Training Programs for People Like Me

Not long after I realized that I want nothing more in life than to dress up as a large chicken and roller skate around the country**, I decided, without doing any research into the matter, that there weren't any training programs out there for people like me.

I was wrong. There are resources available, as this email notice that turned up in my inbox last week indicated(see below), proving once again and twice over easy the fact that fact is often times stranger than fiction. By the way, I went to the workshop last Sunday, and it was eggsactly what I had no idea I was looking for.

Your,
Life is the strangest thing I've ever experienced - Chicken

**This is a figure of speech. I do have other hopes, dreams, and aspirations. I just don't wish to tell you what they are, because I'm afraid you might all laugh at me. -zbc

Subject: Butoh Dance Workshop Series! THEME: Fundamental Elementals...
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> “... to push out all of the human inside and let the bird take its
> place. You may start by imitating, but imitation is not your final
> goal; when you believe you are thinking completely like a chicken you
> have succeeded... Only in this way you can bring the body back to its
> original state. It is not depiction or symbolization which is the
> foundation of butoh. It is the metamorphosis.” ~ Harmen Sikkenga,
> Butoh writer
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> Join us on Sunday, Dec. 12 @ 3-4:30pm for the next class of the DANCE
> WORKSHOP SERIES where the theme changes each week, from now until the
> end of the year! Workshop attendees get to choose from a selection of
> themes for the next class!
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> ALL classes will be unique from each other... walk-ins and all levels
> of experience welcome!
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> Combining Butoh ("Zen Dancing"), imagery, and many other fun and
> creative "tools in the toolbox", you will have the opportunity at each
> class to:
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> • Explore and liberate your internal voice & personal rhythm
> • Practice awareness and presence through improvisation
> • Connect with energy, nature & a joyous dancing community
> • Experience a timeless space and a juicy appreciation of life!
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> +++ THE THEME FOR NEXT WORKSHOP WILL BE...... Fundamental Elementals!
> The elements... earth, wind, fire, water, ether, everyone,
> everything... interconnected.
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> SUNDAYS
> 3 - 4:30pm
> Rhythm Industry Performance Factory
> 1013 S. Tyndall Avenue
> (1 block W. of Park Ave, 2nd warehouse S. of 20th St)
> (From N.- take Speedway and go S. onto Euclid, which turns into Park
> Ave.)
> $10-$15 (Pay what you can)
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> MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
> Nov. 14 (Theme: Breath Body)
> Nov. 21 (Theme: Astral Journeys)
> Nov. 28 (Theme: Layers)
> Dec. 5 (No class- TAB Art Show & Wine Tasting)
> Dec. 12 (Fundamental Elementals)
> Dec. 19
> Dec. 26
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> After December, you will have the opportunity to participate in the
> Water Festival performance!
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> See ya on the dance floor to experience the elements!
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> TUCSON ARTS BRIGADE
> Community Arts • Education • Civic Engagement
> 520.791.9359
> PO Box 545, Tucson AZ 85702
> http://www.TucsonArtsBrigade.org
> http://www.facebook.com/TucsonArtsBrigade
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