News Bindler learns a New Dance in Scotland I am an experimental dance artist, inspired by my studies of new dance, dance-theater, contact improvisation, and butoh. I'm also a bodyworker and use healing practices, such as body-mind centering, yoga and feldenkrais, as a source of creativity, inspiration and physical training. I research extended dance techniques, which are unique movements, individual to my particular body. I also develop teaching methods to help other dancers find their own extended techniques. Dance is a social art form and I'm a promiscuous collaborator. I'm mostly known for my collaborations with avant-garde musicians, particularly my duo with Andy Hayleck (When We're Older), but I also work with other dance, theater and visual artists. I have choreographed over 15 original dance works, and am also an avid improviser. I'm currently practicing free improvisation: dances without any predetermined plan. My work is always site-specific in that I seek to activate and enliven all spaces that I dance in, whether they are theaters, studios, homes, places of business or the outdoors. I also seek to connect audience members to their own embodied, corporeal experience with the immediacy and spontaneity of performance. Upcoming Events Sep 5th, 2010. 6pm FRESH JUICE @ Mascher Space Co-op Bindler performs an excerpt of a new work: "Mama, My Legs Are Too Long" Sep 6th, 2010. 8pm Rocky Awards @ the Festival Bar Bindler performs an excerpt of: "Sand in my Soda Pop" Sep 11th, 2010. 8pm FRESH JUICE @ Mascher Space Co-op Oct 23rd, 2010. 8pm StudioSeries @ Studio 34 Curated by Nicole Bindler Leah Stein - dance Eric Carbonara - music Christina Zani - dance-theater Christina Mantey - dance Q-1 - music Charlotte Ford - theater Oct 25th, 2010. 7pm Nicole Bindler and Dan Blacksberg teach you the Breathing Gym Hybridge "Last Monday" Performance Series Broad St Ministry, Philly, PA Nov 20th, 2010. 8pm StudioSeries @ Studio 34 Curated by Nicole Bindler Annie Wilson - dance Anna Sandgren - visual art New Extreme Dance Explosions Awesomes - dance Celeste Dinucci - ? Travis Woodson - music Curt Haworth - dance