*„Sensing, seeing, thinking, moving.**“ *

*You are warlmy invited ...*

The Axis Syllabus© and Contact Improv with Manuela Martella

Bochum (Germany) & Düsseldorf (Germany)

*Workshop * 15th - 17th November *re-think-dance * (um-denken-tanzen)

The Axis Syllabus© and Contact Improvisation in Bochum, Germany Practical info & registration: contactaxisnrw@gmail.com +49 15755165442

I move as I think my body, that is, according to my personal body image. However, if this is far from any reality, my thoughts only stand in the way of my body. That's why re-thinking is so often so important, even if it takes time This weekend we will playfully and analytically work with dynamic movement sequences. We will put visual material and anatomically based information in direct relation to our personal body experience. With the help of these impulses, we sharpen our sense for orientation wthin our own body and gradually approach more complex movement motives, from standing to rolling and from jumping to falling and everything that may happen in-between and often should/could happen in the best possible way.

11th - 16th January in coll. with Irina Hortin 11th - 12th January: *Different bodies, different strategies.* - Workshop 13th - 16th January: *The Axis Syllabus©* and *Contact Improv* classes (4 hours/day) in Düsseldorf, Germany Practical info & registration: synapseduesseldorf@gmail.com

Different bodies, different strategie: Different bodies in contact improvisation from the perspective of the Axis Syllabus. No previous dance background is required to participate in this workshops. Come as you are. We live in different bodies with different features. Some are visible, others are palpable. For sometimes incomprehensible reasons, our body develops movement habits and strategies to move, either alone or with others. Often these differences become only apparent once when we come into contact with others. We want to use this moment as an opportunity to raise awareness of our own strategies and patterns and to learn from those of others. We could discover that different bodies sometimes require radically different strategies. And that differences could inspire us to play with entirely new possibilities. As we let them speak through our own bodies, we might discover that they are useful or simply joyful. This weekend we will playfully and analytically work out dynamic movement sequences, individually, in pairs and in groups. We put visual material and anatomically based information from the Axis Syllabus Archive in direct relation to our bodyily experiences with others. With the help of these impulses, we will sharpen our sense of orientation in our own body and gradually get a grasp on increasingly more complex movement motifs, from standing to floorwork and from falling to flying and all that may happen in between and should/could best possible happen.