This workshop was on Wednesday 26 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
Lay on your side with one hand under your ribs and feel the breathe; allow it to flow through your body.
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Category: Contact meets Contemporary
The Politics of Contact Improvisation with Heike Pourian
This workshop was on Wednesday 26 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
Heike Pourian starts by reading a quote from author Arundhati Roy: “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing”. She reads it from a piece of paper which is then pined up on the wall of Studio 3.
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Contemporary Dance Intensive – Session 2 with Olivia Court-Mesa & Yochai Ginton
This workshop was on Wednesday 26 July; the second of four linked sessions at Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
There’s the sound of drumming as our feet strike the floor – so many feet, walking, running, faster, furious, dodging each other. Keep your hands up!
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Sequencing Through with Laura Hicks
This workshop was on Tuesday 26 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
We work with a partner. One of us gives touch to the other, and they ‘fill’ the touch by relaxing into it.
Feeding Forward with Katrin Susann Krüger
This workshop was on Tuesday 25 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
“That was great dancing. How did you do that?” – is an example of feedback, and feedback can make us better dancers. How do we feedback effectively?
Dance Reflections with Ali Schwartz
This workshop was on Tuesday 25 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
We stand in a circle and talk gibberish when asked to describe how we feel.
Contemporary Dance Intensive – Session 1 with Olivia Court-Mesa & Yochai Ginton
This workshop was on Tuesday 25 July; the first of four linked sessions at Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
In this workshop – the first session of the Contemporary Dance intensive, our feet are the starting point.
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Are you with me? A workshop with Marielle Gerke
This workshop was on Monday 24 July; part of Contact meets Contemporary 2017.
It’s been a long journey from Oxford, England – where I live – to Göttingen, Germany for this dance festival. But after this workshop, I feel that I’ve arrived – in myself; in my body.
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