𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 & 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 - January CI Program with Serafima Darova in Chiang Mai, 2025

𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 & 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 - January Contact Improvisation Program with Serafima Darova at Home of Contact, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗶 The program consists of 3 workshops: 3,4,5 | 11,12 | 19 January 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆-𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽. This program bridges two worlds of contact improvisation: precise technique and the expansive space of the jam. We will explore: - How can specific technical principles expand the possibilities of your dance rather than just repeating the same memorized movements? - How can you stop overthinking during dance and become an observer of what is happening? We will focus on technique: weight sharing, gravity, momentum, counterbalance, and lifts. Afterward, we will dive into the space of the jam, where we will learn to hear the space and manifest ourselves in the moment, applying these principles. Technique in contact improvisation is a path to a deep understanding of the body and how it works. It involves coordinating all parts of the body, leaving nothing overlooked. Technique is movement awareness that leads to freedom. Jam is a performance. It is a sacred space where magic can happen. We will become more sensitive and receptive to the space, where out of stillness and inaction, a shared, total presence emerges. The idea of coordinating the entire body to work as a unified whole will run through the entire workshop. We will focus on the technique of falling and beyond. The first essential step is to allow yourself to fall and find joy in it, to embrace the moment of falling and discover resources, energy, and strength for rising—and sometimes for soaring. Drawing from my experience in contemporary dance and contact improvisation, I will share simple yet effective approaches that will teach you how to "fall upwards," becoming both light and strong. By integrating the periphery—arms and legs—with the center, coordinating the body into a single organism, we will move smoothly and fluidly down to the floor and rise into the air in the lifting. My teaching experience has shown that technique alone is not enough to feel at ease in a jam and to fully immerse yourself in this unique, living, performative space. This is why we dedicate two hours each day to the practice of mindful presence. We will explore questions such as: - What does the space need? - How can we trust the collective and let go of the personal? - How can we show up without rushing? - How can we dance silence and give freedom to our partner? - How can we reset and be ready for instant changes? - How does essence crystallize from emptiness? This workshop is about deepening your connection with the body, movement, and interaction, revealing new dimensions of dance and presence. 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: 3,4,5 January workshop: 3, 4 January: 10:00-13:00 - workshop session. 16:00-18:00 - workshop session. 5 January: 10:00-13:00 - final workshop session. + 16:00-19:00 there will be Sunday Focused Jam open for drop in. / 11,12 January workshop: 11 January 10:00-13:00 - workshop session. 16:00-18:00 - workshop session. 12 January 10:00-13:00 - final workshop session. + 16:00-19:00 there will be Sunday Focused Jam open for drop in. / 19 January workshop. 19 January 12:00-15:00 - workshop session. 16:00-19:00 - Sunday Focused Jam open for drop in. 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Home of Contact, Mae Rim On the map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/t2JinerXdpxoxx1S7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy REGISTRATION 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺: https://forms.gle/xrDKe8X8DZ8Z2NRK8 We are curious to hear about your motivation and interest in joining this program. Each application will be reviewed and if accepted you will receive a confirmation within two weeks time. Information about the price is in the form. GOOD TO KNOW BEFORE ATTENDING: Information about the practice, community agreements, what is jam and more: http://bit.ly/goodtoknowbeforeattending 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗺𝗮: Serafima Darova (Sima) Dancer, teacher of contact improvisation and performance. Facilitator of weekly classes and jams. Organizer of festivals, workshops, intensives, and other creative projects. My focus is on creating and developing the contact improvisation community in Bali. Bringing people together and creating a space for the development of CI is my passion and mission. Currently, I am inspired by the history of CI. I delve into its origins, analyzing what's happening now, with new trends and proposals in this environment. In addition to CI, my interest and development are focused on techniques: Axis Syllabus Ideokinesis and Gaga. My first encounter with contact improvisation and a lifelong love happened in 2012. I have studied with teachers such as: Benno Voorham, Mirva Birgitta Makinen, Annukka Toivonen, Irene Sposetti, Adrian Russi, Bruno Caverna, Otto Akkanen, Igor Khalizev, Artem Markov, Alexandra Soshnicova, Sergey Golovnia, Ruslan Santakh Baranov, Shantam, Ekaterina Basalaeva, Yulia Dolgova and others... From the age of 7, I studied contemporary dance. I studied at the jazz-modern school-studio of Nikolay Ogryzkov in Moscow, at the school of modern dance of Natalya Fiksel. I have attended numerous intensives, workshops with foreign teachers. I worked in various theaters in Moscow in productions by Vladimir Chekasina, Natalya Fiksel, Sergey Starostin. I worked at the "Jungle Dance Theatre" in India, in the company "Daniell Alnuma Dance Theater Company" in France. Participated in productions: "The sea" 2016, "Body of Nobody" 2017, "Gala Show" 2017-2019, "Intensive – Games of Transformation" 2018, "Night distances" 2019. To watch Serafima dancing: https://youtu.be/5_EKBKmA2d4?si=_F33NJWvNBBFNIAz https://youtu.be/DR9K631cMaI?si=lWtn-uz06e4TNp79 Direct your inquiry: [email protected]