The LEIMAY Incubator Program is a self-directed opportunity offered to a local community of movement based artists, providing access to studio space for artistic exploration, creative development, and regular practice. This cohort welcomes those seeking an intensive schedule in the studio during 10-weeks next winter and spring time. INCUBATOR PROGRAM ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE: Up to 60 hours of regular studio use between February 3rd – April 11th according to the mutually agreed upon schedule set at the time of acceptance to the program. Amplification of activities during Incubator-time in LEIMAY social media channels & newsletters. A platform to exchange practices … Continued
Join LEIMAY’s in-person LUDUS Training Group at CAVE by participating in weekly training sessions. Commit to multiple sessions and receive discounts, or feel free to join us for a single class. ⊙ Limited work-trade positions are available to returning students. Who should apply? The LEIMAY LUDUS Training Group is open to dancers, movement artists, actors, directors, performers as well as humans with a focused interest in connecting deeply to the LUDUS practice. Cycle Focus: This cycle will focus on LUDUS Strings, LUDUS Becoming, and LUDUS Water. LUDUS STRINGS engages with the string imagery, which can exist both inside and outside … Continued
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP “The workshop will be accessible to all bodies and levels of experience. This workshop would be focused around a practice called “Yang Sheng Gong” which roughly translates to mean- Nourishing Life Practice. Incorporating simple breath, movement and self massage techniques, we will offer participants some easily incorporated tools for physical and mental wellness. Following the Yang Sheng Gong we will lead the participants in some simple improvisational movement scores, to expand our approach of working with the body.”
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE Clouds from a Crumbling Giant is an examination of the life cycle and its mapping through the Chinese model of the 5 Elements, the nature and quality of decline through aging, and the inclusion of elder bodies within the performance landscape. Currently still within the phase of development, the piece will have several works in progress showings. Because aging is a central theme to the work, and because we are asking how we might all age with more grace, the work includes elder performers.
What will the artists of INCUBATOR AUTUMN 2024 do in the studio? “Through my time at LEIMAY I will be exploring a study of mine called, To Flare. I am drawn to the notion of a flare with its duality lying in a sudden burst of bright flame or light and that which also burns with a sudden intensity. This dichotomy lives within something that is both sharp and searing, and this work explores the poles of these extremities through movement. With my time in the studio through Leimay’s Incubator Program, I will push into the next iteration of movement … Continued
