Art of Improvisation Residency

ART OF IMPROVISATION RESIDENCY September 15-28 Arambol, Goa We invite you for Art of Improvisation Residency, which offers a creative space to focus on the exploration of the self, and the connection with others and the environment. Through the tools inspired by movement improvisation forms, Contact Improvisation, Butoh, Body-Mind Centering, Axis Syllabus, and others, we will immerse ourselves in the space of releasing the body and mind into the flow of movement. The improvised movement practices allow us to be in ease with ourselves, breathe, and turn our curiosity into the never-ending possibility of moving and living in this current world. The residency is designed for those who look for a flexible space to collaborate with others as well as grow their own creative practices and contemplation of the self within the environment of a present given moment. The residency is dedicated to research different tools for movement improvisation to ground our own practice and to find inspiration for sharing the art of improvisation with others. You are invited to submerge yourself into the monsoon green surroundings of the Arambol village in North Goa and dedicate this time to return to the body, bring the awareness to senses and attention to the embodied perception of the self. >> Schedule: The sessions run five days per week (Tuesday to Saturday). Every day we will spend 6 hours in the studio/ in nature. Please send us an inquiry for a more detailed schedule. we have 10 spots please register in advance >>Dates: 15-28 September 2020 >> Location: Arambol, Goa, India >> Contact [email protected] +91 9962275767 >> Facilitators ADRIANNA MICHALSKA Adrianna contemplates on movement through dance and her vagabond lifestyle. She incorporates poetry, movement, visual arts, and philosophy to feed her curiosity about cognition, attention, collective understanding, and other aspects of living and interacting between the internal and external worlds. Currently associated with Contact Improv India community, she continues to discover what it means to share the art of improvisation with people from very different backgrounds. GURU SURAJ Guru graduated from The Government College of Fine Arts in Chennai and then continued to receive a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Yoga. Ten years ago, he has moved on into practicing Contact Improvisation and hasn’t stopped since. Years of study in various somatic and artistic teachings have taught Guru to be open and flexible in joining traditional systems of practice and other different methodologies. Guru has been dedicated to sharing his experience and knowledge of CI by teaching internationally (including festivals in Thailand, Moldova, Canada) and throughout India. Together with other first Indian practitioners of CI, he founded Contact Improv India (CII) - an organization that focuses on spreading Contact Improvisation around India, making it accessible to everybody, and researching into merging different forms of creative expression.