Workshops
everything always: improvisation, group work, & instant composition experimental workshop
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Sessions will happen over two days…January 27th & 28th with an option to drop in.
*Must sign community consent/care form to participate
*The workshop caps at 15 people
*The content will be similar each session.
everything always: improvisation, group work, & instant composition experimental workshop
SIGN UP
Sessions will happen over two days…January 27th & 28th with an option to drop in.
*Must sign community consent/care form to participate
*The workshop caps at 15 people
What is it?
A space to improvise through three mediums-- “set” material, Passing Through, and instant composition. Time to feel your way through, deepening your somatic work, so much choice and agency in what you want to do, and practicing how to improvise within a group creating a composition in real-time.
This Workshop…
has some ‘dance class’ elements but with the agency to pick your energy output
is a space where improvisation is group-oriented
we say yes to our desires…truly seeing others in the space and reacting to their ideas in real-time
explores group dynamics and performativity in a low-pressure environment
Who’s it for?
This workshop is geared towards experienced movers and improvisers, interested in group lead improvisations.
Deep Dive:
This 2-day, 3-hour workshop will experiment with phrase work, group work, and instant composition---improvising our way through it all.
Beginning with Bartenieff’s 8 principles to activate choice and deep desire within a “set” phrase. Time to give as much or as little as you need while working through the concepts. This “set” portion will support awareness, articulation, interpretation, and instinctive choice-making while moving with your body and other bodies. Warming us up to move into a space of infinite possibilities without diving off the deep end too soon.
We’ll then play with Passing Through, an improvisational practice from Flying Low technique, enlivening more instinctual/instantaneous choice-making.
We’ll end with a few rounds of instant composition in small-ish groups, the timer and the four walls being our only true container. We’ll divide the room into “space holders” and “performers”, bringing our desires and curiosities to each decision while simultaneously working with the group to build the worlds and break them down.
*Option to drop into one day! Content will be similar each session
*Each participant must sign a consent form of workshop guidelines to ensure as safe a space as possible for all involved.