Mixed Movement

with Dawn Crandell

Mixed Movement the dance class - Dawn has created a high energy experience open to all levels by drawing on her own background in modern, West African, house and her strong improvisation skills. Class begins with a thorough stretch and warm up, then continues with a balance of set choreographed phrases of "mixed movement" and sections of improvisation. In both the choreography and the improv the focus will be on finding and/or developing one's own style of movement.

Mixed Movement is taking place on Wednesdays at Zion Arts from 7 - 8.30pm

Adults:£5

Concessions (under 16) : £3

 

 

 Dawn Crandell is a dancer, choreographer, theater artist, poet, grassroots cultural activist and educator.  She received her Bachelor’s of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College and in 2007 received a Master in Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College.

As a solo and collaborating artist she has performed throughout New York City at such venues as Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Lincoln Center – Out of Doors, Central Park Summerstage, The Legendary Blue Note, La Mama, Nuyorican Poets Café, and Bowery Poetry Club just to name a few. As an educator she has taught dance, poetry and theatre for the last eleven years to thousands of youth in the NYC public school system. She was a core member of Playback NYC, an improvisational hip-hop theater company for the last 7 years. She is also the creator of Mixed Movement, a unique improvisational dance event bridging the gap between the different dance communities. Mixed Movement started in NYC in February of 2009, and upon moving to Manchester Dawn has brought Mixed Movement with her to Contact. Internationally Dawn has performed in Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands.