master classes, workshops, feedback, scholarship
THE BELL HOUSE is continually seeking new spaces for education and art to interact. What that means is that we are searching for opportunities to bring art to education and infuse education with art. We do that through hosting dance festivals, master classes, workshops and fostering scholarship through feedback and academic pursuit with an emphasis on bringing awareness and accessibility to what the artist doing. Being ever mindful that education is the key that unlocks the door for today’s and tomorrow’s artists.
Some of the practical ways that THE BELL HOUSE achieves these objectives are to host workshops & master classes, subsidize student performance tickets, & provide a feedback environment for resident artists.
Some of the practical ways that THE BELL HOUSE achieves these objectives are to host workshops & master classes, subsidize student performance tickets, & provide a feedback environment for resident artists.
Current Offerings with THE BELL HOUSE......
MASTER CLASS @ TULSA MODERN MOVEMENT
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2-3:15 PM
Suggested Donation, $20
Transitional Dancing ~
Working with an eclectic modern dance technical background, the master class will focus on honing the dancers’ sensibilities with the transitions between movements. Organized to provoke performative nuances of movement principles, such as suspension and fall and recovery, within an energetic and thoughtful exploration of momentum. Wear comfortable, yoga-like clothing that encourages easy movement.
To book a class, workshop or seminar
or to commission a choreographic endeavor, contact (918) 549-1231 or email.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2-3:15 PM
Suggested Donation, $20
Transitional Dancing ~
Working with an eclectic modern dance technical background, the master class will focus on honing the dancers’ sensibilities with the transitions between movements. Organized to provoke performative nuances of movement principles, such as suspension and fall and recovery, within an energetic and thoughtful exploration of momentum. Wear comfortable, yoga-like clothing that encourages easy movement.
To book a class, workshop or seminar
or to commission a choreographic endeavor, contact (918) 549-1231 or email.
What our FRIENDS are doing....
TULSA MODERN MOVEMENT
2016-2017 CONTACT IMPROVISATION
Contact improv is about choices, listening, sharing and generosity. It is a partner dance form based on the physical principles of touch, momentum, shared weight, and most quintessentially - following a shared point of contact. The form was founded in 1972 by Steve Paxton. Integrating his background as a modern dancer and his studies in the martial art form Aikido, Steve developed Contact Improv through explorations with his students and colleagues at the time. This dance practice explores the skills of falling, rolling, counterbalance, lifting using minimal effort, how to make ourselves light when being lifted, centering and breathing techniques, and responsiveness to our partners and surroundings. It is an intuitive practice that develops community awareness and allows participants to push against their own limitations without words or promises, judgment or competition.
* NEW this season: The THIRD Wednesday of each month will be devoted to Contact Improv (CI) and is open to all with at least 30 hours of CI practice experience. Please contact Ari at: tummdance@gmail.com for more information and join us on the third Sunday of each month for CI basics.
Who: Open to intermediate levels and higher.
Bring: Comfortable dance clothes, layers, cotton socks, dance knee pads
When: Third Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45
Where: FlyLoft, Studio 3, 117 North Boston
Costs: Suggested donation of $12.
Please register at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem2469STspDwGxL_g36iO6eGi016S0-NKKr-ejlQmw8X5MKA/viewform
* * We provide this class on a donation basis. Pay what you can, or just come take class and be a part of our community. Thanks to the generous support from the FlyLoft and the Tulsa Community Foundation, all donations will support future community dance opportunities from TuMM.
2016-2017 CONTACT IMPROVISATION
Contact improv is about choices, listening, sharing and generosity. It is a partner dance form based on the physical principles of touch, momentum, shared weight, and most quintessentially - following a shared point of contact. The form was founded in 1972 by Steve Paxton. Integrating his background as a modern dancer and his studies in the martial art form Aikido, Steve developed Contact Improv through explorations with his students and colleagues at the time. This dance practice explores the skills of falling, rolling, counterbalance, lifting using minimal effort, how to make ourselves light when being lifted, centering and breathing techniques, and responsiveness to our partners and surroundings. It is an intuitive practice that develops community awareness and allows participants to push against their own limitations without words or promises, judgment or competition.
* NEW this season: The THIRD Wednesday of each month will be devoted to Contact Improv (CI) and is open to all with at least 30 hours of CI practice experience. Please contact Ari at: tummdance@gmail.com for more information and join us on the third Sunday of each month for CI basics.
Who: Open to intermediate levels and higher.
Bring: Comfortable dance clothes, layers, cotton socks, dance knee pads
When: Third Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45
Where: FlyLoft, Studio 3, 117 North Boston
Costs: Suggested donation of $12.
Please register at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem2469STspDwGxL_g36iO6eGi016S0-NKKr-ejlQmw8X5MKA/viewform
* * We provide this class on a donation basis. Pay what you can, or just come take class and be a part of our community. Thanks to the generous support from the FlyLoft and the Tulsa Community Foundation, all donations will support future community dance opportunities from TuMM.
TuMM Weekly MODERN DANCE Company Class
1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.
TuMM’s weekly class is intended for advanced level dancers who wish to dive inside and find a technique that comes from an internal place. This class is a place to expand your body’s intelligence, strength and expressive tools. We aim to connect our whole selves to our movement and develop an honest technique that is as much about excellence and clarity as it is about intentional communication.
Class draws from release technique, classical modern dance, improvisation, and various somatic practices. We combine technique, interior awareness, and specific movement qualities in floor work and standing phrases and focus on uniting technical skill with the internal attitudes and motivations that make movement come alive.
* NEW this season: The THIRD Wednesday of each month will be devoted to Contact Improv (CI) and is open by invitation only. Please contact Ari at: tummdance@gmail.com for more information and join us on the third Sunday of each month for CI basics.
Who: Open to intermediate levels and higher.
Bring: Comfortable dance clothes, layers, cotton socks.
When: Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45
(1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.)
Where: FlyLoft, Studio 3, 117 North Boston
Costs: Suggested donation of $12.
Please register at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem2469STspDwGxL_g36iO6eGi016S0-NKKr-ejlQmw8X5MKA/viewform
1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.
TuMM’s weekly class is intended for advanced level dancers who wish to dive inside and find a technique that comes from an internal place. This class is a place to expand your body’s intelligence, strength and expressive tools. We aim to connect our whole selves to our movement and develop an honest technique that is as much about excellence and clarity as it is about intentional communication.
Class draws from release technique, classical modern dance, improvisation, and various somatic practices. We combine technique, interior awareness, and specific movement qualities in floor work and standing phrases and focus on uniting technical skill with the internal attitudes and motivations that make movement come alive.
* NEW this season: The THIRD Wednesday of each month will be devoted to Contact Improv (CI) and is open by invitation only. Please contact Ari at: tummdance@gmail.com for more information and join us on the third Sunday of each month for CI basics.
Who: Open to intermediate levels and higher.
Bring: Comfortable dance clothes, layers, cotton socks.
When: Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45
(1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.)
Where: FlyLoft, Studio 3, 117 North Boston
Costs: Suggested donation of $12.
Please register at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem2469STspDwGxL_g36iO6eGi016S0-NKKr-ejlQmw8X5MKA/viewform
Past Offerings...
2018 Somatics with Ellen Bartel
ArtTalk with Doug Varone
Choreographic Workshop with Doug Varone
in collaboration with Choregus Productions @ Summer Heat International Dance Festival
EXCHANGE Choreography Festival
2016 Choreographic Workshop with Susan Rethorst
EXCHANGE Choreography Festival
2015 University of Tulsa, modern dance workshop
CounterTechnique Workshop by Kira Blazek
host, The Bell House
2014 University of Tulsa, modern dance workshop
Gaga & Countertechnique workshops with Amy Morrow and Kira Blazek
host, The Bell House
2013 eMerge Dance Festival, modern dance workshop
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival, choreography commission
2012 Exchange Choreography Festival, Performance Process workshop
{254} dance-festival, Improvisation workshop
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival, choreography commission
2010 Central High School, modern dance workshop
2009 Eugene Field Elementary School, Living Water Dance Company, dance workshops
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival, choreography commission
ArtTalk with Doug Varone
Choreographic Workshop with Doug Varone
in collaboration with Choregus Productions @ Summer Heat International Dance Festival
EXCHANGE Choreography Festival
2016 Choreographic Workshop with Susan Rethorst
EXCHANGE Choreography Festival
2015 University of Tulsa, modern dance workshop
CounterTechnique Workshop by Kira Blazek
host, The Bell House
2014 University of Tulsa, modern dance workshop
Gaga & Countertechnique workshops with Amy Morrow and Kira Blazek
host, The Bell House
2013 eMerge Dance Festival, modern dance workshop
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival, choreography commission
2012 Exchange Choreography Festival, Performance Process workshop
{254} dance-festival, Improvisation workshop
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival, choreography commission
2010 Central High School, modern dance workshop
2009 Eugene Field Elementary School, Living Water Dance Company, dance workshops
Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival, choreography commission
photo by Nikki Riggs