This Workshop especially invites people who are new to the form!

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An essential part of Contact Improvisation is to share weight and to keep it moving. How do we communicate how much to give or to take? How can I ‘read’ if I can trust my partner? Am I as trustworthy as I think I am? Leaning into someone is based on falling, giving myself in an organised way without holding back or pushing. I love that we can explore so much about basic trust on a purely physical level! With these experiences in our bodies we might find freshness and depth when wondering how to create trust in other fields of our lives.

I am endlessly inspired how technical aspects of this dance can draw us into deeper connections to oneself and others, especially when coming from a somatic approach, where listening to the body and it’s motivations & limitations is an integral part of the inquiry.

No previous experiences needed to join this workshop, just enough openness to try things out and a body that is happy to move between the floor and standing.

TIME
9am – 12pm

FEES
$40 normal
$50 supporting others
$30 concession

WHERE
Waroo Dance Hall
Maleny State High School, 50 Bunya St, Maleny QLD 4552

REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
[email protected], 0492 803 149

JOERG HASSMANN
Dancer and passionate movement teacher. Deeply interested in learning and the question ‘what is it that makes us feel connected?’ – on many different levels. He is one of the leading figures in Europe in the field of Contact Improvisation through teaching for more than 25 years, offering Training Programmes and organising festivals. Since a bit more than a year he lives in Maleny with his australian wife and his son.
www.joerghassmann.com

EXPERIENCES FROM PARTICIPANTS
“I attended a workshop with Joerg Hassmann and I found it madly intriguing, deeply confronting, childishly playful, spiritually important and ultimately a gateway into a whole new way of interacting with people.” (Karl – first time participant)

“Joerg delivers in a way that sparks curiosity and empowers each dancer to discover themselves through their own exploration.” (Lilli – regular practitioner)

“For me, Joerg’s classes are a gift, and I’m grateful to have ongoing opportunities to learn with such a highly skilled, passionate, internationally respected teacher and dancer.” (Joana – long term practitioner and organiser)

“I felt as if my inner child was allowed to be free and expressive but not at the expense of my adult self (…) all held in deep safety and care.” (Jacinta – first time participant)

RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENT
“In attending this workshop I take full responsibility of my own health and wellbeing. I acknowledge the nature of this workshop involves proposals to participate in exercises and movements that may be new to me. I recognise that the proposals are simply offers to try, and I take full responsibility to participate only within my own capacity as I see fit at the time. I acknowledge that the workshop facilitator and event organiser has no liability for any injuries which may occur during this workshop”

Photo:
by Katelyn Stiles
Elske Seidel & Joerg Hassmann