The Practice of Presence

Weekendworkshop - with Juli Gabor This workshop will be held in English. The Practice of Presence – a weekend of deep exploration of body, movement, joyful connection and presence with Juli Gabor. Let’s come together—in our bodies, in the space, in the here and now. Through dance improvisation, somatic practices, and performative tools, we’ll explore what it means to truly arrive in the moment—and share it. We’ll move between solo, duet and group research, playful physicality and subtle awareness. With the support of somatics, contact improvisation, and bodywork, we’ll tune in to sensation, deepen our listening, and expand how we express ourselves through movement. What we’ll explore: - Growing awareness of the body and movement; discovering new pathways and possibilities - Using space, time, rhythm, dynamics, and interaction as creative playgrounds - Improvisation and composition through “scores” – simple structures and ideas for dancing - "Watching" ourselves and each other in making choices in the moment: where is my attention? what do I want to follow or transform? - Dancing solo, with partners, and in the group—meeting each other in movement - Sharing, witnessing, reflecting—and enjoying the richness of the collective experience - And of course… surprise, joy, connection, curiosity, flow! This weekend is for anyone with some experience in contemporary dance, improvisation, contact improvisation and/or performance who wants to dive deeper into embodied exploration in a supportive and inspiring environment. Juli Gabor (HU/AU) is a holistic movement educator and bodyworker based in Vienna. Juli holds a Bachelor in Danish Psychomotor Therapy & Relaxation Pedagogy (2014) and she works professionally in the field of Health Promotion. She has over 20 years of experience in CI and more (release technique, easy acrobatics, various social dance forms). Juli is a certified Ilan Lev Method practitioner (2019) as well she studied and applies various other bodywork methods. The most important keywords for Juli are EASE, JOY & PLAYFULNESS - she seeks to practice these qualities in all aspects of her life as well as trying to transmit these in her teaching and bodywork sessions. Teaching language: English Price: € 240,- / TT's € 190,- Registration: www.holistic-dance.at ------------------------------------------------------