Featuring the Circus Kids 4 Performance Troupers; Directed by Abigail Baird 

Circus Kids 4 Performance is a troupe of kids new to circus arts training and is the most recent Youth Circus Training program on the Kinetic Arts Center circus arts curriculum.  Circus Kids 4 Performance (nicknamed CK4) Troupers are eight kids between the ages of 8 – 14yrs old.  They bring to A Silent Circus skills in single point trapeze, partner acrobatics, tissue, triple trapeze and physical theatre.  A Silent Circus has a hero, a villain, a damsel in distress, a wacky professor, a cop and a couple wealthy folks.  You will not be disappointed in this circus show and it only hints at what is coming down the road for the Troupe in the future. 

Tickets: http://asilentcircus.brownpapertickets.com/ 
Advance Tickets:  $10
At the Door:  $15
Save $5 a ticket when you buy in advance. 

Please note that seating is general admission and those under 21 are encouraged to sit on the foam floor close to the ring curb for a unique view of the performance.  

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Kinetic Arts Center is pleased to announce a series of FIVE

Aerial Rope Workshops
with Alex Allen

Workshops are $50 each.
Pre-Register and get a $5 discount! 
OR Take all FIVE for $200 ($40 Savings)
Space is Limited - CLICK HERE to Sign-Up

Aerial Rope Workshops
with Alex Allen
Mondays -June 3-July 1 (5 Weeks)
7-9pm, Kinetic Arts Center 



In this Masterclass, students will develop and produce a piece of aerial dance theatre. The workshop series will begin with the introduction of an original set piece of choreography involving skills and transitions that are fluid and graceful as well as explosive momentum based movements. The new skills introduced will be broken down and taught with a strong emphasis on body dynamics and technique. Students will also have a chance to learn acrobatic stretching technique designed to develop a larger range of flexibility in the air as well as unique rope specific conditioning.

In the second half of the workshop series, students will have a chance to take this choreography and bring it to life. We will explore movement quality, character and story development and musicality with the result of transforming the physical act into a powerful story, personal to each student.

Bio: Alex Allan is an aerialist, dancer and physical theatre artist. Born and raised in Australia, Alex completed his Bachelor of Arts in Communications – Theatre/Media. After the completion of his undergraduate studies, Alex was accepted into the Professional Aerial Program at the San Francisco Circus Center where he specialized in Aerial Rope and Swinging Trapeze under the guidance of Elena Panova.

Equipped with this unique combination of technical and conceptual skills, Alex creates innovative performance that blends the art forms of circus, theatre and dance. Alex is constantly experimenting with and developing his technique and presentation to connect with audiences on a personal level.

He has worked collaboratively with Zaccho Dance Theatre and Cirque Dreams’ World Tour of “Jungle Fantasy” as well as holding a performance residency at “Supper Club” in San Francisco. In the last 2 years, Alex has performed and taught Aerial Rope in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

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Kinetic Arts Center is pleased to announce a series of FIVE

Single Point Dance Trapeze Workshops 
with Shannon Gray!

Workshops are $50 each.
Pre-Register and get a $5 discount! 
OR Take all FIVE for $200 ($40 Savings)
Space is Limited - CLICK HERE to Sign-Up

Single-Point Dance Trapeze Workshop
with Shannon Gray
Wednesdays -June 5-July 3 (5 Weeks)
7:30-9:30pm 
Kinetic Arts Center Studio Space

The single-point trapeze is a unique apparatus that enables a dynamic relationship between the body, ground, and air. In this workshop intermediate/advanced students will explore the connection between the three realms of a dance trapeze; ground, bar, and ropes. Students will not only develop a vocabulary of original skills on the apparatus but also how to create fluid and dynamic transitions between these positions through the concepts of contrast, weight, space, and rhythm. Through the unique combination of somatics, dance and acrobatics, students will leave with a deeper understanding of movement quality and self-expression on the single-point trapeze. 

Pre-Requisite: Intermediate Aerial Experience Necessary. Example: Need to be able to invert off the ground, comfortable with hip-keys, solid beats, and open to movement exploration on and off the ground. Not sure if this is a good class for you? – contact Shannon at shannygray@gmail.com.  

 Bio: Exploring the realms of circus, physical theatre, and dance, Shannon Gray has developed a deep appreciation for the connection between the emotional and physical selves. Shannon’s artistic work has been described as honest, raw and always innovative- pulling from a wide range of movement arts including various dance forms, acrobatics, and yoga. Having just returned from teaching and performing in Southeast Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, she is now based in San Francisco engaged in various circus and dance projects.

With a degree in Psychology and Sociology Shannon’s performance and teaching philosophy is based on providing students with a deeper understanding of their bodies, the apparatus, and how to connect these two elements- resulting in deeper, more expressive art.

www.shannongray.ca

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Kinetic Arts Center is pleased to announce

Commedia dell’Arte Workshop 
with Jeff Raz (3 days)

Workshop Fee is $165 for All Three Days
Pre-Register and get a $15 discount!
Space is Limited – Click HERE to Sign-up

Commedia dell’Arte Workshop with Jeff Raz (3 days) 

Bio: For the last 35 years, Jeff Raz has performed nationally and internationally with circuses and theaters including Cirque du Soleil, The Pickle Family Circus, Lincoln Center Theater, Vaudeville Nouveau, Dell’Arte Players, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Marin and S.F. Shakespeare Festivals, TheatreWorks and Marin Theater Company. He has written 15 plays, most recently “Road to Hades” commissioned for Shotgun Players. Jeff’s directing credits include “Bracebridge Dinner” at Yosemite Park, a number of puppet plays with Lunitique Fantastique and “The Bright River”, a hip-hop retelling of Dante’s Inferno as well as shows for Make*A*Circus and the Pickles.

Jeff has taught Commedia dell’Arte, theater and circus arts at universities, conservatories and high schools internationally for decades. He is a graduate of Dell’Arte International and has taught and directed there since he graduated in 1980. In 2000, he founded of The Clown Conservatory, the only comprehensive professional clown training in the U.S. with graduates currently performing in circuses and theaters around the world. Jeff continues to perform, write and teach as well as working as the Bay Area Casting Partner for Cirque du Soleil and as the Artistic Director of the Medical Clown Project.

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2013 Summer Camp Information

Click HERE for Enrollment & More Information

Summer Camp Dates Announced Feb 1, 2013
Enrollment Open  – 5pm, Feb 5, 2013

NOTE: Summer Camp Enrollment is for the length of the whole session (One and Two Week Options). Day Camp Enrollment is for individual days. We do not offer individual day enrollment for Summer Camps at this time.

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A Circus Style Spin on Oakland’s Famous "I hella heart" Shirts. Limited Edition. 

• Women’s Cut with Cap Sleeve. Colors= Pink, Blue, Green  95% Cotton/5%Spandex 
  $20 each
   
• Unisex Cut with Short Sleeve. Color = Heather Grey. 90%Cotton/10%Polyester
  $20 each
   
• Unisex Cut with Long Sleeve. Color = Heather Grey. 90%Cotton/10%Polyester
  $30 each

 Kinetic Arts Center’s Classic Trapeze Girl Shirts –
NOW BACK IN STOCK!

• Women’s Cut with Cap Sleeve. Colors= Classic Black & Now Also Available in GREY. 95% Cotton/5%Spandex 
  $20 each
  
  
  
• Unisex Cut with Short Sleeve. Color = Black. 100%Cotton
  $20 each

AND FOR THE KIDS…

Kinetic Arts Center’s Classic Trapeze Girl 
Youth with Short Sleeve. Color = Classic Black
$20 each

Kids ‘Baseball’ Tee
Youth with Long Sleeves. Color = White with Red Sleeves. VERY FEW REMAINING. 
$20 each

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Kinetic Arts Center is excited to announce MORE  Straps Workshops 

with Andrew Adams!

MORE ADDED! – Two More Workshops Added on April 28th! 

Workshops are $45 each.

Pre-Register and get a $5 discount!
Click the Links Below or See the Front Desk to Book Today!

Aerial Straps Workshop with Andrew Adams BEGINNING (Sun, Apr 28, 9:30-11:30am) 

Aerial Straps Workshop with Andrew Adams
INTERMEDIATE (Sun, Apr 28, 12-2pm) 

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OPEN GYM UPDATES/SCHEDULE HERE

*THE FOLLOWING CLASSES ARE CANCELLED*

 Monday, March 4, 2013

4-5:25pm       Intermediate Acro- Youth (Brandon)

5:30-7pm       Trapeze/Rope/Tissue- Youth (Helene & Emily)

6-7pm             Hand Balance- Teen& Adult (Frances)

6-8pm             Contortion Beginning- Youth/Adult (Buka)

6-8pm             Contortion Adv- Teen (Nico & Bolgi)

7-8:25pm       Trapeze-Adult (Helene)

7-8:25pm       Burlesque Tease Physique (Kirsten)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

All Regular Classes Are Running As Usual

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

5:30-6:25pm  Circus Kids Aerial- Littles (Abigail)

5:30-7pm       Trapeze/Rope/Tissue – Youth/Teen (Cat & Gina)

7-8pm             Trapeze/Rope/Tissue 1hr – Teen (Cat)

7-9pm             Open Gym – Adult/Professional
8-9pm             Trapeze/Rope/Tissue 1hr – Adult (Cat)

Thursday, March 7, 2013

5-6:25pm       Trapeze/Rope/Tissue – Youth/Teen (Gina & Clara)

6:30-8pm       Trapeze/Rope/Tissue – Youth/Teen (Gina & Clara)

6:30-7:30pm  Pole Fit & Play (Luiza)

Friday, March 8, 2013

1-2:25pm       Rope – Adult Adv (Jaron)

5-6pm             Parkour- All Levels (Colin & Emily)

Saturday, March 9, 2013 – Same Schedule for ALL Saturdays in March

All Regular Classes Are Running As Usual

NO Open Gym for March – Will return in April

Sunday, March 10, 2013 – Same Schedule for ALL Sundays in March

4-5:25pm       Aerial Hoop- Adult (India)

5-625pm        Modern Dance-Adv (Abby)

5:30-6:30pm  CirqIT Circus Conditioning (Emily)

6:30-8pm       Trapeze/Rope/Tissue – Adult (Emily)

NO Open Gym for March – Will return in April

INVERSION: A Disobedient Circus

Starring the Circus Spire Youth Troupe

3 Weeks Only!    March 9-24, 2013

PreSale Tickets Available on Brown Paper Tickets

Or www.KineticArtsCenter.com

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Kinetic Arts Center is excited to announce a series of THREE Bellydance Workshops with Jodi Wasca!

Workshops are $30 each OR $75 for ALL THREE.
Pre-Register and get a discount!
Click on the links below to book.

Basic Bellydance for Beginners & Beyond (Sun, Feb 10, 11-12:30pm)

Learn the basics of Bellydance, or re-visit your knowledge of the form!
In this class with Jodi Waseca, we will go from head to toe to refine, strengthen, and discover our Bellydance technique. Using visualization, breath focus, and visual aids, we will explore how the bones and the muscles work in harmony to create safe, almost effortless movement. We will discover (or revisit) basic fundamental bellydance movements to start your dance journey or brush up on your skills for the more advanced student.

Movement Ideas Inside Out (Sun, Feb 10, 1-2:30pm)

Based in Feldenkrais, Laban/Bartinieff, Butoh, Bellydance and Contemporary studies, as well as studies of the human form, this class will take you deeper into your understanding of your own skin suit and what lies underneath. By becoming aware of how our body works, how it feels, and why (nutrition, injuries, habitual ways of moving), dancing becomes less of a sleepwalk and becomes alive and vital, which then translates to the audience. We’ll work on making EVERY move count, even when you are perfectly still. We will travel inward and access the deep structural muscles of the body, awakening them to help relax the external muscles we have all come to rely on, in turn making your movement stronger and intentional. We will play with different ideas in movement, where the focus lies and directs, and ways to initiate combinations. Various ways of storytelling through dance will be addressed, and how to get your intention across, no matter what it is. Dancers of every level can benefit from taking a moment to really feel how the movement initiates in our bodies, and what to do then with the awakened sense of ease in movement. Techniques learned in this class can be used outside of dance as well, to make everyday movements more meaningful and with more ease. This class will focus on techniques to access the deeper muscles to move with less effort, and tips on how to bring your dance to a new level of liveliness, no matter what form you are doing.

Theatrical Choreography for Bellydance (Sun, Feb10, 3-4:30pm)

Have you ever had a piece of music that just hit you right_there? A song that you knew that you just HAD to dance to, but didn’t quite know how to go about it? Perhaps it was one that was a bit lushly layered, and you have ideas, but…

Learn how a simple eye movement, timed just right, can make your dance come alive. Get ideas of how to bring a character to fruition, and not just play the character, actually become it. Explore how to make your dance an interactive experience while keeping that "third wall" intact…or not! And find ways to choose music, or how to work with your chosen music, so that you are not chasing the song. Bring a character that you have been thinking about bringing to life, or come to get ideas on how to create one. We’ll work on how to improvise, as well as being given choreography to layer with your character or idea.

In the knowledge of your own body mechanics lies the key to your own personal expression. This class will help you initiate that lock.

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