EMBODIMENT LAB - CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Photo credits: 
Above: Glass Treasures Studio, Sole Collective
Header: Tim Lingley, ArtsLink NB

Dance Artist and Solo Chicken Productions Intern, Shelby Harnish (she/they), is putting out a call for participants to take part in a free three-week movement lab focused on finding the joy in sexuality through movement. This lab is open to folks whose experiences of oppression (given their gender, sexuality, disability, age, race, religion or class) have left them out of touch with their bodies - resulting in a disembodied experience of being - and is primarily geared toward members of the LGBTQIA+ and/or 2STNBGN community. This collaborative lab will incorporate topics of embodiment and sexuality, in hopes of creating a considerate and compassionate space for creation. Participants will be invited to explore how movement can be used, not only to encourage individuality and diversity in a group setting, but to celebrate it!

The group will gather once a week in a supportive environment to move, connect, and play with Shelby, as they develop a movement practice that honours the unique experience of existing as an embodied sexual being. Everyone involved can expect to collaborate in the exploration of flexible creation methods, meant to discover the joy in sexuality through movement, in the studio. Participants will be instrumental in shaping future programming through their collaboration, feedback, and discussion.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Deadline to Apply: June 28* 2024 (Deadline changed due to an overwhelming number of applications!)
Lab Dates:  Wednesday July 24, Wednesday July 31, Wednesday August 7
Lab Time:  6PM-8PM
Lab Location:  Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium (732 Charlotte Street). This location is equipped with an elevator and is accessible to people with mobility aids/impairments. There is an all-genders washroom a few meters from the auditorium.

These labs are FREE and will be used to shape future programming.

APPLICATION

DEADLINE - JUNE 28 2024

To apply, please fill out the form below OR reach out to the lead artist directly. Based on the applications received, the lead artist will select a small cohort to participate in the lab.

Shelby Harnish
Email: shelby@solochickenproductions.com
Phone: 5064715747

Photo credit: Mag Hood, Sole Collective

MEET THE ARTIST

SHELBY HARNISH (SHE/THEY)

Shelby Harnish is a queer, polyamorous, and neurodivergent dance artist, and social science academic, whose commitment to fostering community radiates from their art. Their uniquely fluid and dynamic movement practice realizes possibilities of resistance toward, and reform within, social structures via embodiment – merging passions of social justice and sexuality to create works that are both sexy and silly. Combining her creative, curious, and collaborative hats, Shelby presents this lab with intentions of mobilizing the expansive perspective of embodied sexual liberty for marginalized folks, and beyond.