CAPITAL CONNECTION WAVES, a 5Rhythms dance meditation happening

The Gallery at MCCC is transformed via light installation and soundscape into a container nurturing connection and fluidity in the body. This is a space of direct experience, creative revelation and physical integration.

"Dancing the 5Rhythms is about waking up to your most essential nature, stretching your intuition and imagination as surely as your body. It’s a formless form, one that expands your range of physical and emotional expression and introduces you to forgotten parts of yourself." - Gabrielle Roth

Facilitated by Megan Kelley, Trenton-based visual/ performance artist, expressive arts psychotherapist and accredited 5Rhythms teacher in collaboration with Bill Nobes of House of Robot in setting the space.

With big thanks to curator Jonathan Conner for including this programming as part of the Capital Connections exhibition!

"Capital Connection showcases the work of artists living and working in Trenton today, many with a direct connection to the college, and seeks to inspire current Mercer students to pursue a life creating art in and around the capital city."

Free/ by donation
Pre-registration required via evenbrite
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Enrollment is open to 12 artists/ dancers

All bodies (ages 15+) are welcome
Open to beginners and all levels of experience

Location & Arrival
THE GALLERY
at Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, NJ 08550

Please allow plenty of time to find us, the Gallery is about a 10 minute walk from parking. Detailed info on where to park & the path to the venue will be emailed to those who sign up.

Music will be on at 7:15 - all are encourage to arrive early to stretch & settle.

Structure
30 minute Warm-up, short talk and demo, 1hr Waves practice with somatic invitations

Guidelines
This is a disciplined and dedicated space focused on personal and collective embodiment and creativity.
No live cell phones or recording in the space please.
No chatting on the dance floor.
Everyone is expected to fully participate at the level that is available to them. Listen to your own body, adapt, pause, modify as needed.
This is a substance-free/sober event.

Prepare
Wear clothing you can freely move/ sweat in.
Have a full water bottle, there is a fountain for refills.
We dance in bare feet or soft sole dance shoes. No street shoes. No socks.
Come unscented.
Bring earplugs if you are sound sensitive.

Respect and Responsibility
Together we create a safe, multidimensional space to go deep, explore edges and change. Keep attuned to your own integrity and how you are impacting others. Get consent before making physical contact. Give and accept boundaries. Listen for verbal and non-verbal cues. Honor the sanctity of the space by not expecting/ making romantic or sexual advances. Always make amends when needed.

Please stay home if feeling unwell. Masks are optional.

About 5Rhythms
Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide, 5Rhythms is a philosophy, perspective, performance art and dynamic movement practice rooted in the principle that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself. Movement is both the medicine and the metaphor, reaching across all languages, cultures and age groups to transform suffering into art, art into awareness, and awareness into action.

Wherever the 5Rhythms are practiced, a community is born to dance, to sweat, to change, to support, and to provide a safe space for each of us to shatter the ego’s hold and awaken the juicy, unpredictable, fascinating, edge-walking part of ourselves that yearns to be free.

Creativity. Connection. Community.

New to 5Rhythms? Learn why we dance at 5Rhythms.com: https://www.5rhythms.com/gabrielle-roths-5rhythms/why-we-dance-them/