​​Ensemble Thinking™ Lab

April 3-5 2026

facilitated by Nina Martin

Times:

Friday1-6pm / Saturday 10 - 6pm / Sunday 9 - 2pm

 

Location:

TCU SCCDance @ Lowe Hall

3000 South University Drive

Fort Worth, Texas 76109

 

Cost:

$250 to $400 sliding scale

Student scholarships available

to inquire: lowerleftcollective@gmail.com

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Payment options:

Venmo: @Nina-Martin-9​

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This performance lab qualifies for the Ensemble Thinking Certification prerequisites

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Swedish Contact Improvisation Festival

July 10-15, 2026

Ensemble Improvisation Intensive with Andrew Wass

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for more information follow this link

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​​Marfa Live Arts

presents

Ensemble Thinking™ Contact Improvisation ReWire Dancing States

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Dance Ranch Marfa

​August 3-7, 2026

facilitated by Nina Martin, Margaret Paek, Andrew Wass

 

This performance lab is a rigorous investigation of the relationship between the self and the group in an art-making context. The workshop is intended to provide dedicated spaces for collective/individual learning and exploration. We use this time in Marfa to work, investigate, and collectively widen compositional, sensorial, and performance skills. Using Ensemble Thinking™, ReWire Movement States, and Contact Improvisation as points of departure, we will investigate the intra-relationships of the solo body, the weighted body and the ensemble. The days consist of two blocks of time in the studio. The performance lab will end with a performance that is open to the public.

 

Location: Marfa TX

USO Building, 302 S Highland Ave, Marfa, TX 79843, United States

 

Cost: $475 Pre-Registration Required 

Participant numbers are limited

Early Bird price: $400 by June 1, 2026

To register fill out this Google Form

For local Tricounty participants: contact ninamartinperformance@gmail.com for discount information

 

Refund Policy: if you ask for a refund before July 18, we keep 50$ handling feebetween July 18-July 25, we keep half of the fee. After July 25, no refund, but you can find someone to take your place

 

Payment, whichever method works for you: 

Please include note on all payments: "Lower Left"

Venmo: Marfa Live Arts @MarfaLiveArts  

Paypal via Marfa Live Arts 

Check/Money Order to "Marfa Live Arts" PO Box 1365 Marfa TX 79843

 

Schedule (subject to change):

Morning sessions:10-12:30pm

Lunch: 12:30 - 2:00

Afternoon sessions: 2:00-5pm

Free pilates mat class mornings: 9-9:50, open to the public

Performance August 5 - 6 pm, open to the public

Performance August 7 - 6 pm open to public

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Ensemble Thinking™ Lab - The Big Picture

August 24th - 30th, 2026

with Karen Mikalsen, Nina Martin, Margaret Sunghe Paek, Andrew Wass, Julie Lebel

@ National Theatre School, Oslo, Norway

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