Joint Forces and DanceAbility Events Calendar

2010 Events

January 2010

• January 4 to 9: The 3rd Encuentro de Contact (3rd Contact Improvisation Festival) will take place in Santiago, Chile. Alito Alessi will present a DanceAbility workshop.
  Contact: Angela Vega (producer and dancer), Santiago »

• January 19 to 22: There will be a DanceAbility course facilitated by Alito Alessi in Rio de Janeiro during the Contact in Rio Festival.
  Contact: Contact in Rio Festival (in English, Spanish, or Portugese) »

• January: Young Audiences - Portland, Oregon.
  

February 2010

• February 1 to 26: DanceAbility Teacher Certification in Montevideo, Uruguay.
  Contact: Florencia Martinelli (producer of the workshop); emails in English or Spanish are welcome. »

March 2010

• March 4 to 12: The 29th Annual Breitenbush Contact Improvisation Jam » will take place at this beautiful hotsprings retreat center in the mountains of Oregon. Workshop/labs led by Andrew Harwood on "Less Intention--More Attention." To register, send $125 deposit to Joint Forces, PO Box 51257, Eugene, Oregon 97405.
  

• March 18: Young Audiences performance in Portland, Oregon.
  

May 2010

• May 23 to 28: MoMo Dance Theatre of Calgary, Alberta hosts Alito Alessi. He will teach a six-day DanceAbility workshop.
  Contact: Pam Boyd, Calgary »

• May 29: DanceAbility Street Performance Parade in a downtown plaza during Speak Out, Calgary’s annual rally, parade and party celebrating disability pride in Alberta. See May 23-28 event information above.
  

July 2010

• July 5 to 30: Alito Alessi leading a DANCEABILITY TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Vienna at ImPulsTanz/ Vienna International Dance Festival, then contact improv and bodywork the following week. For registration and cost details, see this page at the ImPulsTanz website »
  

2011 Events

January 2011

• January 31 - February 25: Alito Alessi leading a DANCEABILITY TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Florianopolis, Brazil. The cost will be U.S. $1200. Contact us for registration or questions, or for information in Portuguese please contact: Ana Alonso »

February 2011

• January 31 - February 25: Alito Alessi DANCEABILITY TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Florianopolis, Brazil continues. See January listing.

March 2011

• March 3 - 11: Breitenbush Jam.
  

May 2011

• May 29 - 31: Ashoka Conference.
  

June 2011

• June 8 - 22: Seoul, South Korea. Workshop and Street Parade.
• June 10 - 19: Seoul, South Korea. Alito will be creating a DanceAbility performance piece.
• June 27 - July 22: Teacher Training Course in Colombia.

July 2011

• July 18 - 24: Alito teaching DanceAbility and other workshops at ImPulsTanz Festival, Vienna, Austria: http://www.impulstanz.com/
• July 31 - August 6: DanceAbility Europe Convention, Vienna.

September 2011

• September 4 - November 12: Cirque Elation! workshop and performance series for all abilities, led by Certified DanceAbility Teachers Celeste Peterson and Emery Blackwell. Workshops are every other Sunday from 2 - 4 p.m. in Eugene, Oregon. Contact cirque.elation@gmail.com for more information.
• September 10 - 11: Alito Alessi teaching bodywork and contact improvisation workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay. Contact danceability.uruguay@gmail.com for details, in English or Spanish.
• September 15 - 17: Alito Alessi teaching DanceAbility workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay. Contact danceability.uruguay@gmail.com for details, in English or Spanish.
• September 24 - 25: DanceAbility workshop in Neuquen, Argentina.
• September 27 - October 1: Improvisation workshop and DanceAbility workshop in Concepcion, Chile.

October 2011

• Every other Sunday, in Eugene, Oregon, Cirque-Elation workshops continue, see September.
• October 4 - 10: Improvisation workshops, performance coaching and DanceAbility in Santiago, Chile.
• October 11 - 19: Alito Alessi teaching various DanceAbility workshops in Bogota, Colombia.

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