SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION (Contact Improvisation Workshop)

'𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡' 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, , 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝟏. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: In this section, we will delve into the fundamentals of solo movement within the context of contact improvisation. Through guided exercises and improvisational prompts, we will be encouraged to explore our own body's vocabulary and movement potential. Where we will be exploring, how to use the body as an instrument to initiate and respond to impulses, setting the foundation for fluid interactions in subsequent partner work. 2. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Discover the intricate balance of distributing weight between yourself and your partner, a foundation of Contact Improvisation that fosters trust and communication. 𝟑. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: The workshop will progress to focus on partner interactions and trio dynamics. Through trust-building exercises and partner-based improvisations, where we will explore to establish a dialogue of movement, weight-sharing, and responsiveness. Trios will introduce a dynamic layer, encouraging participants to navigate the complexities of multiple connections, expanding their movement possibilities and Partner Connection. Through guided exercises, participants will develop trust, sensitivity, and communication skills while in physical contact with a partner. 𝟒. 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁: Understand the significance of where your bodies meet, as the point of contact becomes the epicentre of sensation, communication, and improvisation. 𝟓. 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Understanding and utilising space is vital in contact improvisation. This section will explore spatial relationships, pathways, and levels of movement. Through exercises that emphasize proprioception and spatial manipulation, leading to a more profound understanding of spatial relationships in movement. 𝟔. 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 : Contact improvisation involves spontaneous reactions and reflexive responses. we will engage in exercises which will find a way to develop a sense of body awareness and instinctual reactions. These activities will encourage us to tune into our bodies, fostering organic and authentic movement interactions. 𝟕. 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺: Embrace the concept of controlled falling, where surrendering to gravity leads to beautiful, spontaneous movements & Harness the energy of motion as we delve into the art of catching momentum, creating fluid and dynamic movements that flow harmoniously. 𝟖. 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲: We will explore with the intention to create awareness and open up to 'what happens in the space'. Observing transitions from states of coming from premeditated movement into the happening of a spontaneous interaction and moment. Exploring what leads to finding new pathways, breaking patterns with a familiar language. 𝟗. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Diversity in movement qualities adds depth to contact improvisation. Participants will experiment with various movement textures, dynamics, speeds, and energies. By incorporating contrasting qualities, we will enrich the movement palette, leading to more engaging and evocative improvisational exchanges. 𝟏𝟎. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆: Hone your ability to listen, not just with your ears, but with your entire being, attuning yourself to your partner's movements and intentions. 𝟏𝟏. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬: Contact improvisation often involves an exploration of the principles of physics, such as gravity, momentum, inertia, and balance. Dancers play with these principles, experimenting with different ways of moving, falling, and redirecting energy within the context of physical contact. 𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 During these midway flights, dancers navigate the space between weight-sharing and weightlessness, finding harmony through mutual trust, sensitivity, and awareness. It's a thrilling sensation of being suspended in time, where the body responds intuitively to subtle shifts in weight, momentum, and connection. 𝟏𝟑. 𝐋𝐀𝐁 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Lab sessions often include jamming, where dancers are invited to explore freely in an open space without prescribed movements. Jam sessions provide an opportunity for spontaneous improvisation, creative expression, and the discovery of new movement possibilities through interaction with others. (𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽) 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 , 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 ( 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔. 𝑾𝒆'𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒓, 𝒔𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒓. 𝑨𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔) 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 : 𝟏4𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝟏8𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 : 𝟏𝟎𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 : 𝐄𝐃𝐌 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥 (𝐞𝐱 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐦),𝐔𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐤𝐨𝐭 , 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞 : 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 : 𝟖,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐬 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 10𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐲) 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 : 𝟐𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐈𝐍𝐑 ( 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬) 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐲 : 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 : +918484935911 𝙀𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡 : 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙛𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨@𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 : 𝙬𝙬𝙬.𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙯.𝙞𝙣 (𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿) 𝗝𝗲𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗸 Jeevak is an innovative and versatile performer, skilled in theatre, Movement, and Contact improvisation. He comes from Pune but is currently based in Goa, India, where he explores and practices movement and performing arts. His passion for experimentation shines through in his captivating performances, where he has showcased his experimental performances in various spaces like cafes, restaurants, studios, streets,theatres and black boxes. These performances are characterized by their extended durations, aligning with his research interests. Throughout the past six years, Jeevak has dedicated himself to refining and mastering his contact improvisation skills, leading jam sessions and workshops. He also organizes a monthly workshop called "Back to Basics," aimed at introducing the principles of contact improvisation to interested individuals. His ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between performing art and contact improvisation. He emphasizes the importance of understanding one's own awareness and that of others, adapting to ever-changing environments, and comprehending the presentation of contact improvisation as both an art form and a means of communication between the performer and the observer. (𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡) Contact improvisation is a form of improvised dancing that has been developing internationally since 1972. It involves the exploration of one's body in relationship to others by using the fundamentals of sharing weight, touch, and movement awareness. Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance practice in which the physical contact points, between at least two dancers, become the starting point of an exploration made of improvised movements. Contact Improvisation is based on playing and exploring the possibilities of two bodies meeting in space. It involves a lot of listening and being aware of the body and the surroundings, whilst the improvisational aspect invites the curiosity of going into the unknown territory of every moment.