Open Dance Space

Tue Jan 16 19:08:14 PST 2007

everyone: thanks for all the warm responses whether you've replied to the
list or given it a personal touch by replying to me directly - one of the
roles I take on is to gather like-minded people together so we may knit our
wonderful creations together!

Everyone is invited to be part of discussions we have
going<http://www.omidyar.net/group/dancelabs/news/>on the Omidyar
Network so we may include others who've been kind to
contribute to the idea of "open dance" who are outside this list.   It's our
intent you discover other fascinating worldly conversations and people while
you're there too - it's not just dance!

to clear to air:  I'm male :)   Patrica, no worries - during my first week
in college, I was invited to the Society of Women Engineers - i went to the
meeting a bit puzzled and never bit the bullet to walk into the room to see
what would have happened - if i were to roll back the clock now - i'd give
up all embarrassment and embrace representing men and believe that is why i
was called there :D

as for being welcomed in the states in April - a reminder it is in 2008 and
this is very touching!

keep us posted - we've got a fundraising team to build on our plate to make
a future happen so thank you for keeping the momentum alive!

chinarut

ps. our 5th anniversary
letter<http://community.livejournal.com/dancelabs/3647.html>is posted
to the net for anyone who is interested - lots of pictures for you
to enjoy!

On 1/17/07, Patricia Haines <levelgreen at kaxy.com> wrote:
>
> Open Spacers:
> You'll see below that Chinarut plans to be in the US in April for a tour;
> anyone interested in
> joining our Ithaca dance community in welcoming her?
>
> If you're not familiar with National Dance Week, it's America's version of
> International Dance Day.
> For the past 25 years groups across the country have offered special
> performances and classes aimed
> at increasing public appreciation for the art of dance. Ithaca's NDW team
> blends performances with
> community education and outreach, which gots lots of folks involved.
>
> I'll be getting in touch with the NDW-USA Exec Director about adding the
> open space/dance component.
> If you'd like to be part of this conversation, letme know. - Patricia
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chinarut <chinarut at dancelabs.com>
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Sent:         Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:43:20 +0700
> Subject: Re: Open Dance Space
>
> > Hi Patrica!  my first response to your question is everywhere :)    We
> are
> > in Bangkok, Thailand right now.
> >
> >  any folks sharing your vision in Japan?
> >
> >
> > I am very excited about sharing our work in Japan so it is funny you
> mention
> > it.   where we have a listening at the moment (outside of BKK) is in
> > Singapore and have the attention of a woman who is a graduate of the
> Tamalpa
> > Institute <http://www.tamalpa.org/> in HK.   we are quite focused on
> > creating a foundation based out of Thailand right now and open to
> > negotiations as to handle our scope :)
> >
> > do you ever come to the US? have any similarly-minded/experienced folks
> in
> > > the US?
> >
> >
> > I intend to return to the US in April 2008 right now - we have between
> now
> > and then to set up a tour! :)
> >
> > Our co-founder of Dance Labs, Ted Ko, is in the SF bay area.  I just
> spoke
> > to him yesterday and gave him a 5 year update - he is very impressed
> with
> > our progress in Thailand and in conversations as to how we can expand
> our
> > fundraising capability.  We have a presentation to complete by the 22nd
> and
> > would be delighted if anyone on this list is open to assisting us with
> it.
> > We happen to have a substantial outreach effort ahead of us in 2007,
> many of
> > which I'm sure you would be delighted to connect with.
> >
> > I'm excited and intrigued by what you offer below - and I'd like to
> explore
> > > possibilities for
> > > including it in our (Ithaca, NY) April celebration of National Dance
> Week.
> > > Since NDW is associated
> > > with International Dance Day, and we're in touch with dance networks
> > > worldwide who share our
> > > commitment to dance as a way of building bridges across chasms of
> conflict
> > > and cultural
> > > bewilderment, linking Open Space with dance could open a whole new
> > > dimention to our efforts.
> >
> >
> > thank you for the invitation!   yes - I was introduced to IDD in
> thailand 2
> > years ago - I had a great time dancing in the park thanks to our Dance
> > Centre <http://www.dance-centre.com/>!    I just recently learned about
> the
> > CID and a bit perplexed about their role and sending an email to them
> > outlining exactly where we align with their top
> > priorities<http://www.cid-unesco.org/html/members.html>and offering to
> > be of assistance.  We very much believe in their intent and
> > their "Dancer with no
> > Frontiers<http://www.cid-unesco.org/html/announcements.html>"
> > conference in Athens in Sept sounds exciting!
> >
> > It's also something that would be good to include in an international
> > > gathering on integfrating the
> > > arts across the sustainability movement that we're starting to plan
> for
> > > the US Partnership for the
> > > UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. I want to know
> more.
> > > I'll check the website you
> > > mention, but would love to hear from you directly.
> >
> >
> > let's talk on the phone and/or set up a conference call.   I had a
> colleague
> > of mine just send our executive overview to his contacts at the UN.  I
> am
> > meeting with him next friday and this effort of yours with the UN would
> be
> > great to mention to him.
> >
> > I am curious if you've read Cultural
> > Creatives<
> >
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0609604678%253ftag=myspace08-20%2526link_code=xm2%2526camp=2025%2526dev-t=D2WQY839001DMT
> >?
> > i just finished it and you sound like one!   I am also curious if you
> take
> > part of the Earthdance Festival <http://www.earthdance.org> - the
> largest
> > gathering I know of at an International scale.
> >
> > If others on this list are similarly interested, please let me know.
> >
> >
> > ditto!  It would be wonderful to coordinate a conference call together
> for
> > those who are interested.  We will need some assistance in creating a
> > reliable conf bridge - it's been a hit or miss with the technologies
> I've
> > taken on and could use some additional suggestions.
> >
> > Chinarut
> >
> > ps. what is your website?  I found The Green
> > Institute<http://www.greeninstitute.net/>and suspect this is a
> > different entity  as they are based out of DC and you
> > are out of Ithaca.
> >
> > Patricia Haines
> > > Level Green Institute, Ithaca, NY
> > > Regional Coordinator and Outreach Director, National Dance Week-Ithaca
> > > US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable
> Development,
> > > Arts Action Team and
> > > Adult/Community Learning
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Chinarut <chinarut at dancelabs.com>
> > > To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > > Sent:         Sat, 6 Jan 2007 13:22:36 +0700
> > > Subject: Open Dance Space
> > >
> > > > Hi!  I'm new to this list and open space was introduced to me at the
> > > Asia
> > > > Commons <http://www.asia-commons.net> thanks to Allison Hewlitt's
> stand
> > > to
> > > > bring something so great to Asia!  This all wouldn't be possible if
> it
> > > > weren't for Michel Bauwens' encouragement I be completely open to
> > > surprises
> > > > and attend - well this and then some! :)   I've been since mingling
> in
> > > Ted
> > > > Ernst's "Mystery of Open
> > > > Space<
> > >
> http://www.omidyar.net/group/openspaceresearch/news/7/?min_score=-9999&show=1&page=2
> > > >"
> > > > thread on o.net and he suggested I share my thoughts with the entire
> OS
> > > > community.  It's a pleasure to meet you all!
> > > >
> > > > If you are someone who has applied and/or researched open space in
> the
> > > > domain of dance with the intent to transform how many of us see
> and/or
> > > > relate to dance and open up new spaces, this email is for you!
> > > >
> > > > My stake in open space:  In our community, dance is as much a
> > > conversation
> > > > as our spoken conversation and there is something to be said if you
> > > bring
> > > > people together without agenda to play and experiment with dance in
> a
> > > way
> > > > that parallels open space methodology.
> > > >
> > > > As a result, I've been leading an effort called Dance
> > > > Labs<http://www.dancelabs.com>on a volunteer basis for the past 5
> > > > years following a thread I never knew
> > > > existed.   It's only recently become a full-time effort shortly
> after
> > > > releasing our work <http://chalat.dancelabs.com> under a creative
> > > commons
> > > > license.   We have a short, edited 1.5 min video<
> > > http://trailer.dancelabs.com>
> > > > summarizing 4 months of effort gearing how we participate with
> children.
> > > > This makes things much more concrete, gives us much to ponder, and
> > > builds
> > > > much excitement to move forward with!
> > > >
> > > > So it's clear where we're at - we've suspended weekly gatherings in
> the
> > > > spirit of focusing on fundraising this year - our sustainability is
> at
> > > stake
> > > > and we have this month to sort things out.  We have an Arts Festival
> in
> > > > Bangkok end of February as a canvas to try any new ideas discussed
> here
> > > on
> > > > this list.   My intent in sharing is to keep our momentum going so
> any
> > > input
> > > > you have outside of our question below is appreciated and we will
> take
> > > > discussions off list as it makes sense.
> > > >
> > > > One challenge we have is identifying what it takes to catalyze the
> > > > interactive dance process - what we have discovered is akin to going
> > > back
> > > > and forth between the open space format and an agenda-driven
> > > workshop-like
> > > > format with intervals as quick as 5 minutes.    One way this looks
> is an
> > > > experience we had planning a complete session (2 hrs), letting our
> > > > participants have a say in the matter, and it ending up being a very
> > > dynamic
> > > > process integrating a larger subset of content than our agenda with
> > > their
> > > > presence! (research
> > > > detail<http://www.dancelabs.com/program/chalat/#FormatDesign>
> > > > )
> > > >
> > > > This is much more fulfilling than a static workshop format as many
> of
> > > you
> > > > can imagine!
> > > >
> > > > Now is this a natural process of open space?
> > > >
> > > > Any direction(s) you feel we may proceed in from here is welcome!
> > > >
> > > > Chinarut
> > > >
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