The Annual Burlington VT International Contact Jam
August 17-19, 2018
This event happens with a lot of love and support from everyone involved, including participants.
Thank you all for making the Burlington Jam so special.
This year's organizing team:
Abbi, Amanda, Michelle, Joanie, and Hazel
Your dedicated organizers create a dynamic experience for the local and wider contact improv community every year.
Each Jam includes a fundamentals class for all levels by a teacher that is familiar with AXIS Syllabus, music jam, guided warm up, urban dance walk / embodiment activism, DJ dance party, and an Underscore.
We work to incorporate social justice into our theme each year and to diversify the organizational and guest artist team.
Please reach out to us with your ideas. Coming soon, a diversity scholarship for participants.
August 17-19, 2018
This event happens with a lot of love and support from everyone involved, including participants.
Thank you all for making the Burlington Jam so special.
This year's organizing team:
Abbi, Amanda, Michelle, Joanie, and Hazel
Your dedicated organizers create a dynamic experience for the local and wider contact improv community every year.
Each Jam includes a fundamentals class for all levels by a teacher that is familiar with AXIS Syllabus, music jam, guided warm up, urban dance walk / embodiment activism, DJ dance party, and an Underscore.
We work to incorporate social justice into our theme each year and to diversify the organizational and guest artist team.
Please reach out to us with your ideas. Coming soon, a diversity scholarship for participants.
Where: Beautiful Downtown Dance Space: City Hall, Contois Auditorium, 149 Church St., Burlington, Vermont
Friday 5 pm - 10 pm:
Saturday 9:00 am - 11:30pm:
Sunday 9 am - 3:30 pm:
Artists in Residence:
Contact Improv Class on Friday: Kristin Horrigan
Musicians Friday night: Levi Gershkowitz and Nate Shaffer
Warm-Up Saturday morning: Amanda Franz theeverythingspace.com
Urban Dance Walk / Embodiment Activism: Abbi Jaffe theeverythingspace.com
Saturday Authentic Relating Games: Parneet Chohan and Sarah Monette
Saturday Night Focused Jam Musician: John Hughes JohnHughesArts.com
Ecstatic Dance: DJ Journey Weaver / Sarah Monette djjourneyweaver.com
Underscore talk through and Underscore: Michelle Lefkowitz
Photographer: Kinga Michalska kingamichalska.com
Photographer: Shastina Ann-Wallace instagram.com/flowing_spirit_arts/
Cost:
(Includes Breakfast and Lunch Saturday and Sunday)
EARLY BIRD (Paid for by Aug 3, 2018):
Whole Weekend: $75
Saturday only, $50
Sunday only, $25
REGULAR PRICE
Whole Weekend: $90
Saturday only: $60
1/2 DAY Saturday: $30 (includes lunch only)
Sunday only: $30
FRIDAY NIGHT only (starting at 5:30pm):
Sliding scale $10-30
FRIDAY NIGHT only (starting at 7:30pm):
Sliding scale: $5-15
SATURDAY NIGHT only (starting at 7:30pm):
Sliding scale $10-30
Meals: We serve snacks Friday and Saturday night, a simple breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning, and a simple lunch Saturday and Sunday. Dinners are not provided.
Work Trade Available: If you are able to commit to help for 3 hours during the weekend, we would love your help. We need help washing the floors each day (so fun!), help with registration, cleaning up meals (yum), and with clean up at the end (so helpful!). 3 hours of help takes $30 off of the jam cost. You will pay the regular jam fee and be reimbursed at the end according to the hours you worked.
Click here for the form to sign up for work trade. Thank you so much for co-creating a smoothly run jam with us!
Community Effort: Would you like to be a part of the magic that makes this jam run? We would love your help. Just fill out the work trade form and let us know you don't need reimbursement. Extra funds raised each year will go into our newly forming scholarship program.
Register Step ONE:
Go to PayPal and select 'Send Money to Friends and Family.' Then send the correct amount to this email: contactimprovVermont@gmail.com
If you would like to send a check, make checks payable to: Burlington Contact Jam
Send checks to: Michelle Lefkowitz, 71 Park Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Register Step TWO: Fill out this form to complete your registration.
IMPORTANT: SCENT FREE ZONE: Help us create the most accessible space possible. To support the needs of those that are sensitive, please do not wear perfume, essential oils, cologne, scented face creams or scented bodyhair care products, or, wear clothing containing chemicals such as: dryer sheets, perfumed laundry soap, cologne, perfume, scented deodorant, mothballs, etc. Thank you! Thank you!
Housing Options:
Contact Hazel with questions. hazelturrone@hotmail.com
We changed the date of our jam to the Summer so that we can offer camping. We are a small and yet vital community, and sadly we don't have the ability to find housing for dancers. Please find your own housing. There are options below. Camping will run out, so reserve your site with the campground soon.
North Beach Campground: A really beautiful location, right on the bike path (bring your bike) and next to the LAKE!, just 2 miles from the jam. They accept reservations and will fill up, so... Go online to http://enjoyburlington.com/ or Call the campground directly at 1-800-571-1198. Tent sites with one tent = $72 for the two nights for up to 4 people. If you want more then one tent, then that is $5/night more. So at the most, split between 4 people and having an extra tent, brings you to $20.50 for lodging for the whole weekend. Only one car per site, extra car parking is available.
More info and to reserve a campsite: http://enjoyburlington.com/
Couch Surfing: couchsurfing.org. (Free) This is a really great resource that we highly recommend.
Burlington Hostel: $40/night. Learn more: http://www.theburlingtonhostel.com/rooms.html
AirBnB: Really charming options for as low as $40/night. The lower price ones will go quickly. More info: www.airbnb.com
Have an idea that is not on here? Please let Abbi know, abbi.jaffe@gmail.com
Accommodations: Programs and Activities held in facilities of the City of Burlington are accessible to people with disabilities. For information or to request accommodations, call Michelle - 802.864.7306 lefkoweiss(at)yahoo.com or 802.253.0195 VT Relay Service.
Friday 5 pm - 10 pm:
- 5pm: Group Floor Cleaning. Join the clean team, its fun!
- 5:30pm-7:30pm: Fundamentals Class with Kristin Horrigan or Personal Warm Up Time
- You are welcome to join the class or quietly warm up in the space on your own. The class will offer tangible skills to support newcomers to the form and provide content interesting to experienced dancers.
- 8-10pm: Open Jam with Musicians Levi Gershkowitz and Nate Shaffer
Saturday 9:00 am - 11:30pm:
- 9am Breakfast Served
- 10am Opening Circle
- 10:30am Warm up into Open Jam with Amanda Franz
- 1pm Lunch Served
- 3-4:30pm Authentic Relating Games with Parneet Chohan and Sarah Monette
- 4:45-6pm Urban Dance Walk / Embodiment Activism, meet outside with Abbi Jaffe
- 4:45-6pm Round Robin into Open Jamming
- 6-7pm: Space open for jamming. Dinner on your own
- 7-8pm: Dance Space Closed for Evening Set Up
- 8pm-10pm: Focused Jam with Musician John Hughes, Please arrive for 8pm Start
- 10:15pm-11:20pm: DJ'ed Music for Dancing with DJ Journey Weaver / Sarah Monette
Sunday 9 am - 3:30 pm:
- 9am: Breakfast Served
- 10am: Underscore Talk Thru with Michelle Lefkowitz **Required for those new to the Underscore.**
- 10:30am-1pm: Underscore with Michelle Lefkowitz **Full attendance of the Underscore is requested.**
- 12:42pm: Closing circle begins
- 1:15pm Lunch Served
- 2:15pm Group Clean (many hands help so much) and Farewell =)
Artists in Residence:
Contact Improv Class on Friday: Kristin Horrigan
Musicians Friday night: Levi Gershkowitz and Nate Shaffer
Warm-Up Saturday morning: Amanda Franz theeverythingspace.com
Urban Dance Walk / Embodiment Activism: Abbi Jaffe theeverythingspace.com
Saturday Authentic Relating Games: Parneet Chohan and Sarah Monette
Saturday Night Focused Jam Musician: John Hughes JohnHughesArts.com
Ecstatic Dance: DJ Journey Weaver / Sarah Monette djjourneyweaver.com
Underscore talk through and Underscore: Michelle Lefkowitz
Photographer: Kinga Michalska kingamichalska.com
Photographer: Shastina Ann-Wallace instagram.com/flowing_spirit_arts/
Cost:
(Includes Breakfast and Lunch Saturday and Sunday)
EARLY BIRD (Paid for by Aug 3, 2018):
Whole Weekend: $75
Saturday only, $50
Sunday only, $25
REGULAR PRICE
Whole Weekend: $90
Saturday only: $60
1/2 DAY Saturday: $30 (includes lunch only)
Sunday only: $30
FRIDAY NIGHT only (starting at 5:30pm):
Sliding scale $10-30
FRIDAY NIGHT only (starting at 7:30pm):
Sliding scale: $5-15
SATURDAY NIGHT only (starting at 7:30pm):
Sliding scale $10-30
Meals: We serve snacks Friday and Saturday night, a simple breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning, and a simple lunch Saturday and Sunday. Dinners are not provided.
Work Trade Available: If you are able to commit to help for 3 hours during the weekend, we would love your help. We need help washing the floors each day (so fun!), help with registration, cleaning up meals (yum), and with clean up at the end (so helpful!). 3 hours of help takes $30 off of the jam cost. You will pay the regular jam fee and be reimbursed at the end according to the hours you worked.
Click here for the form to sign up for work trade. Thank you so much for co-creating a smoothly run jam with us!
Community Effort: Would you like to be a part of the magic that makes this jam run? We would love your help. Just fill out the work trade form and let us know you don't need reimbursement. Extra funds raised each year will go into our newly forming scholarship program.
Register Step ONE:
Go to PayPal and select 'Send Money to Friends and Family.' Then send the correct amount to this email: contactimprovVermont@gmail.com
If you would like to send a check, make checks payable to: Burlington Contact Jam
Send checks to: Michelle Lefkowitz, 71 Park Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Register Step TWO: Fill out this form to complete your registration.
IMPORTANT: SCENT FREE ZONE: Help us create the most accessible space possible. To support the needs of those that are sensitive, please do not wear perfume, essential oils, cologne, scented face creams or scented bodyhair care products, or, wear clothing containing chemicals such as: dryer sheets, perfumed laundry soap, cologne, perfume, scented deodorant, mothballs, etc. Thank you! Thank you!
Housing Options:
Contact Hazel with questions. hazelturrone@hotmail.com
We changed the date of our jam to the Summer so that we can offer camping. We are a small and yet vital community, and sadly we don't have the ability to find housing for dancers. Please find your own housing. There are options below. Camping will run out, so reserve your site with the campground soon.
North Beach Campground: A really beautiful location, right on the bike path (bring your bike) and next to the LAKE!, just 2 miles from the jam. They accept reservations and will fill up, so... Go online to http://enjoyburlington.com/ or Call the campground directly at 1-800-571-1198. Tent sites with one tent = $72 for the two nights for up to 4 people. If you want more then one tent, then that is $5/night more. So at the most, split between 4 people and having an extra tent, brings you to $20.50 for lodging for the whole weekend. Only one car per site, extra car parking is available.
More info and to reserve a campsite: http://enjoyburlington.com/
Couch Surfing: couchsurfing.org. (Free) This is a really great resource that we highly recommend.
Burlington Hostel: $40/night. Learn more: http://www.theburlingtonhostel.com/rooms.html
AirBnB: Really charming options for as low as $40/night. The lower price ones will go quickly. More info: www.airbnb.com
Have an idea that is not on here? Please let Abbi know, abbi.jaffe@gmail.com
Accommodations: Programs and Activities held in facilities of the City of Burlington are accessible to people with disabilities. For information or to request accommodations, call Michelle - 802.864.7306 lefkoweiss(at)yahoo.com or 802.253.0195 VT Relay Service.