Below is a list of workshops we have run in the past.
We will update this with a schedule for the Mini Madskillz 2019 Festival asap.
10:30am-11:30am
OPEN JAM
High ceilings and open space to practice, play, pass, or just prepare for a day full of Madskillz.
Location: Main Floor
YOGA
Free the body, free the mind: In this gentle yoga practice, together we will integrate body and breath; bringing awareness into focus as we link movements fluidly from one to another to release physical and energetic blockages in the body, helping us find a state of flow and unity.
Instructor: Afeef
Level: All Levels
Location: Lower Floor
11:15-12:15pm
JUGGLING
Intro to 5 Club: This workshop is designed for club jugglers who have begun the journey to learn 5 club cascade. This workshop will provide tips and tricks for progressing towards mastery of 5 clubs. Drills will be provided so you may find it useful to have pen and paper. Most of all, we want you to have fun.
Instructor: Elliot
Level: Beginner
Location: Main Floor
HOOP
Isos: Slow things down and add some grace and magic to your flow with these yummy isolations!
Instructor: Orbit Princess
Level: ALL
Location: Main Floor Stage
FANS
Fan Tech 101: In this workshop we will be covering the fundamentals of fan spinning. This will include grips, relations and basic fan movements including glides and folds. This course is for the beginner or any fan spinner looking to brush up on the basics. Course is intended for North American fan tech but can be applied to Russian grip fans as well. Class will begin with a short warm up and conclude with a cool down.
Instructor: Denyse
Level: Beginner
Location: Lower Floor 1
JUGGLING
Beginner 3-Ball: You wll learn the 3-ball cascade
Instructor: Tara
Level: Beginner:
Location: Lower Floor 2
12:30-1:30pm
LEVI WAND
Intro to Levi Wand: Learn the basic principals for Levi Wand with both short- and long-string techniques
Instructor: Tristan
Level: Beginner
Location: Main Floor
MINI HOOPS
An introduction to flow with minis: This workshop will cover the basics of mini hoop movement and the coordinated manipulation of two wee hoops. Spinning, turning, weaves, and a couple o’tricks & transitions will be covered.
Instructor: Fan Damme
Level: Beginner
Location: Main Floor Stage
CLOWNING
Clown Tech: Come learn the get down on Clown Town! We will cover some basic clown philosophy and different options for getting into the mood, before delving deep into Squeaker Tech. This class lends itself to discussion, so bring your questions, tips and tricks!
Instructor: Dr. Boogie
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 1
MAGIC
The Art of Magic Workshop 1: Learn Magic tricks for absolute beginners using Straw, Rubber Bands, Chop Stick, Dice, Rock-Scissor-Paper Rubber Band & Small & Mediam size Coffee cup Sleeves. NO MOTOR SKILL, NO EFFORT NEEDED, as I will teach step by step till master it. Plus Advanced Magic Show by MagicJo.
Instructor: Magic Jo
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 2
1:30-2:30pm
Lunch Break – check the on-site workshop board for participant-led workshops during this time slot
2:30-3:30pm
HOOP
Intro to Hooping: In this workshop you will learn basic on-body hooping, turns, lifts and drops, and basic hand hooping.
Instructor: Christa
Level: Beginner
Location: Main Floor
POI
Intermediate poi transitions: So you’ve learned some poi moves, but what comes next? This workshop will get you flowing flawlessly through some of your repertoire with several simple transitions. We’ll also cover some of the basic poi theory that let’s you move between spaces and sequences.
Instructor: Aaron
Level: Intermediate
Location: Main Floor Stage
FANS
Fan Tracers 101: In this class we break down tracers into their fundamental movements. After drilling small chunks we bring them together focusing on clean and precise technique. In this class we will focus arm (limb) tracers, vertical neck and body (trunk) tracers and the differences in technique between limb and trunk tracing. Class will begin with a brief warm up and conclude with a brief stretch and recap.
Instructor: Denyse
Level: Intermediate
Location: Lower Floor 1
PERFORMANCE
Flow Face: You’re lost in flow, you’re living your best life, but… what’s your face doing? Characterization and body awareness help to being performance you the next level.
Instructor: Tristan
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 2
3:45-4:45pm
JUGGLING
Club Flow: Learn stricks that aren’t spun like traditional juggling. More flow like.
Instructor: Blayne
Level: ALL
Location: Main Floor
METEOR
Meteor Basics: You will learn the basics of meteor, and hopefully learn enough that you will be able to progress and learn on your own after.
Instructor: Lilith
Level: Intermediate
Location: Main Floor Stage
YOGA
Chair YOGA Stretch & KARATE moves for Juggling Performance: 1.-Reflesh/Reset your head(mind) before your Performance.
2.-Reduce Head, Neck, Shoulder, Lower Back & Leg Stress for 50%.
3.-Increase Range of Motion = Prevent injury.
4.-Reexamine Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Finger Joints Mechanics.
5.-Adopt Karate Upper and Lower body movements for Juggling.
6.-Abdominal Deep Breathing Technique = Increases your Energy output.
Instructor: Joji
Levels: Beginner
Location: Lower Level 1
CLOWNING
Clowning Musicality: This class focuses on the study of musical elements and how to visualize them in your body, in a comedic fashion. We will learn to pay attention to the various instruments and hone in on them. We will explore some specific body movements, big and small, then get creative with interpretive and improvised movement.
Instructor: Dr. Boogie
Levels: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 2
5:00-6:00pm
Main Floor closed for Gala Show preparations
MINI HOOPS
Mini hoops II: transitions, ideas and flow: The follow up to the intro class on minis, this workshop is accessible to poi and fan spinners who have ever thought ‘I bet I could spin those’ (you totally can!). Or anyone whose ever spun minis and thought to themselves ‘ok, I can do some tricks here but what even do with these?!’. Isolations and isolation related witchery, plane switching, and a discussion on stealing tricks from other props and how it’s absolutely a thing.
Instructor: Fan Damme
Level: Intermediate
Location: Lower Floor 1
JUGGLING
Traps and Body Throws: This workshop will teach you how to play with traps and body throws with clubs. It is meant for intermediate jugglers but all levels are accepted (beginners might get bored because many of the concepts are not easy).
Instructor: Lucas
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Location: Lower Floor 2
6:15-7:15pm
MADSKILLZ MOVIES
Prop manipulation never looked so good! Enjoy short films byMikah Sharkey featuring local and international talent, plus other videos produced or recommended by fellow festival attendees.Email sharkeycam31@gmail.com to add your video submission or recommendation to the playlist – 10 min or less, and films that go beyond demo reels or flow selfies.
Sunday August 5, 2018
10:00-11:00am
OPEN JAM
High ceilings and open space to practice, play, pass, or just prepare for a day full of Madskillz.
Location: Main Floor
INTRO TO MOVEMENT
Intro to Movement – Optimize the engine. The human body is a truly remarkable work, able to adapt to a constantly shifting environmencover basic mobility, passive and active stretching, some locomotion and animal flow drills. You will leave class with a refreshed understanding of your body, and perhaps a newfound curiosity to elevate your pre-existing movement practice, or to start your own 🙂 no props needed, all levels of experience welcome.
Instructor: Afeef
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor
11:15am-12:15pm
JUGGLING
Partner Tricks: Learn a varity of tricks that include a partner.
Instructor: Blayne
Level: ALL
Location: Main Floor Stage
MOBILITY 101
Mobility 101: In this all levels class, we will go over some basic anatomy and put things together (and take them apart) as we break down our individual skeletal structures and learn to actively increase our ranges of motion. No pen or paper needed (unless you want to take notes) just bring yourself and a positive attitude 🙂
Instructor: Afeef
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 1
RENEGADE WORKSHOPS
Have a skill to teach? Write a description on the poster for this time slot and build your own workshop? Space available on both floors in this time slot.
12:30-1:30pm
POI
Contact Poi Tosses: Learn how to let go in this workshop covering introductory tosses and transitions, designed for contact or Pod poi. We’ll cover sequences with zero-beat tosses, cross-body tosses and more!
Instructor: Aaron
Level: Advanced
Location: Main Floor
STAFF
Intro to Flow Staff & Movement: In this workshop, students will be introduced and taken through a tasting course in FLOW STAFF! As prop manipulators, we tend to move our props and not so much our bodies, but in this class we will learn how to use our staff to generate creative movement across the floor through space.
Instructor: Alison
Level: ALL
Location: Main Floor Stage
8-RING
Intro to Flow Staff & Movement: In this workshop, students will be introduced and taken through a tasting course in FLOW STAFF! As prop manipulators, we tend to move our props and not so much our bodies, but in this class we will learn how to use our staff to generate creative movement across the floor through space.
Instructor: Mackenzie
Levels: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 1
JUGGLING
Contact Juggling
Instructor: Josh
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 2
1:30-2:30
Lunch Break – check the on-site workshop board for participant-led workshops during this time slot
2:30-3:30pm
PARTNER POI
Learn to spin poi with friends. We have something for all levels of poi spinners.
Instructor: Kat and Kay
Level: All
Location: Main Floor
JUGGLING
Easy Club Multiplexes: Learn a variety of ways to throw 2 clubs out of one hand.
Instructor: Julian
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Floor: Main Floor Stage
MASSAGE
Massage Techniques: This is a touch heavy workshop that starts with a discussion about consent, injuries, communication in massage and how to touch people without being a jerk when out in the wild. Participation is completely user defined and I will describe in detail each exercise before we start. You do not need a partner to do this workshop, but if a specific partner makes you feel more comfortable that’s absolutely ok.
Instructor: Fan Damme
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 1
STAFF
Mag-Staff
Instructor: Josh
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 2
3:45-4:45pm
HOOP
Air Time for Hoops: Add drama to your hooping with some air time! Learn to throw, toss, flip, kick, bonk, pass, and more! Most moves start from a hand grip position, so previous hoop experience is not required. Bring your own lighter weight hoop, or borrow one from the instructor.
Instructor: Christa
Level: ALL
Location: Main Floor
STAFF
Flow Staff Part 2 – Catch & Releases, Movement & Dance: This workshop will be a continuation of Intro to Flow Staff and Movement. Participants will be expanding on the initial course by exploring:
– multiple planes: learning how to change planes and flow through different dimensions in space
– intermediate staff vocab technique: toss & catches
– movement: more intricate ways to step, move, and travel across the floor
– dance: musicality and learning how to sync staff movement to music
Instructor: Alison
Level: Intermediate
Location: Main Floor Stage
POI
Poi Gunslingers: An introduction to the wonderful world of tether manipulation.
Instructor: Julian
Level: ALL
Location: Lower Floor 1
JUGGLING
Mill’s Mess and other easy 3-ball patterns.
Instructor: Tara
Level: Intermediate
Location: Lower Floor 2
5:00-6:00pm
Raffle Draw & Games
