Open Space Sessions

Hi, all. Here are all of the Open Space sessions. Quite a list, huh?

Open Space Sessions Offered at IACD Congress 2009

Tuesday

Session I (10:15–11:00 a.m.
Free Group Dance Silently
(Lynn Gallo convene, Large Studio)
Going Through Some Mettler-Based Exercises/Techniques
(Nancy Lob lead, Small Studio)
Creative Dance with People Who Have Developmental Disabilities
(Betsey Bergman, Gazebo I)

Lunchtime
The Hidden Life of a Mettler Dancer: How Do You Explain What You Do, and This Work That You Do, to Others?
(Mary Andersen convene, Dining Room)

Session II (11:15–12:15 p.m.
The Therapeutic Elements of Creative Dance
(Yael Schweitzer lead, Large Studio)
Subtlety and Sensitivity in Individual and Small Group Dance
(Mary Ann Brehm lead, Small Studio)
Creative Dance in a Religious Situation
(Nancy Lob lead, Raised Area)
Our Stories, Our Roots into the Mettler Family Tree;
Our Stories Mettler CD Memory (s), Reality and Myth
(Doug Victor, Stage)

Evening:
Jewelry Show and Brief Gallery Talk About the Influence of Creative Dance on a Sculptor
(Rob Dobson, dorm 2d fl. landing, 7:30–8:30 p.m.)

Wednesday

Session I (9:15–10:30 a.m.)
Unusual Black Clothing Dance
(Rob Dobson facilitate, Large Studio)
Octaband
(Donna Newman-Bluestein, Small Studio)
Admire the Beauty, be part of the beauty; Become your reflective authentic Self; Find your inner and outer Self
(Harda Bradford, Gazebo 2)
Silent, Unplanned, Site-specific Free Group Dance
(Kyla Ferguson, outdoors)

Session II (10:45 a.m.–12 noon)
Sharing Creative Dance Experiences/Dances with Children with and without Disabilities
(Carole Piercy, Small Studio)
Singing Combined with Dramatic Dancing
(Forrest Forque, Stage)
combined with
Voice Dance Moving, The Bones of My Soul
(Juanita Lehman)
Mettler Exhibit: Viewing, Sharing Reflections, and Dance
(Doug Victor, Library)

Lunchtime
Regional Workshops Discussion
(Mary Ann Brehm convene, 12:30 p.m., Dining Room)

Thursday

Session I (8:50–9:50 a.m.)
Sound Polyphony Improv and Movement (Big Group)
(Sue Biggs lead, Large Studio)
The Arts as Connector, Mettler-Based, the Terezin Experience
(Carol Miller, Small Studio—later canceled)
Teaching Literacy Through Dance
(Lynn McNett, Stage)
Conversation About Carrying on Mettler Tradition and Finding Our Own Way
(Kyla Ferguson convene, rescheduled to dorm 2d fl. lounge, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.)
Tree Dances (Susie Pfaffl, outdoors)

Session II (10:50–11:05 a.m.)
Photography and Dance
(Emily Price lead, Large Studio)
Spatial Dance Using Sculptural Creations
(Jean Tobias, Small Studio and outdoors)
How the Joy of Mettler Affects Our Everyday Life
(Felice Larsen, Raised Area)
Writing Down the Dance
(Griff Goehring facilitate, picnic table on the way to library)

Evening:
Videos: Mettler Dancers Invade Harvard
(Rob Dobson, dorm 1st fl. lounge), 9:00 p.m.
Dance for 4 Men (Kell Julliard, Doug Victor, Jeffry Pike, Rob Dobson)
Dance for 5 (Nancy Lob, Helen Horigan, Griff Goehring, Jeffry Pike, Rob Dobson)