Saturday, August 11th, 4 – 6pm Shaga is inspired by the movement language of Gaga, developed by Ohad Naharin. Durham-based Shaleigh Comerford, who trained with Ohad, has created an accessible, empowering and fun practice for anyone interested in liberating their body & their mind. In this 2 hour workshop we begin with an hour Shaga [...]
Saturday, July 21st, 10 – 11:30am AWAKENING THE SPINE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD with Paul J McAndrew, PT and Feldenkrais practioner. Learn fluid, stable movement patterns, increasing control and suppleness, vertabrae by vertebrae. Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - [...]
Sunday, July 22nd, 5 – 9pm Come out to the LAC for a special live music performance by our extra talented friends of the Ragweed Brass Band! Come early (5pm) for a special East Coast Swing/Charleston Mash Up dance class taught by LAC space curator/founder and master of contagious dance energy Aubrey Griffith-Zill –– class [...]
Saturday, August 11th, 4 – 6pm Shaga is inspired by the movement language of Gaga, developed by Ohad Naharin. Durham-based Shaleigh Comerford, who trained with Ohad, has created an accessible, empowering and fun practice for anyone interested in liberating their body & their mind. In this 2 hour workshop we begin with an hour Shaga [...]
Saturday, July 21st, 10 – 11:30am AWAKENING THE SPINE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD with Paul J McAndrew, PT and Feldenkrais practioner. Learn fluid, stable movement patterns, increasing control and suppleness, vertabrae by vertebrae. Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - [...]
Sunday, July 22nd, 5 – 9pm Come out to the LAC for a special live music performance by our extra talented friends of the Ragweed Brass Band! Come early (5pm) for a special East Coast Swing/Charleston Mash Up dance class taught by LAC space curator/founder and master of contagious dance energy Aubrey Griffith-Zill –– class [...]
The Living Arts Collective supports local artists and promotes community engagement by offering accessible space and resources for socially progressive arts, culture, conscious living, and wellness practices.
We host regular movement classes, workshops and retreats; community socials, dances and jams; providing creative space for artists to create, rehearse, teach and perform; as well as a special event space for organizations and communities. Forms of Art that we and our community of artists practice include African dance, modern dance, partner dance (fusion, blues, salsa, bachata, zouk, kizomba, swing and more), ecstatic dance, contact improvisation, culinary arts, massage, yoga, martial arts, theatre and acroyoga.
We are located at 410 W. Geer St, Durham, NC.
Events
Classes, Workshops, Dance Socials, Live Music, Dance and Theater shows and performances, Community Gatherings and more!
Weekends
These events repeat monthly or bi-weekly, so they're different week to week
Sundays through July 15th (skipping June 17th) 5 – 6:30pm 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 [...]
Sunday, June 24th, 3:30 – 6:00pm 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 [...]
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 [...]
July 1, 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.
Cost $7- 10
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
DRUM OR DIE: Djembe FUNdamentals for Adults & Mature Youth *downstairs*
July 1, 2018 at 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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!
June 3rd - July 15th (Skipping June 17th)
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, $3 per class
please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum
Family rates available, for more info please contact me
July 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Solo Sana will be in Durham, NC for a month teaching 4 dance workshops at Living Arts Collective:
Saturday June 30 2:00-4:00
Sunday July 1 6:30-8:30
Sunday July 8 6:30-8:30
Sunday July 15 6:30-8:30
Solo will be accompanied by Atiba Rorie and other local drummers versed in Malian Rhythms. All levels Welcome!
$20
More Info: 802-355-9776
More about Solo: http://www.solosana.com
Souleymane Solo Sana is an accomplished traditional dancer from Mali, West Africa. Dedicated to the preservation of traditional dance, music, and culture, Solo is committed to continuous research to maintain an accurate representation and disbursement of traditional information, movement, and rhythm. A former principal member of one of the premiere companies of Mali, Ballet Du District de Bamako, he is a leader among artists. Solo’s presence at local ceremonies and festivals in Mali has always been in high demand, performing with renown griots and musicians as well as internationally known artists such as Djeneba Seck and Oumou Sangare. With an extensive knowledge of traditional dances of the Mande culture he is highly sought after as an instructor for private and group lessons teaching students from around the world including internationally acclaimed dancers, university instructors, and Broadway performers. Currently Solo splits his time between teaching and performing in the United States and running Kono Gnaga, his NGO in Mali with a mission to preserve traditional dance and music. Solo made his choreographic premiere in New York City in the Spring of 2014 and…
July 2, 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.
July 2, 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.
Contact Improvisation Bring-a-Friend/ Basics Class
July 3, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
This two hour class is designed to give a basic overview of the practice of contact improvisation and to get you ready to further explore the dance through jamming.
More experienced students are invited to come with a newbie friend to help ease them into the practice.
Beginners are also welcome to bring themselves, one friend, or a gaggle of friends to enjoy the experience!
DETAILS:
* Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to be ready to begin at 7:00.
* No experience necessary. All body types, ages, and abilities are invited to participate.
* Wear comfortable clothing that covers your shoulders and knees (a t-shirt plus sweats or pajama pants is ideal).
PRICING:
Class is $10-30 sliding scale, suggested amount is $20.
July 4, 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.
July 5, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Get ready to level up your acro game and learn the drills to make skills! In this 4 week all levels series we will offer a variety of solo, partner, and group acro drills to begin or improve your practice.
This series will help you:
Learn acro vocabulary and positive communication skills
Gain confidence in the roles of base, flyer, and spotter
Strengthen static acro poses
Increase options to transition between poses
Learn and reinforce efficient movement pathways
Develop self-assessment and self-coaching skills
All levels (including brand new beginners) are invited to attend this series! If you are new to acro we do recommend attending all 4 weeks as skills will build week to week. For any other level drop-ins are welcome though you can expect to make the most progress by attending weekly.
Partnerships will be honored but no partner is required. Bring water and a mat and wear close-fitting clothing made for movement. Class is $15 and includes the jam otherwise jam is $7-12 sliding fee. Let's get covered in success and play all day!
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 $5-10 sliding fee at the door!
July 5, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 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 6, 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, 7:30-9pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$10.
July 7, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Living Arts Collective
Cost $10
Hi everyone! The first Saturday Social will be moving to the Living Arts Collective! We are really excited about this new opportunity and working with LAC to keep the 1st. Saturday Social going.
We will update the event page once we have all the details. Hope to see you on March 3rd!
July 8, 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.
Cost $7- 10
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
DRUM OR DIE: Djembe FUNdamentals for Adults & Mature Youth *downstairs*
July 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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!
June 3rd - July 15th (Skipping June 17th)
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, $3 per class
please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum
Family rates available, for more info please contact me
July 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Solo Sana will be in Durham, NC for a month teaching 4 dance workshops at Living Arts Collective:
Saturday June 30 2:00-4:00
Sunday July 1 6:30-8:30
Sunday July 8 6:30-8:30
Sunday July 15 6:30-8:30
Solo will be accompanied by Atiba Rorie and other local drummers versed in Malian Rhythms. All levels Welcome!
$20
More Info: 802-355-9776
More about Solo: http://www.solosana.com
Souleymane Solo Sana is an accomplished traditional dancer from Mali, West Africa. Dedicated to the preservation of traditional dance, music, and culture, Solo is committed to continuous research to maintain an accurate representation and disbursement of traditional information, movement, and rhythm. A former principal member of one of the premiere companies of Mali, Ballet Du District de Bamako, he is a leader among artists. Solo’s presence at local ceremonies and festivals in Mali has always been in high demand, performing with renown griots and musicians as well as internationally known artists such as Djeneba Seck and Oumou Sangare. With an extensive knowledge of traditional dances of the Mande culture he is highly sought after as an instructor for private and group lessons teaching students from around the world including internationally acclaimed dancers, university instructors, and Broadway performers. Currently Solo splits his time between teaching and performing in the United States and running Kono Gnaga, his NGO in Mali with a mission to preserve traditional dance and music. Solo made his choreographic premiere in New York City in the Spring of 2014 and…
July 9, 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.
July 9, 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.
July 10, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
6:45 - Space Opens
7:00 - Beginners Orientation and Open Space - Toni Craige will lead an informal mini-class/ orientation for those who are new to contact improvisation or want a refresher in the form. Others are welcome to come and warm up/socialize (as long as you are not interrupting the mini-class too much).
7:30 - Opening Circle into dancing.
9:15 - Closing Circle
Live music by John Osburn, a professional musician for dancers who has played for universities and for the summer school at the American Dance Festival (bio below).
You are free to come and go as you please, but we think that you will want to stay! This will be a spacious expanse of time.
Sliding scale $7-20. (Live music!!!)
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks)!
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
* * *
John Osburn hears sound like a painter sees color, paying particular attention to the textures and shading of each element within his work. He not only listens to how his sounds thread in and out of each other, but also focuses on how they are affected by the space in which they resonate. Rather than creating music, Osburn focuses on creating a sound environment in which to immerse his audience. Sourcing from his eclectic background in Western music, African drumming, and Sonic Arts studies, Osburn…
July 11, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
In this four-week series, you will explore ways of traveling in zouk and how to use shaping to add dynamics and expression to your dance. This series is suitable for anyone who has completed an introductory series in Brazilian zouk or has comparable experience.
The class includes free entry to our weekly practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Four-Week Brazilian Zouk Advancing Fundamentals Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
July 11-August 1
Series cost: $48, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
July 11, 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 W/ Inner Space Journeys & SoundVHealing
July 12, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Plants, Ceremony, & Sound:
An Evening with Inner Space Journeys & Sound Vibration Healing
Why do you call it sacred? What is a sacred plant medicine?
Sacred means blessed, sanctified, to consecrate and dedicate our actions to a higher source or higher level of unfolding, to regard with reverence, deep contemplation and deep respect. This is what we bring to our ceremony. Every medicinal plant is considered by indigenous tribes as a sacrament for prayers and setting intentions.
What makes it a ceremony?
A ceremony is a special occasion. We have created an event within which to create a deep and profound experience that is held in a safe container. We are using ancient cross-cultural instruments or sequences of methods in order to create ‘sacred space’ for a ceremony.
Plants
Cacao Plant Medicine: The spirit or Goddess of Cacao was one of the most revered of the ancient Mayan Deities. They called Cacao “The water that runs through the heart”. It is a sacred medicinal plant of the Theobroma species. Cacao is a gentle, yet powerful plant teacher, with much wisdom and joy to share with us. It teaches to open our hearts and release emotional blockages.
Ha-Pay Plant Medicine: Ha-Pay grows in the Amazon Jungle (Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia) . Its is used traditionally for restorative properties, clear negative energy, centering the body, and bringing stillness the mind.
July 12, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 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 13, 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, 7:30-9pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$10.
July 14, 2018 at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Living Arts Collective
Community Massage Clinic
Connect to a sense of comfort in your body and freedom in your being through our unique combination of massage therapy and guided group rest. We delight in caring for you from the moment you arrive, until you walk out feeling relaxed and connected and ready to re-enter the world.
Our model aims to support all human bodies with clothed massage to promote comfort and safety, wheelchair access, a flexible sliding scale, and a team that practices anti-oppression and anti-racism.
July 15, 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.
Cost $7- 10
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
DRUM OR DIE: Djembe FUNdamentals for Adults & Mature Youth *downstairs*
July 15, 2018 at 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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!
June 3rd - July 15th (Skipping June 17th)
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, $3 per class
please contact me ahead of time to reserve a drum
Family rates available, for more info please contact me
Dance Workshops with Solo Sana from Mali, West Africa!
July 15, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Solo Sana will be in Durham, NC for a month teaching 4 dance workshops at Living Arts Collective:
Saturday June 30 2:00-4:00
Sunday July 1 6:30-8:30
Sunday July 8 6:30-8:30
Sunday July 15 6:30-8:30
Solo will be accompanied by Atiba Rorie and other local drummers versed in Malian Rhythms. All levels Welcome!
$20
More Info: 802-355-9776
More about Solo: http://www.solosana.com
Souleymane Solo Sana is an accomplished traditional dancer from Mali, West Africa. Dedicated to the preservation of traditional dance, music, and culture, Solo is committed to continuous research to maintain an accurate representation and disbursement of traditional information, movement, and rhythm. A former principal member of one of the premiere companies of Mali, Ballet Du District de Bamako, he is a leader among artists. Solo’s presence at local ceremonies and festivals in Mali has always been in high demand, performing with renown griots and musicians as well as internationally known artists such as Djeneba Seck and Oumou Sangare. With an extensive knowledge of traditional dances of the Mande culture he is highly sought after as an instructor for private and group lessons teaching students from around the world including internationally acclaimed dancers, university instructors, and Broadway performers. Currently Solo splits his time between teaching and performing in the United States and running Kono Gnaga, his NGO in Mali with a mission to preserve traditional dance and music. Solo made his choreographic premiere in New York City in the Spring of 2014 and…
July 16, 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.
July 16, 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.
July 17, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
6:45 - Space Opens
7:00 - Beginners Orientation and Open Space - Toni Craige will lead an informal mini-class/ orientation for those who are new to contact improvisation or want a refresher in the form. Others are welcome to come and warm up/socialize (as long as you are not interrupting the mini-class too much).
7:30 - Opening Circle into dancing.
9:15 - Closing Circle
Live music by John Osburn, a professional musician for dancers who has played for universities and for the summer school at the American Dance Festival (bio below).
You are free to come and go as you please, but we think that you will want to stay! This will be a spacious expanse of time.
Sliding scale $7-20. (Live music!!!)
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks)!
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
* * *
John Osburn hears sound like a painter sees color, paying particular attention to the textures and shading of each element within his work. He not only listens to how his sounds thread in and out of each other, but also focuses on how they are affected by the space in which they resonate. Rather than creating music, Osburn focuses on creating a sound environment in which to immerse his audience. Sourcing from his eclectic background in Western music, African drumming, and Sonic Arts studies, Osburn…
July 18, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
In this four-week series, you will explore ways of traveling in zouk and how to use shaping to add dynamics and expression to your dance. This series is suitable for anyone who has completed an introductory series in Brazilian zouk or has comparable experience.
The class includes free entry to our weekly practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Four-Week Brazilian Zouk Advancing Fundamentals Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
July 11-August 1
Series cost: $48, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
July 18, 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.
July 19, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 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 20, 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, 7:30-9pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$10.
July 21, 2018 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
AWAKENING THE SPINE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD with Paul J McAndrew, PT and Feldenkrais practioner.
Learn fluid, stable movement patterns, increasing control and suppleness, vertabrae by vertebrae.
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 move and function with more ease and efficiency. As sensorimotor function improves, we can enhance strength, comfort, suppleness, finesse, and...the joy of movement..
"Appropriate for all levels"
Saturday July 21, 10-11:30am.
Living Arts Collective, Durham
Cost $20
Paul McAndrew is an experienced physical therapist, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, and teacher, with 30 years experience helping people find ease in their bodies. Movement is his specialty and his heart’s sincere passion! He teaches the Feldenkrais method (“Awareness Through Movement”) workshops and classes, and works with individual clients of all ages and with a wide range of movement challenges, at the Wellness Station in Durham.
July 22, 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.
Cost $7- 10
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
Summer Swing Dance Class + Ragweed Brass Band LIVE at the LAC !
July 22, 2018 at 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
Come out to the LAC for a special live music performance by our extra talented friends of the Ragweed Brass Band!
Come early (5pm) for a special east coast swing/charleston step mash up dance class taught by LAC space curator/founder and master of contagious dance energy Aubrey Griffith-Zill –– class will be backed up by the instrumentals of the band!
Participation in the dance class grants free entry to the live show that follows. We will be potluck-ing in between, so bring a dish to share along with your dancing shoes.
5pm –– east coast swing/charleston dance class w instrumentals by Ragweed Brass Band (sliding scale participation fee $10-$20)
6pm –– potluck/band break
7pm –– Ragweed Brass Band (sliding scale entry fee $7-$25)
July 23, 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.
July 23, 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.
July 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
6:45 - Space Opens
7:00 - Beginners Orientation and Open Space - Toni Craige will lead an informal mini-class/ orientation for those who are new to contact improvisation or want a refresher in the form. Others are welcome to come and warm up/socialize (as long as you are not interrupting the mini-class too much).
7:30 - Opening Circle into dancing.
9:15 - Closing Circle
Live music by John Osburn, a professional musician for dancers who has played for universities and for the summer school at the American Dance Festival (bio below).
You are free to come and go as you please, but we think that you will want to stay! This will be a spacious expanse of time.
Sliding scale $7-20. (Live music!!!)
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks)!
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
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John Osburn hears sound like a painter sees color, paying particular attention to the textures and shading of each element within his work. He not only listens to how his sounds thread in and out of each other, but also focuses on how they are affected by the space in which they resonate. Rather than creating music, Osburn focuses on creating a sound environment in which to immerse his audience. Sourcing from his eclectic background in Western music, African drumming, and Sonic Arts studies, Osburn…
July 25, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Living Arts Collective
In this four-week series, you will explore ways of traveling in zouk and how to use shaping to add dynamics and expression to your dance. This series is suitable for anyone who has completed an introductory series in Brazilian zouk or has comparable experience.
The class includes free entry to our weekly practica and social, so you'll have plenty of time to practice what you've learned!
Four-Week Brazilian Zouk Advancing Fundamentals Series
Living Arts Collective
Durham, NC
July 11-August 1
Series cost: $48, including all classes, practicas, and socials
Drop-ins: $15 (includes practica and social that day)
July 25, 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.
July 26, 2018 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 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 27, 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, 7:30-9pm at The Living Arts Collective, near downtown Durham.
Suggested donation, $7-$10.
July 29, 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.
Cost $7- 10
Read more about the Durham Dance Wave and the weekly Monday Night Durham Dance Wave here.
July 30, 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.
July 30, 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.
July 31, 2018 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Living Arts Collective, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
6:45 - Space Opens
7:00 - Beginners Orientation and Open Space - Toni Craige will lead an informal mini-class/ orientation for those who are new to contact improvisation or want a refresher in the form. Others are welcome to come and warm up/socialize (as long as you are not interrupting the mini-class too much).
7:30 - Opening Circle into dancing.
9:15 - Closing Circle
Live music by John Osburn, a professional musician for dancers who has played for universities and for the summer school at the American Dance Festival (bio below).
You are free to come and go as you please, but we think that you will want to stay! This will be a spacious expanse of time.
Sliding scale $7-20. (Live music!!!)
Quiet/focus in the space.
Hang out in the lobby (feel free to bring snacks)!
Informal 1:1 instruction for beginners during the open jam time is always available ( :
* * *
John Osburn hears sound like a painter sees color, paying particular attention to the textures and shading of each element within his work. He not only listens to how his sounds thread in and out of each other, but also focuses on how they are affected by the space in which they resonate. Rather than creating music, Osburn focuses on creating a sound environment in which to immerse his audience. Sourcing from his eclectic background in Western music, African drumming, and Sonic Arts studies, Osburn…
Saturday, August 11th, 4 – 6pm Shaga is inspired by the movement language of Gaga, developed by Ohad Naharin. Durham-based Shaleigh Comerford, who trained with Ohad, has created an accessible, empowering and fun practice for anyone interested in liberating their body & their mind. In this 2 hour workshop we begin with an hour Shaga [...]
Saturday, July 21st, 10 – 11:30am AWAKENING THE SPINE: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD with Paul J McAndrew, PT and Feldenkrais practioner. Learn fluid, stable movement patterns, increasing control and suppleness, vertabrae by vertebrae. Feldenkrais classes emphasize learning to develop more refined movement patterns, designed to bring you more grace, flow, and power - [...]
Wednesdays, July 11th – August 1st, 7:30 – 8:30pm *downstairs studio* In this four-week series, you will explore ways of traveling in zouk and how to use shaping to add dynamics and expression to your dance. This series is suitable for anyone who has completed an introductory series in Brazilian zouk or has comparable experience. [...]
Tuesdays, July 10th – July 31st, 7 – 9pm 6:45 - Space Opens 7:00 - Beginners Orientation and Open Space - Toni Craige will lead an informal mini-class/ orientation for those who are new to contact improvisation or want a refresher in the form. Others are welcome to come and warm up/socialize (as long as [...]
Sunday, July 22nd, 5 – 9pm Come out to the LAC for a special live music performance by our extra talented friends of the Ragweed Brass Band! Come early (5pm) for a special East Coast Swing/Charleston Mash Up dance class taught by LAC space curator/founder and master of contagious dance energy Aubrey Griffith-Zill –– class [...]
Last Fridays, 9:30pm June 29th / July 27th / August 24th This is a safe space to explore creative evolution. PS !! SUPERFREE food will be available for sale to replenish your body and mind. fully charged plant based superfood goodness to fuel your whole being. nom.
Thursday, July 12th, 7 – 9:30pm Plants, Ceremony, & Sound: An Evening with Inner Space Journeys & Sound Vibration Healing Why do you call it sacred? What is a sacred plant medicine? Sacred means blessed, sanctified, to consecrate and dedicate our actions to a higher source or higher level of unfolding, to regard with reverence, [...]
Mondays in July 12:15 – 1:15pm 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, [...]
Friday, June 8th, 8 – 9:30pm We are DANCING OUTSIDE this Friday ✨Join us! In light and support of the PLAYlist Concert Series at Durham Central Park we invite you to come early to move to the French-Columbian sounds of Gabriel Garzón-Montano’s music that is healing, comforting, and funky from 6-8pm. After which Living Arts [...]
Sunday, May 20th, 8 – 9:30pm Known as the most powerful documentary ever made, I like to show this film once a year or so, to share with others, but also to remind myself... It concerns maybe the largest, yet most hidden aspect of our daily lives. "The definitive animal rights movie. EARTHLINGS is a [...]
