'William Shakespeare: Poet of the Caribbean' - a 24-hour show
Noel Morales, Kellas Cameron, Grace Kane
Sun Feb 1, 08-09:15pm, RRB, Kresge Theatre
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Single session event
The intrepid MIT Shakespeare Ensemble have managed to write, direct, produce, set design, lighting design, costume design, prop design, sound design and rehearse a show - all in the space of only 24 hours!
Until 8pm on the 31st all we have is the title. Come see the final product (whatever it is) in all its ridiculous, caffeine-addled glory 24 hours later. A follow-up by popular demand to last year's fantastic "William Shakespeare: Vampire Hunter".
Web: http://mit.edu/ensemble/www/
Contact: Noel Morales, (202) 368-1003, nmorales@mit.edu
Sponsor: Shakespeare Ensemble
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Beginner's Night! Introduction to Square Dancing
Ted Lizotte, Caller for Tech Squares
Tue Jan 27, 08-10:30pm, Lobdell
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: No experience necessary, no partner neccessary
Forget what you think you know about Square Dancing. At Tech Squares, things are different. Come for free food, socialization, and of course, FUN! If you miss us now, our first class (you can get PE credit!) is in two weeks, same time, place TBA.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/beginners.html
Contact: Tech Squares, 253-7000, squares@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Squares
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Belly Dance
Rebecca Kusko, Rachel Zucker
Tue-Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27-28, 04-05:00pm, Walker 201
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2009
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Must be able to attend all classes
This is a fun, intensive crash course for beginners to explore Middle Eastern dance while discovering a new range of movement and expression. Ability to attend all classes is a must, as there is not enough space in this class to meet the demand. Both males and females are welcome to take the class, but no spectators are allowed.
Contact: Rebecca Kusko, bellydance_iap@mit.edu
Sponsor: Rebecca L Kusko, BURTON CONNER # 341C, 617 225-8317, rkusko@mit.edu
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Breakdance Classes
Raymond Cheng
Mon, Wed, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 07-09:00pm, Lobby 13
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 01-Jan-2009
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
MIT Imobilare Presents:
Free breakdance lessons taught by one of Boston's best breakdancers, Bboy Jet Liem!
There will be 2 sets of classes:
Breakin' 101 (Mon & Wed)
Learn the fundamentals of breakin'. Footwork, toprock, power moves, and freezes will be introduced and taught. No previous dance experience necessary. Students are also encouraged to attend Imobilare's regular breakin' practice sessions.
Breakin' 202 (Tue & Thu)
Have some previous experience? Learn new dance moves and advanced tricks.
Students must be able to attend all eight sessions to participate.
Limited to 15 students each, so sign up fast!
Contact:
breakdance101@mit.edu
Web: http://imobilare.mit.edu
Contact: Raymond Cheng, breakdance101@mit.edu
Sponsor: Imobilare
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Contra Dance for All: An Introduction
Arthur L. Anger - Retired Staff, Ann B. Cowan
Tue Jan 13, 08-10:30pm, Lobdell (W20 2nd fl)
Tue Jan 27, 08-10:30pm, Student Center 491
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Join us for a Swing--and other figures--with partners in sets.
This is modernized American roots dance using easy walking steps to exciting, jazzy, LIVE New England folk music.
Dance with one partner (for each set) and other couples, then change. A caller teaches each dance, and prompts you during the dance, making it accessible to ALL.
Come alone or bring friends!
Website also lists Tuesdays later in semester!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/contra.html
Contact: fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club
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Flamenco Fun!
Maria Galan
Fri Jan 16, 23, 30, 07:30-08:30pm, 57-168, 57-170
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 14-Jan-2009
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Stamping feet, flowing skirts, clapping hands! Come learn the basics of Flamenco, one of the traditional dances of Spain. Maria Galan has been dancing and teaching professionally for over 25 years. In this class you will learn some basic combinations of upper body movements and foot steps. No partner necessary! Ladies, please wear a low-wide heel and 3/4 length full skirt. Men can wear jeans or sweat pants. No rubber heels or sneakers please.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-spain
Contact: Alicia Goldstein, E38-762C, (617) 324-5494, aliciag@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Spain
Cosponsor: Center for International Studies
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International Folk Dancing for Everyone
Valarie Rosen
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Come dance to the World Music you listen to. Learn the dances -- most in circles or lines, and a few couple turning dances -- that inspired that great music!
No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends. Beginners are encouraged to arrive on time for introductory teaching in each session.
Our repertoire includes dances from Eastern Europe and around the world, in rhythms you've never heard of (plus some you have).
These dances continue as a regular series on Sunday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/international.html
Contact: (617) 253-FOLK, fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club
International Folk Dancing
Valarie Rosen
Sun Jan 11, 08-11:00pm, Sala de Puerto Rico
International Folk Dancing
Valarie Rosen
Sun Jan 18, 08-11:00pm, Student Ctr 407
Live Music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra!
Valarie Rosen
Tonight's folk dance session features live music by the Cambridge Folk Orchestra!
Sun Jan 25, 08-11:00pm, Student Ctr 407
Live music by Goran and Adrijana Alachki from Macedonia!
Valarie Rosen
A great evening of folk music and participatory dancing as we welcome Goran and Adrijana Alachki on their 3rd visit to Boston from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia!
Acclaimed master accordionist and composer Goran Alachki has been designated a "National Living Treasure" by the Macedonian Ministry of Culture. His wife, Adrijana, an award-winning vocalist and recording artist, is one of the most renowned singers in Macedonia.
Mon Jan 26, 08-11:00pm, Kresge mainstage
International Folk Dancing
Valarie Rosen
Sun Feb 1, 08-11:00pm, Student Ctr 407
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Introduction to Commedia dell'Arte
Rhonwen glyn Conwy
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: No experience necessary.
Think improv is something new? Commedia dell'Arte is a form of Italian improvisational comedy dating back to the Renaissance that is still hilarious today. Try your hand at it with the guidance of i Sebastiani, the Greatest Commedia dell'Arte Troupe in the Entire World! No theatre or improv experience necessary. The three sessions will build on each other, but you do not have to take all three, nor do you need to have been at the first to attend the others.
Contact: Rhonwen glyn Conwy, isebastiani@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
What the Heck is Commedia dell'Arte?: Meet the Characters
Rhonwen glyn Conwy
Tue Jan 6, 07-09:00pm, 36-153
Who Are These Crazy People?: Stock Characters and Scene Work
Rhonwen glyn Conwy
Tue Jan 13, 07-09:00pm, 36-153
Kissing and Other Forms of Stage Combat: Physical Comedy
Rhonwen glyn Conwy
Tue Jan 20, 07-09:00pm, 36-153
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Introduction to Middle Eastern Dance
Serene
Thu Jan 22, 06:30-09:00pm, 1640 Cambridge St
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: No experience necessary.
Fee: 3.00 for War Memorial entrance fee
Middle Eastern dance ("belly dancing") is a dynamic form of dance that goes back a thousand years. Learn basic Middle Eastern dance skills and steps, and get exercise while you're at it. Bring non-marking shoes if you can.
This event takes place at the Cambridge War Memorial in Harvard Square starting at 7. I'll be leaving from the Kendall Square T stop at 6:30. RSVP so I know to look for you at either the Kendall Square or Harvard Square T stops, and we can walk to the War Memorial together.
Contact: Kihou, kihou@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Israeli Folk Dancing
Valarie Rosen
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Dance to music ranging from last week's Israeli pop hit to folk songs from the days of the pioneers. Come learn the newest, hottest dances in Israeli folk dancing.
Lots of teaching! Lots of fun! Beginners are most welcome! No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends.
Beginner teaching until 9 pm, mixed-level dancing 9-11 pm. These dances continue as a regular series on Wednesday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/
Contact: (617) 253-FOLK, fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club
Cosponsor: Hillel
Valarie Rosen
Wed Jan 7, 08-11:00pm, Student Ctr 407
Valarie Rosen
Wed Jan 14, 08-11:00pm, Student Ctr 407
Valarie Rosen
Wed Jan 21, 08-11:00pm, Student Ctr 407
Beginner's Night - CANCELLED due to weather
Valarie Rosen
January 28 dance CANCELLED due to the weather. Beginner's night rescheduled for February 4th.
Tonight's dance features extra beginner teaching from 7:30 to 9, followed by a regular session.
Come learn the basic Israeli dance steps, as well as some easy dances!
Wed Jan 28, 07:30-11:00pm, Student Ctr 491
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MIT Ballroom Dance IAP Workshops
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Fee: 3.00 for funding other ballroom dance events (MIT students are free)
Beginner lessons for six different ballroom dances. No experience or partner necessary. Instruction provided by members of the MIT Ballroom Dance Team.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/bdclub/index.html
Contact: Allison Chang, aachang@mit.edu
Sponsor: Ballroom Dance Club
Cosponsor: Ballroom Dance Team
Waltz
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
Beginner lesson in waltz.
Tue Jan 6, 07:30-09:00pm, Lobby 13
Swing
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
Beginner lesson in swing.
Thu Jan 8, 07:30-09:00pm, La Sala (Stratton)
Salsa
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
Beginner lesson in salsa.
Tue Jan 13, 07:30-09:00pm, Lobby 13
Tango
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
Beginner lesson in Tango.
Thu Jan 15, 07:30-09:00pm, La Sala (Stratton)
Merengue
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
Beginner lesson in merengue.
Tue Jan 20, 07:30-09:00pm, Lobby 13
Hustle
Allison Chang, Emily Chang, Christopher Cheng, Lan Wang
Beginner lesson in hustle.
Tue Jan 27, 07:30-09:00pm, Lobby 13
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Medieval and Renaissance Dance
Master Justin du Couer
Wed Jan 7, 14, 21, 07:30-09:30pm, 36-112
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: No experience necessary.
Come learn and practice the social dances we do at balls in the Society for Creative Anachronism. The dances are varied—slow and stately to energetic, simple to moderately complex, some done with partners and some without. Styles range from English country dances to Renaissance Italian to many other parts of Medieval Europe. Dance practice is also an ongoing social gathering which offers a good place to meet people get information about other activities. We recommend flat shoes (light sneakers, loafers, or dance shoes) and a willingness to have a good time.
Contact: Master Justin du Couer, dance-guildhead@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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Roadkill Buffet's IAP Improv Workshop
Ben Park
Thu Jan 15, 07-10:00pm, 36-156
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 14-Jan-2009
Single session event
Prereq: An interest in improv and a willingness to try new things
Abraham Lincoln once said that "the roots of success are grounded in spontaneity." Well, Lincoln never actually said that, but he might have if he had ever witnessed improvisational theater (which might have turned out better for him than attending Ford's Theatre). If you've ever wondered about improv and if you've ever wanted to give it a try yourself, here is your opportunity. Roadkill Buffet, MIT's premiere improv comedy troupe, hosts an improv workshop where you will have the opportunity to learn the basics and try some scenework. If you like the funny, then try some fine dining for the mind.
Contact: Ben Park, bmpark@mit.edu
Sponsor: Roadkill Buffet
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Round Dance for Beginners: Waltz
Phil Gatchell, Cuer for Tech Squares
Tue Jan 6, 13, 07-08:00pm, La Sala
Tue Jan 20, 27, 07-08:00pm, Lobdell
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 2.00 for to pay the caller
Waltzing is a classic, beautiful round dance! Round dancing is a form of choreographed ballroom dancing. A set of basic figures is taught, and a cuer calls out each figure during the dance. This results in all the couples whirling or gliding around the floor in perfect unison, beautifully choreographed to the music, without the need to memorize entire dances. It is a lot of fun, and no partner or experience are needed.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/schedules/rounds-faq.html
Contact: Tech Squares, 253-7000, squares@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Squares
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Stage Lighting Design Seminar Series
Mike Bromberg
Mon Jan 5, 07-10:00pm, W20-PDR4 &Sala de PR
Mon Jan 12, 07-10:00pm, W20 - Sala de PR
Mon Jan 19, 07-10:00pm, 2-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Learn the basics of stage lighting design and practice in three 2-hour seminars. Session 1 covers lighting instruments and hardware hands-on, session 2 is on the art of lighting design, and session 3 covers the electrical design and organization of a stage lighting job. Beginners and experienced people welcome. Session 1 or equivalent lighting crew experience required for the two later sessions.
Session 1: Stage Lighting Hardware
Session 2: Stage Lighting Design
Session 3: Stage Lighting Organization
Contact: Mike Bromberg, bromberg@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Gilbert and Sullivan Players
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Tango Bootcamp
Greg Pintilie, Tova and Carlos Moreno
Sat Jan 17, Sun Jan 18, 02-05:30pm, Student Center 407
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Come learn tango for the first time, review your basics, or learn the other role. In just two days you will learn all the fundamentals of Argentine Tango - as much as you would learn in over a month of weekly classes.
Web: http://tango.scripts.mit.edu/200901BC/
Contact: Greg Pintilie, 32-598, (617) 899-7738, pintilie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tango Club
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The History Of and Behind Henry V
Kali Harlansson, Vissevald Selkirksson, Catrin o'r Rhyd For, Alessandro the Storyteller
Sun Jan 25, 01-05:00pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None.
Join us for a fun and varied symposium focused on the history of and behind Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Topics include:- The reigns of Henry V and his father, Henry IV, especially on the domestic front
- The pageantry and spectacle that the City of London put on to welcome Henry home and celebrate his triumph at Agincourt.
- Pistol, Bardolph, & Co., and the close relationship (think: "revolving door") between organized crime and the lower ranks of the army.
- The Hundred Years' War, Henry's claim to the crown of France, and the advent of Joan of Arc.
Whether you're interested in the play or just keen on Medieval England, I hope you join us for a fun afternoon.
Contact: Kali Harlansson, henry-v@mit.edu
Sponsor: Society for Creative Anachronism
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