SENSE OBJECT |sens ˈäbjəkt|
1 a Buddhist term from the Pali Canon denoting external somethings that the mind and body interact with; part of the twelve links in the chain of co-dependent arising.
2 a small organization based in Berkeley, CA, on a mission to foster contemporary and experimental dance and performing arts by creating educational, performance, and research opportunities for artists and community organizers. Produces events that focus on learning and development, highlighting artistic process over final product, including…
Salons!
Artists & Activists in Residency Program
Bay Area POC Contact Jam
Tuesday Weekly Contact Improvisation Jam
Saturday Morning Weekly Contact Improvisation Jam
Contemporary Dance Classes!
Seasonal weekend-Long Contact Improvisation Jams
Weekend Workshops!
EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MIRIAM WOLODARSKI: | mɪrɪəm vlodɑrski |
1 a performance person directing, performing, teaching, and organizing in the SF Bay Area, holding a Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Performance from Naropa University, a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Uppsala Universitet, and a banana in her left hand. Believes in dance and performance as a contemplative practice for both creator and observer, heavily influenced by the principles of Dharma Art as outlined by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the psycho-somatic disciplines of Jerzy Grotowski’s lineage of poor theate, post-modern US-American dance, Viewpoints, and by experiential anatomy. Has previously worked with Scott Wells & Dancers, Barbara Dilley / Desolate Delight, as well as with other dance/theater/performance wonders Sarah Shelton Mann, Rosemary Hannon, Keith Hennessy, Leslie Castellano, among others.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Benson, President
Tom Rockwell, Vice-President
Ri Dym, Secretary
Yoshio Haraguchi, Treasurer
Rosemary Hannon
ADVISORY GROUP
Catherine Caraker
Diana Lara
Megan Lowe
