KINESPHERE: Axis Syllabus Deep Dive
Schedule
Fri, 02 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
The 418 Project | Santa Cruz, CA
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Take advantage of this rare opportunity to study with three Axis Syllabus teachers in Santa Cruz!Join us for a weekend of dance, anatomy studies, movement flow and more. We're excited to lead a deep dive into principles and material from the living Axis Syllabus knowledge base and research format, inspired by Frey Faust and our international community of teachers. Expect a focus on biomechanics, self-sensing & somatics, movement meditations, flow-based dancing and partner work.
Led by Sebastian Grubb and Miranda Janeschild, with guest teacher Marcus Van Duren!
Suitable for those with a movement, dance or exercise practice. Open to all levels.
SCHEDULE
Friday, January 2, 5:30pm-8:00pm (@ Louden Nelson Community Center)
Saturday & Sunday, January 3 & 4, 9:30am-4:00pm (@ The 418 Project)
TICKETS*
Full Weekend: $265
Early Bird Pricing:
$195-$265 sliding scale by November 1
$225-$265 sliding scale by December 1
$245-$265 sliding scale by December 19
*Contact [email protected] for Work Trade and Low-Income options.
Registration & Payment
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Complete the Registration Form and then send payment to reserve your spot!
Refunds & Transfers Policy:
If you need to cancel your participation, we can refund you the full ticket price minus a $75 admin fee up until 2 weeks before the event starts. No refunds will be given for cancellations after December 19, 2025. Alternatively, you may transfer your ticket to someone else by informing us via email.
MORE INFO
CONTACT: [email protected]
BRING: We recommend bringing a notebook and clothing in layers to cover legs, arms, and feet.
WELCOME: All bodies are welcome and every BODY is unique. This includes People of Color, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Same-Gender, Loving People, Seniors, and Neurodiverse. Whatever your shape, size, age, or ability, all are welcome here!
Anatomy Lab & Potluck
Friday, January 2, 5:30pm-8:00pm
@ Loudon Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz
The weekend workshop opens with a shared potluck dinner and introduces KINESPHERE concepts through functional anatomy, biomechanics, and light movement explorations.
Please Bring:
1. Home-prepared food.
2. Cutlery, Dishes, and Serving-Ware from home. (Please avoid common food allergens if possible.)
Please refrain from bringing single-use containers. The City of Santa Cruz has donated a Zero Waste Party Kit. We aim to suppress waste and bring home-brewed food <3. If it's too difficult, don’t worry, we’ll have you covered.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Dancing on the Moon & Floating Among the Stars
with Miranda Janeschild
In this class, we will explore fractal-like movement as an entry point for effortless dancing. Self-repeating movement patterns found in the natural world, such as an unfurling fern, curling octopus arm, ocean waves, or galaxy formations, can also be harnessed in the human body. We will examine details of the neuro-muscular and skeletal systems that support spiraling, billowing, and wave-like movement for smooth landing, launching, and dancing.
In this workshop, we will:
· Engage in Somatic explorations
· Improvise with movement flow through curling, arching, and waving motifs.
· Use the limbs as fern or octopus-like tendrils to enable easy entering and exiting the floor.
· Harness and control momentum while dancing
Build Ramps Not Walls
with Sebastian Grubb
Ramping is the technique of creating smooth pathways for your body down to the floor and back up again. This seemingly basic ability is perhaps the single-most important function to preserve in our lives. And it provides the foundation for endless movement exploration, integrated strength, and dances. In this class we'll detail the anatomical framework that supports this ability and pathways, including the hip joints, shoulder girdle, feet and hands. This class includes: ground navigation, quadrupedal tech, the serpentine spine, dynamic elevation.
Contact Improvisation & Movement Puzzles
with Marcus Van Duren
In this class we’ll enter the field of Contact Improvisation to further our research into three-dimensional, poly-axial movement that respects the body and builds connection with others. We’ll explore how biomechanics perspectives and techniques can support freedom and grace in partner dancing.
ABOUT THE TEACHERS
SEBASTIAN GRUBB
Sebastian is an award-winning dance artist and movement coach based in Northern Europe and California. He choreographed, performed and toured contemporary dance works throughout the U.S. and overseas from 2007-2019. In 2011 Sebastian became a certified Axis Syllabus Teacher, applying biomechanics principles to dance and other physical disciplines. In 2019 he co-founded Spiral Camp, which hosts workshops and retreats to build community through dynamic movement training. In 2018 he founded Agile Beast, an updated fitness training program for modern human primates. Sebastian now works locally, internationally, and online, teaching integrated movement and applied anatomy for movers of all kinds. www.bodywagging.dance
MIRANDA JANESCHILD
Miranda has taught the Axis Syllabus© and the Feldenkrais® Method for over 20 years. As a Pediatric Occupational Therapist, she has worked with children and babies with special needs in hospitals, private clinics, and schools. She is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
A storyteller at heart, Miranda is dedicated to portraying the human condition—whether on the page or on the stage. She has an extensive history of collaboration with actors, dancers, musicians, circus artists, and improvisational performers. For ten years, she served as the Artistic Director of Mir & A Company, a theatrical aerial dance company. www.mirandacompany.com
MARCUS VAN DUREN
Marcus is a dancer, teacher and musician based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has studied movement and dance intensively since encountering Contact Improvisation in 2012 and has been teaching CI locally and internationally since 2014. Marcus is an active member of the Axis Syllabus community and is currently an Axis Syllabus Teacher Candidate. When it comes to teaching dance, Marcus specializes in merging the technical information of bio-mechanics with play, humor and ritual to create engaging learning experiences that aim to serve the whole person, not just the dancer. www.feltsensemovement.com
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Where is it happening?
The 418 Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4504, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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