Why Not Fly?
Aerial InterPlay: Contact and Connection
Theron Shaw and
Elizabeth Mendana Shaw
Berkeley, CA
Mondays 4 weeks 7:45-9:30 PM
Have you ever dreamed of flying? Here is your chance! Lead by Elizabeth Mendana and Theron Shaw of Wing It! Performance Ensemble, this class will combine InterPlay Improvisation forms with aerial apparatus. The November session emphasizes ways to connect and make contact. Come and see what magic emerges! This class is designed to be accessible for anyone. No previous experience in InterPlay or Aerial dance is required.
Cost: $75 pre-registration/$90 at first class/$25 drop in fee
Registration/Information: Elizabeth Mendana
Venue
Studio 12
2525 8th St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
Studio 12 is inside the Sawtooth Building at 2525 8th St. There is street parking and a public lot across the street from the entrance to the building. Please pay attention to parking signs and restrictions. Once you enter the lobby, studio 12 is on the left hand side.
Leaders
Theron Shaw
Theron has been involved with InterPlay since about 2003, first in Seattle, WA and later in Oakland, CA as a member of the WingIt! Performance Ensemble. Back in the day, he performed as a modern dancer, aerialist, musician, actor and improviser. Now he occasionally plays one of his flutes with his toddler son Solomon.
Theron serves as Director of Development for InterPlay, coordinating fundraising and friendraising efforts throughout the InterPlay community. He loves fundraising because it’s a place where head, heart, community and action all intersect. He has worked in non-profit administration and fundraising since 1995, holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs, and is a Certified Fundraising Executive.
Theron Shaw is also founder and principal of Theron Shaw Fundraising, where he helps non-profits with fundraising strategy and major gifts.
He lives with his wife Elizabeth, his son Solomon and their dog Bear on Vashon Island, near Seattle, Washington.
Theron serves as Director of Development for InterPlay, coordinating fundraising and friendraising efforts throughout the InterPlay community. He loves fundraising because it’s a place where head, heart, community and action all intersect. He has worked in non-profit administration and fundraising since 1995, holds a Master’s degree in Public Affairs, and is a Certified Fundraising Executive.
Theron Shaw is also founder and principal of Theron Shaw Fundraising, where he helps non-profits with fundraising strategy and major gifts.
He lives with his wife Elizabeth, his son Solomon and their dog Bear on Vashon Island, near Seattle, Washington.
Elizabeth Mendana Shaw
Elizabeth Mendana, MFA, is a member of the InterPlay-based Wing It! Performance Ensemble in Oakland, CA and is an international InterPlay leader and performer. She is versed in dance, theatre, and stage wisdom with a special gift for caring about people and art at the same time. The San Francisco Chronicle has called her dancing "Stunning" and "Hypnotic". She has performed with several San Francisco choreographers as well as presenting her own creative work with her company Mendana Productions. She has recently relocated to Seattle where she hopes to continue creating performance art, teach Pilates, and make a home.