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*Must sign community consent/care form to participate
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 while practicing improvising 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?
Intended for anyone interested in group lead improvisations, some previous experience with improvisation or a somatic practice is helpful but not necessary for participation. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Deep Dive:
This 3-hour workshop will experiment mostly with Bartenieff-inspired phrase work and instant composition scores. Starting with Bartenieff’s 8 principles to activate choice and deep desire within a “set” phrase. There will be space to experience as much or as little as you need while working with the principles This “set” portion will support awareness, articulation, interpretation, and instinctive choice-making while moving with your body and other bodies. 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. Dividing the room into “space holders” and “performers” brings our desires and curiosities to each decision while working with the group to build and break the worlds we create in real-time.
*Each participant must sign a consent form of workshop guidelines to ensure as safe a space as possible for all involved.