BGP Fall Sessions with Joey Kipp, Oct 11th, 12-2:30pm

BGP Presents Fall Sunday Sessions: Joey Kipp

Join us in the studio for a 2.5-hour workshop with dance artist Joey Kipp.

Sunday, October | 12:00–2:30 PM
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Off the L at Morgan Ave
Sliding scale: $15–30

Workshop Description

Class will consist of an athletic warm up inspired my blaze ferrer. From there we will do some mapping scores and durational scores. What is it like to go from our improvisational brain to then learning and performing phrase work? As we explore working with in and outside of these boundaries we will practice the process of having to both improvise and learning/executing set material and playing with what that even means. Sneakers and socks are required. 

All bodies and levels of experience are welcome. Please reach out with any accessibility needs so that we can do our best to accommodate you.

Now in its 4th year, Sunday Sessions is a workshop series inviting participants to learn embodied practices from dance artists working across improvisation, choreography, and intersections of neurodivergence and queer creative research.

Each artist leads a 2.5-hour session, sharing tools and approaches from their own creative practice through a physical, in-person experience. Sessions invite movers to explore individual movement invention, experimentation, and ensemble practices, opening up possibilities for connecting with others and building each moment together.

The studio is located in an older Bushwick arts building and is not a traditional dance space. Wear comfortable clothing you can move in.

Presented and produced by Beth Graczyk Productions (BGP) as part of our Fall Sunday Sessions. 

Artist Biography

Joey Kipp (he/him/his) is an Afro-Latinx, Asian, and Queer dance artist raised in Bay Area, California.  He received a BA in both Biology and Dance from Marymount Manhattan College & was a scholarship student at The Merce Cunningham School in 2010. Joey has worked in opera, contemporary dance, experimental dance/theater, commercial theater, and many other forms. Joey has worked with Heather Kravas, Dance Heginbotham, Ani Taj, Sunny Hitt, Heidi Latsky Dance, Steven Hoggett, David Zinn, Yasmine Lee, David Byrne, David Neumann, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co., Vanessa Walters, Cat Galasso, Biba Bell, Hollis Bartlett, & Symara Sarai and blaze ferrer. Joey choreographed The Three Penny Opera at NYU Tisch w/ direction by Ash Tata and worked on the pre-production for the SWEENEY TODD 2023 BWAY revival. As a teacher Joey has taught at San Jose State, Convergence Dance Center in San Jose, Joyce East, Peridance, Bill Young Studios, Mark Morris Dance Center, and Judson Memorial Church in NYC. Joey is also a Cunningham Technique teacher®️ and believes in creating a safe, inclusive and supportive environment where we can all struggle, experiment, thrive, and learn without judgment.