Second Saturday Leader Showcase: February

Embracing the Unknown

Amos Alan Lans and Alison Luterman

Oakland, CA

Saturday, February 8, 2025, 1:00-3:30 p.m.

Please join us in embracing the unknown with all the support, play, and ease of InterPlay forms. Alison Luterman and Amos Lans will invite the whole body to explore and connect in movement, story, and sound for this afternoon session. We'll venture into adventures through Dance/Talk stories, gesture choirs, and a variety of contact movement, including blindfolded dances.

This class is part of the Oakland InterPlay second Saturday Leader Showcase series. Come join us for two and a half hours of connection, expression, and play on the second Saturday of the month. Come to as many or as few as you like. Each month a different Bay Area leader will guide the group, using the forms of InterPlay and the wisdom of the body to facilitate connection to others and ourselves in the grounded, playful ways that InterPlay makes easy. These workshops are great for any level of InterPlay experience, whether you are new to InterPlay or have been to the studio many times.



COVID Protocol.: Our goal is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for people with a wide variety of health situations. We require that folks either take a same-day COVID test and test negative or wear an N95 or KN95 mask during class. If you have questions, please reach out to the facilitators via the links below

Transportation and parking: Our lovely studio is in urban Oakland. If driving, we recommend parking on major streets like Grand Avenue and Telegraph Avenue (and not 23rd) and not leaving things in your vehicle. If you pay for parking with the Park Mobile app it will be easy to add more to the meter virtually. We are also close to BART and several bus lines and protected bike paths. There is good bike parking on Telegraph, and you're also welcome to bring your bike inside the studio.

Are you a certified InterPlay leader or working on your certification who would like to lead as part of this series? Please reach out to Amos Lans or John Diller via the links in the Second Saturday series post. We welcome local and visiting leaders.


Sliding Scale Payment Options
Note for Office

Cost: $35 (sliding scale $20-$60, no one turned away for lack of funds)

Registration/Information: Pay online to register or just show up. Questions? Use teacher links below or call 510-465-2797 (Mon-Fri)

Venue

InterPlayce

2273 Telegraph Avenue (at 23rd St.)
Oakland, CA 94612
InterPlayce is the center of the InterPlay universe. The offices for Body Wisdom, Inc. are also located here. The building is at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph, one block north of West Grand. It is just a few blocks from the 19th Street Downtown Oakland BART station, and on several convenient bus lines. On-street parking is always available at night and metered during the day. It is also easily accessible by several of the major freeways. Click here for a map.
Leaders
Amos Alan Lans
Amos Alan Lans likes to tell folks, “I became a dancer in my 50’s, thanks to InterPlay!” Amos is one of the three co-leaders of the Thursday evening men’s drop-in class. He loves introducing InterPlay to groups of men, especially gay men, especially older gay men who are learning new ways of enjoying being in their ageing bodies as well as playful ways of connecting with other guys. Letting stories emerge from movement is one of Amos’ favorite InterPlay activities. For 20+ years, Amos set up and taught in public school gardening programs. He now teaches the joys of composting, gardening, and healthy eating to at-risk urban youth in North Oakland’s Dover Street Edible Park, near his home on 61st Street.
Alison Luterman
Alison Luterman is a poet whose work has been seen on public transit, in various magazines and anthologies including The Sun, Revenge and Forgiveness. Her book of poems, The Largest Possible Life, is available through Body Wisdom. She is also a playwright,essayist, creative writing teacher, and a member of WING IT!

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