TEACHER
cathie caraker
Cathie Caraker is a veteran dance artist and educator who has been working in the field of movement research, improvisation and performance for over 35 years. A native of San Francisco, she moved to Amsterdam in the 1980s, where she graduated from the innovative School for New Dance Development (SNDO), later joining the faculty there from 1995 – 2005. Her dance work has been deeply influenced by post-modern ideas and practices including the Judson Church movement, European new dance /music improvisaton, Contact Improvisation and somatics. She was privileged to work extensively with Nancy Stark Smith and Steve Paxton, founders of Contact Improvisation, with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, founder of Body-Mind Centering® and many other pioneers in the fields of post-modern dance and somatics. https://www.cathiecaraker.com/
MUSICIAN
zach rotholz
Zach plays clarinet. He improvises sounds. And they usually sound good. He hopes his sounds move you.
Organizer
merrick jacob
Merrick Jacob is a lover of movement, continuously in awe of the body and its potential for delightful expression, wild creativity, & authentic connection. Influenced by her practices of contact improvisation, figure skating, acroyoga, and hand-balancing, she guides playful movement experiences as an opportunity for deep listening, research, and co-creation. Merrick teaches & hosts contact across the SF Bay Area and beyond.
