24 Hope Street

An evening of improvised performances! With the hilarious and dynamic Leeds-based dance duo Eleanor Sikorski and Lewys Holt. Come join!
Booking link :
https://bookwhen.com/mpearsonater/e/ev-s3mq-20250524193000

Saturday May 24th 7:30pm Roadhouse @roadhouseimprov is a performance event dedicated to dance improvisation, led by the incredible Leeds-based duo Eleanor Sikorski @eleanor.sikorski and Lewys Holt! @lewysholt In three 20 minute sets, each artist will perform an open, unplanned improvisation. At 24 Hope Street, Eleanor and Lewys are joined by Mary Pearson.

Whether you’re a lover of bold contemporary dance, improvised text, and surprising moments that even the performers don’t see coming - or just looking for a relaxed, entertaining evening and drinks, Roadhouse @24hopestreet is the place to be. We can’t wait!

Feldenkrais Lesson tomorrow 12-1pm
Swirling our spine like the Spanish Dancer of the sea...

Regular session on Tuesdays at this time will then continue through March and April 24 Hope Street

with Vicci Riley

This colorful sea slug is popularly known as the Spanish dancer 💃 That’s a lot easier to say than their scientific name, Hexabranchus sanguineus. 📹: @ kotravellers #VOTD #VideoOfTheDay

Looking forward to leading the first 3 Advanced Contemporary classes of the term with Taciturn Dance @24 Hope Street, Tuesdays 6-7pm.

Come and join us for some technique, travelling, and a dance!

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Liverpool-based dancer choreographer Rosie Terry Toogood leading dance makers labs Fridays 10am-12

September 13th, 20th, 27th and October 4th

Rosie is currently in research and development for new "hydrofeminist" work with dance, sound & social sculpture, challenging productivity norms and body usage. She has just returned from Paris at CND where she explored time variations, investigated the impact of postural language with Yasmine Hugonnet. And Basel researching the physics and sensations of effort/letting go, while uncovering choreographic patterns toward feminist conceptions of 'ample time' with Gaga Teacher and choreographer Clea Onori. Together with Illan Lev and Ortho Bionomy therapist and choreographer Margarita Kennedy delving into intrinsic movement and the body's 'tides', and Light designer and Scenographer Yoshi Goettgens on the fluid dynamics of accessible social art.

Her theoretical research focuses on Astrida Neimanis's 'HYDROFEMINISM' which investigates the intersectionality of feminism with environmental change. In addition to this I've been studying and exploring physical responses to fluid dynamics, behaviours, rhythms, patterns, stimuli sensitivity & responsiveness presented in Theodor Schwenk's 'Sensitive Chaos'. This has accordingly brought me to incorporate 'Power and Bodily Practice': Applying the Work of Foucault to an Anthropology of the Body.

Image credit 1: Oe Bailey

About the class:

Rosie’s movement sessions for Choreo-Lab are improvisation-based explorations of themes around my current research topics. I will use different techniques throughout to focus on:

- How to develop movement languages using fascia based intrinsic movement notation,

- 'Dynamic Stillness' with "Continuum Movement' breath-work exercises.

- Explore tension and tension release and expressing these dynamics through gesture and musico-postural language (focussing on gaga’s: effort vs letting go & 'ample time').

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credit: Yasmine Hugonnet

New day! New class! THURSDAYS 6-7:30pm
CONTACT IMPROVISATION with Mary Pearson
Back by popular request, beginning September 5th

And inspired by summer dancing at the international contact festival and teachers' meeting in Freiburg Germany.

Why CI?

Develop skills & confidence dancing with partners.

Practice dancing led by touch, safely giving and receiving weight, and tracking momentum.

We sense gravity touching the air, the ground, and our bodies in motion.

Rolling, sliding, leaning, falling, flying...

Strongly encourage signing up for block of 6 classes to develop skills together as a group!

Single classes and drop ins are welcome - Contact me with any questions and to book your place.

Image: Mary Pearson and Mor Demer

24 CONNECTS ✨DAY 1 ✨ What a successful first day of the intensive! 14 incredible classes, 150 dancers, and lots of smiley faces 🥰 here’s what we got up to… Who’s excited for tomorrow?! 🤩

Class today is cancelled due to illness. Apologies

Don't forget Lisi is teaching Open Class this Friday and next (9th Feb) at 24 Hope Street studio - please arrive just before 10 to join in.
10-11 Class 🤸
11-12 Explore🎙

Don't forget Lisi is teaching Open Class this Friday and next (9th Feb) at 24 Hope Street studio - please arrive just before 10 to join in.
10-11 Class 🤸
11-12 Explore🎙

Dance Makers Lab this Friday 10-12, come and play!

And this Friday Nov 24 Dance Maker’s lab with Vicci Riley 10am - 12   We want to make work – where to begin? It’s okay to start with nothing – what emerges?   In this lab we will create and practice scores looking at ways we can develop our own approach to dance making and practicing for performance as we improvise:-   We will create scores in our imagination   Work with them, share them, pass them on…   We will write, draw and practice scores   Movement scores, stillness scores, sound scores   Watch different scores at the same time   Improvise with scores and observe our results   What holds our attention and why? Vicci Riley is a dance-maker, performer and movement facilitator based in Liverpool, UK. Her practice explores dance, spoken word and images connecting with relations, sensation and playfulness. Current work includes leading the Blue Room Moves project for learning disabled and neurodivergent adults at the Bluecoat, collaborative research with digital artist Noel Jones, an intergenerational dance project with Ready Generations and co-developing a project looking at the future of weaving through the India-UK collaboration scheme. Vicci is in her 2nd year of training in the Feldenkrais Method® a re-education of movement awareness and functional integration. These sessions are for dancers, choreographers, movers and performance makers OF ALL KINDS Single class: £7 Thursday, £10 Friday, £15 for both, £25 for 4-class card Image 1 Vicci Riley Glasses ’n’ Beard photography, Image 2 from dance maker’s lab with Inari Hulkkonen @inarsson @peitong77 @ellec_dance @mrtsmvmnt booking link in bio All class descriptions in Bookwhen #danceimprovisation #24hopestreet #danceclass #liverpooldance #liverpoolarts #dancecommunity #dancemakers #somaticmovement #liverpoolimprovisation #mpearsonater