dance. Check the Triangle Zouk Facebook page for details on this week's event. Some weeks the class or practica is designed for zouk dancers at an intermediate level, but all are always welcome to come for the social at 8:30. Our community is friendly and someone will be happy to show you the basic step!
Please note that we meet in the wellness studio of the Living Arts Collective. When you arrive, go through the double pink door (upstairs)
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Who are we? Triangle Zouk is your local team of organizers dedicated to building a community around our shared passion, Brazilian zouk. We emphasize creating a safe space for all at our events. Come talk to an organizer if you have any questions, and see our safe space policy here: https://trianglezouk.wixsite.com/trianglezouk/safer-spaces
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa + Shamanic Reiki
July 11, 2019 at 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Living Arts Collective
This hybrid yoga + Reiki experience with Carson Efird invites the healing intelligence of Prana, Ki + nature spirit energy to intuitively flow through your whole being. Beginning with a Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga practice you will open the energetic rivers through which Prana flows through you. Resting on your back in a culminating savasana, you will then be guided on a yoga nidra-like Shamanic journey that cleanses + balances your elemental being while deepening your connection to the earth. While in this healing state, Reiki, gentle hands-on channeling universal life-force, will be offered.
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Shamanic Reiki intuitively integrates healing practices from both Shamanic traditions + Reiki. Both lineages share a deep respect for nature spirit energy as the great healer, and empower us to heal our earthly beings and the planet simultaneously. Learn more at ShamanicReikiWorldwide.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all…
July 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Living Arts Collective
We will gather monthly to discuss, contemplate and learn techniques for intuitive tarot reading. All levels of experience are welcome. We will explore the archetypes, use of symbolism in the tarot, and get to know the arcanas, four suits, court cards, & numerology embedded in the cards. This class will help in creating a holistic and intuitive method to reading any deck & the signs all around us. $10-$30 suggested donation.
July 12, 2019 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Durham Wellness 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
July 12, 2019 at 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Join Me AFTER DANCE Second Friday's for a relaxing and trance-formative guided meditation. A visualization journey to soothe your nervous system and introduce you to your inner landscape. Come connect, explore, relax, center, & awaken! All are welcome! $5-$25 suggested donation.
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Sacred SUNday Prana Vinyasa Yoga
July 14, 2019 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am Living Arts Collective
We are all rays of the one Sun!
In Vedic Astrology Sunday is the day of the week connected to the Sun. Let’s come together to align the microcosm of the sun in our hearts with the macrocosm of the sun in the sky. We will awaken our illuminated spirits by moving at an invigorating rhythm through Surya Namaskars honoring the radiance of the sun within and above, as well as activating Kriyas, Pranayama and Mantra. Enliven your sacred body, mind and soul while re-charging and balancing your sustainable energy center. Completing with a sun-kissed meditation, you will leave shining from within!
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja…
July 14, 2019 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
July 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Living Arts Collective
2nd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam Facilitated by Aubrey Griffith-Zill
Cost: $10 (sliding scale $7-20) *no one turned away for lack of funds
Jam Description: open level contact improvisation jam. In the opening and closing circles, we will introduce ourselves and participants to each other and standard guidelines for the jam. Participants can expect touch, weight baring and improvisation wrapped in quirky, inspiring and experimental sounds and music.
CI Description: Contact Improvisation is an improvisational, weigh-baring social dance form founded int he US in the 1970s. It is a training tool practiced by professional dancers, an educational tool for training in partner dances, as well as a therapeutic, creative and strengthening practice for people of all walks of life. What distinguishes CI from other partner dances is its unique combination of improvisation, fluidity of leader/follower roles, the potential for full weight-sharing, all practiced under the watchful eye of a seasoned facilitator.
Capoeira Angola (martial arts + dance) Beginner Classes at LAC *downstairs studio*
July 14, 2019 at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Capoeira angola is an Afro-Brazilian art form that blends martial arts, dance, music, and ritual. The game of capoeira is a dialogue of movements and energies - sometimes cooperative, sometimes competitive, and always unique!
All are welcome to join our capoeira class (no previous experience necessary). You'll learn capoeira kicks, dodges, and acrobatic movements, practiced both individually and in partners. We'll also practice musical instruments and sing capoeira songs, which are a rich source of cultural and historical insight.
SUNDAYS 3:00 – 4:30p Living Arts Collective (downstairs studio) $7 - $15
Please wear comfortable pants, a T-shirt that can be tucked in, and clean shoes.
Capoeira is a great way to challenge yourself and connect with others. Come try it out!
July 14, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. This Summer Teli Shabu teams up with Atiba Rorie of Africa Unplugged! Atiba, a Durham favorite has honed his musical skill from a life of studying, performing, and teaching the music of Africa and the diaspora internationally as well as nationally. Atiba brings his extensive knowledge and mellow teaching style to the course. Students will explore the rich legacy of the Djembe. Using the music of West Africa, we will begin to hone the basic techniques to enjoy playing Djembe music comfortably. Come jam!
Sundays June 23rd - August 4th (Skipping July 28th) 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 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Adults & Mature youth Drums are available for rent, $5 per class please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum... but please come anyway, we will get you drumming Family rates available, for more info please contact me
July 15, 2019 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.
July 16, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:50 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Check out our collaborative CI Summer Schedule:
______________
Schedule for month of JULY:
July 2nd --- David Hamilton - Blend of CI and Bodywork
July 9th --- More Concepts and Imagery in Contact Improvisation. Class led by John Bainbridge. This time we'll focus on the act of blending with our partners. Blending is a term used in Aikido (one of the forms that contributed to the development of CI) for becoming one with one's partner (albeit with a gentle marshal intent in Aikido). Appropriate for all levels of experience in CI, from beginner to highly experienced.
July 14th - 2nd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam 2-4 pm, facilitated by Amanda Abrams
July 16th --- Christopher Grohs
July 23rd: Intermediate class w/ Toni Craige
July 30th: Contact Improv - CI JAM facilitator Toni Craige
________
Saturday workshop - August 3rd - 4:00 - 6:00pm workshop for beginners/ bring a friend
________________ photography by Kathleen Hunter
"The Underscore is a vehicle for incorporating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dance practice; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional concerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressions, embodying a range of forms and changing states."
July 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
✨Learn to dance Salsa! 💖💃🏻🎉🕺🏻
Every Tuesday I'll be teaching at Living Arts Collective (in the Wellness Studio) different fundamental elements and techniques so you can easily lead, follow, or switch roles!! You will never get bored.
All levels of experience are welcome; there's something new to learn for everybody!
We will go through MBB (Meditation, Basics, and Breathing)
Meditation exercises to connect with your inner Salsa Soul. Basics of Salsa with a focus on Follow & Lead, and Switching Leads. Breathing techniques for better dancing.
And every Tuesday has a different focus:
July 9 - Weight Transition Exercises
July 16 - Partner Connection + Dance Etiquette
July 23 - Turning and Spinning 101
July 30 - Stretching + Body Movement
Drop-ins at Door **CASH ONLY** $10 Students & Military with ID $15 Individual $20 Partners
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga w Carson
July 17, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja Spirit - the spontaneous flow of consciousness.
July 17, 2019 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come zouk with us! Every Wednesday, you can come to the Living Arts Collective in downtown Durham to dance Brazilian zouk. This is a great opportunity for you to meet new people, get some exercise, and work your brain and body in new ways!
Most weeks we have either a class or a practica at 7:30pm where you can work on learning the dance. Check the Triangle Zouk Facebook page for details on this week's event. Some weeks the class or practica is designed for zouk dancers at an intermediate level, but all are always welcome to come for the social at 8:30. Our community is friendly and someone will be happy to show you the basic step!
Please note that we meet in the wellness studio of the Living Arts Collective. When you arrive, go through the double pink door (upstairs)
****
Who are we? Triangle Zouk is your local team of organizers dedicated to building a community around our shared passion, Brazilian zouk. We emphasize creating a safe space for all at our events. Come talk to an organizer if you have any questions, and see our safe space policy here: https://trianglezouk.wixsite.com/trianglezouk/safer-spaces
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa + Shamanic Reiki
July 18, 2019 at 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Living Arts Collective
This hybrid yoga + Reiki experience with Carson Efird invites the healing intelligence of Prana, Ki + nature spirit energy to intuitively flow through your whole being. Beginning with a Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga practice you will open the energetic rivers through which Prana flows through you. Resting on your back in a culminating savasana, you will then be guided on a yoga nidra-like Shamanic journey that cleanses + balances your elemental being while deepening your connection to the earth. While in this healing state, Reiki, gentle hands-on channeling universal life-force, will be offered.
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Shamanic Reiki intuitively integrates healing practices from both Shamanic traditions + Reiki. Both lineages share a deep respect for nature spirit energy as the great healer, and empower us to heal our earthly beings and the planet simultaneously. Learn more at ShamanicReikiWorldwide.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all…
July 18, 2019 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!
July 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Durham Ballroom, 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
July 19, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Third Friday Durham ARTWAVE ARTShowcase + EcstaticDANCE + openMIC (Starting @ 6pm every Third Friday)
ART SHOWCASE (6:00-9:30pm) Support local artisans and crafters.
ECSTATIC DANCE WAVE (7:30-9:30pm) Join in on the dance floor and bust out some moves- free of judgement.
LIVING ROOM OPEN MIC (9:30-11:30pm) Keep the flow moving with sets by local talent!
We are proud to support and collaborate with Third Friday Durham!
No Entry fee to see artist and vendor booths! Sliding scale donations of $7-$15 accepted for Dance WAVE portion & $3-$10 for Living Room Open Mic No one is turned away for lack of funds!
July 19, 2019 at 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm OOSEEAHH, 410 W Geer St. Durham, NC 27701
The Living Room is a monthly - First & Third Fridays - open stage for performing and sharing un-amplified music and spoken word presented by Living Arts Collective.
Come at 9:30pm at the close of the Friday night dance wave to put your name in the hat if you have something to offer. Show starts at 10:00pm and ends around 11:30pm. Music, spoken word, slam, rap, and other creative endeavors are all welcome. This is a chance to share something meaningful with an intimate and attentive audience who will applaud you no matter what. A great place to try out new material, or to cover oldies. Bring a warm or hurting heart, have a seat or pillow, and settle into your Living Room evening.
$3-$10 sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds)
July 20, 2019 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
What is Second Line?
During the 19th century, fraternal societies and organizations began to provide insurance for its members, specifically among the formerly enslaved and the children of the formerly enslaved. The organizations such as New Orleans Freedman’s Aid, began to host parades as neighborhood celebrations, to advertise their services and honor those who died.
August 10th — Black August in the Park — we are looking to execute a 10-minute performance set that encompasses me, Tristan Parks, conducting a 7-8 piece brass band with choreography that leads to inviting civilians onstage to participate in what I refer to as “pre-formance” (an act of disrupting the Eurocentric gaze by honoring the Africanist and African-American traditions). This would segue us into the march! It would be of absolute service that my unit and I enter the space (the park) lastly, as we anticipate proselytizing civilians to join us into a space of black joy and dance.
I have partnered with Living Arts Collective to host a workshop in honor of this year’s Black August in the Park that takes place Saturday, July 20th from 2 PM-4PM!
We ask that black and POC bring $5 and non-black/POC bring $10! We hope to see you all there!
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Sacred SUNday Prana Vinyasa Yoga
July 21, 2019 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am Living Arts Collective
We are all rays of the one Sun!
In Vedic Astrology Sunday is the day of the week connected to the Sun. Let’s come together to align the microcosm of the sun in our hearts with the macrocosm of the sun in the sky. We will awaken our illuminated spirits by moving at an invigorating rhythm through Surya Namaskars honoring the radiance of the sun within and above, as well as activating Kriyas, Pranayama and Mantra. Enliven your sacred body, mind and soul while re-charging and balancing your sustainable energy center. Completing with a sun-kissed meditation, you will leave shining from within!
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja…
July 21, 2019 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
Capoeira Angola (martial arts + dance) Beginner Classes at LAC *downstairs studio*
July 21, 2019 at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Capoeira angola is an Afro-Brazilian art form that blends martial arts, dance, music, and ritual. The game of capoeira is a dialogue of movements and energies - sometimes cooperative, sometimes competitive, and always unique!
All are welcome to join our capoeira class (no previous experience necessary). You'll learn capoeira kicks, dodges, and acrobatic movements, practiced both individually and in partners. We'll also practice musical instruments and sing capoeira songs, which are a rich source of cultural and historical insight.
SUNDAYS 3:00 – 4:30p Living Arts Collective (downstairs studio) $7 - $15
Please wear comfortable pants, a T-shirt that can be tucked in, and clean shoes.
Capoeira is a great way to challenge yourself and connect with others. Come try it out!
July 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. This Summer Teli Shabu teams up with Atiba Rorie of Africa Unplugged! Atiba, a Durham favorite has honed his musical skill from a life of studying, performing, and teaching the music of Africa and the diaspora internationally as well as nationally. Atiba brings his extensive knowledge and mellow teaching style to the course. Students will explore the rich legacy of the Djembe. Using the music of West Africa, we will begin to hone the basic techniques to enjoy playing Djembe music comfortably. Come jam!
Sundays June 23rd - August 4th (Skipping July 28th) 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 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Adults & Mature youth Drums are available for rent, $5 per class please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum... but please come anyway, we will get you drumming Family rates available, for more info please contact me
July 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Queer Ecstatic Dance at Living Arts Collective Sunday July 21, 7-9 pm
Living Arts Collective presents a new space for LGBTQIA+ MOVEment!
Queer Ecstatic Dance creates a space to put your body in motion, in whatever way feels best. We focus on letting go of how dance "should look" to access creative expression, inner awareness, playfulness, solo movement and consensual connection. (Think: dancing around in your bedroom + a great DJ + friends!) ANY dance level/experience/ability welcome.
Because not all bodies and identities move through the world equally, this space is reserved for LGBTQIA+ folks. People of all sexual orientations and gender expressions are welcome at the weekly Ecstatic Dances at LAC on Fridays (7:15pm) and Sundays (11:11am).
July 22, 2019 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.
July 23, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:50 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Check out our collaborative CI Summer Schedule:
______________
Schedule for month of JULY:
July 2nd --- David Hamilton - Blend of CI and Bodywork
July 9th --- More Concepts and Imagery in Contact Improvisation. Class led by John Bainbridge. This time we'll focus on the act of blending with our partners. Blending is a term used in Aikido (one of the forms that contributed to the development of CI) for becoming one with one's partner (albeit with a gentle marshal intent in Aikido). Appropriate for all levels of experience in CI, from beginner to highly experienced.
July 14th - 2nd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam 2-4 pm, facilitated by Amanda Abrams
July 16th --- Christopher Grohs
July 23rd: Intermediate class w/ Toni Craige
July 30th: Contact Improv - CI JAM facilitator Toni Craige
________
Saturday workshop - August 3rd - 4:00 - 6:00pm workshop for beginners/ bring a friend
________________ photography by Kathleen Hunter
"The Underscore is a vehicle for incorporating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dance practice; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional concerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressions, embodying a range of forms and changing states."
July 23, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
✨Learn to dance Salsa! 💖💃🏻🎉🕺🏻
Every Tuesday I'll be teaching at Living Arts Collective (in the Wellness Studio) different fundamental elements and techniques so you can easily lead, follow, or switch roles!! You will never get bored.
All levels of experience are welcome; there's something new to learn for everybody!
We will go through MBB (Meditation, Basics, and Breathing)
Meditation exercises to connect with your inner Salsa Soul. Basics of Salsa with a focus on Follow & Lead, and Switching Leads. Breathing techniques for better dancing.
And every Tuesday has a different focus:
July 9 - Weight Transition Exercises
July 16 - Partner Connection + Dance Etiquette
July 23 - Turning and Spinning 101
July 30 - Stretching + Body Movement
Drop-ins at Door **CASH ONLY** $10 Students & Military with ID $15 Individual $20 Partners
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga w Carson
July 24, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja Spirit - the spontaneous flow of consciousness.
July 24, 2019 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come zouk with us! Every Wednesday, you can come to the Living Arts Collective in downtown Durham to dance Brazilian zouk. This is a great opportunity for you to meet new people, get some exercise, and work your brain and body in new ways!
Most weeks we have either a class or a practica at 7:30pm where you can work on learning the dance. Check the Triangle Zouk Facebook page for details on this week's event. Some weeks the class or practica is designed for zouk dancers at an intermediate level, but all are always welcome to come for the social at 8:30. Our community is friendly and someone will be happy to show you the basic step!
Please note that we meet in the wellness studio of the Living Arts Collective. When you arrive, go through the double pink door (upstairs)
****
Who are we? Triangle Zouk is your local team of organizers dedicated to building a community around our shared passion, Brazilian zouk. We emphasize creating a safe space for all at our events. Come talk to an organizer if you have any questions, and see our safe space policy here: https://trianglezouk.wixsite.com/trianglezouk/safer-spaces
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa + Shamanic Reiki
July 25, 2019 at 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm Living Arts Collective
This hybrid yoga + Reiki experience with Carson Efird invites the healing intelligence of Prana, Ki + nature spirit energy to intuitively flow through your whole being. Beginning with a Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga practice you will open the energetic rivers through which Prana flows through you. Resting on your back in a culminating savasana, you will then be guided on a yoga nidra-like Shamanic journey that cleanses + balances your elemental being while deepening your connection to the earth. While in this healing state, Reiki, gentle hands-on channeling universal life-force, will be offered.
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Shamanic Reiki intuitively integrates healing practices from both Shamanic traditions + Reiki. Both lineages share a deep respect for nature spirit energy as the great healer, and empower us to heal our earthly beings and the planet simultaneously. Learn more at ShamanicReikiWorldwide.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all…
July 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Durham Ballroom, 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
July 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Living Arts Collective
“What shape waits in the seed of you to grow and spread its branches against a future sky?”—David Whyte
How do we hear the mysterious call of what is wanting to emerge in our lives? What does it mean to live in service to one’s deepest calling and walk our authentic path in the world? Drawing on depth psychology and traditions of nature-based soul discovery, including the work of such authors as Carl Jung, James Hillman, and Bill Plotkin, this workshop illuminates aspects of the journey of ever-deepening discovery and embodiment of one’s unique “mythopoetic” identity. In this workshop, we will explore soul-centric models of human development and adulthood; the role of the imaginal realm, symbol, and mythic and poetic sensibilities; the place of nature-based practices and the vision quest ceremony; eight different facets for understanding the expression of one’s mythopoetic identity in vocation; and the journey of soul initiation. Participants will be exposed to some of the foundations of this work, while also engaging in guided activities and self-reflection. This workshop is suitable both for those who already feel they are following some of the threads of their deeper purpose and for those who feel drawn to discovering these threads or are in a period of transition in their lives. There will be future opportunities for further pursuing these explorations, including through a solo, one-day, wilderness fast and quest this coming fall.
About the facilitator: Simon has trained in soul-centric…
Beyond the Edge: Alternative Body Disposition Practices
July 27, 2019 at 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
If the conventional American funeral and burial leave you cold, consider some of the alternatives: whole body / tissue donation to medical schools or body farms, green burial, wet cremation, and human composting. Anne Weston, founder of Green Burial Project, will help you see the advantages and possibilities of thinking outside the metal box and concrete vault.
Donation Based Event - no one turned away for lack of funds!!
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Sacred SUNday Prana Vinyasa Yoga
July 28, 2019 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am Living Arts Collective
We are all rays of the one Sun!
In Vedic Astrology Sunday is the day of the week connected to the Sun. Let’s come together to align the microcosm of the sun in our hearts with the macrocosm of the sun in the sky. We will awaken our illuminated spirits by moving at an invigorating rhythm through Surya Namaskars honoring the radiance of the sun within and above, as well as activating Kriyas, Pranayama and Mantra. Enliven your sacred body, mind and soul while re-charging and balancing your sustainable energy center. Completing with a sun-kissed meditation, you will leave shining from within!
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja…
July 28, 2019 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: 11:30am Close Circle: 1:30pm
FRIDAYS:
Doors open: 7:20pm Open Circle: 7:30pm Close Circle: 9:30pm
Living Arts Ecstatic Dance offers a shared experience and a shared place for spontaneous, free-form movement. What each of us brings to this shared place affects everyone, and we create this experience together with:
Awareness of others and ourselves Permission from others and ourselves Participation through movement and presence
We practice moving in healthy community by:
Arriving without strong scents (including perfumes, oils, and body scents) Dancing in bare feet, socks, or supportive footwear Maintaining a nonverbal dance space Encouraging a substance-free space Leaving electronic devices outside the dance space Honoring the physical space and bodies of others with awareness of consent
Pets (with the exception of service animals) are not allowed on the dance floor,…
Capoeira Angola (martial arts + dance) Beginner Classes at LAC *downstairs studio*
July 28, 2019 at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Capoeira angola is an Afro-Brazilian art form that blends martial arts, dance, music, and ritual. The game of capoeira is a dialogue of movements and energies - sometimes cooperative, sometimes competitive, and always unique!
All are welcome to join our capoeira class (no previous experience necessary). You'll learn capoeira kicks, dodges, and acrobatic movements, practiced both individually and in partners. We'll also practice musical instruments and sing capoeira songs, which are a rich source of cultural and historical insight.
SUNDAYS 3:00 – 4:30p Living Arts Collective (downstairs studio) $7 - $15
Please wear comfortable pants, a T-shirt that can be tucked in, and clean shoes.
Capoeira is a great way to challenge yourself and connect with others. Come try it out!
July 28, 2019 at 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
The highly respected salsa band in North Carolina - Orquesta GarDel, returns for a second year in residence at Living Arts Collective.
Every fourth Sunday of the month.
Salsa Class for Beginners - Taught by: Lulu Diaz 2:00-3:00pm
Two sets of music starting at 3:30pm. Doors at 3.
Cha Cha Shines - with Aubrey & Friends (during intermission)
Dancers - Friendly social dance for all skill levels. Luxurious sprung wood floor. There's nothing like live music to inspire your movements! Music lovers - There is no 'right' way to dance. You don't have to dance salsa. Come move your body, or just sit on the couches, lay on the floor, get in the zone with the Afro-Cuban polyrhythms, angular jazz solos, exciting arrangements.
Bring Your Own Booze Family Friendly Ear protection recommended for those sensitive to loud music
Admission - suggested $7 to $25 per person. Pay what you can to support the artists.
July 28, 2019 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Welcome to Djembe FUNdamentals In Africa life moves to the beat. Make rhythm the soundtrack of YOUR life. This Summer Teli Shabu teams up with Atiba Rorie of Africa Unplugged! Atiba, a Durham favorite has honed his musical skill from a life of studying, performing, and teaching the music of Africa and the diaspora internationally as well as nationally. Atiba brings his extensive knowledge and mellow teaching style to the course. Students will explore the rich legacy of the Djembe. Using the music of West Africa, we will begin to hone the basic techniques to enjoy playing Djembe music comfortably. Come jam!
Sundays June 23rd - August 4th (Skipping July 28th) 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 5:30 pm-7:00 pm Adults & Mature youth Drums are available for rent, $5 per class please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum... but please come anyway, we will get you drumming Family rates available, for more info please contact me
July 29, 2019 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.
July 30, 2019 at 6:00 pm - 7:50 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Check out our collaborative CI Summer Schedule:
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Schedule for month of JULY:
July 2nd --- David Hamilton - Blend of CI and Bodywork
July 9th --- More Concepts and Imagery in Contact Improvisation. Class led by John Bainbridge. This time we'll focus on the act of blending with our partners. Blending is a term used in Aikido (one of the forms that contributed to the development of CI) for becoming one with one's partner (albeit with a gentle marshal intent in Aikido). Appropriate for all levels of experience in CI, from beginner to highly experienced.
July 14th - 2nd Sunday Contact Improvisation Jam 2-4 pm, facilitated by Amanda Abrams
July 16th --- Christopher Grohs
July 23rd: Intermediate class w/ Toni Craige
July 30th: Contact Improv - CI JAM facilitator Toni Craige
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Saturday workshop - August 3rd - 4:00 - 6:00pm workshop for beginners/ bring a friend
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"The Underscore is a vehicle for incorporating Contact Improvisation into a broader arena of improvisational dance practice; for developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional concerns while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressions, embodying a range of forms and changing states."
July 30, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
✨Learn to dance Salsa! 💖💃🏻🎉🕺🏻
Every Tuesday I'll be teaching at Living Arts Collective (in the Wellness Studio) different fundamental elements and techniques so you can easily lead, follow, or switch roles!! You will never get bored.
All levels of experience are welcome; there's something new to learn for everybody!
We will go through MBB (Meditation, Basics, and Breathing)
Meditation exercises to connect with your inner Salsa Soul. Basics of Salsa with a focus on Follow & Lead, and Switching Leads. Breathing techniques for better dancing.
And every Tuesday has a different focus:
July 9 - Weight Transition Exercises
July 16 - Partner Connection + Dance Etiquette
July 23 - Turning and Spinning 101
July 30 - Stretching + Body Movement
Drop-ins at Door **CASH ONLY** $10 Students & Military with ID $15 Individual $20 Partners
Sahaja S p a c e Pop-Up at LAC: Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga w Carson
July 31, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Prana Vinyasa is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers. Students of all levels are empowered to experience Prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living. Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to Vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last twenty years. Learn more at PranaVinyasaFlow.com.
Everybody's welcome. Prana Vinyasa classes provide the community and inspiration of a one room class room in which all kramas (steps), modifications and variations, are offered to meet you where you are as you are.
This drop-in class is sliding scale $11-18 at the door S P A C E permitting. Cash, check or cards are welcome. Or, reserve your S P A C E online for $18. Class cards are also available online and in studio for sliding scale rates. There is currently no cancellation policy in effect for this drop-in class.
Carson Efird, MFA, E-RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, is a dancing yogini living in North Carolina. An enthusiastic student and teacher of Prana Flow yoga, the Carson is inspired by nature, evolutionary Vinyasa, circular pathways, modern dance, somatics, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, her teacher, Shiva Rea, and the Sahaja Spirit - the spontaneous flow of consciousness.
July 31, 2019 at 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come zouk with us! Every Wednesday, you can come to the Living Arts Collective in downtown Durham to dance Brazilian zouk. This is a great opportunity for you to meet new people, get some exercise, and work your brain and body in new ways!
Most weeks we have either a class or a practica at 7:30pm where you can work on learning the dance. Check the Triangle Zouk Facebook page for details on this week's event. Some weeks the class or practica is designed for zouk dancers at an intermediate level, but all are always welcome to come for the social at 8:30. Our community is friendly and someone will be happy to show you the basic step!
Please note that we meet in the wellness studio of the Living Arts Collective. When you arrive, go through the double pink door (upstairs)
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Who are we? Triangle Zouk is your local team of organizers dedicated to building a community around our shared passion, Brazilian zouk. We emphasize creating a safe space for all at our events. Come talk to an organizer if you have any questions, and see our safe space policy here: https://trianglezouk.wixsite.com/trianglezouk/safer-spaces
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Saturday June 29, 10 PM – 3 AM High Tide is a collection of DJ's vendors and creatives mixing everything from house music to afrobeats, soulection vibez, hip hop, reggaeton and baile funk. Really anything that gets the body moving! A new dance party at Living Arts Collective on 410 W Geer St, Durham NC [...]
Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 3 PM – 5 PM “What shape waits in the seed of you to grow and spread its branches against a future sky?”—David Whyte How do we hear the mysterious call of what is wanting to emerge in our lives? What does it mean to live in service to one’s [...]
Saturday, June 22, 2019 - 5 PM – 8:30 PM Join practitioners all over the world on June 22nd for the Global Underscore! The Underscore will be facilitated by Toni Craige, an experienced contact dancer and practitioner of the Underscore. Toni has been practicing the Underscore in Northampton, Massachusetts this past semester in a group [...]
Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 8:30 PM – 1 AM [Brought to you by LAC Fusion and RDU Blues Fusion crews] Summer Solstice—the longest day and shortest night of the year. The revels of Spring have come and gone, leaving echoes of laughter on the wind. The seeds in our garden - both personal and [...]
Thursday June 6, 8-9:30pm Sunday June 9, 8-9:30pm "On Time In Time" is a spatially adventurous film program about time. With three screens, a dozen films more than 100 years old, and special music, this is Durham Cinematheque's big show of 2019. There's plenty of room, it's air conditioned, and chairs are provided! This entertaining [...]
Sunday June, 30 5-7pm Qoya, which means "Queen," in Quechua, is a unique movement practice which blends dance, yoga and sensual movement. 2hrs of part sacred ceremony and part dance party! Through movement we remember: we remember our essence is Wise, Wild, and Free. Wise draws upon the ancient wisdom of yoga. Wild represents the [...]
Center Blackness. Center Pleasure. Center Black Pleasure. Come join us for a day long retreat to practice centering our BLACK pleasure as an act of freedom! The space will reveal the erotic energy found in every moment, give you access to more pleasure in your body, and teach you new ways to have a pleasure [...]
Third Saturdays: July 20 4:30 - 6:00pm, August 17 3:00 - 4:30pm, September 21 3:00 - 4:30pm Learn Hip-hop basics while also learning freestyle tactics with Jett Sett Third Saturdays: July 20 4:30 - 6:00pm August 17 3:00 - 4:30pm September 21 3:00 - 4:30pm All Ages & Abilities Welcome $5 per class Presented by [...]
