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Ontario Jam 2016, 2017

Each year we have had the pleasure of attending the Ontario Regional Contact Improvisation Jam and sharing Parcon. Here are photos from 2016 and 2017

Javaka Steptoe taught a Parcon class at the 2016 Ontario Jam!

The 2017 Ontario Jam I taught. It was amazing! 75+ people Parconning in the park. At one point in time I looked across the whole park and everywhere I looked people were engaging in weight sharing and climbing on the objects around them.

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Art of Retreat

Thank you The Movement Creative and Caitlin Pontrella for inviting us into the Parkour community. Each year we have gotten a chance to share our work and be enriched by the parkour community!

The Art of Retreat is a North American conference for Parkour instructors to share knowledge and best practices. In 2015, In New Jersey, I was invited to teach a Contact Improvisation class. This evolved into the first exploration of Parcon.

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Javaka Steptoe went to teach in 2016 on Roosevelt Island, NY

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2017 took place around Battery Park , NY ....I unfortunately do no have any photos for this one!

 

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Dragon Egg Presents: Triskeleon Arts 2016

Parcon NYC manipulated dozens of cardboard boxes as environment, objects and partners in a Black Box Theater for Dragon Egg Presents.

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Where: Triskelion Arts (106 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222)

When: September 24, 2016 

Perfomers: Dean James Beckwith, Cecilia Fontanesi, Javaka Steptoe (Parcon NYC)

Created by: Dean James Beckwith, Cecilia Fontanesi, Funda Gul, Richard Kim, Javaka Steptoe, Andrew Suseno

What: Parcon NYC performing as part of Dragon’s Egg Presents at Triskelion Arts. Parcon NYC explored using Card board boxes as an extension for expression and weight sharing with each other and the environment. 

read an audience review on the “Dance Enthusiast” website here!

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Parcon Madrid

Parcon in La Plaza de Queen Sophia en Madrid, Spain!

Where: Queen Sophia's Plaza

When: late May of 2016

Who: Offered to Contact Improvisation Community in Madrid (10 attendees)

What: Parcon exploration of the Plaza

 

 

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Parcon Project IDACO 2016

Film festival where Parcon NYC debutted Parcon NYC #1: Subway Stops and performed on scaffolding brought into the lobby of the Film Festival.

Where: Italian Performing Arts Center, NYC, NY

When: May 27, 2016

Who: Dean James Beckwith, Cecilia Fontanesi, Richard Kim, Javaka Steptoe (Parcon NYC) in collaboration with Jesse Danger (The Movement Creative)

What: Film festival where Parcon NYC debutted Parcon NYC #1: Subway Stops and performed on scaffolding brought into the lobby of the Film Festival.

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Click here to see part of the show!

 

photo credit by M. Noyale

photo credit by M. Noyale

photo credit by M. Noyale

photo credit by M. Noyale

photo credit by M. Noyale

photo credit by M. Noyale

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Parcon NYC #1: Subway Stops

Silver Judges Award for the Contact Dance International Film Festival 2017 

Where: 96 st station 2/3 train Subway stop, nearby scaffolding, train, and house in the Bronx.

When:  Screening NYC, [National Debut] May 27, 2016 ;  Screening Venezia, [international debut] May 14, 2017

Screening Toronto, June 28 to July 2, 2017: Silver Judges Award for the Contact Dance International Film Festival 2017 

Who: Dean James Beckwith, Cecilia Fontanesi, Richard Kim, Javaka Steptoe and Andrew Suseno.

What: A Latinx teenager makes her way through NYC using the subway and begins to notice  interesting movement in the background of her everyday world.

Filmed and editted by Martin Martin and Satoko Sugiyama

Filmed and editted by Martin Martin and Satoko Sugiyama

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