Join Winona based dance/interdisciplinary artist Sharon Mansur and WOC Executive Director Alexa Shapiro for “tracings: a guided creative nature walk.” This is a guided group stroll that honors the natural environment, and walking as both an everyday shared experience, and the artistic expression of tracing an embodied line through a landscape to honor that place.
You are invited to engage in the physical act of walking through breath and body sensing. Explore and respond to your surroundings through observations, visual and written reflections and group sharings. Experience the act of slowing down, tuning into self, and being in community. Appreciate subtle details and moments that might be overlooked in daily life.
Session One: 1:00p to 2:30p
Session Two: 4:00p to 5:30p
Please wear suitable clothing and shoes, and bring water. Other supplies will be provided. This will be a small group experience so advance registration will be required. Each session will be 90 minutes, including an introduction and brief discussion at the end. We will make frequent stops along the way to engage with nature and explore our senses.
Accessibility: This will be an easy level walk at a leisurely pace, no elevation, suitable for general walkers of all levels. The Aghaming Park segment is a dirt and sand path, and the Flyway Trail is paved. Send us an email for additional accommodations at info@winonaoutdoorcollaborative.com
Parking Instructions: Park at Latsch Beach and then walk over the Wagon Bridge towards the Flyway Trail. We’ll meet at the trailhead for Aghamming Park.
Bathroom Access: Portapotty available at Latsch Beach
Cost: Free to Attend
Inclusions: Guided instruction, no equipment needed
Exclusions: Personal items like water bottles, layers for weather, sunscreen
Support: This activity is made possible through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in cooperation with a private foundation. The development of tracings has also been generously supported by residencies at Lanesboro Arts and The YES! House.
Upcoming: Join Sharon again on Saturday, October 7th @ 2pm for “tracings: dance film screening + community sharing” at the Winona Arts Center. Free admission, no reservations needed. Presented in partnership with the Frozen River Film Festival. www.mansurdance.com/tracings
Registration is REQUIRED for this event and will close on September 8. Please complete a waiver/photo release - the link is provided below.
Event Leader | Contact Information
Sharon Mansur (she/her)
Sharon is an Arab/SWANA (Southwest Asian/North African) American experimental dance and interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and community mover and shaker based in Winona, MN, Dakota land. She loves creating artistic opportunities for people to connect and engage. Mansur’s performances, visual installations and screendance projects have been presented throughout the U.S, and internationally. Sharon curates The Cedar Tree Project, amplifying art and artists from the Arab /SWANA diaspora, and SHIFT~ experimental performance salons. She has taught and facilitated creative group experiences for over thirty years in a variety of settings for youth and adults, ranging from universities, community centers, yoga studios, outdoors in nature and the built environment.
Event Coordinator | Contact Information
Alexa Shapiro (she/her)
760-274-7493
alexa@winonaoutdoorcollaborative.com
