Contact each instructor for class-specific questions.
For additional questions, contact classes@kaatsbaan.org
Thursdays
11 AM–12:30 PM
March 12–
June 18
** No class on April 16
Protean Movement: A Soulful and Shapeshifting Contemporary Dance Class | Darvejon A. Jones
$20 per class | Studio 3 - Studio Complex
Email darvejon@darvejon.com with any questions.
Protean Movement is a soulful contemporary dance class at the crossroads of traditional Black diasporan dance and contemporary dance intentionally activated as a mode of liberation. Darvejon welcomes all to explore his class and technique thoughtfully, anatomically, and playfully. The class begins with a thorough warm-up, then progresses through center and across-the-floor exercises, and phrase work. In each class, we will move beyond steps to investigate rhythm, weight, and spirit, all set against a musical mix that inspires creativity and freedom. The practitioner should bring an open mind, a willingness to activate the unseen, a towel, and a water bottle. All levels welcome.
Darvejon A. Jones (dar-vee-yawn) is a father + an “articulate” multimodal artist in search of liberation and peace. A deeply sentient water sign, Jones’s works are purposeful depictions of humanity's beauty and horror. His works have been presented at the Mckenna Theater, The Black Choreographers Festival at Dance Mission, and PUSHfest in San Francisco; Headwaters Theater, Studio 2, and BodyVox in Portland, Oregon, under the Darvejon Jones Dance Ensemble moniker; La MaMa Moves festival at La MaMa Experimental Theater, Triskelion Arts, The Kraine Theater, and The Kaye Playhouse, Pioneers Go East Collective’s Crossroads series at Socrates Sculpture Park in New York City. Learn more at https://www.darvejon.com/
Fridays
8:30–9:30 AM
March 13–
June 12
** No class April 17
YOGA NOW | Dwayne Resnick
$20 per class | Studio 3 - Studio Complex
Email dwayneresnick@gmail.com with any questions.
Yoga Now is a classic hatha yoga class, informed with 21st-century insight and science, which combines a unique focus on physical health and wellbeing. Each week will be filled with breathing, asana (movement), meditation and laughs. Many options will be offered during this flow style practice so it is appropriate for all ages and abilities. Come join the community! All levels welcome.
Dwayne Resnick is a teacher on a mission to bring awareness, strength, and focus to all his students through the art of yoga. Dwayne has been teaching and studying yoga for over 15 years in the Hudson Valley. Forever a student, he has been practicing yoga and dance most of his life.
SATURDAYS,
2:00–4:00 PM
APRIL 4–25
SPRING WRITING WORKSHOPS | A public Space
$400 for 4 sessions | Artist Farmhouse, 2nd floor
Visit apublicspace.org for more information
This spring at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, nurture new writing or explore your work-in-progress from a new perspective in an intimate workshop with local authors Mary-Beth Hughes and Peter Trachtenberg. Presented in partnership with the literary magazine and press A Public Space, the workshops will take place over four Saturday sessions in April.
How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run — A Workshop with Mary-Beth Hughes
Merce Cunningham describes himself in 1965 as a practical man who will create a simple dance set to stories written and read aloud by his friend John Cage. What results—How to Pass, Kick, Fall and Run—is something of beauty. This workshop will be an opportunity to play and experiment with narrative movement. We’ll take up characters, themes, progressions and put them through some paces.
On Difficulty and Attention — A Workshop with Peter Trachtenberg
All good writing arises from concentrated attention. This workshop seeks to restore your capacity for attention through generative writing prompts, readings, and critical engagement with your own writing. We’ll be looking both inward, at the sources of your story, and outward, at the physical and social world that writing seeks to reflect and illuminate— and maybe even transform.
Classes take place in the Artist Farmhouse
