4522 Baltimore Avenue in West Philly | (215) 387-3434 |
Fostering wellness and community through healing and creative arts since 2008
September 10th, 9pm
New format:
Yoga 9-10pm: Jason and Rob will lead this energetic class to prepare for dancing!
Dance Party 10pm: DJs Ginkgo and Ross of Love are back where they belong in Studio A. Globalized upbeats will carry us through the night.
Vegan Cupcakes: Big cupcakes. Tiny cupcakes. Lots of cupcakes.
$5-10
Bang! Zoom! Pow! A Story of Broken Borders 
When forced to comply in a toxic environment, well-being suffers. An identity-questioning experience, life becomes a fight to prove your goodness. In this contemporary jazz dance event, you will be exposed to women in a negative web each trying to gain control of the situation and themselves.
Emerging Philly based choreographer, Tiffany Brooke Dow, presents 4 contemporary jazz dance pieces regarding toxic/negative environments and how we survive them. Catch this short evening of dance, presented through super-hero, comic book-like jazz movement. A brief, casual talk back with the artist follows the show, for those interested.
For tickets, visit: http://www.livearts-fringe.org/details.cfm?id=13912 or call 215.413.1318
Collage and creative writing are both gateways connecting your spirit to its Source of creative energy and inspiration. This is the season of harvest. We will create original collages and creative writing inspired by our images to create joy and honor what we want to harvest and bring into our lives. Paper, glue sticks, scissors and images will be provided: bring extra old magazines, calendars, catalogs that you are willing to cut up. Unused materials will be available for trade to others or will be recycled after the event. No talent required: just a spirit of adventure.
Cost: free
Open to all ages 10 to 120
Organized by The Blank Canvas
Contact Name: Laurie Pollack
Email: webpoet1@aol.com
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_blank_canvas/
Wed, 9/1
4pm kids class, ages 3-13 welcome
6:30pm adult class, teens welcome too
email creamandsugarsweets@yahoo.com to make a reservation, or call 215.243.9979
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Cream & Sugar Coffee and Sweet Shop
4004 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Understanding Chakras
Hosted by Dan Myers, Intuitive Masseur. Learn all about the seven main energy centers of the body. Get bodywork done, and work on others. There will be light refreshments, a meditation, and hands-on (and off) work. For more information, go to www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-Massage
For more information about Dan, go to www.breathe3.com
$15/person, $20/ for 2 people, $5 for students and professional bodyworkers.
Come join us for an afternoon of dance, live music and refreshments as part of the Philly Fringe Festival! This is our 5th year participating in the Fringe, and we are thrilled to return to Studio 34 to present this special performance. Joining Vada will be local musician Cory Neale and guest artist 180 Dance Company!
www.vadadance.org for more info.
20 slides x 20 seconds
Saturday, August 28th, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
We exorcise the esoteric humors of sharing, exploring, and storytelling amongst some Philly denizens who are making things happen in and around our fair city.
What’s Pecha Kucha (say peh-CHAK-cha)? It’s the Japanese word for “chit-chat.” It’s also a kind of rapidfire creative show-and-tell governed by a simple rule: show 20 slides, talk about each one for 20 seconds. Wired magazine called it: “Say what you need to say in six minutes and 40 seconds of exquisitely matched words and images and then sit the hell down.” We call it an evening of fun, sociability, and a little learning thrown in.
$5 suggested donation.
For more info, see Philly Pecha Kucha, join the PPK Facebook group, or visit worldwide Pecha Kucha HQ in Tokyo. Devised by Tokyo architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, Pecha Kucha events have been held in more than 220 cities.
FREE DEMO CLASS: Saturday, September 11, 8:25-9:15AM
Registration now open for fall term!
Fall term begins September 18.
Space is limited–RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR FREE DEMO CLASSES.
in order to reserve a spot: please call 267-251-0429 or email icanplay@philasuzukipiano.com
Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergardeners, and the adults who love them. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
Music Together classes are based on the recognition that all children are musical. All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning.
Music Together classes are offered by The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy. For registration and other information, and to RSVP for demonstration classes, please contact icanplay@philasuzukipiano.com or 267.251.0429.
Tuition includes:
Music Together art & logo design © 1992-2010 Music Together LLC. Music Together is a registered Trademark. The Philadelphia Suzuki Piano Academy, LLC is licensed by Music Together LLC. For more locations: www.musictogether.com, (800)728.2692
$20 w/ pre-registration, $25 day of
*Students taking the workshop will receive free admission to the West Philly Hoop Jam, 7:30pm-9:30pm
at Studio 34 Yoga|Healing|Arts
4522 Baltimore Ave. West Philly
Suggested donation: $5-$20
No-one refused for lack of funds
To pre-register, call 215-730-0982
or email: tophilly@gmail.com
Eating water ice and enduring heat waves; watching fireworks on a rooftop and waking up to the sound of gunshots; splashing in Logan Square Fountain and riding past closed public pools… What does Philly in the summer mean to you? Join your fellow Philadelphians as we explore this topic through the language of theater in a short workshop. We will play games, act out situations, and explore human sculpture techniques from Sociodrama and the Theater of the Oppressed. No previous theater experience is necessary.
Pre-register by calling 215-730-0982 or emailing tophilly@gmail.com. Please wear comfy clothes and bring a lunch to the workshop. And yes, Studio 34 is air conditioned.
Finding Fun in Backbends
Forrest Yoga with Morgan
Sunday, August 8th, 10am
Expand your spine, ribs, quads, and capacity for breath, growth and trust in this 2-hour yoga class focusing on bending backwards. Building through a sequence of breathing techniques, warm-up stretches, abdominal exercises and flowing standing poses, we will put all the pieces together into some deep backbends. Partner work, attention to alignment and tidbits on human anatomy will make your backbending practice safe and fun!
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More Fun with Backbends
Forrest Yoga with Jason
Sunday, August 15th, 10am
Building upon last week’s “Finding Fun in Backbends” class, explore even more ways to bend backwards and open your heart.
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Liberate Your Legs
Forrest Yoga with Rob
Sunday, August 22nd, 10am
Reset the foundation of your yoga practice with this 2-hour class focusing on the legs. Moving from seated stretches to warm up the large joints, we will build up to an invigorating series of standing poses and inversions to bring energy to every corner of the body. Attention to alignment, anatomy, and “active feet” add helpful tools for you to take both into your yoga practice and everyday life.
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Community Class
Forrest Yoga with Angie
Sunday, August 29th, 10am
The last Forrest Yoga Sunday class of the month celebrates the spirit of Studio 34: a place where people come together to practice yoga, share various healing disciplines, and foster artistic creativity in a myriad of ways. Studio 34 founder Angie Norris combines the core Forrest Yoga practice with inspiring ideas, movement, music and partner exercises to bring a refreshing perspective on yoga as both a personal and shared practice.
Dates: August 7, 14, 21 & 28
Times: 11am-1pm
Cost: $65 per participant, early registration through July 26
Link: www.mckscribe.com
Contact: workshops@mckscribe.com or call 303.521.1387
Sunday 7/11, 10AM-Noon, $10
Breath is fundamental to the practice of yoga and essential for bringing relaxation into our lives. Forrest Yoga classes begin with a focus on deepening the breath, then move into special breathing techniques that lay the foundation for seated poses, abdominal exercises and standing sequences. This 2-hour workshop will highlight the breath as a tool to unlock tight areas, opening the body and the mind for greater relaxation.
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Forrest Yoga Level I/II Class: “Expansion” with Fatima
Sunday 7/18, 10AM-Noon, $10
Moving from breath work and seated stretches, to abs and other core-building exercises, then flowing into sequences of standing poses, Forrest Yoga invites students to go deeper into their yoga practice, evoking new sensations of the body, mind and spirit. This 2-hour workshop continues the exploration of breath to expand beyond our boundaries—both in our bodies and in life—offering opportunities for physical and emotional release.
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Forrest Yoga Level I/II Class: “Community” with Angie
Sunday 7/25, 10AM-Noon, $10
The last Forrest Yoga Sunday class of the month celebrates the spirit of Studio 34: a place where people come together to practice yoga, share various healing disciplines, and foster artistic creativity in a myriad of ways. Studio 34 founder Angie Norris combines the coreForrest Yoga practice with inspiring ideas, movement, music and partner exercises to bring a refreshing perspective on yoga as both a personal and shared practice. (And when class lets out, join us in the Community Lounge for Bruncheonette—Studio 34′s monthly feast of vegan eats!)
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The shoulders are often a place where we carry our burdens and feel a lot of tightness. Many 21st century activities, such as typing and driving, can increase this shoulder tension, and Forrest Yoga highlights techniques that bring relief to the shoulders. This special double-teacher Independence Day workshop will focus on loosening the shoulders and our burdens through a series of fun poses, partner exercises and ample hands-on assistance.
gender < moving: queer bodies/home
Artist Bios
niv Acosta is a trans-fag dance maker and mover. niv is a first generation american born via the dominican republic. he was kicked out of California Institute of the Arts in 2008 for not conforming and being a rebel… he is continuing on this path by reclaiming art making for himself.
iele paloumpis is a trans/queer dancer, choreographer, video artist and teacher. In addition to creating work, iele has had the opportunity to dance for a wide range of performance artists including Ashley Anderson, Devynn Emory, J. Makery, Jen McGinn, Sebastienne Mundheim, Emily Wexler and Nina Winthrop. In 2006, iele graduated from Hollins University with a B.A. in Dance and English. iele’s work has been shown through Dance Conversations at the Flea, Movement Research at Judson Church (NY), The Loft (MD), Hollins Fall Dance Gathering (VA), Studio Series at Studio 34, FLUXspace and the 2009 GLBT Arts Festival (PA). Other interests include trans feminism, community building, sustainability, love, sex and antique furniture.
Jai Arun Ravine is a trans-identified, multi-disciplinary writer, dancer, visual and performing artist of mixed Thai and white descent who has previously published and presented work under the names Alysha Wood and Woo Wood. Jai received an MFA in Writing & Poetics from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University and a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Hollins University. Jai is a proud Kundiman Fellow. http://jaiarunravine.wordpress.com/
Praise for the last CD:
One of the top ten great unknown artists of 2007. — NPR
Intimate…dreamy…and plenty of catchy melodies. –San Francisco Chronicle
My favourite album of 2007…I am awestruck. –Everything is Pop
$5-$10 suggested donation
Each student submits his/her own work to be eagerly read, and critiqued, by fellow workshop participants. We also use writing exercises to stimulate the creative process. Takes place on Tuesdays over 4 weeks. To register, visit www.mckscribe.com.
Cost: $65 per participant through July 1; $75 after July 1
Link: www.mckscribe.com
Contact: workshops@mckscribe.com or call 303.521.1387
Contact Improvisation – Sundays beginning August 15th; 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Contact Improvisation is a partner dance form using physical contact, weight sharing and human connection as the impetus for the dance. The point of contact is used as a fulcrum for unusual movement not physically possible in a solo dance. Using gravity and momentum the dance unfolds in unexpected ways. As an improvisational form, there is an emphasis on being present and open to the unknown. All levels of movement experience and ability are welcome to practice CI. There is no judgment about what is beautiful or ugly. It is a deeply personal and experiential dance. The quality of the dance is gauged by how the dancers themselves experience it. There are specific techniques and forms that one can learn and practice in order to make the dance safer and more enjoyable, but these techniques are not an end; There are a means towards a unique, unrepeatable dance. All levels welcome! $10 per class. Aug 15th – Myra Bazell Sept 5th – Chris Aiken Oct 3rd – Leah Stein Nov 7th – Sara Narva Dec 5th – Greg Holt Jan 2nd – Nicole Bindler Feb 6th – Sara Narva march 6th – Merian Soto April 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th – Adams Berzins
22nd – Myra Bazell
29th – Myra Bazell
12th – Chris Aiken
19th – Angie Hauser
26th – Angie Hauser
10th – Nicole Bindler
17th – Nicole Bindler
24th – Nicole Bindler
31st – Sara Narva
14th – Sara Narva
21st – Nicole Bindler
28th – Nicole Bindler
12th – Greg Holt
19th – Greg Holt
26th – canceled
9th – Curt Haworth
16th – Curt Haworth
23rd – Curt Haworth
30th – Curt Haworth
13th – Nicole Bindler
20th – Sara Narva
27th – Nicole Bindler
13th – Merian Soto
20th – Marion Ramirez / Jung Woong
27th – Marion Ramirez / Jung Woong
Moving from breath work and seated stretches, to abs and other
core-building exercises, then flowing into sequences of standing
poses, Forrest Yoga builds both strength and flexibility in the body.
This 2-hour workshop will focus on staying balanced—both in its
physical aspect and as a way of being in the world. Students will work
with inversions, one-legged standing poses, and play with “gravity
surfing” arm balances that bring vitality to the body and energize the
spirit.
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Located in vibrant, diverse West Philly, Studio 34 offers classes in yoga, Pilates, and much more. Drop in today!
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