Organized By Leoj Atom
Scoala Ferdinand, Bulevardul Gării Obor nr. 16, Bucureşti, sector 2 (44.458885, 26.148570)
Principles of Contact Improvisation: NOT only for beginners ! In this weekend we will discover and play with the vocabulary in our bodies to create a free dance, whether we are curious beginners or already familiar in contact improvisation. EveryBODY is invited. No beauty forms, no spectacular shows, no gender roles or hierarchic conventions. Everybody is dancing and is able to meet for a "talk" with an other body. Therefore we need all those abilities that are helpfull in a conventional talk as well: Attention, awareness, simplicity, clarity, mutual interest and a minimum of a shared language. We will understand and grasp the main principles of contact improvisation and we will become familiar with our individual abilities. Don´t worry: you do not need a trained or even muscular body. Beginnners will find an easy first step into this great work, participants of my past workshops will intensify their knowledge and discover various movements on a next level. The second part is more about improvisation, intuition, choices in dance: What is interesting for me in my motion?, What happens in this moment? Do I follow an inner or external impulse? Can I include the whole space? Bring kneepads if you have those, comfortable clothes (without zip), long-sleeved T-shirts and a water bottle as well. In contact improvisation I am mostly interested in the pleasure of following movement impulses which are created by the unpredictable physical connection with dance partners. I am inspired by the special you-and-me of this dance form: It is an amazing feeling to be aware that we need each other to play around and to create movement together! It is not about two solos side-by-side. It Is communication in a dialogue, it is connection, comparable to a piece for two or more voices. We take images to get a sense for the mental and physical tone that is helpful to substain trust, become aware of a body alignment to give and receive weight. We will focus on listening and timing, leaning and reaching, push and pull. We will discover ways to act and react, learn to use eyes, arms and legs, spine and center, body weight and body tone, momentum and relaxation in both solos and duets. We start to read our partner`s body as a landscape for a playful dance. Bernd´s Vita: Since a few years Bernd Knappe is exclusively engaged in contactimprovisation, after freelance work as painter, musician and architect. He joined countless workshops, trainings and festivals in Europe and is mainly influenced by Jörg Hassmann, Angela Dony, Martin Keogh, Ray Chung, Chris Aiken and Eszter Gàl. He ist especially interested in the question, how people without a specialised dance background can find an easy, effortless and playful way into a physical improvisation. Feedback: "Bernd Knappe is a rare teacher, I met him in dance, and what i experienced it got me totally. He is full of ideas, he surprises himself and dance partner in the same time, he is very precise and sensitive. So in the end everything works and you float, you feel exactly what is happening. You feel safe while you get into situations that are truly new and at the same time you wonder how playfully your body seeks balance and strength. You wonder how he is perfectly grounded, how his body is perfectly connected. He has a clear grasp of what they are doing and knows everything you do. And moreover he spreads around infectiously good mood..." Zita Pavlistova (DRUNA movement center, Prague, Czech Republic) Videoexample: http://youtu.be/zQRF2sLK1vY Schedule: Friday: 19.00 - 21.00 h Class 1: "Basics, Principles, Systematics" Dance Dialogues for Beginners and Experts Saturday: 11.00 - 13.30 h Class 2: "Impulses in Dance" 13.30 - 14.30 h LUNCH: Picnic together 14.30 - 17.30 h Class 3: "more varieties in Connection" from 18.00 h Dance TALKS: public Discussions about ContactImprovisation not in the studio, let´s look for a nice place nearby! Sunday: 10.00 - 11.30 h DANCE DATES dance with one partner for one hour. 11.30 - 14.00 h Class 4: "Spices for the Dance" 14.00 - 15.00 h LUNCH: Picnic together? 15.00 - 17.30 h Class 5: "playful Physics" Composition, Improvisation, Inclusion 18.00 - 19.30 h focussed JAM: open for Guests and nonDancers let all your friends know! 19.30 - 21.00 h open DanceParty with Guests and nonDancers music, dance, talk, body work in the studio! Fee: 100 Lei for the whole weekend all inclusive, if you pay in advance before 14.01.2014 40 lei one class in the studio 150 Lei for the whole weekend,if u pay later than 14.01.2014 Supporter´s fee: If you want to support others without enough money, feel free and happy to pay more! Any Questions? ask: Joel Silva email: [email protected]