KAREN BRAY
Making Fun of Life
performance artist. dance-maker. teacher. trainer.
New Class Starting:
SITE SPECIFIC DANCE
on Zoom
Tuesday evenings, 6:00 PM – 7:40 PM
Live, on Zoom
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April 29th, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3rd, 2025
All levels, no dance experience necessary
to sign up: text or email:
617-953-3937
Cost: $250.00 for 6 Tuesday evenings
5 students minimum, 8 max
Class Description:
Improvise and make movement pieces (no dance experience necessary; most students are non-dancers) live, on Zoom, inspired by the world around you. You will receive a prompt one week in advance of class to inspire you to create a short (2-3 min) movement piece. Optional: you may film and upload your ~two-minute dance prior to class to our Google Doc. OR: No technology necessary - perform your movement piece live on zoom during class. We will share our pieces during class. Examples of Sites previously chosen in class: in a refrigerator, rolling down stairs, in a hallway, on an escalator at Logan, parks, houses, in a jewelry box, and more. All movement is welcome. Outdoor sites are welcome but not required!
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Testimonials
I have taken three sessions of Karen Bray's Site Specific Dance class over Zoom. A dancing spirit that had been dormant inside me for the last 20 years has awakened and been set free. I eagerly await Karen's prompts for the class assignments like a love sick teenager, and, then all the rest of the week I am consumed with the details of my creation. Karen's prompts are like a spring board for us to take and make our own. We all have such wonderful and imaginative takes on these instructions! I love seeing my classmates' work and the opportunity to share my own. In addition to sharing our own work, we dance together and explore different kinds of movement, e.g. stillness, repetition, rhythm, parts of the body, all within the confines of our Zoom squares with such joy that the experience feels limitless. Karen sets a safe, caring, and fun environment for us to play. I hope you'll join us!
Amy C. .........Millis, Massachusetts
Thanks to a great sense of humor and a love for creating movement stories, Karen Bray engages performers and audience members in dance/movement fun. As a teacher, Karen inspires intelligent play from fellow dancers through improvisation and short dance video assignments, helping us to see the world in fresh ways.
As a dancer, working with Karen is a rare treat – she is open to the creative process, flexible, and organized. Her work brings joy and movement to a world too often dwelling in the dark.
Anne K., Jersey City, NJ