Performing Contact Improvisation
 
Performing Contact Improvisation Contact Improvisation is a partnering technique, which helps us to develop the physical and intuitive strength of the body. It is mainly practiced in duet form, where weight is shifted, shared, lifted and supported by each partner. This technique explores the sensorial awareness of the practitioner working with the sense of touch, which is used as a media of physical communication between both members of the couple. The general idea of the CI is lifting and acrobatic movements related to the body of partner, for sure that is one way to look at the work. What interest me is the per formative elements in the Contact Improvisation, with the awareness about the audience. A musician can play music by forgetting their instrument; otherwise they only play the instrument. A dancer (especially a contact dancer) needs to forget their body to move and be in the flow of the moment with others. We going to start from not- knowing, work on our sensitivity towards the instrument (the body), playing with different tones in the body, rhythm in the movement, 3-D body awareness and technical aspects of CI. Floor work, Moving to/from the center (technique class) This class serve the Contact Improvisation class Our focus will be to explore movements originating from the center outward into the space, and the opposite: outward movements translated toward the center. We will seek to relax the muscles and make space in the joints while we are moving, let the weight pour into the floor guided by gravity. Floor is one of the most important elements in relation to our movements. We will use the floor to discover different pathways through the body, and through the space. Momentum in the movement, use of bone structure, releasing the body and natural flow of movement through the body and space are our attention points. PERFORMANCES *** Contact Improvisation Classes Contact Improvisation is a partnering technique, which helps to develop the physical and intuitive strength of the body. It is mainly practiced in duet form, where weight is shifted, shared, lifted and supported by each partner. This technique explores the sensorial awareness of the practitioner working with the sense of touch, which is used as a media of physical communication between both members of the couple. ***