Contact Improvisation Workshop in London
Saturday CI Workshops & Jams
Acland Burghley School studios, Tufnell Park
Saturdays November 16th and December 14th, 2:30-7:00pm,
Saturday CI Workshop: super soft
November 16th, 14:30-19:00 : super soft
super soft
Yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff:
- Dance like soft clay.
Smooth and agreeable to the touch; not rough or coarse:
- Dance like a soft blanket.
Having a subtle effect or contrast rather than sharp definition:
- Dance like a soft glowing light.
In a quiet or gentle way:
- Dance like soft music.
In this workshop we will ask questions with our dancing about the quality of softness.
What does it mean to be soft in a CI dance and what does it achieve?
Why did Steve Paxton say "tension masks sensation” ?
Do I know how much muscle tone I use to dance?
When could I use less force or tone?
Do I copy my partners tone or force?
Are there situations in which being soft is wrong?
This workshop will explore these questions through carefully framed improvisational tasks (focused dances) followed by discussion and feedback.
Thoughtful dances and embodied conversations will feedback into more conscious dances.
This workshop is for any dancer who is looking for more awareness and enjoyment from Contact Improvisation.
Where: Acland Burghley School Sports Centre, Churchill Rd, London NW5 1AN (5 minute walk from Tufnell Park Tube, 10 mins walk from Gospel Oak Overground, 12 mins walk from Kentish Town Thameslink)
Who’s it for? Everyone
Tickets: £30 (£25 Concessions)
Info: dancenodine@gmail.com
Saturday CI Workshop: The Gift
December 14th, 14:30-19:00: The Gift
“Do under others as you would have them do under you” - Steve Paxton
How does our dance change if we focus on the quality of giving.
It is important to understand how and what we are enjoying in our own dancing but what about our dance partners fulfilment.
Could we find some freedom in dancing for our partner, offering them the gift of our support, the warmth of our full attention and the clarity of serving their ideas and impulses.
And as they say, what goes around comes around.
Where: Acland Burghley School Sports Centre, Churchill Rd, London NW5 1AN (5 minute walk from Tufnell Park Tube, 10 mins walk from Gospel Oak Overground, 12 mins walk from Kentish Town Thameslink)
Who’s it for? Everyone
Tickets: £30 (£25 Concessions)
Info: dancenodine@gmail.com