HOUSATONIC — Moving Life Stories (MLS) is a creative movement class created for and geared towards the immigrant population and their allies in the Berkshires. MLS provides opportunities to share personal journeys, stories and connections to places past and present through movement games, exercises, dancing and community building.
Each class is centered around a theme such as Welcome, Connection, Grounding, Sanctuary. Participants are led through a playful warm-up followed by a group conversation about the theme of the class in which all are invited to share their thoughts, to hear and be heard in a supportive environment. From this conversation, a dance is co-created and shared with each other at the end of the class.
In this series of workshops we will learn various ways to tell and embody our stories through play, creative movement and the creation of mini-dances. No prior movement experience is required and the class is appropriate for all ages.
Spring 2023 Session Information:
South County Series:
February 3 – March 24, 2023
Fridays 6-8pm
South Berkshire Friends Meeting House
280 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
FREE
Pittsfield Series:
April 4 – May 23, 2023
Tuesdays 6-8pm
Berkshire Family YMCA – Pittsfield Branch
292 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
FREE
A Spanish-speaking interpreter will be present, childcare is provided, and transportation can be arranged.
This program is made possible by the generosity of Mass Cultural Council, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Lee Bank, Greylock Federal Credit Union, and TD Bank Charitable Foundation, as well as Dalton Cultural Council, Monterey Cultural Council, Mount Washington Cultural Council, New Marlborough Cultural Council, Otis Cultural Council, Pittsfield Cultural Council, Sheffield Cultural Council, and Washington Cultural Council, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
To express interest or get in touch, please contact berkshire.pulse@gmail.com or call 413-274-6624.
Historias de Vida en Movimiento
Historias de Vida en Movimiento es una clase de movimiento creativo creado para la comunidad inmigrante en los Berkshire. La clase brinda la oportunidad de compartir experiencias personales e historias de y conexiones con lugares de su pasado y presente a través del movimiento, ejercicios, baile y construcción de comunidad.
Cada clase se basa en un tema tal como La Bienvenida, Conexión, y El Santuario. Los participantes siguen un precalentamiento y luego forman parte de una conversación sobre el tema de la clase en la que pueden compartir sus pensamientos, escuchar y ser escuchados, en un ambiente de apoyo mutuo. De esta conversación se construye el baile final de cada clase.
En esta serie de talleres aprenderemos varios métodos para contar y expresar nuestras historias a través del juego, movimiento creativo, y la creación de bailes cortos. No se requiere experiencia previa y la clase es apta para todas las edades.
Un traductor de habla hispana estará presente y se puede organizar el transporte gratuito.
Este programa es posible gracias a la generosidad del Mass Cultural Council, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Lee Bank, Greylock Federal Credit Union y TD Bank Charitable Foundation, así como el Dalton Cultural Council, Monterey Cultural Council, Mount Washington Cultural Council, New Marlborough Cultural Council, Otis Cultural Council, Pittsfield Cultural Council, Sheffield Cultural Council, Y el Consejo Cultural de Washington, agencias locales que son apoyadas por el Consejo Cultural de Masas, una agencia estatal.
Para expresar interés o ponerse en contacto, envíe un correo electrónico a berkshire.pulse@gmail.com o llame al 413-274-6624.
