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Join us for a Sunday of dance and contact!
"Just the pleasure of using your body is, I think, maybe the main point. And the pleasure of dancing with somebody in an unplanned and spontaneous way..."
Steve Paxton
Contact improvisation is an open, improvised dance involving 2 or more bodies, with physical contact as the main mode of communication. The dance includes rolling, falling, being upside down, following a physical point of contact and giving weight to a partner. Dance partners often move in and out of physical contact, flow together, and improvise while mutually supporting and following each other's movements. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative. It is a form of dance accessible to all bodies and inquiring minds.
For all upcoming dates in Nijmegen go to:
https://vasimcircusspace.nl/index.php/2023/02/28/contact-improvisatie/
Workshop by: Robin Berkelmans
12:00 doors open
12:30 - 15:00 workshop part 1
15:00 - 15:45 break
15:45 - 17:30 workshop part 2
17:30 - 18:00 bodywork cooling down
18:00 potluck
Mobility opportunities: the head/tail connection
In this workshop, we explore the spine's functionality as our movement center, discovering how conscious engagement from this central axis expands possibilities, creates ease, and refines choice-making for dancers.
We'll transform spinal awareness from abstract concept to embodied experience through guided practice. Our investigation unfolds through multiple pathways: supportive hands-on work with partners, solo exploration, and dynamic partner dancing—all while suspended in the gravitational field, experiencing the spine as the true engine of our movement.
What makes this work compelling is how it deepens our relationship with our bodies' inherent intelligence. By examining our unique patterns of mobility and posture, we move toward more natural functionality, allowing our dancing to emerge with greater clarity and presence.
Robin Berkelmans:
Robin is a seasoned performer, dancer, choreographer, and teacher with over 25 years of experience in contemporary dance and physical theatre. He has taught and teaches at the University of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam and the Fontys Academy in Tilburg, specializing in contemporary dance technique, floorwork, performance, choreography, dance and theatre improvisation, and - of course - Contact Improvisation. Next to this, he is part of Concert Curieus, a dance and music collective that performs for 0-4 years olds and their parents, using Instant Composition as their performing method.
Robin's teaching approach is informed by his experience in Feldenkrais and Alexander Technique, as well as his ongoing practice of Tai Chi, Chi Kung, and Thai massage. This multidisciplinary foundation, combined with his artistic approach to the world, allows him to guide dancers toward a more profound connection with themselves through natural mobility and presence while enabling them to use the inner landscape as a source.
As a teacher of CI, he is currently offering an in-depth program of Underscore. He used this program to guide people towards effortless mobility and refined improvising together. As the co-organizer of the Netherlands Contact Improvisation Festival and other events in the Netherlands Robin regularly shares his expertise through workshops and classes across Europe.
✨Open for all levels of experience ✨
There will be coffee and tea, bring your own small snack for during the break. And after the jam there will be a potluck. Everyone will bring something to eat, to share, and so we will have a delicious picnic where we can have a nice chat.
Important! Early bird tickets are on sale until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday night before the event. So buy your ticket on time! Tickets are non-refundable, but you can sell your ticket to someone else who wants to come. Please let us know who took your ticket.
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Kom langs voor een zondag vol dans en contact!
“Ik denk dat het plezier om je lichaam te gebruiken misschien wel het belangrijkste is. En het plezier om met iemand te dansen op een ongeplande en spontane manier...”
Steve Paxton
Contactimprovisatie is een open, geïmproviseerde dans met 2 of meer lichamen, met fysiek contact als belangrijkste manier van communicatie. De dans omvat rollen, vallen, ondersteboven zijn, het volgen van een fysiek contactpunt en het geven van gewicht aan een partner. Danspartners bewegen vaak in en uit fysiek contact, flowen samen, en improviseren terwijl ze elkaars bewegingen wederzijds ondersteunen en volgen. Soms wild en atletisch, soms rustig en meditatief. Het is een vorm van dans die toegankelijk is voor alle lichamen en onderzoekende geesten.
Ga voor alle aankomende data in Nijmegen naar:
https://vasimcircusspace.nl/index.php/2023/02/28/contact-improvisatie/
Workshop door Robin Berkelmans:
12:00 deuren open
12:30 - 15:00 workshop deel 1
15:00 - 15:45 pauze
15:45 - 17:30 workshop deel 2
17:30 - 18:00 lichaamswerk cooling down
18:00 potluck
✨Open voor alle niveaus/ervaringen ✨
Er is koffie en thee, neem zelf wat kleins mee om te snacken in de pauze. En na de jam is er een potluck. Iedereen neemt wat te eten mee, om te delen, en zo hebben we een heerlijke picknick waarin we nog gezellig nakletsen.
Let op! De early bird tickets zijn te koop tot de woensdagavond voor het event 23:59. Koop je kaartje daarom op tijd! Kaartjes zijn non-refundable, wel kan je je kaartje bij verhindering doorverkopen aan iemand anders die wil komen. Fijn als je ons dan laat weten wie je kaartje heeft overgenomen.
