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If you are an organization, what kind of organization?: Seen Performance is a multi-disciplinary collective of artists collaboratively exploring the performance form. We are dedicated to sharing this process with audiences in our local and artistic communities through performances, classes, discussions, and writings. We move forward through experimentation, and strive to recognize and embrace distinctions among artistic and academic disciplines while borrowing methods, forms, and inspirations from them.

Website:: http://seenperformance.org

About Me (human):: esther m palmer founded seen performance to bring contemporary performance to the astoria community. she loves to question the world.

Where are you based?: Astoria, NY

Area of interest on performance and new media: emp is just plain fascinated by what happens when we watch each other and is still trying to figure out what it is that does happen. "new media", like old media, interferes with this watching - by mediating it. is that still me on the screen?

How did you learn about dance-tech.net?: marlon!

Enviornments and applications that you use the most for your projects: maxmspjitter, Final Cut ( or any other video editing), camera work, Protools (other sound editing software), web based platforms

How do you train yourself or your performers. How do you approach your embodied practices? what kind of technique do you use?: We educate each other from our "home" disciplines and go out to other art forms for new perspectives on these. Embodied practices use improvisation and exploring the kinetics in slow, still, and simple movement.

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At 10:11am on June 9th, 2008, seen performance said…: DANCE IN ASTORIA/LIC!
Modern Dance Class with Esther Palmer

Sunday mornings in June, 10:30a-12p
Beg/Int level (great for dancers new to modern) - $8/class
need more info? email me at esther@seenperformance.org

Green Space Studio
37-24 24th St. #301 LIC
N/W or 7 to Queensboro Plaza or F to 21st/Queensbridge. Visit http://greenspacestudio.org/contact.html for walking directions.
If coming from Astoria, the N/W 36th Ave stop is closest to the studio.
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My class focuses on exploring personal strengths and handicaps through movement exercises built from Bartenieff fundamentals, improvisation, and tai chi practices. I emphasize finding and nurturing fluid connections throughout the body, as well as continuously re-investigating strange and familiar pathways alike. Through improvisation and set phrases, I encourage students to access a range of movement control. We will begin class with a gentle warm up and strengthening exercises, building towards dynamic phrase work that focuses on inversions.

My dance training has been influenced by various dance and movement techniques, including Bartenieff, improvisation, Cunningham, yoga, pilates, and tai chi. I am interested in exploring connections through the body with students from a variety of movement and dance backgrounds. I received my MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University in 2006, and have since been making work and performing in New York. In Astoria, I am part of Seen Performance, a multi-disciplinary collective of artists working collaboratively to explore the performance form.