Flying is falling in style ( Vietnam )

“Flying is falling in Style” Workshop*. This workshop is a dynamic, somatic exploration of how linear pathways curve into spirals, how momentum accelerates into rolls, and how weight-sharing transforms into effortless flights. We turn inward through a somatic approach—spending time with inner landscapes—allowing larger, expressive movement to emerge from sensation. Some aspects of Contact Improvisation we will explore: - Conservation of momentum - Redirecting falls - Cultivating the sensation of streaming - Shifting center of gravity in circular pathways - Allowing movement to flow continuously - Yielding for flights - Creating ease in falling and flying - Awareness of dynamics and stylistic choices - Arched extensions *FACILITATED BY* Guru Suraj *DATES* 16th & 17th May *TIMINGS* Saturday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00-12:30 + 3:00-6:00 Jam included *VENUE & LOCATION* Nipa Riverside Villa *EXCHANGE* Exchange 1,500,000-1,800,000 VND *CONTACT* Ola: +380 73 033 1817 About facilitator : GURU SURAJ Guru Suraj is an artist with a background in visual and movement arts, dedicated to researching, organising communities and events, and performing on the cross-section of different art forms. Guru has a Bachelor’s Degree in Painting from the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai and a Master’s Degree in Philosophy of Yoga from Tamilnadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, (India). The curiosity of movement has led him to years of study of Contact Improvisation and various somatic techniques. Together with other first Indian practitioners of CI, he founded Contact Improv India (CII) - an organization that focuses on teaching and performing CI throughout India, and making this art form accessible to everybody. Fourteen years of practicing CI has brought immense depth in sharing this form as a platform for cultural exchange, and experience in engaging a wide range of the population in India. Guru’s main focus in his artistic practice is discovering different ways of interacting with each other that are not constrained by conventions or traditions. In his teachings he bridges both the radical and the traditional. He invites to strengthen creativity, discipline curiosity, and learn through sharing different modes of communication that are beyond verbal language. In curating performances, he builds a foundation that allows the work to emerge from the common ground shared by participants. At the core of his carefully crafted pieces is the experimentation that bends the norms and boundaries of the arts, allowing the new shapes, encounters, forms, and connections to develop on their own.