Delavnica kontaktne improvizacije: UNFOLDING PATHWAYS DANCING WITH GRAVITY s Katarzyno Brzezińsko

KONTAKTNA IMPROVIZACIJA: ODPIRANJE POTI - PLES Z GRAVITACIJO s Katarzyno Brzezińsko O DELAVNICI Deljenje teže v času in prostoru. Spirale. Izbira. Momentum. Letenje, pristajanje in počitek v gravitaciji. Tokratna delavnica nas vabi v raziskovanje osnov kontaktne improvizacije skozi fizični dialog med telesi ter skozi naš odnos do gravitacije, prostora, smeri in igrivosti kompozicijske izbire. Kako se solo telo in kolektivno telo odzivata, ko delimo težo v odnosu do časa in prostora? Kaj se zgodi, ko se preprosto podpiramo, naslanjamo in lovimo v gibanju? Kako to vpliva na spremembe, ki se dogajajo v notranjem prostoru našega telesa in v skupnem prostorskem zavedanju? Raziskovali bomo fizičnost spiral, momentuma in smeri, pa tudi načine gibanja, prehajanja, padanja, lovljenja in igre v situacijah skupnega neravnovesja. V tem vikendu bomo prakso razširili onkraj fizičnosti in tehnik kontakta ter se dotaknili polja skupinske kompozicije, kjer ples — bodisi solo, v duetu ali v skupinski zavesti — postane živa, spreminjajoča se pokrajina odnosov. Raziskovali bomo, kako individualne in skupne gibalne izbire oblikujejo celoto, ter se povezovali s prostorom, časom in kolektivno odgovornostjo. S tem se praksa odpira v bogato polje skupinske kompozicije, kjer pozornost, domišljija in igra nenehno soustvarjajo razpirajoče se poti teles, ki plešejo z gravitacijo. Kako bomo delali? Delavnica se razpira skozi tri medsebojno povezane plasti: Solo praksa Uglaševanje z notranjo pokrajino telesa, razvijanje radosti, sproščanja in toka. Delali bomo z lahkotnostjo, učinkovitostjo in odzivnostjo ter dovolili, da gibanje organsko vznikne skozi zaznavanje, mehčanje in poslušanje. Kontaktna improvizacija Srečanje z drugim telesom skozi dotik in deljenje teže. Vključuje fizični dialog, relacijsko poslušanje, tehnične elemente, kot so dvigi in podpore, ter dinamično prepletanje dajanja in sprejemanja, ozemljevanja in letenja. Skupinska kompozicija Razširitev v skupino kot kompozicijsko polje. Tu se ukvarjamo s prostorskim zavedanjem, časom in skupinsko dinamiko ter raziskujemo, kako pozornost in domišljija oblikujeta kolektivno gibanje. Delali bomo s spreminjajočimi se konstelacijami teles, razvijali občutljivost za celoto, vstopali v dialog in odkrivali igro znotraj kompleksnosti skupine. Navdihnjeni z elementi Ilan Lev metode pristopamo k gibanju skozi spuščanje, počitek in učinkovitost ter negujemo lahkotnost in organsko odzivnost telesa skozi vse plasti prakse. Primerno za vse ravni — za začetnike in tudi bolj izkušene gibalce. KAJ JE KONTAKTNA IMPROVIZACIJA Kontaktna improvizacija je improviziran ples, ki temelji na gibanju dveh ali več teles v stiku – pri katerem si telesa delijo maso, težnost in namero. Je ples poslušanja, zaupanja, drsenja, padanja, letenja in raziskovanja trenutka. Začnemo lahko kjerkoli – z enim vdihom, z enim dotikom, z enim »da«. ČASOVNICA Sobota, 18. april 10:00–13:00 14:00–17:00 Celodnevna delavnica LOKACIJA Center Premik – Neubergerjeva ulica 9, Ljubljana PRISPEVEK Sobota (6h delavnica): 60 € Prispevek lahko poravnate ob prihodu. PRIJAVE 👉 https://forms.gle/YzkE9sWPDj8oRZmD6 DRUGI NAPOTKI Priporočamo udobna oblačila za gibanje. Plesemo bosi ali v nogavicah. Odstranite nakit in dodatke, ki bi lahko motili gibanje. Prosimo, da pridete približno 15 minut prej. Delavnica bo potekala v angleškem jeziku. O UČITELJICI Katarzyna Brzezińska (Poljska / Nemčija) je koreografinja, performerka, interdisciplinarna umetnica ter učiteljica improvizacije in gibanja. Deluje med Berlinom in mednarodnim prostorom. Več kot 20 let raziskuje telo, gibanje in ustvarjalnost. V svojem delu prepleta kontaktno improvizacijo, plesno improvizacijo, somatske prakse, instantno kompozicijo, utelešeno koreografijo, Ilan Lev metodo in Iyengar jogo. Njeno pedagoško in umetniško raziskovanje vključuje poezijo, domišljijo in igrivost v odnosu do fizične realnosti telesa, plasti človeške identitete, »popolno nepopolnost«, fizičnost pozornosti ter različna stanja prisotnosti. Kontaktno improvizacijo raziskuje od leta 2008, poučuje pa od leta 2016. Več: https://www.brzezinska.space/ instagram: @katarzyna.brzezinska.co @ilanlevmethod_berlin (EN) CONTACT IMPROVISATION: UNFOLDING PATHWAYS – DANCING WITH GRAVITY with Katarzyna Brzezińska ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Shared weight in time & space. Spirals and the option of multiple choices. Momentum. Flying, landing, and resting in gravity. This weekend invites us to explore the fundamentals of contact improvisation through physical dialogue between bodies and through our relationship with gravity, space, direction, and the playfulness of compositional choice. How do the solo body and the collective body respond when we share weight in relation to time and space? What happens when we simply support, lean, and catch one another in motion? How does this influence the changes happening in the inner space of our own body and within shared spatial awareness? We will explore the physicality of spirals, momentum, and directionality, as well as ways of moving, transitioning, falling, catching, and playing in situations of shared imbalance. Within this weekend, we will expand our practice beyond the physicality and techniques of contact, touching the field of ensemble composition, where dance—whether in solo, duet, or group awareness—becomes a living, shifting landscape of relationships. We will explore how individual and shared movement choices shape the whole, engaging with space, timing, and collective responsibility. Through this, the practice opens into a rich field of group composition, where attention, imagination, and play continuously inform the unfolding pathways of dancing bodies with gravity. HOW WILL WE WORK? The workshop unfolds through three interconnected layers of practice: Solo practice – tuning into the body’s inner landscape, cultivating joy, release, and flow. We will work with ease, efficiency, and responsiveness, allowing movement to emerge organically through sensing, softening, and listening. Contact improvisation – meeting another body through touch and shared weight. This includes physical dialogue, relational listening, technical elements such as lifts and supports, and the dynamic interplay of giving and receiving, grounding and flying. Ensemble composition – expanding into the group as a compositional field. Here we engage with spatial awareness, timing, and group dynamics, exploring how attention and imagination shape collective movement. We will work with shifting constellations of bodies, developing sensitivity to the whole, entering into dialogue, and discovering play within the complexity of the group. Drawing inspiration from elements of the Ilan Lev Method, we approach movement through release, rest, and efficiency, cultivating lightness and the body’s organic responsiveness throughout all layers of practice. Open to all levels – beginners as well as more experienced movers. WHAT IS CONTACT IMPROVISATION Contact Improvisation is an improvised dance form based on two or more bodies moving in contact — sharing weight, gravity, and intention. It is a dance of listening, trust, sliding, falling, flying, and exploring the present moment. You can begin anywhere — with one breath, one touch, one “yes.” TIME TABLE Saturday, April 18 10:00–13:00 14:00–17:00 Full-day workshop Sunday, April 19 12:30–16:30 1h introduction + 3h jam LOCATION Center Premik – Neubergerjeva ulica 9, Ljubljana CONTRIBUTION Saturday (6h workshop): 60 € Sunday (1h intro + 3h jam): 25 € Full weekend: 75 € You can contribute upon arrival. REGISTRATION 👉 https://forms.gle/YzkE9sWPDj8oRZmD6 PRACTICAL INFO Wear comfortable clothes for movement. We dance barefoot or in socks. Remove jewelry and accessories that might interfere. Please arrive about 15 minutes early. The workshop will be held in English. ABOUT THE TEACHER Katarzyna Brzezińska (Poland / Germany) is a choreographer, performer, interdisciplinary artist, and teacher of improvisation and movement based in Berlin, collaborating internationally. For more than 20 years she has been dedicated to exploring the body, movement, and creativity. In her work she integrates contact improvisation, dance improvisation, somatic performance research, instant composition, embodied choreography, the Ilan Lev Method, and Iyengar Yoga. Her artistic and pedagogical research includes poetry, imagination, and playfulness in relation to the physical realities of the body, layers of human identity, “perfect imperfection,” the physicality of attention, and different states of presence. She began exploring contact improvisation in 2008 and has been teaching it since 2016. More: https://www.brzezinska.space/ instagram: @katarzyna.brzezinska.co @ilanlevmethod_berlin