COMPOSING LIGHTNESS 1 & 2: Axis Syllabus Somatics CI

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝘼𝙭𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙮𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨 & 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔 𝗧𝘄𝗼-𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 & 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 with Kira Maria Kirsch 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 explores how the bodymind can reorganize toward ease, efficiency, and responsive presence. Drawing from neuromuscular repatterning, developmental pathways, and the research of the Axis Syllabus, let’s look at lightness as something composed — a deliberate orchestration of tone, timing, anatomy, and relational intelligence. The Axis Syllabus informs this work by offering tools, frameworks and resources for movement safety, adaptability, and kinetic efficiency. In this intensive training we will make perceptual inquiries into how force travels through the body, how joints spiral and self-organize, how tissues adapt under load, and how rhythm, momentum, and rebound can support sustainable pathways of motion. Within this lens, precision is not rigid; it is liberating: a way to expand possibility while decreasing unnecessary strain. "My pedagogy situates learning and research deep inside an ecology of care. It cultivates tenderness as an active method of sensing, modulating, and responding." 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜 - 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘈𝘹𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴-𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 We begin with accessible somatic explorations that introduce key Axis Syllabus principles: • functional joint mapping and supportive ranges • load distribution across bones, tissues, and connective structures • rhythmic cycles such as oscillation, rebound, and pendular momentum • tone modulation for efficiency and sustainability • interoceptive and proprioceptive clarity Through micro-movements, developmental pathways, breath-based regulation, and gentle relational tasks, we invite the neuromuscular system to re-organize toward greater adaptability and ease. 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗜 — 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘐 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤/𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦/𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. The second session deepens into more complex sequencing, integrating: • spiraling joint coordination and multi-directionality • elastic recoil pathways and effortless transitions • falling and recovering through biodynamic principles • solo technique informed by kinetic efficiency • Contact-based pathways of timing, support, and weight exchange • choreographic material emerging from anatomical clarity rather than imposed form We study how lightness composes in body, time and space — not by reducing mass, but by improving orientation, timing, and the traveling of force. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 • solo techniques and contact improvisation • sensory integration & perceptual accuracy • neuromuscular repatterning & tonic recalibration • biomechanics (spirals, arcs, vectors, rhythm cycles) • tissue adaptability & load management • responsive touch, shared weight & co-regulation • choreography emerging from somatic intelligence • relational movement built on clarity, care & dialogue 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 proposes that ease is not a magical quality — it is a teachable, researchable, sharable skill. Through somatic attention, biomechanical literacy, and relational care & curiosity, we reorganize how the body receives force, distributes weight, and moves through complexity with precision, softness, and joy. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵 Kira Kirsch is a movement artist, community organizer, and experiential researcher, originally from East Berlin. After spending seven years in San Francisco, she now resides in Berlin with her family as residents of Lake Studios —a vibrant, artist-run space for dance, performance, and creative production. Kira is deeply invested into creating and shaping spaces for people to experience, learn about and sensitize their mind-body-movement continuum. She has pioneered, taught and continuously researched through the lens of the Axis Syllabus (AS) for more than 20 years and has established dance research communities in Brussels, San Francisco and Berlin. Her work is deeply informed by studies in Moving Alchemy with Sarah Shelton Mann, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Mind in Motion with Nita Little, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and Body-Mind Centering (BMC). As a curator, Kira has been involved with projects like the "SENSING IN" festival, mov*ed—a peer exchange platform for movement educators—and leads the Movement Artisans educational program in Berlin. Kira’s teaching spans internationally, from contemporary dance festivals to contact improvisation gatherings, and she is a regular presence in professional dance institutions. Recent artistic collaborations include Many Lives with choreographer Jorge de Hoyos, (dis)comfort behaviours with actress Anneke Schwabe, Earth Will Come with filmmaker Katelyn Stiles and musician/poet Barnaby Tree, as well as the music video We Are the Flood and the short film Dreamstroy with the collective Cargocult. The training is in 2 parts: 1. Part: 07-11 of March 2026, 3 hours in the mornings and every second day lab time in the afternoon. 2. Part: 14.-18. of March 2026, 3 hours in the mornings and every second day lab time in the afternoon. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆: 350 Euro / 13000 Baht per Part, both together 600 euros / 22000 Baht. Registration at: https://bit.ly/4agW88D Update: As accommodation is not included, you have to check on booking or you can write me that you would like to stay on the campsite that is a 5 min scooter ride from the workshop venue. More information about what is happening on the island: www.contactimprovkohphangan.com