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WORKSHOPS
Shoulder Management
(aka The Complex Shoulder Complex)
Jim Donak
Sunday, May 10th, 12-4:30 (including a break).
Cost: $80, maximum of 10 people.
This workshop is designed for aerialists, climbers and anyone who pushes the
limits of their shoulders.
The goal is to teach teachers and athletes the skills needed to assess and
adapt training approaches in order to maximize proper function, minimize and
recover from injuries and handle the challenges of strenuous training.
The first part of the workshop is an interactive slide presentation in which
the functional anatomy and common dysfunctions of the shoulder are presented
and explored through movement.
The second part of the workshop involves the learning and practice of
exercises to develop stability, strength and flexibility.
To register, contact Nancy at 415.759.8123 ext.15 or email nancy@circuscenter.org.
For More Information Contact
Jim Donak- 415-515-3282 or jim@divingbuddah.com.
Parkour
Workshop
The art of urban acrobatics
with Neal Cordova and Ben Suvonnasupa
March 27, 2009
7 - 9pm
Parkour (l'art du delacement = the art of movement) is an activity
with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently
and quickly as possibly, using principally the abilities of the
human body. It is meant to help one overcome obstacles, which can
be anything in the surrounding enviroment - from branches and rocks
to rails and concrete walls - and can be practiced in both rural
and urban areas.
Cost: $20
European
Clown Entree Workshop
with Dominique Jando
March 20 - April 17, 2009
Five Fridays from 7pm - 9pm
Cost: $79 CC students / $120 public
Weekend Workshop:
April 4, 11:30am - 6:30pm
April 5, 11am - 4pm
Cost: $75 CC students / $160 public
Clown
"entrees" (or scenes) are the common repertoire of European
clowns, and some of them were even in the repertoire of medieval
fairground comedians. In America, after the advent of the three-ring
circus (1981) and the disappearance of the talking clown, the repertoire
eventually found a new home in vaudeville and burlesque.
Entrees
are short comic pieces with a dramatic structure. They resmeble
in many ways that "canvases" f the Commedia dell'Arte,
with a major difference: whereas Commedia deals with a cast of pre-set
characters (Arlecchino, Pantalone, etc.), clown entrees are redefined
each time by the specific clown that. In that, they are an excellent
medium for character development.
Besides
being "comedy classics" (in the sense of "classic
theatre"), and a very useful basic repertoire, the variety
of situations entrees offer allows the student of comedy to better
undertand the mechanics of comedy and learn its techniques: what
makes it work, the rules of working with partners, how to make the
audience part of the game (and this has nothing to do with using
them as 'volunteers'!), how to let the story lead your character's
actions, how to improvise within the constraints of an already existing
story-line, how to keep focused on the story...
To
register: contact Nancy at 415.759.8123 ext. 15
or email nancy@circuscenter.org
How to Train and Not Get Hurt
Jim Donak
Sunday, April 26, 2009
10am
- 5pm
Please enroll by Thursday, April 23
It is
common for people to train without really understanding how to differentiate
between pain and injury or how to adapt exercises to their specific
needs. This three part workshop addresses these concerns. The first
part is a lecture and discussion of neuromuscular anatomy, basic
biomechanics, mechanisms for injury, and injury management. The
second part presents how to train the foundation skills of flexibility,
stability, and strength. The third part includes performing
proper warm-up techniques and practicing the various approaches
used in the Extreme Stretching class(please refer to the Extreme
Stretching class description). Be prepared to take notes, and work
hard.
Cost: $120
To
register: contact Nancy at 415.759.8123 ext. 15
or email nancy@circuscenter.org
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