Carpetbag Brigade
Physical Theater 

 

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The Carpetbag Brigade 

 

 March 2014

EMAIL CONTENTS
Global Stilt 15% Discount
Focal Points revealed for Global Stilt Congress
GSC: Aerial Stilts
GSC: Afro Caribbean Stilts
GSC: Butoh Stilts
GSC: Contact Stilts
Upcoming Performances
Upcoming Workshops
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GLOBAL STILT DISCOUNT

Carpetbag Brigade are giving you the opportunity to receive a
15% discount.
We are offering to the next 5 participants who register for weeks 1 AND 2 Global Stilt Congress 2014, with a deposit of $250 will receive 15% off of the early bird week 1 and 2 congress costs. (not including accommodation and food costs).               Email info@carpetbagbrigade.com


MAY 18 - 31ST
ARCOSANTI, AZ
 
This year Global Stilt will be held at Arcosanti in Arizona
 

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ANNOUNCING
 
The focal points of this year's 

Global Stilt Congress are:
 
Aerial Stilts
 
Examining stilts as extensions of line in aerial work by spinning, swinging and flying with Allesandra Ogren from Wise Fool New Mexico. 
 

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Afro Caribbean Stilts
 
Engaging the music, dance and stilt traditions of West Africa and the Carribean with Ali Sylvester and Najja Codrington of the Brooklyn Jumbies and Nadia Hagen of Flam Chen contributing Axe Samba stilt fusion.
 

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Butoh Stilts
Transcending technique to awaken presence in character and intention by exploring the intermediate worlds between the ground and standing with Christopher Mankowski of The Carpetbag Brigade.

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Contact Stilts

Developing relational flow and harvesting improvisational exploration by mixing the vocabulary of acrostilts and contact improvisation with Jay Ruby and Helen Goodrum of The Carpetbag Brigade.

 


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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
 
Callings

March 14 @ 6:30pm
Curley School in Ajo, AZ 
 
Carpetbag Brigade presents "Callings" for the first time in Ajo, sponsored by the International Sonoran Desert Alliance and Ajo Council for the Fine Arts.




Callings

March 15, 8pm @ Tucson, AZ
 
An amazing evening of performance and a great dance party to follow. The Carpetbag Brigade present will present the dynamic stilt acrobatic show "Callings" to open the evening and we will proceed to dance to the infectious beats of Elektra Tek House Artist and Soko Ninio. $10 @ door.


Callings & Echos of the Sirens

March 19 - 23 @ Mesa, AZ 
MESA ARTS CENTER
 
Carpetbag Brigade presents "Callings" and a new ambulant work "Echos of the Sirens" at the Mesa Arts Center over Equinox weekend.





CALLINGS
"The Sheer visual of dancers on stilts willing to sacrifice their bodies and their breath for their art maes Callings a worthwhile odyssey....the audience feels as if they too have been taken in by these dancing sirens." New Orleans Fringe
Shadow walk behind Wells Fargo Garden Stage
Wed/Thurs/Sun @ 6pm
Fri/Sat @ 9pm

ECHOS OF THE SIRENS
Meandering mermaids enchant wayward sailors with haunting melodies about the state of the ocean. Come follow this ambulant acrobatic stilt theater performance as it traverses the grounds of the Mesa Arts Center. Starting just before 2 pm at the South Lawn.
South Lawn
Wed - Sun @ 1:50pm

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
STILTASANA - EAST BAY, CA
March 29th - 30th @ 1pm - 4:30pm
5705 Dover Street Park, Oakland, California
For more information contact Coi Coi 510.374.2855 or coi2smiles@gmail.com


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STILTASANA - NEW ORLEANS, LA
April (date tbd)
Carpetbag Brigade will be teaching a Stiltasana in New Orleans in the month of April. Stay tuned for details on the dates and venue.

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STILTASANA PORTLAND, OR
April (date tbd)
Carpetbag Brigade will be teaching a Stiltasana in Portland in the month of April. Stay tuned for details on the dates and venue.

 

 

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Jay Ruby and

The Carpetbag Brigade 


 

 

 

HELP SUPPORT US
 
If you wish to support us and our mission as we move into 2014, please visit Our PayPal Link to make a tax-deductible donation
 
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The Carpetbag Brigade
PO Box 422862
San Francisco, California 95436
www.carpetbagbrigade.com
info@carpetbagbrigade.com