No Stranger Here

Contact Improv LA is one of the reasons I made my way out here. In a studio with skylights and a smooth wooden floor on Santa Monica Boulevard in the eponymous coastal town, a group of bodies as diverse as Steve Paxton probably dreamed meets weekly, and with some variety of attendees, to jam. Last night was my third time (I visited in March). After an academic semester of it dried out the juicy parts, CI has been brought back to life! The atmosphere is casual, the studio is serene, and the post-jam food run is going to be a habit. I think last night’s binge may have actually turned at least my extremities into some of Swinger’s tasty vegan chocolate chip pancakes.


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