All performances, workshops and classes are held at Sushi Performance and Visual Arts unless otherwise indicated. For more info, call 619-582-5243

Process Works
Witness inspired moments in maturing art. Process Works is an on-going collaborative program between Sushi and Lower Left in which San Diego and Southern California dance and performance artists showcase their newest artistic endeavors. Designed as a creative learning experience for both artists and audience members, the structure varies to allow feedback discussions beyond the usual mode of "I like this" or "I didn't like that." Through discussions and purposeful facilitations the audience is given access to new ways to view and interpret the work. Although participation is unpaid, it is a valuable opportunity for artists to not only become visible to San Diego audiences but also to network with other artists and survey the work being done in the Southern California region. Interested artists should send a 1 page proposal and biography to: blountjane@hotmail.com or Sushi Performance and Visual Art, Attn: Process Works, 320 11th Ave., San Diego, CA 92101.

Tickets for each performance are $5. Each performance begins at 8pm, with a 7pm social beforehand.
Upcoming Performance is Saturday, November 2, 2002


Available Space - an evening of scintillating improvisation
December 5-7, 2002 8pm
$15 General/$12 Students & Seniors/$10 Sushi Members
Join Lower Left Performance Collective for an evening of spontaneous combustion that is not to be missed! Lower Left is known for presenting exciting improvisational evenings that cross the borders erected in the art world - evenings that marry distinct media together to create new areas of exploration and discovery. Last year's Available Space, Percussion y Palabra, brought together the poetry/prose of the Taco Shop Poets with the edgy sound of percussion group red fish blue fish. Sparks flew. This year, Lower Left is at it again. Always challenging itself with new possibilities and daring combinations, the collective dives into yet another exciting collaboration - this time with visual artists joining the mix. Witness the expansion and contraction of space as two-dimensionality flirts with the realities of a live stage - as permanence and ephemera share a dance.

Also presented in this evening is "Construction Sight", a work constructed for the audience in the moment by a band of talented performers who will have worked intensively together for two months. Better hold on to your hard hats, this piece will wow you with its improvisational sophistication and raw energy.

Creative Research Retreat
Sat Oct 12 morning- Sun Oct 13 evening. Location to be announced.
$175 or $155 pre-registered by Sept 27.
This will be a phenomenal weekend of discovery. Dive into the unknown to source personal performative material. We will play, open, and create together out away from our regular urban San Diego lives. Donna Otter and Karen Schaffman will facilitate. There will be a maximum of 12 participants. Three meals will be provided. For more details and to apply contact Margaret at 619.239.6065 or marnetp@yahoo.com


Moving Forward with Kim Epifano (San Francisco)
Sat Nov 23, 12-4pm & Mon Nov 25, 6-9pm
$55 for both days or $48 pre-registered by Nov 9.
San Diego’s favorite returns. Treat yourself to two days with Kim and her powerful, energetic, inverted style. Focusing on technique and improvisation, this workshop will feed multiple aspects of you dancing and leave you energized.


Articulating the Solo Body with Nina Martin
Tues Dec 3- Sat Dec 7, 9am-1pm
$180 or $170 pre-registered by Nov 19.
Our new winter intensive with Nina Martin, direct to you from Texas. Dig in, deepen, and sharpen your skills as a dancer, creator, and performer in this advanced workshop. Nina will draw from the States work she has developed and her own extensive experience. Prerequisite: Previous Lower Left training or consent of the instructor.


NEW Program! CONSTRUCTION SITE !!!
Make a commitment that will transform your dancing and life. Sign up for Lower Left’s training program and hone your technical and improvisational body, expand your creative mind, and thicken your artistic and community connections. This training program requires you to commit to two months of classes that include:
· Head On Off’s ActionTheater Sun 12-3pm (Oct 6-Dec 1)
· Conditioning/Warm-Up Mon 6-7pm (Oct 14-Dec 2)
· Contact Improvisation Mon 7-9pm (Oct 17-Dec 2)
· Post-modern Technique Tues 6:30-8:30pm (Oct 15-Nov 26)
CONSTRUCTION SITE starts Sunday Oct 6th. There will be a kick off potluck dinner on Monday Oct 7th from 6-9pm and a wrap-up breakfast potluck on Sunday Dec 8th. This program will include the weekend outing of
· Creative Research & will culminate with the intensive
· Articulating the Solo Body with Nina Martin
· Participants will then perform together as part of the December Available Space concert. (Thurs-Sat, Dec 5-7th)
Must pre-register to Margaret at 619.239.6065 or marnetp@yahoo.com by Sept 25.
Maximum of 12 participants.

Total unbelievably inexpensive cost for CONSTRUCTION SITE classes (Oct 6-Dec 8) plus Creative Research Retreat and Articulating the Solo Body : $500


Zero to One
Lower Left and Sushi Performance & Visual Art are pleased to announce the 6th round of a program/workshop specifically designed for the aspiring choreographer, director and performance artist who are drawn to create experimental, risk-taking work. Entitled "ZERO 2 ONE" this 3 1/2 month long program will nurture the participating artists from inception of artistic concept to the low-tech presentation of the work at Sushi. Also during this time, each participant will be given free Thursday night tickets to Sushi performances and an opportunity for informal discussion about each performance after the show with Sushi staff, Lower Left members and possibly the performing artist. This three-fold program: creative process with assistance, critical discussion about other work, and presentation is intended to give these developing new artists a nurturing, comprehensive, hands-on artistic experience.

The group will meet every other Monday from 5-7pm beginning January 27 with a performance on May 4 at 8 p.m. Closure meeting will be on Monday, May 5 from 5-7pm.
* Margaret Paek will be this year’s overall facilitator.
* Members of Lower Left will co-facilitate, bringing their expertise in the realms of creative research, composition, rehearsal process and refinement.
* This program is limited to six participants/groups and costs $200.
Workstudy is available.

Questions should be directed to Jane Blount 619.582.5243.
Application is by letter and must include the information listed below:
* Letter is due NOVEMBER 15. Notification of acceptance: December 1, ‘02
* Mail letter to Lower Left - 021, 320 Eleventh Ave., SD CA 92101.
* Letter should include:

1. Name, address, email and phone number
2. Discipline ie. performance artist, choreographer, theater director, etc.
3. Education/Experience in the arts
4. What work have you seen that does not resonate with you?
5. What work have you seen that does resonate with you?
6. Have you produced any work before? (not a requirement)
7. Do you have the time to fully commit to a project like this? (at least 3 rehearsals/wk)
8. What do you know about the project that you would like to do? i.e. solo, group, duet? Who would perform in it? Is it collaborative in nature, or are you the sole director? Can you find rehearsal space for the project? What collaborating artists do you envision? (i.e. composer, set design, costume, etc. - none of which are a requirement)

All clases held at Sushi unless otherwise indicated.


FREE class day
Sept 14, 9-12noon
Come try out our classes for FREE!
9-10am Post-modern Technique, 10-11am Contact Improv, 11-12noon Head On Off’s Action Theater.


Conditioning/Warm-Up
Mondays 6-7pm Sept 9-Dec 16. (No class Sept 30, Oct 7, Nov 4 or 25)
$5 single class/ $40 all 11 classes.
Move through Hamilton Floor Barre (a rigorous, detailed technique that tunes and tones you) and other conditioning forms with Margaret Paek. Two special days, Oct 14 & 21, will be Experiential Anatomy with Jane Blount. Get to know your body through your own body!


Contact Improvisation
Mondays 7-9pm Sept 9-Dec 16. (No class Sept 30, Oct 7, Nov 4 or 25)
$10 single class/ $50 for a six class card.
Practice this experimental 360° partnering form. Come play with moments of balance, flight and discovery with other bodies. All levels are welcome. We will end with a jam. Lead by Lower Left.


Post-modern Technique
Tues and Thurs 6:30-8:30pm Oct 15-Nov26. (No class Oct 22 or 24)
**Tues classes at City Moves Studio in Normal Heights (Adams and Mansfield)/ Thurs location TBA.**
$10 single class/ $50 for six class card.
Drawing on perceptual awareness, anatomical knowledge, developmental movement, and release technique, to lead us to highly physical, unexpected phrases that push the boundaries of our kinespheres. Taught by Rebecca Bryant.


Technique Class
Wed 9:30-11am Sept 11-Dec 18. (No class Oct 9 or Dec 4)
$10 single class/ $50 for a six class card.
Shake it up. Rattle your brain. Move like you’ve never moved before. Come dance with us.
Sept 11-Oct 23 Margaret Paek
Oct 30-Nov 27 Jane Blount
Dec 11-Jan 29 Tonnie Sammartano


Compositional Improvisation
Thursdays 1:30-3pm Oct 10-Dec 5 (No class Nov 28)
**classes held at RIMAC rm 2 on the UCSD campus**
MUST register through UCSD Recreation 858.534.4037
Using Ensemble Thinking, Contact Improvisation, and Creative Research to create in the moment together. Taught by Margaret Paek.