Martin Keogh Contact Improvisation

Teaching History

(last updated in 2005. This will get a refresh soon)

Teaching history

Principal Teacher at the Following Festivals

Year	Location	Event
2005 and 2001–1988, yearly	San Francisco, Bay Area, California	West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival (includes inaugural festival)
2005 and 1997	Toronto, Canada	Festival of Interactive Physics (includes inaugural festival)
2004	Earthdance: Plainfield, Massachusetts	Western Mass Moving Arts Festival (inaugural festival)
2004	Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Dance Complex	Boston Contact Improvisation Festival (inaugural festival)
2003 and 1996	Seattle, Washington	Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance and Improvisation
2002	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Contact Improvisation Festival
2001 and 1999	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Festival Otoñal de Contact Improvisacion (includes inaugural festival)
2001	Freiberg, Germany	Freiberg Contact Festival
2000	New York, New York	Movement Research Summer Festival: MELT
1999	Melbourne, Australia	Cecil Street Studios: Summer Improv Feast
1997	Oberlin, Ohio	CI25: The 25th anniversary celebration of Contact Improvisation at Oberlin College
1989	Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto	“The Wisdom of the Senses” conference
1986	Palo Alto, California: Stanford University	“The Role of Art in Politics” conference: Seminar on gender roles and dance

Conducted Teacher’s Conferences:

Year	Location	Event
2004	Earthdance: Plainfield, Massachusetts	Contact Improvisation Teacher’s Exchange (CITE), co-facilitated with Nancy Stark Smith
2004	Chicago, Illinois	Great Lakes Contact Improvisation Teacher’s Conference
2003	Findhorn, Scotland	Co-presenter with Natanja Boeft at the 19th annual European Contact Improvisation Teacher’s Exchange (ECITE). “The Shamanism of Teaching Contact Improvisation”
2002	Earthdance: Plainfield, Massachusetts	Contact Improvisation Teacher’s Conference, co-facilitated with Shakti Smith
2001	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Conference for teachers from Argentina and Uruguay
2000	Budapest, Hungary	Consultant to the 16th annual European Contact Improvisation Teacher’s Exchange (ECITE)
2000	Auckland, New Zealand: UNITEK University	New Zealand teacher’s conference
1996 and 1995	Middletown, California	Northern California Contact Teacher’s Conference, co-facilitated with Anne Aronov and Ray Chung
1993	Copenhagen, Denmark	Presenter at the 9th annual European Contact Improvisation Teacher’s Exchange (ECITE)

Master Classes, Workshops and Residencies

Conducted Overseas:

Including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, and Uruguay.

Year	Location	Event
2005	Moscow, Russia	Residency
2005	Helsinki, Finland	Residency
2005 and 1999	Wellington, New Zealand: Toi Whakaari National School of Theatre, and Te Whaea, National School of Dance	Residencies, master classes and public workshops
2005	Bremen, Germany	Residency
2005 and 1999	Auckland, New Zealand: UNITEK University: dance department	Residencies and master classes
2004	Montreal, Canada	Residency
2004 and 2001	Montevideo, Uruguay: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (National School of Fine Arts)	Residency and master classes
2003	Bratislava: Slovakia	Master class
2003 and 2001	Vienna, Austria: Tanzquartier Wien	Residencies
2003	Stolzenhagen, Germany: Stolzenhagen Tanz-Land Project	Residency
2003	Paris, France	Residency

2003	Freiburg, Germany: Bewegungs-Art Freiburg	Residency and master class
2002	Barcelona, Spain: Societat de Investigacions d' Arts Modernes de Barcelona (SIAMB)	Residency
2001 and 1999	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Residencies, teacher’s conference, and master classes, including a residency with Gerardo Hotchman’s Circo Gala and their circus school, Circo Azul
2000	Budapest, Hungary	Residencies
1999–1998	San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (National School of Fine Arts)	Adjunct faculty: courses, workshops, master classes, and performances
1999	Berlin, Germany: K77 Project	Residency
1999	Rosario, Argentina	Master class
1999	Brisbane, Australia	Residency
1999	Melbourne, Australia	State of Flux dance company residency and Cecil Street Studio public workshop

Intensive Trainings Conducted:

Year	Location	Event
2002	London, England	Chisenhale Dance Space
2002–1998, yearly	San Francisco and Oakland, California	“Planet Contact” (2002), “Lover’s Leap” (2001), “Soaring off the Mountain” (2000), “Ready!” (1999), “In the Eye of the Hurricane” (1998), all co-taught with Ray Chung
2001	Freiberg, Germany	“Lover’s Leap,” co-taught with Ray Chung
1991	Berkeley, California	“Engaging Thresholds,” co-taught with Chris Mathias
1986–1987	Berkeley, California	“The Pacific Movement Intensive,” co-taught with the Motivity Dance Company

Dance Workshops and Trainings for Men:

Year	Location	Event
1994-1993	Mendocino, California	Mendocino Multicultural Men’s Conference: organized by Keogh’s Organization, The Dancing Ground
1993–1982	Mendocino, California	Mendocino Men’s Conference: organized by The Dancing Ground
1994–1992	Bay Area, California	Malestream: Movement for Men: dance workshops including courses at the Berkeley Theological Union, Pacific School of Religion
1991	Ashland, Oregon	Master class
1991	Chico, California	Public workshop
1989 and 1988	Bay Area, California	California Men’s Gathering
1984–1983	Northern Minnesota	Minnesota Men’s Conference
1982	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Men’s Conference

Master Classes, Workshops, and Residencies

Conducted in the USA:

Year	Location	Event
Present–1998	Cambridge and Easton, Massachusetts	Various workshops, trainings, and master classes
2005	Carrboro/Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Residency
2005	Earthdance: Plainfield, Massachusetts	Residency
2005	Mezomanie, Wisconsin	Residency
2004	University of Montana dance department, Missoula, Montana	Residency
2004–1996	Interlochen, Michigan: Interlochen Arts Academy: drama department	Yearly residency
2004	Seattle, Washington	Residency
2004 and 2000	Luther College dance department: Decorah, Iowa	Residencies
2004 and 2003	Moab, Utah	Residencies
2004 and 2002	Redding, Connecticut: Peaceable Dance Barn	Residencies
2003, 1993, and 1991	Portland, Oregon	Residencies
2003, 1993, and 1991	Ashland, Oregon	Residencies
2003 and 2000	Prescott, Arizona: Prescott College: dance department	Residencies
2003 and 1998	Middletown, California: California Contact Jam	Artist-in-residence, master classes
2003, 1999, 1998, and 1997	Boulder, Colorado	Residencies
2003	Cocoa Beach, Florida	Residency
2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, and 1998	Washington, D.C. (in association with George Washington University)	Residencies
2002, 2001, and 2000	Richmond, Virginia (in association with Virginia Commonwealth University)	Residencies
2002	New Orleans, Louisiana	Residency
2002	Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina	Residency
2001 and 1998	Chicago, Illinois	Residencies
2001	Santa Fe, New Mexico	Residency

2005, 2000, 1999, and 1998	Kalamazoo, Michigan: Western Michigan University dance department	Residencies and master classes
2000	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Residency
2000 and 1998	Traverse City, Michigan: Black Earth Collaborative Arts	Residencies and master classes
1998 and 1997	Oberlin, Ohio: Oberlin College	Residencies
1998	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Residency and master class
1998	Kalamazoo, Michigan: Kalamazoo College dance department	Master class
1998	Kalamazoo, Michigan	City-wide high school dance project
1998 and 1997	Princeton, New Jersey	Residencies
1998 and 1997	Santa Cruz, California	Residencies
1997–1980	Berkeley, California	Various workshops, trainings, and master classes
1996–1994	Bay Area, California	Consultant and teacher: Touchdown Dance, contact improvisation for the visually impaired
1996–1995	San Rafael, California	Workshops
1992	Palo Alto, California: Stanford University dance division	First adjunct faculty member to teach contact improvisation
1992 and 1990	Asheville, North Carolina: Warren Wilson College	Residencies
1991 and 1989	Mendocino, California	Residencies
1991	Menlo Park, California	Residency
1991	Chico, California	Residency

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Including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, and Uruguay.

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