Linda Rubin Archives, Synergy Movement Workshops Collection
The Linda Rubin Archives, Synergy Movement Workshops Collection is held, compiled, and digitized by Linda Rubin. The materials in this collection consist predominantly of still photographs (taken by Sara Wellington, Joe Gould, and Carol Gordon) documenting Synergy Movement Workshops and improvisation rehearsals / workshops / jams held at Western Front, the Arcadian Hall, and the Surrey Arts Centre. A few promotional brochures and posters advertising Synergy Movement Workshops and programming schedules are also included in this collection.
Tags: Synergy Movement Workshops, Synergy, Contact Improvisation, Western Front, Arcadian Hall, Surrey Arts Centre, Brochures Vancouver, Linda Rubin, Peter Bingham, Lola Ryan, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Improvisation, Weekend Workshops. Isabelle Povylius and Lola Ryan at Open Space, Victoria. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshops Collection.
Improvisation, Weekend Workshops. Lola Ryan and Andrew Harwood at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. 1975. Photo by Sarah Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation, Weekend Workshops. Vivian Clerx and Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation, Weekend Workshops. Lola Ryan and Louis Gidzinski at Open Space, Victoria. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation, Weekend Workshops. Lola Ryan and Vivian Clerx at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Technique Workshop, Weekend Workshops. (L-R) Louis Gidzinski, Lola Ryan, and unknown at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation Rehearsal. Lola Ryan and Andrew Harwood at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation Jam. Andrew Harwood and Linda Rubin at Synergy Movement Workshop Studio, Arcadian Hall. 1977. Photo by Joe Gould. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation Jam. Andrew Harwood and Lola Ryan at Synergy Movement Workshop Studio, Arcadian Hall, Vancouver. 1977. Photo by Joe Gould. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation Rehearsal. Seamus Linehan and Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1975. Photo by Carol Gordon. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation Rehearsal. Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. 1975. Photo by Carol Gordon. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![Improvisation Rehearsal. [L-R] Unknown, Brandi Moyen, and Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/a0913bc4-8f80-4372-acd6-f7fd399c76ab/12+-+Scan+78.jpg)
Improvisation Rehearsal. [L-R] Unknown, Brandi Moyen, and Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Improvisation Workshop with John Gamble. Lola Ryan and Seamus Linehan at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. June 1975. Photo by Carol Gordon. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshops Collection. “The photos where I'm dancing topless with Seamus Linehan are likely from June of 1975, when John Gamble taught our first workshop in Contact Improvisation at the Western Front. As I recall, he'd taken only one Contact workshop previously himself, in San Francisco. It was exhilarating but rough and brutal on our bodies - we ended the week covered in bruises.” – From e-mail exchange with Lola Ryan
![Improvisation Jam. [L-R] Linda Rubin, Andrew Harwood, and Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Arcadian Hall, Vancouver. 1977. Photo by Joe Gould. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/c7370433-9c3b-4d90-a326-d81d79584b32/14+-+SPA+1977+2.jpeg)
Improvisation Jam. [L-R] Linda Rubin, Andrew Harwood, and Lola Ryan at Synergy Studio, Arcadian Hall, Vancouver. 1977. Photo by Joe Gould. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![Improvisation Jam. [L-R] Lola Ryan, Gillian Loundes, Andrew Harwood, and Linda Rubin at Synergy Studio, Arcadian Hall, Vancouver. 1977. Photo by Joe Gould. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/09a5c9e3-526e-49a1-b8ac-17dccc9cc779/15+-+SPA+1977.jpeg)
Improvisation Jam. [L-R] Lola Ryan, Gillian Loundes, Andrew Harwood, and Linda Rubin at Synergy Studio, Arcadian Hall, Vancouver. 1977. Photo by Joe Gould. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Weekend Workshops. Lola Ryan and Jennifer Crockford at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. 1975. Photo by Sara Wellington. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![[L-R] Peter Bingham, Jane Ellison, Linda Rubin, and others at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1976. Photo by Daniel Collins. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/4184c5d8-8831-46cc-afae-ce502f087c50/17+-+PeterBingham_JaneEllison_LindaRubin.jpeg)
[L-R] Peter Bingham, Jane Ellison, Linda Rubin, and others at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1976. Photo by Daniel Collins. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![[L-R] Peter Bingham, Jane Ellison, and Linda Rubin at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1976. Photo by Daniel Collins. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/4e41d1a9-13dc-4bd3-9693-d4a67ef1c134/18+-+PeterBingham.jpeg)
[L-R] Peter Bingham, Jane Ellison, and Linda Rubin at Synergy Studio, Western Front. 1976. Photo by Daniel Collins. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![Synergy Weekend Movement Workshops [Front]. Jeannie McGregor (photo) at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. Promotional Brochure/Workshop Schedule. Fall 1975. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/64fc3560-5143-4840-9a2d-0c6516fd2fec/19+-+Synergy+Fall+1975_1.jpeg)
Synergy Weekend Movement Workshops [Front]. Jeannie McGregor (photo) at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. Promotional Brochure/Workshop Schedule. Fall 1975. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![Synergy Weekend Movement Workshops [Back]. Jeannie McGregor (photo) at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. Promotional Brochure/Workshop Schedule. Fall 1975. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/d225510d-d409-48b0-9ff3-34236c7f6167/20+-+Synergy+Fall+1975_2.jpeg)
Synergy Weekend Movement Workshops [Back]. Jeannie McGregor (photo) at Synergy Studio, Western Front, Vancouver. Promotional Brochure/Workshop Schedule. Fall 1975. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Poster advertisement for Synergy Movement Workshop: Eight Week Spring Session with Jane Ellison, Linda Rubin, Morley Wiseman, Helen Clarke, and Peter Bingham as workshop leaders, Arcadian Hall at 2214 Main Street, Vancouver. March 7-April 29, 1977. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Poster advertisement for Synergy Movement Workshop: Seven Week Spring Session with Helen Clarke, Linda Rubin, Morley Wiseman, Lola Ryan, and Peter Bingham as workshop leaders, Arcadian Hall at 2214 Main Street, Vancouver. May 2-June 18, 1977. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
Movement Workshops - Contact Improvisation with Re:Union with Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Curt Siffall, Nita Little, and Danny Lepkoff. February 28-March 5, 1979 at the Scottish Auditorium, Vancouver. Sponsored by Seamus Linehan and Synergy Performing Association. Promotional Brochure / Workshops / Performances Schedule. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.
![Promotional material for Synergy Weekend Workshops. [L-R] Lola Ryan and Jeannie McGregor, company dancers, and two workshop participants (unknown), Surrey Art Centre. 1975. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6102f6fcb864c868a091548b/777747df-289d-49fb-9a5f-d77be131db0b/24+-+Synergy+Weekend+Workshops+1975+5.jpeg)
Promotional material for Synergy Weekend Workshops. [L-R] Lola Ryan and Jeannie McGregor, company dancers, and two workshop participants (unknown), Surrey Art Centre. 1975. Linda Rubin, Synergy Movement Workshop Collection.