Instructor: Circe Rowan

This rotating repertory of 3-week workshops is designed to teach the basic principles of prop use in dance and circus arts, finishing in a short piece of choreography in a variety of fusion styles. Each cycle focuses on a different handheld object (fans, hats, umbrellas, hoops) or textile (silks, sequined scarves, skirts/cloaks, flamenco shawls), and its incorporation into dance and circus arts. Dance experience is not required, but a sense of adventure is! Props will be available both for classroom use and optionally for purchase. For more information on current and upcoming workshop topics, see the Found Objects website at foundobjects.dance.

Category: Contemporary Dance

Class Level: All Levels

Class Type: Ongoing

Age Type: Teens & Adults

Age Range: 15 & Up

Notes: Props price list TBD, but ranges from $5 for simple hand fans to $45 for a set of 2.4m silk fan veils.

Circe Rowan Biography:

Circe Rowan is a Boston-based multi-modal artist, working in film, stage, textiles, and the written word. In addition to acting with Breaking Light Productions, the originator of the Mrs. Hawking series of serialized stage shows, she has designed props and costumes for the Post-Meridian Radio Players, Arlington Friends of the Drama, and Papa Sy. Her dance credits include performing with groups such as FreEmotion/LibreEmocion and Yosi Karahashi Flamenco, as well as guest appearances in shows for Peter di Muro's Public Displays of Motion, LadyBOS Productions, and NACHMO Boston. She is the creator and artistic director of Found Objects (foundobjects.dance), a dance/circus arts company dedicated to exploring the movement potential of everyday things.