Special Contact Improvisation Weekend with Anjelika Doniy

Join us for this special weekend with Anjelika Doniy for a workshop in Amsterdam called: “Sky, Earth and the River of Dance in between” What Anjelika says about the weekend: “Body tone is not a body tension It is the movement of Life between birth and death. From 0 to 100. It is not a tension between life and death. A baby makes no effort. It is life itself. It is sleeping, waking up, crying, laughing, relaxed, trying to lift the head. Life is moving it through the body, emotions, eyesight, hearing. But the body, emotions, eyesight, hearing - all this is not what moves, this is what is moving. Tone is what we want to explore. When we've lost innocence of a baby, who lives in freedom, simply in WHAT IS PRESENT The adult body lives through HOW? WHY? WHERE? What if we keep the intention to live and action as an expression of intention in tone – from relaxation to unfolding of the spirit in all its power? We will study our tensions. Perhaps this will help us to realize something through vision. To start letting go what stops life from flowing freely. Body and mind become an adventure, riffles, waterfalls, geysers, or peace in the way of the dance. If we are lucky, we'll feel the emptiness, space in which all this "somatic soup" is happening. I promise to create conditions for the process. Place, time, consciousness and feedback. Fine thread of informal communication between what is and what we are experiencing.” Anjelika Doniy “About the teacher” in her own words: “I have studied to be a choreographer, I´ve been taught various skills of training and means of teaching the body of another person. In my “archive” there are many stage pieces from folk dance to ballet miniatures. My work in the Theatre has been the tastiest. The actors, direction and dramaturgy broadened my mind and my image of the dance art form. I began to see how the art of charming the audience is created. Since I´ve met contact improvisation and the first CI teachers, I practice the art of de-educating the body of another person and disentangling the illusions about movement and dance. I think that the human being is already perfect the way it is created, and I believe in nature and it´s laws. I dance, investigate and live in accordance with this vision. My special interest in contact improvisation is clarity. Clarity towards the practice. Honesty towards how do I move my weight in the space of Gravity. Attention towards clearing the dance from the personal. Letting things happen as they do. I'm grateful for meeting such teachers as Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Danny Lepkoff, Benno Voorham, Lisa Nelson, Esther Gal, Alexandr Girshon, Yaniv Mintzer, Jorg Hassman, Martin Keog and many others.” Looking forward to practice with you all! Programme: Friday 18.30 – 21.30 – Belcampo Loft, De Hallen Saturday & Sunday 10.00 – 17.00 Studio Singel (Eerste Nassaustraat 7, Amsterdam) Income based sliding scale price: € 95 - € 120 For registration & more information: https://www.movementresearch.nl/ For questions please email to [email protected]