BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240801T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240801T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240613T200342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025255Z UID:7498-1722506400-1722513600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: For the Love of Dance\, A Hardcore Manifesto DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-for-the-love-of-dance-a-hardcore-manifesto-2/ CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240731T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240731T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240613T201940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T225643Z UID:7517-1722447000-1722452400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Technique DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beg-int-dance-technique-2/ CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240731T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240731T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240613T195545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T010926Z UID:7486-1722420000-1722427200@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Undercurrent DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-dance-undercurrent/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240730T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240730T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240613T201700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025549Z UID:7512-1722360600-1722366000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:INT: Tips + Tricks for the Limelight DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/int-tips-tricks-for-the-limelight/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240730T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240730T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T223727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025109Z UID:7474-1722333600-1722340800@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: For the Love of Dance\, A Hardcore Manifesto DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-for-the-love-of-dance-a-hardcore-manifesto/ LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240729T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240729T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240613T200934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T225616Z UID:7505-1722274200-1722279600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Technique DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beg-int-dance-technique/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240729T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240729T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T223108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T012454Z UID:7467-1722247200-1722254400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Ballet Rituals DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-ballet-rituals/ LOCATION:NOD Theater\, 1621 12th Ave\, Seattle\, WA\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240726T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240726T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T222311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T023104Z UID:7456-1722015000-1722020400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Feel the Funk DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/7456/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240726T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240726T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T192550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T030609Z UID:7371-1721988000-1721995200@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Honey N Sensualitea DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/honey-n-sensualitea/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240725T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240725T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T195154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T185750Z UID:7420-1721928600-1721934000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:INT: Where Resides the Rebel Heart? DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/int-where-resides-the-rebel-heart/ CATEGORIES:Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240725T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240725T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T191827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T185704Z UID:7360-1721901600-1721908800@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: The Move: Experiments Inside the Groove DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/the-move-experiments-inside-the-groove-2/ CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240724T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240724T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T194847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T185937Z UID:7413-1721842200-1721847600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Technique DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beg-dance-technique-2/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240724T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240724T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T162719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T225835Z UID:7261-1721815200-1721822400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Undercurrent DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/7261/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240723T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240723T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T193852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T024639Z UID:7392-1721755800-1721761200@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:INT: Where Resides the Rebel Heart? DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/where-resides-the-rebel-heart/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240723T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240723T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240608T001126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T024000Z UID:7237-1721728800-1721736000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: The Move: Experiments Inside the Groove DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/the-move-experiments-inside-the-groove/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240722T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240722T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240612T192945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T030129Z UID:7381-1721669400-1721674800@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Technique DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/7381/ CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240722T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240722T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240607T233830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T012223Z UID:7223-1721642400-1721649600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Ballet Rituals DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-br2/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240719T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240719T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240514T024348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T022858Z UID:7019-1721410200-1721415600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Feel the Funk DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beg-feel-the-funk/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240719T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240719T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240514T021019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T030055Z UID:6999-1721383200-1721390400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Sequins Sequence DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pr-class/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240718T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240718T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240514T025535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T030032Z UID:7039-1721323800-1721329200@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:INT: Dance Making 101 DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/int-dance-making-101-2/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240718T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240718T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064612 CREATED:20240514T020125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T225954Z UID:6986-1721296800-1721304000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: my body\, the voice DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-my-body-my-voice/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240717T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240717T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240514T024133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025936Z UID:7015-1721237400-1721242800@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Technique DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beg-dance-technique/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240717T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240717T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240514T020728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025913Z UID:6992-1721210400-1721217600@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Undercurrent DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/pro-undercurrent/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240716T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240716T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240514T025304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T025832Z UID:7034-1721151000-1721156400@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:INT: Dance Making 101 DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/int-dance-making-101/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240716T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240716T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240514T014059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T230020Z UID:6963-1721124000-1721131200@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: my body\, the voice DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/my-body-the-voice/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240715T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240715T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240612T214339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T020525Z UID:7433-1721064600-1721070000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT Technique DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beg-int-technique/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Beginner/Intermediate END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240715T173000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240715T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240511T010028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T213103Z UID:6946-1721064600-1721070000@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:BEG/INT: Dance Technique DESCRIPTION:Beginning Dance Technique \n\n\nwith Kaitlin McCarthy \n\n \nLocation: 12th Ave Arts Mainstage\n \nDrop-In: $18\n\n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CLASS DESCRIPTION\nwith Kaitlin McCarthy \nThis class will develop movement pathways that will support any dance form\, building on material over three weeks towards a memorized sequence. Skills include learning the basic steps of Western-cannon dance\, as well as understanding weight transfer\, getting in and out of the floor\, strength building\, musicality\, and expression. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ARTIST BIOS\nKaitlin McCarthy is a Seattle-based dance artist\, journalist\, and teacher. Her choreography has appeared repeatedly at On the Boards\, Velocity Dance Center\, 12th Ave Arts\, and countless other venues\, festivals\, and self-produced evening-length performances. Her work is “fondly humorous and stunningly creepy” (SeattleDances) and “in the forefront of innovative contemporary Seattle dance” (Deconstruct Collective). In addition to her own work\, she has developed a decade-long collaborative partnership with Jenny Peterson\, performing under moniker “The Bonnies.” \nKaitlin graduated summa cum laude with a degree in dance from Mt Holyoke College in 2009. As a dancer she has performed for over a dozen local artists\, including regularly with Alice Gosti/MALACARNE since 2014\, with whom she has toured nationally and internationally. Kaitlin’s performance work specializes in improvisation\, durational and site-specific work\, theatricality\, and technical foundation in ballet\, modern\, and contact improvisation. \nShe has spent the last nine years as a teaching artist for Velocity Dance Center and eXit SPACE. Specializing in adult beginning dance\, Kaitlin prides herself on brings safe-body practices\, down-to-earth vibes\, and the joy of dance to the classroom. \nAs a dance journalist\, Kaitlin has spent the last decade writing about the Seattle scene in publications such as City Arts Magazine\, Dance Intl Magazine\, PublicDisplay.Art\, and SeattleDances.com\, where she has been the Editor since 2016. During her leadership she grew SeattleDances from a volunteer site to one that paid its writers and staff\, and realigned the organization’s mission to focus on local and independent dance. For her writing she received a 2022 fellowship to the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Center for Theatre. \n  URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/beginning-dance-technique/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240715T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20240715T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T064613 CREATED:20240511T005436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T011756Z UID:6940-1721037600-1721044800@summer.velocitydancecenter.org SUMMARY:PRO: Ballet Rituals DESCRIPTION:FREE! MORNING TUNING \n A tuning wake up. Activate somatic intentions and attention using finely crafted scores that manifest forms\, imaginings\, and ensemble play. Co-facilitated by margit galanter and Karen chuki Nelson\, long-time teacher-practitioners of Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson. \nFREE and open to all. \nREGISTER \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARGIT GALANTER + KAREN CHUKI NELSON\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margit Galanter (ze/zir\, they/them) is a dance poet and cultural instigator living on Huichin\, unceded Ohlone land. Their syncretic approach is based on decades of practice in movement/art lineages and is shared through long-term projects and writings. margit’s work is offered through the vivid grove — a live art school for moving\, learning\, creative evolution\, and collective liberatory practices. In the end of the last decade\, they instigated Tuning Culture/Tuning4Armageddon\, a collaborative inquiry that utilizes Tuning practices to decolonize dance\, and Cave Forms\, an exploration in performance\, nourishment\, fecundity and the environment. margit’s practice in tuning started in Seattle with Karen as zir teacher in 1996\, and through the years\, many collaborative adventures. www.vividgrove.org \nKaren chuki Nelson (she/her/crone) tunes in community and performance where she lives on unceded Coast Salish land known as Vashon Island near Seattle\, and world-wide on-screen in tunezooming\, and face to face through international touring. Early on she helped develop Tuning Scores originated by Lisa Nelson in collaboration with Lisa\, Scott Smith\, and K.J. Holmes in their 1990’s performance group Image Lab and since then with many others. Tuning is a foundation to all chuki’s dancemaking\, and crone has joined with margit galanter on many Tuning projects since they began collaborating in the late 90’s. This SFD+I inspired tuning creation project includes a scheduled early morning class\, an all day research sideshow\, and pop up site tunings with local and visiting guests. www.explomov.weebly.com URL:https://summer.velocitydancecenter.org/event/ballet-rituals/ LOCATION:12th Ave Arts Mainstage\, 1620 12th Ave\, Seattle\, 98122\, United States CATEGORIES:Professional END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR