without noticing, you dance.
fall 2026 movement event
with shai faran
Sat Oct. 31-Sun Nov. 1, 2026
Boulder, CO
join us for A weekend that’s equal parts growth and play.
Review old movement concepts and experiment with new ones.
Expand your movement vocabulary and find more freedom to dance in your own unique ways.
from shai:
“This workshop will cover many topics that I have been exploring and sharing throughout the years with the Ape Co community.
We will bring them together into a rich, dynamic system that you can play with in a solo practice, as well as within a group constellation.”
Concepts we’ll explore:
Isolation: Work with isolating different parts of the body and putting them together in different ways.
Resonance and dissonance, connections and separations: Create a range of varied possibilities, from the smallest and most subtle ways of moving individual parts of the body to global movements where the whole body is included.
Timing, rhythm, space, and voice: Experiment with falling, working with gravity, and the floor to enrich your movement vocabulary, create more freedom in your body, and deepen your unique way of dancing
Improvisation and experimentation: Create space for expression, spatial awareness, versatility, and new creative possibilities.
details:
Location
Boulder, CO
Venues to be announced
schedule
Morning Session: 9:30am -12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30-2pm
Evening Session: 2-5pm
all levels are welcome
This workshop is open to everyone with any physical background and experience, whether you have been introduced to Shai’s work before or not.
Come with an open mind and a playful body.
Be prepared to be overwhelmed and challenged, embrace frustration and self-humour, and be ready to dance!
Curious newcomers who are eager to learn and advanced practitioners seeking a fresh challenge alike
Movers, dancers, athletes, weightlifters, acrobats, hand balancers, teachers, yogis—or anyone who loves movement
about shai faran
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Shai Faran is an Israeli dancer, teacher and choreographer based in Europe.
After studying in the dance department at the Misgav High School, she continued her studies at the Haifa dance workshop for dancers and choreographers. In Israel, she danced for the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company II, the Sigma Ensemble and the Dafi Altabab Dance Group.
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After studying and working in Israel, she started to feel the need to be exposed to new information and moved to Europe, to follow a year of a post graduate program at SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) where she expended her knowledge and started to develop her research, practice and methods of teaching and creating. She has worked with different choreographers such as Jule Flierl, Matej Kejzer, Maya M.Caroll, Zoe Knights, Yuval Pick, Shumpei Nemoto, Maura Morales Alessandro Sciarroni David Hernandez, Martin Kilvady and more, performed around Europe and taught in different frames for professional dancers, high education BA and MA programs, dance companies, non-dancers and beginners and in open workshops around the world.
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She created several works which won scholarships and support from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, the foundation named after Ehud Manor, the cultural senate of Berlin, Fonds Darstellende Künste and Neu Start Kultur Fond (Dis-Tanz-Solo).
In the last few years she has been teaching contemporary dance and improvisation while developing her own artistic work and working as a freelance dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Shai joined Cullberg Dance Company in 2024.
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Early Bird Ticket Pricing
$400
Standard Ticket Pricing
$600
frequently asked questions
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All ticket sales are final. No refunds.
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Yes. If the event sells out, there will be a waitlist form available on this page. As we get closer to the event, we’ll notify you should additional spots open up.
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To cover expenses and compensate our incredible teachers for the full value of their work, we are not able to offer free/work-trade ticket options at this time. We created the Early Bird ticket rate to hopefully make this event accessible for all. If you have any specific concerns, just reach out.
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We will not be offering day passes at this time.
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Though it can be helpful to have a baseline level of athleticism and stamina, if you’re someone who is willing to try new things, stay curious, and self-manage or modify for what you need, please join us. For specific injuries, contact us with any questions and always check with a medical professional you trust.
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Sure! We will have more details as we get closer to the event. TBD, though typically we try to connect participants through a WhatsApp group and/or sign up sheets for carpooling or housing. If you have any specific questions, just reach out to us.
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By Car
Venues in Boulder are about 35 minutes from Downtown Denver and 45 minutes from Denver International Airport, pending traffic.
We recommend allowing up to an hour during peak traffic hours.
By Public TransportationBusses are available from the airport or downtown Denver to Boulder with a transfer.