THE PRACTICE OF TUNING Intensive workshop with Simonetta Alessandri & Adalisa Menghini

THE PRACTICE OF TUNING Feldenkrais / Contact Improvisation / Ensemble Composition Intensive workshop and retreat with Simonetta Alessandri & Adalisa Menghini A unique combination of skill-building workshop and retreat, we lead a deep dive into the work by creating a platform for personal renewal and development in the grounding landscape of Southern Italy. This workshop is for those interested in deepening their knowledge as dancers, improvisers or performers, as well as for anyone who wishes to connect with him/herself and with others through movement. Morning sessions begin with practicing body awareness via the Feldenkrais Method and principles of Neurophysiology. Both are gentle and powerful approaches to movement which deepen perception of how we move, thereby increasing the quality of coordination and balanced postural tone, as well as building ownership and pleasure in our dancing. From this rootedness, we grow into solo improvisation, expanding outward into dynamic and more complex movement. We will revisit and reveal the fundamental skills of Contact Improvisation, such as: giving/ receiving weight, falling, leaning, following and flying. The afternoon sessions integrate and flow from these building blocks. We will focus on the body’s performative potential, expanding our imagination to explore specific compositional tools and improvisational scores, investigating space,time and relationship. We will practice observing and following the emergence of spontaneous group compositions,tuning into the balance between order and chaos. Discussions will re-group, re-frame and further ground us, putting our experiences into context by sharing them with the collective knowledge of the group and hosts. Against the background of the world’s challenges, we will journey together to emerge with fresh capacities and and a sense of renewal. Context: the dance studio itself is integrated into the landscape, built to invite breezes in the mornings and evenings, thereby allowing physical work even in the heat. There are beaches nearby, and the timetable will support group excursions. Simonetta Alessandri and Adalisa Menghini have built a teaching practice based on their experiences related to the organic development of improvisation and composition using the somatic approach of the Feldenkrais Method. Each has more than 35 years of experience in the fields of dance,performance and well-being - ranging from teaching, performing, choreographing and event promoting - all of which informs their work together. They complement and support each other in this journey of learning and renewal. Cost: With the aim of supporting the wider community, the retreat is set up to be affordable and offers different accommodation options; but crucially, all options include full board (with food prepared by a chef), including wine, in the comprehensive participation fee 510€ basic(tent) tents are equipped with mattresses and sheets 550€ basic plus (shared space inside-external bathroom) 580€ comfort (shared space inside en suite bathroom) Before the 1st of June, after an additional 25€ to the price above For further information: [email protected] or [email protected] www.casinasettarte.org