New Beginner's Aerial Silks classes

Aerial Silks classes have begun again!! We're back in Pohara hall, same day, same times... Wednesdays at 1:30, 3:30 and 5pm.
Come play with us!!

 

Story Bridge Workshop and Performance

Wow.
I'm feeling really Juiced.
Alive. Excited and Exciting.  My skin buzzing with possibilities and the tender ecstatic Joy of Connection.
Last night we had 12 people gather together to tell stories.  To listen to stories.  To watch their stories unfold and find new shapes.  and another 15-20 bear witness to them.
It's hard to put into words how a Story Bridge process really works to turn near strangers into a deeply bonded group... clan... community.

Through the process of story sharing and translating those stories through our bodies, we tapped into the archetypes of what it's like to be human on this planet.
The feeling we have when we don't get an award that we think we deserve...
When we're lost and just want to find something familiar...
When we're scared to share our gifts, but find the courage to do so (and it's enthusiastically received!)...
The moment we realize we are going to be a parent and our life will never again be the same...

It's empowering.
And deeply humbling.
And would you believe that the feeling of recognition that we shared, the connection that we felt to each other and to the people who have come before us, who walk with us, and who will come after us, was so palpable, that after the performance the audience not only engaged us in conversation, but jumped up to join us in a bit of improvisational play!!

I'm feeling so much gratitude to all the people who made the Story Bridge Workshop come alive yesterday.
Thank you to Richard Geer at https://www.storybridge.space for developing this form and his intent focus on using stories to create meaningful change in the world.  To Creative Communities Tasman for their financial support of this project. To Andy for his enthusiastic persistance that we bring Story Bridge to Takaka and his tautoko the whole way through.  For the courageous cast for sharing their stories, their tenderness, their grief and laughter with each other, and turning it all into a celebration.  And to the audience who came curious and willing and excited, for the listeners are half of what gives a story meaning.

Thank you.
And may we continue to fall more in love with each other through our stories.

Story Bridge

We're so excited to announce that we applied for our first grant and received funding from Creative Communities NZ!!  We love having our events be co-creative experiences, open to all ages and abilities and this one will be based on Storytelling.  Jen experienced a Story Bridge workshop earlier this year in Colquitt, Georgia (https://www.bccconference-colquittga.com) and after receiving a big thumbs up from the director/founder Richard Geer to bring it to Aotearoa, and devouring his two books, we're ready for the big debut.
An amazing framework whereby participants share personal, meaningful stories, and then weave those stories to a larger story that is acted out and performed for the larger community... all in one day!  Please come join us!!

Acro Balancing Workshop with KidzTeenTheater

What a fabulous fun day!
We played with Contact Improv, Rock and Water, Acrobalancing, Partner Yoga, Acro Yoga, and Thai massage.
Thank you to Ronnie Short for organizing these awesome kids and inviting me teach them some more body based skills, and to Creative Communities NZ for the grant!

Labour Day Liberators

Hello beautiful playful peoples!!

Thank you so much for coming and playing with us on Labour Day, for bringing your bodies and your spirits, your thoughts and feelings, your creativity and your willingness to make connections.

Here as some pics of our time together.  May the learnings and play keep unfolding...

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Last Aerial Classes of 2017

With holidays and summer schemes ahead, I'll be taking a break from teaching silks for the summer.  November will be the last round of classes until February.  Thank you all for your commitment, for your courage, for your determination, and for your enthusiasm!


         

Power to the Workers!

This coming Monday, October 23rd is Labor Day.  A day to celebrate the Workers that grow our food, build our homes, teach our kids and tend our bodies, to celebrate the Work that we all do to cultivate relationships, build community, and fight injustice.  

In honor of all of the Workers of the World, we will be hosting another Theater of Liberation!  Games to get us in our bodies, thinking in new ways, finding commonalities, building bridges.  

PLACE: Golden Bay Community Centre, 88 Commercial St

TIME: Monday, October 23rd, 2-5pm (we will start at 2pm so please come ready to start!)

COST: As usual, its free (liberation has no price), though koha is appreciated.  

We hope to see you there.

Love to you all.

Peace,

Jen and Andy