Contemporary Improvisation with Hannah Marcus

Adult Group Class / Dance Program

"This month's workshop will include live sound by Omit/Transmit Orchestra, an eight-piece electro-acoustic ensemble that experiments in wholly improvised music—free improvisation for the sake of exploring sounds, concepts, and how they come together to create art. Join us!

Class will consist of guided movement improvisation that explores physical, visual, and emotional themes. This will build into structured material that could investigate bold shifts of weight, find luscious spirals and redirections, and challenge rhythmic continuity. Class will prioritize play, curiosity, and open-mindedness while de-emphasizing judgement of individual choices that emerge. Open to all levels and abilities!

About the Artist:
Hannah Marcus is a Chicago-based dance artist and maker interested in supporting and deconstructing the materiality of the body. Her research finds form in collaborative performance and video work, often exploring the nexus between movement and visual design, sound, technology, and language. Hannah’s choreography has been presented by Jello Performance Series, Lumber Studios, MOMENTA Dance Company, Expand Community Arts Alliance, The Place (London), the Betty Pease Studio Theater, and Dovetail’s 3for3 Creative Residency. Alongside creating, she’s performed in works by Shannon Gillen, Rosie Herrera, Ohad Naharin, Shay Kuebler, Russell Lepley, and Meredith Monk among others. Hannah holds a BFA in dance with a minor in Performing Arts Management & Entrepreneurship from the University of Michigan, graduating as a recipient of the Earl V. Moore Award in 2020. Upon moving back to Chicago, she started working with House of DOV and Hedwig Dances, the latter of which brought her to Dessau, Germany for Bauhaus Fest 2022. As a teacher, she focuses primarily on contemporary movement forms, emphasizing bold shifts of weight, intricate phrase material, and improvisation in her classes.

Grouped with: Ballet / Contemporary / Fitness / Movement / Social Dance