Event Type : Workshop

PRECISION & PLAYFULNESS

Some learnings in CI happen, when we look at details very closely. It brings us out of our habits and invites us to sense more deeply into the physics of the moment and into the communication with our dance partners. Precision doesn’t mean complicated, it is more about ‚staying with‘ and giving time.
From here often playfulness starts and can grow bigger, weirder and wilder. Something let’s go in us, something differently alive kicks in, many things open up.

I imagine innocent curiosities, spaciousness, delicious moments and fun … dancing alone, in duets and as a whole group, growing a network of connectedness.

Somatic work and CI technique will be an anchor for our dancing and being together.

You should have done at least one class or a jam for joining this workshop.

TIMES
10-am-5pm (90 min lunch break)

FEES
$120 normal
$100 concession

LOCATION

LOCATION
to be announced

REGISTRATION
via Humanitx soonish

OPENING MORE – KNOWING LESS

I wonder what helps me to have more options available in my dancing ? … and through that less the feeling of always doing the same but instead feeling more free.

There is a technical side to it. Our nervous system intuitively avoids the direction backwards and upside down. Let’s go there!
From a somatic angle I want to notice where we can soften core holding patterns, like in the breath, the upper neck and the hip joints. Can we notice these limitations generously as a first step towards opening up for more, while not knowing what that is?
I also like to play with some strategies around the use of our eyes, that lure me out of the comfortable known. A bit like tricking the body and the mind to know less about what’s going to happen next.
Next to these rather practical offers for ‚opening more & knowing less’ I am deeply curios about the state of mind (& heart) that allows more inner spaciousness and makes us truly available for what the moment is asking for?

Participants should be familiar with the basic weight-sharing principles) in CI. In doubt check in with us.

TIMES Nov 28th-30th
Friday 6-8pm
Saturday 11am-6pm
Sunday 10am-4-30pm

FEES
$260 normal
$210 reduced
$310 supporting ($50 will go to people who can’t afford the reduced fee)

REGISTRATION
soonish via Humanitix …

LOCATION
WXYZ Studios, 130 Dryburgh St, North Melbourne VIC 3051
contact: [email protected] or via messenger

Arriving Deeply – Dancing Fully

It is a special time when we meet to dance: after all the “end of year pressures” and celebrations, yet before the regular rhythm of daily life returns. My wish is that we let the dust settle, sink into the moment, and touch an alive inner calmness that enhances our presence with “what is.” Alive pausing … a sweet way to challenge habits, open new directions, and sense connections beyond touch.

I long for a fullness in our dancing – with many flavors: juicy animal bodies, wildness and weirdness, suspension and spaciousness … yet without forcing anything.

We will use bodysurfing for an embodied sense of groundedness, connecting deeply to gravity with lush bodies, wondering if and when the urge emerges to jump, fly and fall. Somatic work and Contact Improvisation technique will serve as anchors for the physicality of our journey.

For experienced contacters
Participants should be very familiar with Contact Improvisation technique, which will be our common language for this Intensive. For your orientation: We imagine a regular practice of at least two years. In case of doubt, check in with us.

WORKSHOP TIMES
2.-7.1.2026
Fri 15-18
Sat 10-17:30
Sun 10-17:30
Mon 10-17:30
Tue 10-17:30
Wed 10-14
(2 hrs lunch break each day, on Sun only mini break)

FEE
550€ – 350€ – sliding scale

INFO & REGISTRATION
[email protected]

LOCATION
EDEN***** Studios
Breite Strasse 43, 13187 Berlin-Pankow