Moving with Ease: A Movement Workshop with Sharon Mansur
Open to all levels of movement experience, this class by Winona based dance/interdisciplinary artist Sharon Mansur is geared towards adult movers of all ages. Sharon draws from yoga, qi gong, dance and everyday movement to support a space of relaxation, creativity, play and being present in the moment. The beginning portion of class will include breath awareness, relaxation and mindfulness while sitting and/or lying down, then slowly moving into gentle yoga poses and qi gong based energy work. This will be followed by simple and fun dance and pedestrian movements to warmup and loosen up body and mind while standing and moving through space with one another. Brief cool-down and class discussion to finish and transition into the evening.
Registration for this class is FREE and can be done using the link below: (CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!)
Logistics: Wear soft, loose clothes you feel comfortable moving in, no shoes (socks or barefoot is fine), and bring a water bottle. Optional: bring a yoga mat if you have one, some will also be available to use as well. Class time will be 90 minutes total: 6:00-7:30pm with a brief discussion at the end.
Artist Bio:
Sharon Mansur is an Arab/SWANA (Southwest Asian/North African) American experimental dance and interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and community mover and shaker based in the Mississippi river town of Winona, MN, Dakota land. Mansur's creative practice integrates improvisation, somatics, site responsive actions, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Ongoing research includes her Lebanese heritage, in betweenness, subtle dialogues between private and public layers of self and environment, and collaborative play as a potent energy of connection and transformation. Mansur’s performances, visual installations and screendance projects have been presented throughout the U.S, and internationally. Current collaborations include "Wayfinding", with Lebanese American dance/film artist Meryl Murman, "Motion State" with film curator Michelle Baroody, and "tracings: a creative walking project". Sharon curates The Cedar Tree Project, amplifying art and artists from the Arab/SWANA diaspora, and SHIFT~ experimental performance salons.
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This event series is supported in part by grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council made possible by the voters of Minnesota, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.