Spread over the course of 6 monthly weekends, this touch-centred training offers an opportunity to develop a strong skill base in Contact Improvisation and Contemporary dance technique. It will introduce a vocabulary of touch which we will work with somatically and anatomically, covering themes of listening, gravity, differentiating tone, fluidity, momentum, spirals, fascia and flight. This vocabulary of touch applies to dancing in contact with human and non-human surfaces and includes also methods of recognising boundaries and consent. Some basic CI experience is required.
Jan 13-14th, 10-17.00, @K77
Feb 10th-11th, 10-17.00, @K77
Mar 15th-17th, Fri15th 12-18.00, 16 &17th,10-16.00, @Tanzfabrik
Apr 27-28th, 10-17.00, @K77
May 18th-19th, 10-17.00, @K77
June 21-23rd Fri 12-18.00, Sat&Sun,10-17.00, @Tanzfabrik
The price includes in-person teaching, resources and personal 1-to-1 feedback sessions. Early Bird until 31.10.23: €850-1250, then €950-1250, Deposit: €350. Installment plans can be arranged.
To register please fill out the form below and if you have questions please reach out to me directly rosalindholgatesmith@gmail.com
Thank you!
Bio: Rosalind Holgate Smith (UK) is Dance Artist, Choreographer & Somatic Educator based in Berlin. As a CI teacher of over 12 years she incorporates approaches from Body-Mind Centering, Skinner Release Technique, Authentic movement, martial arts and her practice that includes also dancing outdoors, in water and with raw matter such as soil. Over the past 4 years she has been working on a PhD, investigating Touch as an encounter with Otherness and the vocabulary of touch from Contact.
with guest teachers including Lotte Jirke and others
