What is Contact Improvisation?

What is Contact Improvisation? Workshop with Daniel Mang 17 & 18 September 2022, Gothenburg The content In this short workshop we will work with the fundamentals of contact improvisation, such as: the relation to gravity, the physical contact between movers and the momentum of moving bodies; modulating tone, sharing weight, stimulating our reflexes and sense of balance. In addition to these classical topics in the study of contact improvisation we will address the norms that govern how we live and experience our bodies and how society ascribes meaning to different kinds of touch and different zones of the body. We will work with personal boundaries, communication, sensation and emotion, the gaze, economies of appreciation, and more. Furthermore we will attempt to refine our perception of inner space and body rhythms, as well as our outer sensory and spatial awareness. We will use guided imagery to improve our alignment and fluency of movement. We will also look at ways of combining contact improvisation with bodywork, by which I mean any technique where one person gives therapeutic touch and the other receives. It includes massage but is a broader term that encompasses many different kinds of hands-on work with another person. All levels of experience and all kinds of bodies are welcome. The teacher I have been teaching the form since 1990. Contact improvisation has been my primary movement practice since 1986. I used to do a lot of aikido and am influenced by various methods in the field of somatics. My teaching is informed by my background as a professional bodyworker / physiotherapist, my experience with different approaches to communication, and by my politics. I see my interest in radical social theory and my love of contact improvisation as two aspects of the same desire. Schedule Saturday 2022-09-17, 13:00 – 17:00 Sunday 2022-09-18, 10:00 – 14:00 Fee SEK 300 – 900 on a sliding scale according to your income. For example, if you are unemployed and are just about making ends meet, pay 300; if you have a job but it's not well paid, or part-time, pay 600; if you have a decent income, pay 900. Venue Danskompaniet Spinn's Studio, Järntorget 7, 413 04 Göteborg Registration Please contact me at [email protected] or 0765973209!