*Global Underscore Solstice Dance*
Schedule
Sat Jun 20 2026 at 06:30 pm to 10:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
St Matthias Anglican Church | Victoria, BC
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Sweet dancers,This summer solstice we extend a warm invitation to join us in expanding and deepening our practice of Contact Improvisation with participation in The Global Underscore.
~WHAT IS AN UNDERSCORE~
The Underscore, created by Nancy Stark-Smith and evolving since 1990, is a vehicle for incorporating Contact Improvisation into the broader arena of improvisational dance practice; developing greater ease dancing in spherical space—alone and with others; and for integrating kinesthetic and compositional aspects while improvising. It allows for a full spectrum of energetic and physical expressions, embodying a range of forms and changing states. Its practice is familiar yet unpredictable.
The practice progresses through a broad range of dynamic states, including long periods of very small, private, and quiet internal activity and other times of higher energy and interactive dancing.
There are 20+ phases, 12+ connections, and 7 aspects of the Underscore—each with a name and a graphic symbol—which create a general map for the dancers. Within that frame, dancers are free to create their own movements, dynamics, and relationships—with themselves, each other, the group, and the environment. Each Underscore is unique, providing rich and often inspiring experiences of the human and artistic phenomena of dance improvisation.
~SCHEDULE~
6:30 - 7:10pm - Land, Circle & Underscore talk-through
7:15 - 9:45pm - Underscore (2.5 hours of dance!)
9:45 - 9:50pm - Reflection, Harvest (bring a journal if desired)
9:50 - 10pm - Sharing, Thanksgiving
*Please arrive at 6:30pm to join the talk-through which will introduce the concepts of the Underscore. This is mandatory if you have never attended an Underscore before.
*The Underscore will begin promptly at 7:15pm. If you have attended a talk-through previously you're welcome to arrive at this time.
*Part of the magic of the container is that we all begin together and all end together. 🙂
~PRICING~
$15-$20 etransfer or pay cash at the door if pre-registered (if money is a barrier please reach out to discuss options).
Please contact Arunima @ [email protected] for registration, etransfer, questions, etc.
~VENUE~
Saint Mattias Anglican Church 600 Richmond St Victoria BC V8S 3Y7
~FOR MORE INFO & TO GEEK OUT~
https://globalunderscore.com/
https://nancystarksmith.com/underscore/
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