Somatics into Contact Improvisation

Somatics into Contact Improvisation One day workshop with Daniel Mang Saturday 23 November 2019, Göteborg The content We will work with the fundamentals of contact improvisation, such as: the relation to gravity, the physical contact between movers and the momentum of moving bodies; modulating tone, sharing weight, and waking up our reflexes and sense of balance. We will refine our perception of inner space and body rhythms, as well as our outer sensory and spatial awareness. We will use guided imagery to improve our alignment and fluency of movement. We will look at ways of combining contact improvisation with bodywork, by which I mean any technique where one person gives therapeutic touch and the other receives. It includes massage but is a broader term that encompasses many different kinds of hands-on work with another person. We will explore touch and movement as relational practices and situate our physical practice in the world. We will work with personal boundaries, communication, sensation and emotion, the gaze, economies of appreciation and more. We will address the norms that govern how we live and experience our bodies and how society ascribes meaning to different kinds of touch and different zones of the body. All levels of experience and all kinds of bodies are welcome. The teacher Contact improvisation has been my primary movement practice since 1986. I also practice aikido and am strongly influenced by the Feldenkrais method, Body Mind Centering and ideokinesis. My teaching is informed by my background as a professional bodyworker / physiotherapist, my studies in osteopathy, my experience with different approaches to communication, and by my politics. I see my interest in radical social theory and my love of contact improvisation as two aspects of the same desire. I have been teaching the form since 1990. Schedule Saturday 09:30 – 12:30 and 13:30 – 16:30 Fee SEK 250 – 750 on a sliding scale according to your income. For example, if you are unemployed and are just about making ends meet, pay 250; if you have a job but it's not well paid, or part-time, pay 500; if you have a decent income, pay 750. Venue Danskompaniet Spinn's Studio, Järntorget 7, 413 04 Göteborg Registration To reserve your place, please first contact me at [email protected], then transfer the full fee to the following account: Account holder: Daniel Mang Account number: 3188310 Clearing number: 9272 IBAN: SE2592700000092723188310 BIC: IBCASES1 Bank: ICA Banken AB, Svetsarvägen 16, 171 41 Solna, Sweden Don’t forget to put your name and what the payment is for (“WS Nov 2019 Gbg”) in the payment reference. Or swish to 0765973209.