Tonus Awareness - Nelson, CAN

Beschreibung

This workshop will be held in English. Tonus Awareness or how to be soft and clear in Contact Improvisation Contact Improvisation, Contemporary Dance Improvisation, Feldenkrais Principles, Developmental Movement, Somatics For all levels In Improvisation we are faced with the challenges of dancing with a body that is responsive, reflexive and sends clear messages. We need a mind that is awake and intuitive, and we thrive on subtle and reflexive communication. In my dancing I notice that I am most efficient at these challenges, when I am in a state of „released tonus – acute awareness“. This seemingly contradictory state plays an important role in the training of the healthy and powerful dancer I look to see onstage, in the workshop, in daily life. How do we work within a soft tonus and articulate ourselves in strong, clear movements and intentions? In times of high risk, but also in times of boredom or „in between states of unclarity“, I am asked to active my potential of presence and intuitiveknowledge of the body. In this intensive we will investigate different approaches to achieve this state: - Conscious breath and its effectiveness on movement qualities - Touch qualities and how it relates to our tonus - Accessing fascia and extending it into movement and contact - Relating to the three dimensional possibilities of the spine - Attending to the relationship between the pelvic and the shoulder girdle - Being in contact with my partner through different states of attention - Extending my range of motion and staying within my boundaries - Taking risks and staying calm We will work in solos, duets, trios and group formations. Organisation and registration: Judy Katz somatikatz@gmail.com (c) photo Chris Waikiki