5-day youth contemporary dance workshop: August 2-6, 4:30-6:30
Click HERE! to pre-register online, or register in person 30 minutes prior to start of first class.
MACHiNENOiSY Artistic Directors Delia Brett and Daelik offer a 5 day workshop introducing the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for movement improvisation.
CI is unique in that it requires no formal dance training. CI works with simple movement principles like balance, counter balance, the force of gravity and the physics of momentum in relation to another body. One of the underlying practices of CI is to develop clarity of intention when communicating through touch. It is a dance of proximity as it works with shared weight, shared choice making and shared physical contact. It develops self-awareness and a sense of interpersonal trust.
Law of Proximity Workshop
We will begin each class by arriving in the space physically, emotionally and mentally. Through a series of relatively still/slow exercises designed to let go of high-tone muscularity and encourage the release of the joints and connective tissues, we will build a connection with our body on a deeper level. Alone, in pairs and collectively we will explore gravity and the inner energy which comes from our center and moves through our whole body right to the periphery. An emphasis will be placed on how to move with an active/relaxed body. We will explore varying qualities of touch and pressure and some partnered gentle touch or bodywork that prepares the student to have a dialogue of listening and responding through touch. All of this will prepare the student to be ready for being in the present moment and moving from the senses. Through training in Contact Improvisation, we empty ourselves so that we can learn and receive, explore and experience, give and take.
August 2-6, 4:30-6:30 daily
Bursaries available for all applicants; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Apply for a bursary in our online application form HERE!
