© Rudy Carlier
Contact improvisation : weekly training for advanced dancers
Location
R7
New Yorkstraat 7
9000 Gent
Language & teacher(s) Dutch/English
Location
R7
New Yorkstraat 7
9000 Gent
Language & teacher(s) Dutch/English
This series is for participants with a solid foundation in contact improvisation (CI). We train and deepen our knowledge and experience of contact improvisation principles, working towards a receptive body and mind.
The three main layers of CI recur in different ways in all classes: movement exploration, improvisation/composition and touch. We explore both the small movements within our bodies and the grand movement of our bodies crossing the studio.
We actively learn about supporting, shifting weight and following, surprising, (re)directing and listening. We seek momentum and surrender to playful encounters.
Sometimes we work playfully starting from self-imposed constraints, sometimes we just dwell on the same task for a long time to discover new possibilities. We work both individually and with partners.
The result or the purpose of these trainings: a more intelligent body capable of initiating and responding in an authentic way. Speed and flow, high and low become a natural consequence when more awareness grows in all layers of our movement and patterns.
