ASHLEY MENESTRINA:

Ashley Menestrina is a movement artist, performer, teacher, and choreographer. Her repertoire of

solo works: Always a Creature , The Human Condition: Absent Presence, and Combative Echoes

have been performed in eight countries and received numerous awards from festival juries. Since

moving to Seattle in 2021, Ashley has created a new work thanks to Velocity Dance Center’s

Bridge Project program. This creation was performed at SIDF and Gonzaga University where

she also commissioned a new work for their repertory company. Additionally, Ashley has worked

with Anna Mlasowsky for the Amazon A.I.R program, Emily Schoen Branch, and Maia Melene

Durfee in collaborative processes.

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

The Connective Tissue Series is a movement-based improvisational practice that enables us to

mindfully link the relationship of our own physical tissue to the more metaphorical connections

that allow us to be seen and heard in everyday life. This series invites you to personally

experience your own unique molecular nuances, sense them, understand them, grow them, and

ultimately integrate them into surrounding portals of connectivity. Class will consist of an

improv based warm up followed by phrase work.