Body-Mind Centering©
animal-like appetites and childlike curiosities

In this class we will holographically explore the human body to understand self and increase physical potential using tools from Body-Mind Centering® through movement and hands on study. We will explore embodied anatomy and developmental movement through the systems of the body (e.g. bones, organs, ligaments, fluids, endocrine, nervous system, senses and perception) to expand our range and physical imagination as human beings, artists, dancers, performers and choreographers.


Improvisation Composition

We will mine the substance of our bodies as a way to generate spontaneous composition. Together we will cultivate a vitality of presence, embodied intelligence, creativity and organization to put guts in our dancing and our mind in our bodies. We will investigate the subtle state based materials embodied anatomy can offer to our performing practices. Together we will build scores for performing solo, duet and group dances. Students are invited to attend the prior Body-Mind Centering® class to get the full ride.


Olive Bieringa
Olive Bieringa is a dancer and video artist. She is a certified DanceAbility teacher, Shiatsu and Body-Mind Centering© practitioner. She cofounded SEEDS Festival which takes place at Earthdance in Masschussets. Together with Otto Ramstad she co-directs the BodyCartography Project. Their work investigates the physical resonance of space in urban, wild, domestic and social landscapes through dance, video and installation work internationally.
Recent projects include the premiere of their work "1/2 Life" with a physicist, composer and visual artist at Performance Space 122 (NYC), the Southern Theater and Art of This Gallery in Minneapolis, a commission for the Lyon Opera Ballet, re-performance of Dan Graham’s works at the Walker Art Center and inclusion in the Scuba touring roster for 2010. BodyCartography is featured in the first book about site dance in the USA published by University of Florida Press titled "Site Dance: Choreographers and the Lure of Alternative Spaces".
www.bodycartography.org