[AIMAI : 曖昧 decision-(un)making] CI+ WS @Berkeley Finnish Hall *July 12*
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This Contact Improv+ workshop is for your body to cultivate richness and readiness in your decision-making and non-decision-making. AIMAI(曖昧), a Japanese word for ambiguity, will be your radical anchor, challenging the Western binary of yes and no.
When do you allow ambiguity to shine through you with love, beyond the social boxes and norms that attempt to define you?
When do you let UNIVERSE/GOD/ENERGY/ANCESTOR move through you and make decisions for you?
You are here now because who curated what in which subtle gradations?
How does your life reveal itself when it’s completely undecided and open for its wildest possibilities?
Embodying all of these life-affirming qualities together might help you feel a bit more alive in this sensitive period of time.
All levels of Contact Improvisation and dance are welcome.
＊About Facilitator＊
Originally from Japan, Ryuta Iwashita (they/them) currently lives and improvises in Bulbancha (also known as New Orleans) as a movement-based performance artist and facilitator.
Their artistic lexicons are rooted in social justice, somatics, martial arts, child education, and ancestral work including 祖体 (SOTAI: ancestral body) of which Ryuta is its conceiver.
With nearly 20 years of experience in Contact Improvisation, Ryuta often weaves this dance form with the principles and essence of Sotai.
Their artistic pedagogy moves through and responds to surreal, poetic juxtapositions: between their Japanese heritage and their westernized life in the Southern United States; between a day of organic farming and a night of MSG-heavy instant noodles; between their lover’s indulgence in reality TV and their grandfather’s indulgence in raw chicken gizzards; and between their internal organs and their ancestors moving and pausing for their well-being.
Their work and teaching have been accepted by The Phanom Temple (THAILAND), Inch Dance (CHINA), Kirishima Open-Air Museum (JAPAN), Jacob’s Pillow (MA), University of Colorado (CO), Art Omi (NY), and New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center (LA).
As part of re:FRAME Collective, Ryuta has been awarded National Performance Network Creation Fund Award in 2022 as well as National Performance Network Development Fund Award in 2024.
www.iwashitaryuta.com
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Sunday, July 12, 1pm-5pm (4 hours)
@ Berkeley Finnish Hall
Sliding scale : $40-$100
*4 BIPOC tickets are all taken
*Cash, Zelle or PayPal only (no venmo, sorry!)
↓REGISTER HERE↓
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-4CBVdFvVJiQFVNCGOBLjfaPfmGw53_1neDinrs9esKZiVw/viewform?pli=1
This Contact Improv+ workshop is for your body to cultivate richness and readiness in your decision-making and non-decision-making. AIMAI(曖昧), a Japanese word for ambiguity, will be your radical anchor, challenging the Western binary of yes and no.
When do you allow ambiguity to shine through you with love, beyond the social boxes and norms that attempt to define you?
When do you let UNIVERSE/GOD/ENERGY/ANCESTOR move through you and make decisions for you?
You are here now because who curated what in which subtle gradations?
How does your life reveal itself when it’s completely undecided and open for its wildest possibilities?
Embodying all of these life-affirming qualities together might help you feel a bit more alive in this sensitive period of time.
All levels of Contact Improvisation and dance are welcome.
＊About Facilitator＊
Originally from Japan, Ryuta Iwashita (they/them) currently lives and improvises in Bulbancha (also known as New Orleans) as a movement-based performance artist and facilitator.
Their artistic lexicons are rooted in social justice, somatics, martial arts, child education, and ancestral work including 祖体 (SOTAI: ancestral body) of which Ryuta is its conceiver.
With nearly 20 years of experience in Contact Improvisation, Ryuta often weaves this dance form with the principles and essence of Sotai.
Their artistic pedagogy moves through and responds to surreal, poetic juxtapositions: between their Japanese heritage and their westernized life in the Southern United States; between a day of organic farming and a night of MSG-heavy instant noodles; between their lover’s indulgence in reality TV and their grandfather’s indulgence in raw chicken gizzards; and between their internal organs and their ancestors moving and pausing for their well-being.
Their work and teaching have been accepted by The Phanom Temple (THAILAND), Inch Dance (CHINA), Kirishima Open-Air Museum (JAPAN), Jacob’s Pillow (MA), University of Colorado (CO), Art Omi (NY), and New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center (LA).
As part of re:FRAME Collective, Ryuta has been awarded National Performance Network Creation Fund Award in 2022 as well as National Performance Network Development Fund Award in 2024.
www.iwashitaryuta.com
🍋🧈🍋🧈🍋🧈🍋🧈🍋🧈🍋
Sunday, July 12, 1pm-5pm (4 hours)
@ Berkeley Finnish Hall
Sliding scale : $40-$100
*4 BIPOC tickets are all taken
*Cash, Zelle or PayPal only (no venmo, sorry!)
↓REGISTER HERE↓
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-4CBVdFvVJiQFVNCGOBLjfaPfmGw53_1neDinrs9esKZiVw/viewform?pli=1
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Where is it happening?
Berkeley Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut St,Berkeley,CA,United States
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
Host or PublisherRyuta Dutah Iwashita
