Tuning into the Wild: Francesco Zita, Maria Malone & Akil Morgan

Testo italiano più in basso Tuning into the Wild returns for a 15th year. The brainchild of CasinaSettarte founder Francesco Zita this annual course invites people of any experience level to explore their hidden energy and creativity though dancing in different contexts, following the rhythms of the inner body and the natural world. Roots: a basis to dance. Francesco’s workshops are based on principles from Aikido ,Tai Chi, Chi kung, Contact improvisation, instant composition and body work . This work will inspire us to let go and flow contacting ourselves, partners, and the surrounding nature. During the classes we will practice grounding, spirals and flow into the movement, intention, connection centre-extremity, moving without effort, exploring different kind of touch and weight, tuning with partners and environment, energetic massage Francesco Zita is a Tai chi-Chi kung and Contact improvisation teacher, Biodinamic Craniosacral therapist, dancer and performer. In the early 80’s he started his training in theatre-improvisation, martial arts (Aikido, Kung fu), Yoga (Iyengar). He also studied massage, including shiatsu, ayurvedic massage and bodywork. His interest for Taoist philosophy will bring him to develop his interest for Permaculture and Deep Ecology that will enrich the possibility to be in harmony with the Tao, the ‘Way of Nature’. Maria Malone is a artist and performer with a diverse practice including in theatre, site specific performance, video and teaching. Her main movement forms are contemporary dance, improvisation, physical theatre and Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art which she has been practicing for 20 years including during prolonged periods in Brazil. Maria is a hatha yoga teacher (training in India and UK) and co-founder of Movema a community dance company specialising in dances from around the world, www.movema.co.uk. Maria also works as a movement director and movement coach for theatre and bands and regularly choreographs for music videos. Wild Warrior is a practice that Maria developed whilst working with Ori Dance collective, which combines combining her own personal movement inspirations of Capoeira, Contemporary Dance, Yoga and Improvisation. Sessions involve movement meditations, contemporary dance skills and techniques, capoeira movement principles, games and free dancing. For this seminar we take this practice outdoors and, starting with Body Weather Butoh techniques to tune into our natural surroundings, we explore how nature; the wind, the sun, the sea, movement of trees, our eye moving over the landscape can also be inspirational partners in our dance. Accessible and fun, come ready to challenge yourself and explore your movement style. Find your inner warrior, challenge yourself, unlock your dancing body, learn new skills to unleash your flow. Akil Morgan is a Capoeira and movement teacher and performer, and founder of Capoeira for All CIC, a social enterprise using Capoeira for positive social change. His movement work includes philosophies of the body that incorporate Kung Fu, Afro-Brazilian dance forms such as Maculele, and music and song as connection to our-self. His Capoeira philosophy emphasises well-being and healing and challenging many of the dis-embodying and dis-empowering forms of society today. Come to sweat, come to enjoy, come to connect to yourself, come to connect to others and with nature. Practical Info: Arrivals: 10th August at 5pm Departures 16th August after the practice and breakfast, around 10 am Sessions are taught aprox 9-13 & 5-8 pm per day (subject to change) and will take place in the open air (covered) studio or in the surrounding countryside or at the beach. One day we will go to the beach at sunrise for practise. The rest of the time participants have use of the dance studio, small pool, surrounding countryside, beach (10 min drive). Some evening classes may be arranged TBC Food Vegetarian meals are provided for you onsite by a local cook The workshop is open to anybody wants to explore the hidden energy and creativity dancing in different context, running with the inner body and the nature. Arrivals: 10th August at 5pm Departures 16th August after the practice and breakfast, around 11 am 10-16 Agosto 2022 Tuning into the wild Seminario intensivo condotto da Francesco Zita e Maria Malone E’ un seminario esperienziale volto a sviluppare consapevolezza e creatività attraverso il movimento. Si svolgerà nello scenario della terra rossa di Puglia che sarà la musa ispiratrice della nostra danza, selvaggia e delicata. La natura sarà la nostra maestra, ciò che farà risuonare in noi tanto la parte istintuale, il selvatico, quanto il senso di gioiosa compartecipazione col tutto, luogo in cui la nostra identità potrà espandersi fino a farci sentire di essere noi stessi parte del mare, del cielo, di una nuvola passeggera, di un filo d’erba che trema al vento. Franco svilupperà la sua proposta a partire dai principi che informano la pratica dell’Aikido, il Tai chi-Chi gong, la Contact improvisation, il Body work (massaggi energetici), la terapia Craniosacrale Biodinamica e la Deep Ecology . Ciò costituirà la base ispirativa per potersi abbandonare nel gioco del contatto con se stessi, con i partners e con la natura circostante. Oltre all riserve marine e ai campi di ulivi secolari sono previste escursioni in luoghi poco antropizzati dove poter attivare la nostra natura sensoriale e apprezzare la vitalità degli spazi selvaggi. Il seminario si rivolge ad attori, danzatori, musicisti, a chi interessato alle terapie alternative, alla Permacultura, alla Deep Ecology, all’Ecopsicologia e a quanti vogliono lasciare spazio alla meraviglia e alla danza celebrando l’anima del mondo. FRANCESCO ZITA, maestro di Tai Chi-Chi kung e Contact Improvisation, terapista cranio-sacrale biodinamico, mover e performer. Nei primi anni '80 ha iniziato la sua formazione in improvvisazione teatrale, arti marziali (Aikido, Kung Fu), Yoga (Iyengar). Ha anche studiato massaggi, tra cui shiatsu, massaggio ayurvedico e bodywork. Il suo interesse per la filosofia taoista lo ha portato a sviluppare il suo interesse per la Permacultura e l'Ecologia Profonda che hanno arricchito la possibilità di essere in armonia con il Tao, la "Via della Natura". Arrivi: il 10 agosto alle 17 Partenze: il 16 agosto dopo la pratica di Qi Gong e colazione (attorno alle ore 11) Seminario intensivo condotto da Francesco Zita e Maria Malone E’ un seminario esperienziale volto a sviluppare consapevolezza e creatività attraverso il movimento.