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Past
2016
May 7th
knee-jerk in performance - Celebration Foster Awareness month
An event in collaboration with the PRIDE Center and El Paso Transitional Center for LGBTQ Youth.
6:00 PM
Houston Park
Montana Ave and St. Vrain St.
El Paso, TX
April 30th
Improvisation and Performance for Social Change
A 3-hour workshop taught by our director S. Paola López. Organized by UTEP's Social Justice Initiative
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UTEP Campus -Cotton Memorial, Room 201
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
April 16th
Free Improvisation Workshop
A 2-hour workshop taught by knee-jerk's artistic directors and guest artist Mindy Grossberg
2:00 - 4:00 PM
UTEP Campus - Fox Fine Arts, Room A-452
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
2015
November 20th
fall/fallen/falling
knee-jerk presents an evening of improvised music and dance.
7:30 PM
UTEP Campus - Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
October 1st
Latina Feminism: Performing Gender and Questioning Identity
A performance/workshop given as part of the Cattleya Project.
1:30 - 2:50 PM
UTEP Campus - Blumberg Auditorium
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
August 1st
knee-jerk @ the market
Improvised performance at the downtown artists and farmers market.
10:00 AM
El Paso, TX
June 7th
knee-jerk @ the market
Improvised performance at the downtown artists and farmers market.
10:00 AM
El Paso, TX
April 11th
knee-jerk (debut performance)
An evening of improvised music and dance by our new interdisciplinary ensemble.
7:30 PM
Glasbox - 210 Poplar St.
El Paso, TX.
2014
October 10-12th
Performing the World 2014 (workshop)
We are giving a workshop in the 8th international conference of Performing the World in New York City. This year's conference is exploring the question "How Shall We Become?" and out presentation explores this around the idea of listening. The title for our workshop is "in2Listening: What Can Collaborative Improvisation Teach Us About the Art of Listening?" Fore more information on the conference click here.
October 2-4th
Texas Dance Improvisation Festival (TDIF) 2014 (class and performance)
We will be teaching a class titled Creating Groupness and performing our most recent improvisation piece becoming.
This year's festival is hosted by Sam Houston University and features Lisa Nelson as the guest artist. For more information on the festival click here.
September 3-5th
Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium (paper presentation)
We are presenting our paper "Improvising New Realities: Movement, Sound and Social Therapeutics" at the annual international Jazz Festival in Guelph, Canada. For more information on the event click here.
June 16-20th
Creative Play and Improvisation (summer camp)
We will explore creativity through different artistic mediums in playful ways through guided movement, music and visual art exercises. Daily themes will thread the various activities, which will be combined at the end of the day into structured improvisations. Although the week will culminate in a final presentation, the purpose of the camp is not to work towards a performance as an end in itself, but to enable students to learn by using the arts in collaborative ways.
Community Center for the Arts
Urbana, IL
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Targeted Age Group: 7 - 14 (other ages are welcome)
April 18th
in2improv @ The Consilience Project
7:30 PM at The Landmark Hotel
A night of improvisations and technology. in2improv will be joined on stage by COLAB, Compost Q, and dance artists Kirstie Simson and Jessica Cornish.
Free Admission
April 4th
in2improv @ The Porch Project
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Figure One
A 3 hour installation in collaboration with NY based artist Heather Hart.
Free Admission
2013
May 1st
in2improv @ Millikin University
6:00 PM at Kaeuper Hall
We are performing along side improvisation students from the School of Music!
Free Admission
2012
A Big Project
in2~improvise.play.live will have a video broadcasted on December 20th, 2012 as part of the international artistic event A Big Project:
"This epic event will be an online broadcast where people around the world will be using their cell phones to live stream their art, music or comments inspiring us to consider how we can work together to build a culture of peace with the environment and with each other. The event will be broadcast live on over 3000 websites in 150 countries around the world, and will provide the opportunity for people everywhere to interact by making comments through a live chat window or live stream messaging.It is one of the most technologically advanced opportunities available to connect millions of people around the world around a common goal. Together, we have the power to help life change."
Time: December 20th at 9am-7pm NY Time (GMT -5)
Where: This is an ONLINE event! Go to www.abigproject.org or www.unify.org to see the broadcast on Dec 20th.
Creative Play and Improvisation (Summer Camp)
We will explore creativity through different artistic mediums in playful ways through guided movement, music and visual art exercises. Daily themes will thread the various activities, which will be combined at the end of the day into structured improvisations. Although the week will culminate in a final presentation, the purpose of the camp is not to work towards a performance as an end in itself, but to enable students to learn by using the arts in collaborative ways.
Community Center for the Arts
Urbana, IL
July 30th - August 3rd 2012
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Targeted Age Group: 7 - 14 (other ages are welcome)
May 18th
in2improv with special guest George Turner @ Buvons
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Free Admission
EMBRACE - Original sound and movement score by in2~improvise.play.live in collaboration with ContactTango Laboratory. Piece for 5 dancers and 1 accordionist
Thursday, April 12th at 7:30 PM @ Krannert Art Museum
Free Admission
Friday, April 13th at 5:00 PM @ Dance Rehearsal Room (DRK) in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
Friday, April 13th at 9:30 PM @ the Regent Ballroom
As part of the weekly public ballroom social dance (dance from 8 - 11PM, $9 Admission)
COLAB - Interdisciplinary improvisation performance with musicians and dancers
Saturday, April 14th at 7:30 PM @ the Music Library in UIUC
Free Admission
April 21st
in2improv @ the Boneyard Arts Festival in downtown Urbana
1-5 PM an endurance performance on Main street in Urbana (in front of Eclectic). Come whenever you want and stay for as
long as you'd like!
Free Admission
March 9th
in2improv @ Real Live Art Lab
5:00 PM at the Dance Rehearsal Room (DRK) in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
2011
December 9th
in2improv @ Real Live Art Lab
5:00 PM at the Dance Rehearsal Room (DRK) in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
in2improv @ The Regent Ballroom
9:30 PM as part of the weekly public ballroom social dance (dance from 8 - 11PM, $9 Admission). Grab a drink, take a spin
on the dance floor and enjoy the show!
May 7th
knee-jerk in performance - Celebration Foster Awareness month
An event in collaboration with the PRIDE Center and El Paso Transitional Center for LGBTQ Youth.
6:00 PM
Houston Park
Montana Ave and St. Vrain St.
El Paso, TX
April 30th
Improvisation and Performance for Social Change
A 3-hour workshop taught by our director S. Paola López. Organized by UTEP's Social Justice Initiative
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UTEP Campus -Cotton Memorial, Room 201
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
April 16th
Free Improvisation Workshop
A 2-hour workshop taught by knee-jerk's artistic directors and guest artist Mindy Grossberg
2:00 - 4:00 PM
UTEP Campus - Fox Fine Arts, Room A-452
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
2015
November 20th
fall/fallen/falling
knee-jerk presents an evening of improvised music and dance.
7:30 PM
UTEP Campus - Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
October 1st
Latina Feminism: Performing Gender and Questioning Identity
A performance/workshop given as part of the Cattleya Project.
1:30 - 2:50 PM
UTEP Campus - Blumberg Auditorium
500 W. Univeristy Ave
El Paso, TX
August 1st
knee-jerk @ the market
Improvised performance at the downtown artists and farmers market.
10:00 AM
El Paso, TX
June 7th
knee-jerk @ the market
Improvised performance at the downtown artists and farmers market.
10:00 AM
El Paso, TX
April 11th
knee-jerk (debut performance)
An evening of improvised music and dance by our new interdisciplinary ensemble.
7:30 PM
Glasbox - 210 Poplar St.
El Paso, TX.
2014
October 10-12th
Performing the World 2014 (workshop)
We are giving a workshop in the 8th international conference of Performing the World in New York City. This year's conference is exploring the question "How Shall We Become?" and out presentation explores this around the idea of listening. The title for our workshop is "in2Listening: What Can Collaborative Improvisation Teach Us About the Art of Listening?" Fore more information on the conference click here.
October 2-4th
Texas Dance Improvisation Festival (TDIF) 2014 (class and performance)
We will be teaching a class titled Creating Groupness and performing our most recent improvisation piece becoming.
This year's festival is hosted by Sam Houston University and features Lisa Nelson as the guest artist. For more information on the festival click here.
September 3-5th
Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium (paper presentation)
We are presenting our paper "Improvising New Realities: Movement, Sound and Social Therapeutics" at the annual international Jazz Festival in Guelph, Canada. For more information on the event click here.
June 16-20th
Creative Play and Improvisation (summer camp)
We will explore creativity through different artistic mediums in playful ways through guided movement, music and visual art exercises. Daily themes will thread the various activities, which will be combined at the end of the day into structured improvisations. Although the week will culminate in a final presentation, the purpose of the camp is not to work towards a performance as an end in itself, but to enable students to learn by using the arts in collaborative ways.
Community Center for the Arts
Urbana, IL
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Targeted Age Group: 7 - 14 (other ages are welcome)
April 18th
in2improv @ The Consilience Project
7:30 PM at The Landmark Hotel
A night of improvisations and technology. in2improv will be joined on stage by COLAB, Compost Q, and dance artists Kirstie Simson and Jessica Cornish.
Free Admission
April 4th
in2improv @ The Porch Project
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Figure One
A 3 hour installation in collaboration with NY based artist Heather Hart.
Free Admission
2013
May 1st
in2improv @ Millikin University
6:00 PM at Kaeuper Hall
We are performing along side improvisation students from the School of Music!
Free Admission
2012
A Big Project
in2~improvise.play.live will have a video broadcasted on December 20th, 2012 as part of the international artistic event A Big Project:
"This epic event will be an online broadcast where people around the world will be using their cell phones to live stream their art, music or comments inspiring us to consider how we can work together to build a culture of peace with the environment and with each other. The event will be broadcast live on over 3000 websites in 150 countries around the world, and will provide the opportunity for people everywhere to interact by making comments through a live chat window or live stream messaging.It is one of the most technologically advanced opportunities available to connect millions of people around the world around a common goal. Together, we have the power to help life change."
Time: December 20th at 9am-7pm NY Time (GMT -5)
Where: This is an ONLINE event! Go to www.abigproject.org or www.unify.org to see the broadcast on Dec 20th.
Creative Play and Improvisation (Summer Camp)
We will explore creativity through different artistic mediums in playful ways through guided movement, music and visual art exercises. Daily themes will thread the various activities, which will be combined at the end of the day into structured improvisations. Although the week will culminate in a final presentation, the purpose of the camp is not to work towards a performance as an end in itself, but to enable students to learn by using the arts in collaborative ways.
Community Center for the Arts
Urbana, IL
July 30th - August 3rd 2012
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Targeted Age Group: 7 - 14 (other ages are welcome)
May 18th
in2improv with special guest George Turner @ Buvons
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Free Admission
EMBRACE - Original sound and movement score by in2~improvise.play.live in collaboration with ContactTango Laboratory. Piece for 5 dancers and 1 accordionist
Thursday, April 12th at 7:30 PM @ Krannert Art Museum
Free Admission
Friday, April 13th at 5:00 PM @ Dance Rehearsal Room (DRK) in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
Friday, April 13th at 9:30 PM @ the Regent Ballroom
As part of the weekly public ballroom social dance (dance from 8 - 11PM, $9 Admission)
COLAB - Interdisciplinary improvisation performance with musicians and dancers
Saturday, April 14th at 7:30 PM @ the Music Library in UIUC
Free Admission
April 21st
in2improv @ the Boneyard Arts Festival in downtown Urbana
1-5 PM an endurance performance on Main street in Urbana (in front of Eclectic). Come whenever you want and stay for as
long as you'd like!
Free Admission
March 9th
in2improv @ Real Live Art Lab
5:00 PM at the Dance Rehearsal Room (DRK) in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
2011
December 9th
in2improv @ Real Live Art Lab
5:00 PM at the Dance Rehearsal Room (DRK) in Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Free Admission
in2improv @ The Regent Ballroom
9:30 PM as part of the weekly public ballroom social dance (dance from 8 - 11PM, $9 Admission). Grab a drink, take a spin
on the dance floor and enjoy the show!