Nina Haft
Nina Otis Haft is Artistic Director of Nina Haft & Company, a Bay Area-based contemporary dance ensemble exploring the nature of space and place. Nina has been profiled in Dance Magazine and received support from...Queering Dance Festival: COME/Closer (Adults, In-Person)
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at Berkeley Ballet Theater (1370 Tenth St, Berkeley, CA 94710 Berkeley, 06 94710)
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COME/Closer with Nina Haft
Thursday, June 8th 5-6:30pm
@ Berkeley Ballet Theater
FREE as part of Queering Dance Festival
How do we exchange energy across spaces between us? In this workshop we will improvise together, playing with everyday movements and also movements from other parts of lives. As we move into summer and approach the Solstice, we will explore balance and nourishment in our bodies and in community. Movers of all kinds, levels, styles, backgrounds and experiences are invited!
Thursday, June 8th 5-6:30pm
@ Berkeley Ballet Theater
FREE as part of Queering Dance Festival
How do we exchange energy across spaces between us? In this workshop we will improvise together, playing with everyday movements and also movements from other parts of lives. As we move into summer and approach the Solstice, we will explore balance and nourishment in our bodies and in community. Movers of all kinds, levels, styles, backgrounds and experiences are invited!
Nina Otis Haft is Artistic Director of Nina Haft & Company, a Bay Area-based contemporary dance ensemble exploring the nature of space and place. Nina has been profiled in Dance Magazine and received support from Djerassi Resident Artist Program, Hambidge Center, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Margaret Jenkins’ Dance Company (CHIME), Conney Project on Jewish Arts, California Arts Council, among other arts foundations. NHCo is known for Dance in Unexpected Places, performing in dockyards, synagogues, bars, parking lots, regional parks, cemeteries and other liminal spaces. Her work has been presented in Boston, LA, Madison, NYC, Portland, San Diego, Novosibirsk, Amman, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Ramallah. ninahaftandcompany.com
Tickets are FREE - please register ahead of time as classes fill up fast.
Contact clarissa@shawl-anderson.org for inquiries and access needs.
Masks are optional and dependent on teachers' requests.
Photo credit: photo by Yvonne Portra featuring Rebecca Johnson, Sarah Chenoweth, Frances Sedayao.