This workshop was on Friday 28 July; the third of four linked sessions at Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
Walk awhile. Now stand. Press your hands to your face, to move the skin: feel the surface, your hair, and move your jaw with your hands.
Continue reading Contemporary Dance Intensive – Session 3 with Olivia Court-Mesa & Yochai Ginton
This workshop was on Thursday 27 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
Why dance? What do you like about dancing Contact Improvisation? We examine these questions and others, in words and movement.
This workshop was on Thursday 27 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
We arrive at the workshop: shake, and dance freely – disco. The song Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye is playing: Baby, I think I’m capsizing, the waves are rising, and rising, and when I get that feeling, I want sexual healing …
This workshop was on Wednesday 26 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
Lay on your side with one hand under your ribs and feel the breathe; allow it to flow through your body.
Continue reading Touching the Sky and Fly with Barbara Pfundt
This workshop was on Wednesday 26 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
Heike Pourian starts by reading a quote from author Arundhati Roy: “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing”. She reads it from a piece of paper which is then pined up on the wall of Studio 3.
Continue reading The Politics of Contact Improvisation with Heike Pourian
This workshop was on Wednesday 26 July; the second of four linked sessions at Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
There’s the sound of drumming as our feet strike the floor – so many feet, walking, running, faster, furious, dodging each other. Keep your hands up!
Continue reading Contemporary Dance Intensive – Session 2 with Olivia Court-Mesa & Yochai Ginton
This workshop was on Tuesday 26 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
We work with a partner. One of us gives touch to the other, and they ‘fill’ the touch by relaxing into it.
This workshop was on Tuesday 25 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
“That was great dancing. How did you do that?” – is an example of feedback, and feedback can make us better dancers. How do we feedback effectively?
This workshop was on Tuesday 25 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
We stand in a circle and talk gibberish when asked to describe how we feel.
This workshop was on Tuesday 25 July; the first of four linked sessions at Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
In this workshop – the first session of the Contemporary Dance intensive, our feet are the starting point.
Continue reading Contemporary Dance Intensive – Session 1 with Olivia Court-Mesa & Yochai Ginton
