The Thursday Jam is a community-run space for contact improvisation, offered every Thursday at the Finnish Hall in Berkeley.
As the biggest contact jam in the Bay Area, Thursday Jam offers a warm, inclusive environment for both newcomers and experienced practitioners. Since 2013, we have welcomed folks to explore the many possibilities of this improvisational movement form.
The class (7-8p) is taught by a different teacher each week. The jam (8-11p) features a dynamic soundscape, blending silence, DJ’ed tracks, and improvised live music. We offer both the class and jam by donation and no pre-registration is required.
Our schedule has an up-to-date listing of teachers and musicians. To stay in the loop with all things Thursday Jam, check out the Thursday Jam Facebook page (most frequently updated) or sign up for our very low-traffic mailing list.
There are also many other contact improv classes, jams, and workshops in Berkeley and the greater Bay Area! Check out the San Francisco Bay Area Contact Improvisation Facebook page and the NorCal Contact Improvisation Calendar (http://bit.ly/norcalcontactimprov).
Newer to contact improv? Other questions? Check out our FAQs page! And feel free to email us at contact@thursdayjam.org – we’d love to hear from you.
– Thursday Jam Organizers
* COVID STATUS: Masks optional; please do not attend if you are not 100% well. *