DanceAbility Past Events Calendar

2010 Events

January 2010

• January 4 to 9: The 3rd Encuentro de Contact (3rd Contact Improvisation Festival) will take place in Santiago, Chile. Alito Alessi will present a DanceAbility workshop.
  Contact: Angela Vega (producer and dancer), Santiago »

• January 19 to 22: There will be a DanceAbility course facilitated by Alito Alessi in Rio de Janeiro during the Contact in Rio Festival.
  Contact: Contact in Rio Festival (in English, Spanish, or Portugese) »

• January: Young Audiences - Portland, Oregon.
  

February 2010

• February 1 to 26: DanceAbility Teacher Certification in Montevideo, Uruguay.
  Contact: Florencia Martinelli (producer of the workshop); emails in English or Spanish are welcome. »

March 2010

• March 4 to 12: Breitenbush Jam.
  

• March 18: Young Audiences performance in Portland, Oregon.
  

May 2010

• May 1 to 3: Alito will teach a DanceAbility workshop to teachers of physical education in Florianopolis, Brazil. Not open to the public.
  Contact: Ana Krischke »

• May 15: DanceAbility workshop with Celeste Peterson and Emery Blackwell at Hilyard Community Center in Eugene, OR. Hours: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Sliding scale: $7 to $25. Bring lunch for rest and discussion time 12:00 to 1:00. Email us for RSVP or more info.
  

• May 23 to 28: MoMo Dance Theatre of Calgary, Alberta hosts Alito Alessi. He will teach a six-day DanceAbility workshop.
  Contact: Pam Boyd, Calgary »

• May 29: DanceAbility Street Performance Parade in a downtown plaza during Speak Out, Calgary’s annual rally, parade and party celebrating disability pride in Alberta. See May 23-28 event information above.
  

June 2010

• June 4, 8:00: Performance of "Tango Tangle" with Emery Blackwell and Celeste Peterson in the University of Oregon Dance Department Spring Loft Performance at the Dougherty Dance Theater in Eugene. »
  

July 2010

• July 5 - 30: Alito Alessi leading a DANCEABILITY TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Vienna at ImPulsTanz/ Vienna International Dance Festival. For registration and cost details, see this page at the ImPulsTanz website »
  

September 2010

• September 11-November 20: DanceAbility International presents, "Cirque-Elation" in Eugene, Oregon. Celeste Peterson and Emery Blackwell lead a six workshop series every other Saturday for two hours. The last workshop of the series is a free public performance called, "Cirque-Elation". Location and times to be announced. Please check back for details.
  
• September 30: Alito Alessi and Emery Blackwell perform "Tango Tangle" for the Eugene Nobel Peace Park Groundbreaking Event at Jacqua Concert Hall at the Shedd Institute at 7:30 pm.
  "[The mission of this] seven day event of "Peace Begins at Home" is to honor the idealism of what the Nobel Peace Prize stands for. First, by supporting this park and the winners from our own homeland. Second, to show connections to each other within our own community. Like a pebble thrown into a body of water, it reflects how many people one person touches and how that growth reaches even internationally...from home."

October 2010

• October 22: Performance assembly at Twin Oaks Elementary School in Eugene.
  

November 2010

• November 15 - 26: Alito Alessi teaches workshops in Bogota, Colombia and Montevideo, Uruguay. Contact: Danza Integrada, Corporacion Concuerpos »
• November 20: Free informal performance of the Eugene "Cirque-Elation" workshop participants with live music by Mood Area 52. Cozmic Pizza - Eugene, Oregon - 3:30PM - Donations accepted.

2011 Events

January 2011

• January 31 - February 25: Alito Alessi leading a DANCEABILITY TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Florianopolis, Brazil. The cost will be U.S. $1200. Contact us for registration or questions, or for information in Portuguese please contact: Ana Alonso »

February 2011

• January 31 - February 25: Alito Alessi DANCEABILITY TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Florianopolis, Brazil continues. See January listing.

March 2011

• March 3 - 11: Breitenbush Jam.
  

May 2011

• May 29 - 31: Ashoka Conference.
  

June 2011

• June 8 - 22: Seoul, South Korea. Workshop and Street Parade.

• June 10 - 19: Seoul, South Korea. Alito will be creating a DanceAbility performance piece.

• June 27 - July 22: Teacher Training Course in Colombia.

July 2011

• July 18 - 24: Alito teaching DanceAbility and other workshops at ImPulsTanz Festival, Vienna, Austria: http://www.impulstanz.com/

• July 31 - August 6: DanceAbility Europe Convention, Vienna.

September 2011

• September 4 - November 12: Cirque Elation! workshop and performance series for all abilities, led by Certified DanceAbility Teachers Celeste Peterson and Emery Blackwell. Workshops are every other Sunday from 2 - 4 p.m. in Eugene, Oregon. Contact cirque.elation@gmail.com for more information.

• September 10 - 11: Alito Alessi teaching bodywork and contact improvisation workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay. Contact danceability.uruguay@gmail.com for details, in English or Spanish.

• September 15 - 17: Alito Alessi teaching DanceAbility workshop in Montevideo, Uruguay. Contact danceability.uruguay@gmail.com for details, in English or Spanish.

• September 24 - 25: DanceAbility workshop in Neuquen, Argentina.

• September 27 - October 1: Improvisation workshop and DanceAbility workshop in Concepcion, Chile.

October 2011

• Every other Sunday, in Eugene, Oregon, Cirque-Elation workshops continue, see September.

• October 4 - 10: Improvisation workshops, performance coaching and DanceAbility in Santiago, Chile.

• October 11 - 19: Alito Alessi teaching various DanceAbility workshops in Bogota, Colombia.

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