SPECIAL EVENTS
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
photo ©Jamie McHugh
Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Episode #5 - March 21, 2024 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET/ 7 PM CET
Conversation for an hour followed by 30 minute audience dialogue
Hosted by: Jamie McHugh, MSMT http://somaticexpression.com/
In conversation with: Stefanie Cohen, RSMT Somatic Practitioner & Interdisciplinary Artist https://www.somastories.net/
and LaUra Schmidt, Founding Director and Facilitator,Good Grief Network https://www.goodgriefnetwork.org/
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ISMETA OPEN HOUSES
Join us for live, interactive sessions to "tour" ISMETA's various resources for individual and organizational members. You will learn which membership track best serves your needs, and various ways in which you can participate in our professional community. These events are designed specifically for students and practitioners of Somatic Movement who are looking to become members of ISMETA. They are hosted by ISMETA’s Board of Directors and offered twice on the same day to cater to the many regions of practitioners globally.
April 10th 12pm ET
REGISTER HERE
April 10th 8pm ET
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PAST SPECIAL EVENTS
See videos below!
Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Sponsored by ISMETA
January 18, 2024: 10am PT/1pm ET/19:00 CET
Episode #4: Jamie McHugh, MSMT in conversation with Paula Josa-Jones, MSME/T Dance-maker and Equine Therapist https://www.paulajosajones.org/ and Victoria Moyer, Ecosomatic Researcher https://bodymettaspore.com/
Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Solstice, December 21, 2023: 10am PT/1pm ET/ 19:00 CET
Episode #3: Jamie McHugh, MSMT in conversation with:
Dancer/BMC Teacher Olive Bieringa, RSME/T and Archeologist/Artist Michael Jasmin
Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Hosted by Jamie McHugh, MSMT
Episode #2: Thursday, November 30 - 10am PT/1pm ET/19:00 CET
An hour-long conversation with ecosomatic pioneer Nala Walla
followed by a half hour open conversation with online participants.
Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Hosted by Jamie McHugh, MSMT
First conversation with guests
Martha Eddy, MSME/T and Satu Palokangas, MSME/T
Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 9th – 9am PT, 12pm ET, 6pm CET
It goes without saying: Earth matters! Without a viable planet, there is no living soma. This fundamental truth in the face of radical Earth disruptions is the ground for our conversations. Curated and moderated by Jamie McHugh, these hour-long biweekly roundtables are designed to connect the ISMETA community with artists, activists, scientists, agriculturalists, philosophers, and many others dedicated to the preservation of life on Earth. Besides lively and engaging conversations that stimulate actionable strategies, we hope these roundtables can provide networking opportunities, resource sharing and emergent cross-disciplinary collaborations. We all hold a piece of the puzzle and can each contribute in our own unique, creative way to the mycelial network. These online conversations, an outgrowth of the ISMETA Ecosomatics Forum, will also be posted on YouTube to reach a wider audience.
Friday, May 26th at 12pm Eastern U.S. time
OPEN TO ALL
NOT MY ENEMY
A Film Screening and Artist Conversation
This Special Encore Event is a recording of select excerpts from the February 26, 2023 Live Interactive Film Screening featured Board Member Kehinde Ishangi's documentary film, Not My Enemy featuring the process and the power of using somatic methodology in processing and overcoming trauma. This Special Event was hosted by the ISMETA Somatic Arts and Education Committee.
This acclaimed film had its first United States premiere at the San Francisco Veterans Film Festival in December, and it will be shown at the Screen Dance Miami Festival and the Denton Black Film Festival this month. Directed by Ishangi and filmed by Tiffany Rhynard, the feature-length film is based on her original choreographic work “Not My Enemy” and uses embodied narrative to understand and resolve issues around the absence of her biological father and how it impacted her life. The exploration leads her to the Vietnam War and its aftermath and the effect it had on her father, her family, and her community. With the assistance of four brave Vietnam Vets and other members of her community, she uses dance as a tool for somatic healing.