The Ground Game
a technical somatic approach to CI – May 4th and 5th
The aim of this workshop is to provide tools/pathways/concepts to increase specificity and potential in low verticality CI. Beginning with Steve Paxton’s Material for the Spine and developmental movement, we will look at technical pathways for the solo body. Expanding our attention outwards to partnering pathways, we will investigate how the solo body patterns enrich the duet work. Shifting gears, we will approach the solo and the duet from a somatic perspective, sourcing material from Body Mind Centering® to expand our solo awareness and challenge our habits. Using the BMC tools we will look in detail at the anatomy of the foot and then use it as our primary focus in both solo and partner dancing. Some of the basic developmental patterns might also appear in order to add another layer of understanding to our use of lower limbs.
This workshop is intended for people who have some familiarity with CI and are looking to increase technical solo awareness and low-level dynamic weight sharing possibilities.
Facilitated by Andrzej Woźniak and Andrew Wass
May 4th 2024
15:00 – 19:30
May 5th 2024
15:00 – 18:45
Wallstraße 32
10179 Berlin
Marameo Members: 96€, early bird 84€ (until April 20th)
Non-Members: 120€, early bird 105€ (until April 20th)
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S.P.A. Practices
Somatic Performance Awareness Practices – facilitated by Andrew Wass and Kelly Dalrymple-Wass
doing watching – watching doing
dancing performing – performing dancing
self as other – other as self
sensing composition – composing sensation
still repeating – repeating still
Wednesdays 12:45 – 14:30
February 14, 21, 28 and March 6, 13
K77 – Kastanienallee 77 10435 Berlin
5 sessions – 60-80€
With Andrew Wass & Caterina Mocciola
23rd Feb – 25th Feb 2024 in Uster, CH
Workshop Description
We will practice a range of dynamic events, un/known pathways. Some klein and fine, others more robust and effortful. These partner pathways will serve as points of departure for improvising in contact. We will investigate the ride-ness and lift-ness of each dynamic event and the improvisatory potential within either facet.
Several questions will guide our research. How can we use what
we know to create something we don’t know? Can confusion provide fertile ground for understanding and extending the improvisation? How can we balance momentary ambitions with expansive curiosity?
Starting with scored solo improvisations, we will transition to technical solo skills. After practicing known pathways, we will layer in the solo skills, improvising our way into, out of, and during the dynamic events.
This workshop is intended for people with a good amount of CI experience. Please be comfortable with inversions, falling into your back space, level change, taking and giving full weight.
Warning: Muscle exertion and occasional bruising might occur
Logistics:
23. Feb Friday 3:00 pm Registration
3:15 pm Arriving/ Jam
break
6:00 pm – 8:30pm Class
24. Feb Sat 10:00 am – 5:30 pm
class and lunch break
25. Feb Sun 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
class and lunch break
Cost: CHF 350.00 – 270.00
any questions?
contact@dancedot.org
Intended for people familiar with CI, this workshop will look at some of the movement patterns of Steve Paxton’s Material for the Spine. Combining hands on partner work with solo exploration, we will examine the waves, spirals, and crescents vertically and horizontally. By approaching the material slowly and with attention to detail, this workshop will provide clarity of what the spine is doing when dancing. The clearer our intention is with our spines, the greater range for improvising we have when dancing.
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
15:00-18:30
members: 25€
non-member: 35€
more info about Material for the Spine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CntWmA1YTw