Saturday June 06th

CI x Aikido Workshop with Rosalie Wahlfrid: The Power of Letting Go

14:30-19:00, Acland Burghley

In this workshop, we will explore the potential of the quiet body.

Through movement and meditative practices, we will investigate how qualities such as softening, absorbing and deflecting may generate power, efficiency and responsiveness in movement.

The workshop will introduce simple Aikido techniques alongside the fundamentals of posture and embodiment in Aikido and explore physical and mental states such as spatial awareness and internal focus.

We will consider how these principles and techniques may support more fluid and responsive interactions in Contact Improvisation, while expanding our shared movement vocabulary.

Rosalie Wahlfrid is a Swedish London based dance artist and aikido practitioner.

Photo: thank you Aki Omori