Friday, January 5, 2018

Coming up in 2018


WORDS IN MOTION

September 28-30, 2018

A weekend for dancers who write and writers who dance.

This event is still in the planning stages. Information on this page will be updated over time. If you are interested in attending the workshop, check back here frequently.



  • Held at the Hallelujah Farm Retreat in West Chesterfield, New Hampshire
  • Facilitated by Griff Goehring
  • Limited to 8 participants
  • Combines writing exercises and movement studies
  • Designed to nurture individual and group creativity






Suggested Schedule:

Friday
  • 4:00-5:30 Arrival and check-in at Hallelujah Farm
  • 6:00 Dinner
  • 7:30-9:00 Evening Circle-introductions, first words, first dance
Saturday
  • 7:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:30 gather for dance and writing
  • 10:45 (approximate) mid-morning break
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • Free time until 2:00 pm
  • 3:00-4:30 afternoon dance and words collaborations
  • 6:00 Dinner
  • 7:30-9:00 Evening Circle- sharing 
Sunday
  • 7:30 am Breakfast
  • 9:00 Silent walk and individual movement followed by extended writing session.
  • 10:45 MId-morning break
  • 11:15 Return to community. Group dance improvisation
  • 12:30 Lunch
  • 2:00 Final circle
               


Accommodations

This event will be held at Hallelujah Farm Retreat in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. We will stay in the Lower Farm and dance in the Chapel (as well as outdoors.)  Meals are provided as part of the workshop package. Dietary needs (gluten-free, vegan, etc.) can be accommodated if requested in advance.

Cost of Event:
Housing and meals (from dinner Friday night through lunch on Sunday):  $200
Administration/Registration Fee:                                                                 $  25
Facilitator Fee:                                                                   Sliding Scale $25-$50

Payment is by check or money order made payable to Christine Goehring. Online payment through PayPal may be available in a few weeks.

Registration: 
Registration will open on April 1. Check back to this page for details. In the meantime, feel free to contact Griff by email: griff@creativedancecenter.org or by phone: 802-380-0068.

What to wear: Comfortable, loose fitting clothing in solid colors that allow freedom of movement. Bare feet if possible. 

Facilitator:  Griff Goehring has taught and performed creative dance since 1973. She has always been interested in the connection between the writing mind and the moving body. This workshop is her first formal exploration into the process of bringing them together.

DANCE POEM

In this time of always becoming
I stretch across the moment.
All the nows peel away.
All is motion.
Where is the still point?
Passion meets action
breaking my mind open.
Stumbling into the packed emptiness
I hold the question:
Where is the dark?
I thought I would drown in blackness.
I could not imagine the terror of the light
with its insistent joy beating all around.
I step forward,
feeling my perfect motion
always falling into more of what I am.
                 Griff Goehring, 1991






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