Silent Jams - 01 to 07 February - Siam Healing Centre - KPG

We warmly invite friends, and bodies who love to dance to meet and collectively activate the floor of 𝗦𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, meeting this venue in a shared field of silent awareness. Silent Jams are the opening to Siam Home of Moving Ideas - 1.5 months of art and embodiment practices. all info: https://www.contactimprovkohphangan.com/siam It will have the presence of Alessandro Rivellino helping to host it in the whole cycle of Jams and of Alexandra Wuzyk and Artem Markov for part of it. 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝘀 MORNINGS 01 10:00 - 13:00 JAM 02 10:00 - 13:00 JAM 03 10:00 - 13:00 JAM 04 day off EVENINGS 05 18:30 - 21:30 JAM 06 18:30 - 21:30 JAM 07 18:30 - 21:30 JAM doors open 09h30 and 18:00 for the respective days, welcome to come early to land. Please come on time. If you join the space later, bring extra awareness and sensitivity with your arrival. It's not needed to register in advance, but please 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 to tune to the offering. There will be a box at the entrance for your contributions. contact: Alessandro Rivellino with any questions. : ) The Offering: JAMs are the space and time for the practice of Contact Improvisation to happen. Is the place to meet and let the practice and this form of dance to appear. In the context of this practice, the JAMs are silent of words and music, creating a non-social space and time where we meet through being a body for dancing(practicing) c.i. The offer is a space and time where the research of gravity and the points of contact can be heard with high accuracy and let the Jam evolve by itself. As well, the increased listening aspects of the practice could help tuning and regulating the arrival of our bodies for the upcoming season. - Words are welcome only and if we need them to communicate a limit, if so, we do it short and directly, not engaging in a conversation. - If you have no experience with C.I. you are welcome and invited to observe until you feel ready to move, with yourself, with the floor and with others. - If for any reason you are not aware of the space, the invitation is to increase it, if you step aside to witness the JAM you are responsible for maintaining the focus in the dance all the time, through the quality of your attention. Welcome! . There will be a basic contribution of 200 BHAT per Jam. for the whole cycle (06 jams) the contribution would be 1.000 BHAT. You are welcome to donate more to help supporting the space. It's not needed to register in advance. there will be a container at the door, please pay on arrival. . If the space is too full, please be proactive helping to create a safe space for the practice, by witnessing or holding the space for others as well. 🙏 ------------------- 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗝𝗔𝗠? Contact Improvisation jams are leaderless practice environments in which dancers practice the dance form with whoever gathers—friends or strangers, old, young, experienced, novice. �� 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦: * Take time to arrive physically and energetically in space. * Base your practice in listening - to yourself, to your partners, and to the space. Don't move faster than the speed of your attention. * Wear clothes that offer a lot of skin coverage - long pants & shirts, this avoids discomfort caused by friction from the floor and others. Bring extra clothes to change during the jam or after. * Remove anything at risk of catching on another partner like jewellery. * Keep the floor open for dancing, resting and observing can be done from the sides. * By taking part in Contact Improvisation jam you are aware that CI can be physically risky and agree to take care of your own safety. Interact within the parameters of your own skills, focus and comfort. * Take responsibility to understand how your dance, energy and sense of personal boundaries impact dance partners and space around you. If you’re not sure, ask your partners what your impact is, slafter the Jam. * It is totally ok to express a “no” physically or verbally, without having to explain it. It is also ok to receive a “no” and act accordingly without judgement of self or the other. * Practice listening to non-verbal cues and get verbal feedback if there is any confusion or ambiguity. * Holding any of your partners “landing gears” - arms & legs can restrict your partners ability to take care of themselves and cause accidents/injuries to occur. * Despite its focus on touch and proximity, Contact Improvisation is not about sexuality. Predatory behaviour, sexual advances, sensual touch is not acceptable in the space. * In case you are uncomfortable with any situation or person within the jam, talk with the partner, facilitator or another experienced dancer you trust. * There are different ways to be present in space. Observing from the side is a great way to learn, supports the collective focus and feeds the dancing. . photo Daria Lukina in workshop by Artem Markov