Rooted Exuberance and Structural Arcs

Beschreibung

Holistic Dance with focus on Technique and Composition in the Contact Improvisation Practice Level: intermediate / advanced In this workshop I will focus on the technical and compositional qualities of contact improvisation in relationship to the ability to stay connected to the flow of our dance. In many contact duets I see a beautiful connection with the two people involved, but not a very strong presence to space, off balance or risk taking. On the other hand, I see a lot of dances that are the opposite: high risk adrenaline ridden but lacking listening, a range of movement quality and compositional elements. So how do we manage to invite both high risk, upside down, off balance, falling, moving through space, lifting and being lifted and tricking each other with gestural, compositional elements, range of speed, levels, movement qualities. and body awareness? We will work on: • Lifting and being lifted on different levels • Training our landing gears and reflexes • Three dimensionality for travelling, supporting and composition • Recognizing and extending our limits (when appropriate) • Compositional elements such as gesture, repetition, theme and variation • Definition of solo material within a contact duet We will concentrate on the duet form working to refine our abilities, research together and dive into the depth of the movement and performance possibilities of this amazing improvisation form. Over these days we will continue to perform for each other and watch from a place of curiosity and exploration. This workshop will be held in English. Organisation: Edam, Vancouver, Canada Registration: www.edamdance.org (c) Photo Nadja Meister