AVAILABLE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & LECTURES-DEMONSTRATIONS HULA-HOOP WORKSHOPS Fun "hooping" classes open to anyone of any age or level of movement experience. As participants tune into the circular rhythms used to sustain the hooping action, they experience a blissful harmony of the self in motion. Hooping helps develops fluidity of motion, as it also works to motivate and tone the core muscles. This whole-body workout offers an energetic and accessible way to connect the body into a three-dimensional kinetic environment. Material can be geared towards specific age, social group and/or educational context. Class may be given as one hour-long session or as a multi-part workshop. MATERIALIZING THE EPHEMERAL: A LECTURE-PERFORMANCE ON THE ART OF LOIE FULLER An extremely popular presentation, Sperling has delivered variations of this lecture-demonstration at many colleges, museums, festivals, conferences, and other venues nationally and internationally. Sperling shares her research to give a vivid account of the art of Loie Fuller. The talk treats the emergence of Fuller's unique aesthetic, from its origins in the music-hall skirt dance to its developments into new technological media. The lecture is accompanied by a slide presentation of more than 40 visually arresting images. The presentation may either conclude with a live performance of one of Sperling's Fuller-style works (such as Dance of the Elements, Debussy Soiree or Magic-Lantern Dance), or a video screening of one such dance. This presentation is especially fitting for a museum or academic setting, as the material is relevant to many disciplines including, Art, Art History, Dance, Dance History, Gender/Queer Studies, Film Studies, Technology and Performance. Length: 1 hour 15 minutes (including Q & A) DANCE WATCHING & WRITING A workshop designed for dancers or non-dancers to enhance observational skills. Movement and writing exercises are given to facilitate the ability to perceive quality and texture in performance, and to articulate more clearly what one sees. As we watch dance, we will practice asking the questions that tease out connections between action, quality and meaning. We will ask: What are the performers doing? How are they moving? And why? By engaging in a process of active looking and struggling to put what we see into words, we aim to increase our subtle understanding of the dances unfolding all around us. Ultimately, we aim to become more articulate, not just as writers, but also as movers. This workshop can be taught in one or two three-hour sessions. TIME-LAPSE CHOREOGRAPHIC METHOD WORKSHOP A stimulating introduction to the "time-lapse" approach to choreography. Through compositional exercises of quoting and distorting historical dance sources—provided by the instructor in the form of manuals, videos and/or photographs—this workshop frees students beyond their own imaginations and present-day assumptions about movement. The course spurs students to create their own surprising and innovative dances, with inspiration from the past. Taught as three-hour master class or available as a more intensive two-day workshop CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCY An intensification of the Time-Lapse Choreographic Method Workshop in which choreographer works in collaboration with the students to develop new ensemble work for performance. Two-week engagement. Additional Educational Activities Available Upon Request