Sunday, November 8, 12 to 8pm

Angie Hauser/Chris Aiken master class ~ jam ~ performance ~ snacks ~ friendly people…
all packed into one manageable, affordable day.

Schedule:
12-3pm contact improvisation workshop w/ Chis and Angie, workshop description tba
3-4pm break (we’ll provide snacks in the lounge)
4-6pm – contact improvisation jam
6pm – informal performance with Chris, Angie and others tba
7-8pm cool down

Pricing:
full day 14-day advance $35
full day door price $45
workshop alone $40
jam/performance alone $10

Preregistration:
chris@deephouse.name
215.402.0133 (home)

Send checks (payable to PDP or Philadelphia Dance Projects) to:
c/o Chris Deephouse
1300 Bergan Road
Oreland PA 19075

Chris Aiken is a leading international teacher and performer of dance improvisation and contact improvisation. Over the past two and a half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of performance, composition, movement technique and design. His work has been significantly influenced through the somatic practice of the Alexander Technique, ideokinesis, yoga and Rolfing. Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Steve Paxton, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Patrick Scully and Angie Hauser. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and an assistant professor at Ursinus College. Chris is currently touring a new work entitled “Dwell” co-created with Angie Hauser.

Angie Hauser is a dance-maker, performer and teacher. Her work is grounded in improvisation and performance and reflects the influences of contact improvisation, ballet, butoh and contemporary dance techniques. Angie is a member of Bebe Miller Company. In 2006 she received a BESSIE Award for her collaboration with Miller. She has also danced with the companies of Elizabeth Streb, Liz Lerman and Poppo Shiriashi and performed with many gifted artists including Kirstie Simpson, Andrew Harwood, Kathleen Hermesdorf, K.J. Holmes and Darrell Jones. Her creative work also includes her ongoing collaboration with Chris Aiken resulting in performances and workshops in the U.S. and in Europe, including their project, Dwell , co-commissioned by the National Performance Network. She has taught improvisation and dance throughout the U.S. and in Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Scotland.

By the way, here's our class schedule for September 2009

Thursday, October 15, 10 p.m.

Longform improv comedy continues at Studio 34! West Philly’s own Illegal Refill hosts an hour of fast-paced, nuanced comedy made all the more enjoyable by the fact that it is made up entirely on the spot. Pay-what-you-can.

By the way, here's our class schedule for September 2009

Thursday, September 17, 10-11 p.m.

Long-form improv comedy continues at Studio 34. West Philly natives Illegal Refill take a break from their Fringe Festival run (5 shows at the Adrienne Theater) to do a “home show” for the home stage. As always, an hour of improv comedy, made up on the spot without planning or precondition.

Pay-what-you-can.

By the way, here's our class schedule for August 2009

Thursday, August 20, 10 to 11 p.m.

Fresh off the famous Del Close Marathon in NYC, West Philly natives Illegal Refill bring their much-ballyhooed comedy show back to Studio 34.  Come check out some of the best longform improv comedy the city has to offer.  Haven’t seen longform improv before?  Now is the time to watch a sketch comedy show, made up entirely on the spot.  With opening group Rookie Card. Pay-what-you-can.

By the way, here's our class schedule for August 2009

Thursday, July 23, 10 to 11 p.m.

Longform improv comedy returns in July with a powerhouse lineup. West Philly locals Illegal Refill play host to opening troupe The Moops. The Moops are an all-star team of Philadelphia-are improvisers assembled, wound up, and released by the Philly Improv Theater. It would be challenging to find a better night of comedy in the city. Pay what you can.

By the way, here's our class schedule for June 2009

Thursday, June 18, 10 to 11 p.m.

Comedy-as-art is back at Studio 34 on June 18.  Long-form improv is a booming comedic form, training the nation’s best comedic actors.  One of the best

long-form improv groups in Philadelphia, Illegal Refill, hosts and performs an intimate monthly show.  An hour of improvised comedy, made up entirely on the spot to your entertainment specifications. Pay what you can. Contact illegalrefill@gmail.com for more information.

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2009

Thursday, May 14, 10 to 11 p.m.

Like the robins in your front yard, improv comedy is building a nest at Studio 34. Illegal Refill, a veteran (and West Philly native!) long-form improv comedy group, hosts an hour of sparkling comedy each month. The first two shows were terrific successes, and these talented comic actors are eager to offer more. Pay-what-you-can, BYO. Questions: illegalrefill@gmail.com.

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2009

Friday, May 8, and Friday, May 22, 8 p.m.

Inspired by true anonymous secrets provided by each audience, Tongue & Groove creates serio-comic, reality-based one-of-a-kind performances on the spot! Come check us out — your secret’s safe with us!

“Eight skilled actors create genuine, complex, unscripted relationships… both hilarious and painful… anchored by a delicate clarity, and more moving than the best scripted plays.” – City Paper

“Emotionally charged, often hilarious and always very physical…. These fearless actors make it their mission to bring the full range of real emotions to the stage.” – Philadelphia Weekly

By the way, here's our class schedule for May 2009