Softness Strength and Skin: Contact Improvisation with Zita Pavlistova and Karl Frost

"Softness, Strength, and Skin" a Contact Improvisation weekend w/ Zita Pavlištová (Czechia) and Karl Frost (California/Germany) October 8-10 Leipzig, Germany Friday 19h -22h workshop Saturday 10h – 17h workshop Sunday 10h – 16h workshop, 19h - 21h Contact Jam (open to the local CI community at Fudoshin Aikido Dojo (Josephstrasse 45) … a collaborative weekend contact workshop co-taught by Karl Frost and Zita Pavlištová. The workshop will be a collision of improvised material exploring the curious interconnections amongst softness, strength, and skin. We explore power through soft intelligence of body use, a sense of lightness through effectively channeling our weight in ways that support easeful movement rather than restrict it. Letting go of control, we ironically find more effective control of our bodies through a water-like fluidity. We find ease in motion independent of weight or muscle. We’ll play with modulating taking and offering support. We allow ourselves to be influenced by even light forces from our partner … adjusting the architecture of the body, changing the trajectory of our movement, and channeling forces more precisely through space. The workshop is an experimental collision of two teaching styles and approaches. Let’s see what we find! Logistics: Fees: 140 -240e sliding scale (pay what you can within the range). Early registration: 100-240e if registered by 15 September, 120-240e if registered by 1 October 25% discount available for those also doing Karl and Zita’s October 2-3 workshop in Prague. REGISTRATION: To register ... 1)Fill out this form ... https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOdWaeWAwjz3bHmXXu_D6Iyvsylkp2tLRHt7hF9SdBFeZsEg/viewform 2)send payment via bank transfer to Karl Frost (IBAN DE03860700240162275200) or via other arrangement workshop is in English everyone should already have some introduction to contact improvisation Sunday evening will be a lightly structured contact jam, open to the local Leipzig community Housing available for visitors from out-of-town www.bodyresearch.org