CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE
Contemporary dance is a movement technique and practice that relates to the “now," drawing from many movement disciplines including, modern dance, hip-Hop, martial arts, ballet, and somatics. Contemporary dance is an evolving, fluid, and individually specific field. In this class, I will share movement material that activates the dancing body through improvisation, continuous moving, technical exercises, and choreographed phrase work. For this class you will need a safe and clear space to move in, a water bottle, comfortable clothing that you can move in, and your hair pulled back out of your face.
EM PAPINEAU
Em Papineau is a dance artist, musician, athlete, and non-practicing barista who grew up dancing to music videos by pop stars and memorizing and inventing television ad jingles. After moving to Portland, ME at age 8, Em danced at Casco Bay Movers under the direction of Kate Marchessault and performed in works by Dante Brown, Shakia Johnson, Meredith Lyons, and Allie James through Portland Youth Dance. Em went on to attend Smith College and has performed in works by David Dorfman, Chris Aiken, Doug Varone, Xan Burley + Alex Springer, Jenna Riegel, Toni Craige, Nikki Lee, and Dante Brown through the Five College Dance Department, in addition to being a recipient of the Virginia J. Wagner Scholarship. Em's 2018 solo, With Pulp, has been presented at the Queerly Contemporary Festival at Manhattan's 14t Street Y, as well as Smith College. Em also has an ongoing collaborative practice with Sofia Engleman.
Contemporary dance is a movement technique and practice that relates to the “now," drawing from many movement disciplines including, modern dance, hip-Hop, martial arts, ballet, and somatics. Contemporary dance is an evolving, fluid, and individually specific field. In this class, I will share movement material that activates the dancing body through improvisation, continuous moving, technical exercises, and choreographed phrase work. For this class you will need a safe and clear space to move in, a water bottle, comfortable clothing that you can move in, and your hair pulled back out of your face.
EM PAPINEAU
Em Papineau is a dance artist, musician, athlete, and non-practicing barista who grew up dancing to music videos by pop stars and memorizing and inventing television ad jingles. After moving to Portland, ME at age 8, Em danced at Casco Bay Movers under the direction of Kate Marchessault and performed in works by Dante Brown, Shakia Johnson, Meredith Lyons, and Allie James through Portland Youth Dance. Em went on to attend Smith College and has performed in works by David Dorfman, Chris Aiken, Doug Varone, Xan Burley + Alex Springer, Jenna Riegel, Toni Craige, Nikki Lee, and Dante Brown through the Five College Dance Department, in addition to being a recipient of the Virginia J. Wagner Scholarship. Em's 2018 solo, With Pulp, has been presented at the Queerly Contemporary Festival at Manhattan's 14t Street Y, as well as Smith College. Em also has an ongoing collaborative practice with Sofia Engleman.
