Step lightly into the dance - Axis Syllabus Workshop with Antoine Ragot

Step lightly into the dance Walking is a fundational and yet complex movement pattern that is integral to our daily lives. The in-depth study of this (in)consistent oscillatory movement unravels a wealth of essential coordinations potentializing and enhancing the dormant possibilities of our dancing body. Welcome to a week-end of dancing together, peppered with somatic explorations, hands-on partner, improvisation and guided exercises to enhance the quality, possibilities and awareness of movement. NB: The saturday afternoon session, 14h to 16h will be hosted by Livia Kern as part of the workshop. This is an opportunity to be in contact with Livia's current movement research and insights, and to witness some aspects of the process of finalising the certification of an Axis Syllabus teacher. Location TanzRaum, Warteck, Burgweg 15, 4058 Basel Schedule Friday 18.00 – 20.30 / Sa & Su 10.00 – 16.00 Price Regular Workshop price in swiss francs l 220 Early Bird – until one month before l 200 Core group price – for 5 or 6 of the workshops of cycle l 180 Possible additional reduction for people not living in switzerland l -20 For registration and questions write to: [email protected] ANTOINE RAGOT Antoine was born in Poitiers, France and is now based in Berlin. Being an athlete throughout his first 20 years of life, his interest in the body manifested in two years of medical school which led to the university of sport sciences of which he graduated with a Bachelor degree specializing in education and motor skills. He then became involved in dance and different contact improvisation communities throughout France which brought him closer to unify his interests for the body, movement and performance. Today Antoine brings many years of teaching contact improvisation, sports and early motor development to his fastidious bent for research and sharing of the Axis Syllabus. Antoine is known for his enthusiasm and infecting others with the movement-researchgeek-syndrome. Currently, his research is oriented towards paleoanthropology and functional morphology as well as the refinement and development of athletic skills via a friction between the Axis Syllabus research and problem-solving situations.