Yielding Together - Contact Improvisation Workshop, Dharamkot

Yielding Together A five days workshop in Contact Improvisation Simply put, yielding means to actively meet something. And actively meeting something means your relationship to that something will change. In application it is not just one’s own body weight in relationship to the earth but also into the space around. In sharing the practice of yielding together, the invitation is to melt into the easeful dance of life feeling both supported and easeful. Through Contact Improvisation, we will dive into movement as an open-ended exploration of sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative expression of ourselves. Turning inwards, with a somatic approach, spending time with our inner landscapes, letting the outer and more larger expression appear from the sensations inside. Some of the aspects of Contact Improvisation that we would be studying in this workshop are: - communicating through weight and how it supports our movement in solo and in contact with other bodies. - spirals and effortless movement together - breathing, trusting and deep listening - support, following and leading, momentum - qualities that we wish to cultivate are listening, stillness, curiosity, fluidity, playfulness, spontaneity VENUE AND LOCATION: EDM Hostel, Dharamkot, Himachal Pradesh, India DATES: 14th June to 18th June, 2025(4.5 hours Everyday) It’s also possible to join just for first three days (14th 15th and 16th June) only as well. The workshop is beginner friendly and is open to all levels of experience. Tentative SCHEDULE: Everyday, 10 AM- 5 PM (including lunch break) Participation Fee (Including Lunch - Vegetarian Thali): Early Bird Price For all 5 days: 9,000 INR (paid registration before 3rd June) Regular Price For all 5 days: 14000 to 18000 SLIDING scale INR (for beginners and existing practitioners) Early Bird Price For First 3 days: 7,000 INR (paid registration before 3rd June) Regular Price For First 3 days - 10,000 - 12,000 INR (only people with some prior experience can join last two days) Registration Link: https://forms.gle/QX7yNTPAVHmN4tBh8 For more information and enquiries [email protected] +91-9872366669 (Harman) About facilitators: Guru Suraj Guru Suraj is an independent artist with a background in visual and movement arts, dedicated to researching, organising communities and events, and performing on the cross-section of different art forms. He co-founded Contact Improv India and InContact, both organisations focusing on teaching and performing CI throughout India. Guru’s main focus is discovering different ways of interacting with each other that are not constrained by conventions. In his teachings he bridges the radical and the traditional. He invites to strengthen creativity, discipline curiosity, and learn through sharing different modes of communication that are beyond verbal language. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gurusuraj_gravitating/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gurusurajart Website: https://incontact.co.in/about-us Harmandeep Singh Harman is a Contact Improvisation practitioner and facilitator who comes from a technical background of building mobile apps and websites. He studied Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering and earned a living as a software developer. Much later, he got introduced and immersed into the experience and exploration of art and body movement. He was deeply touched and moved by the practice of Contact Improvisation 7 years ago and since then, he has been exploring different dimensions of movement and awareness that it has to offer. To support his adventure of Contact Improvisation, he has studied various movement practices including axis syllabus, body mind centering (BMC), feldenkrais method, contemporary dance floor work, somatic practices, body work and capoeira. He is interested in the art of facilitating, creating and holding spaces for collaborations of various art forms and practices with Contact Improvisation. There is curiosity to explore existing and new applications of Contact Improvisation in different aspects of life as an experience. He likes to travel to different places, spaces and cultures while sharing the practice of Contact Improvisation along the way. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harman007singh/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harmandeep.web/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUd_CCQ8us0SACO-9QQOvGA Website: https://incontact.co.in/about-us