Workshops 2026

Christina weaves components of Aikido into the flow of Contact Improvisation. There will be elements of floor work and understanding how the ground can be a friend, how to release weight without edging or being heavy. We will also look at principles of non-resistance and flowing with forces inspired by both Aikido and contact that will allow for dynamic and effortless movement. And combining the grounded connection with flow to open up space for creative compositional work in groups and with space. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮: Christina is a certified embodiment facilitator and coach with a passion for blending movement and psychology. She co-leads a coaching certification program, teaching somatic techniques to hundreds of aspiring coaches. With a black belt in Aikido under 6th Dan Patrick Cassidy, her martial arts background has profoundly shaped her approach to life, relationships, and conflict, offering deep insights into self-awareness and connection. She discovered contact improvisation 10 years ago and over the last few years has started to share classes and workshops worldwide. She often brings a lens of embodiment or infuses the dance with her Aikido or psychosomatic background. More info to follow

Listening, touch and dance will be the door to experience ‘inter-being’ which is the nature of the universe. Therefore, Contact improvisation dance is the great tool, map and state to tune this inter-related-body with joy! We will dive into the active, physical and subtle listening state together with questions and curiosities. When we listen fully, everything/every moments around and within us starts to reveal their music,dance and poem. we will discover what is happening and being created as an interconnected momentary body thourgh CI. We will meet phylogenetic progression from vibration to sea creatures within our present body and allow this characteristic states express their own dance. and also with the embryological approach, we will experience that our dancing bodies are the continuously changing, growing and resonating with past and future supported by the safe fluid environment. Body as forest which embraces all the different living creatures such as all the cells, different systems, organs will be investigated. Relationship between inner and outer spaces, silence and dynamics, being filled and being emptied, listening and expressing, boundaries and beyond boundaries, centering and no-centering, rhythmic play through contemplativeness and playfulness will be researched together. Touch, voice, somatic approach, Body-Mind Centering, Poong-gyung, GAMU, improvisation dance, contact, play, including solo research, partnering, group work, writing and verbal feedback session will be shared and played durimg the workshop. SCHEDULE 19 to 23 th, January Intensive 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 21 january, 6:30 PM to 9.00 pm, Score + Jam (only for those participating in the intensive) 22 january, 6:30 pm to 9.00 pm, Lab + Jam (only for those participating in the intensive) 23 january, 7:00 PM to 9.30 pm, Performance by Bari and others + Open Jam (performance and Jam open to all) PRICE Super Early Bird – 5.500 thb (5 spots) Early Bird – 6.500 thb (until 12th Jan) Regular – 7.500 thb Let’s dance together not to forget we are born to dance!

How to be lighter in dance; how to maintain movement, and not freeze; how to be steady while dancing; how to find resolution and joy from own strength? In contact improvisation, we are accustomed to playing with the fall of the central axis, which is called the small dance. The fall of the vertical axis is one of the main tools that initiates movement in space. In somatic approaches based on BMC (Body-Mind Centering), we utilize the material of human embryonic development to see how new forms and new possibilities of movement are nurtured within us. I invite you to dive into profound method of embryological bodywork and find your own deeph. We will also learn from imagination qualities for flying. Additionally, you will study to recognize movement directions, the vector of movement. Birds can soar on air currents, surfers glide on the waves of ocean movement. You will learn to distinguish the directions of movement in order to surrender to the flow and not argue with physical forces. Come to improve your dance skills. About Artem Markov Artem has been engaged in Contemporary dance field since 2002. He worked as a dancer in Ufa (Russia) in performance group “White Label” 2004-2006. From 2006, he started dancing contact improvisation. He has been teaching CI since 2008. Artem is contact teacher he taught in many festivals such as: Dancefulness: Ukraine Festival of Contact Improvisation (2013), Ibiza Contact Festival (2015), Italy Contact Festival (2017, 2024), Israel Contact Festival (2019). In parallel, Artem has been engaged in body-work and movement therapy since 2006. He had started to participate somatic workshops and finally he decided to learn somatic professionally. Artem is educated in two somatic universities Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy (IBMT dip.) and SomayicBody Training. He teaches at the SomayicBody Training program, and also he conducts his own somatic courses. More info to follow

This is a 3-day workshop to dive into the foundations of Contact Improvisation. The special opportunity of receiving teaching from three seasoned CI teachers offers a unique opportunity to widen your movement vocabulary. 🌈 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 (𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲): 👉 👉 👉 https://tinyurl.com/contactimprocourse Develop a heightened sense of awareness and responsiveness, allowing you to move confidently and creatively in the dance. We will be doing solo exploration, partner work, and group exercises. Open to EveryBODY and all levels of experience. ------------------------------------------------------------ 👉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁: - Hands on skills to move your own body - Technical ins and outs for safe dancing - Increased trust in non-verbal communication - Expanded movement vocabulary - Supportive and creative learning environment 🎒 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: - Comfortable clothing that allows for freedom of movement, ideally long sleeves and trousers - An open mind and a willingness to explore and connect - Water bottle Registration and pricing to follow soon 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: Nikola has a background in diverse studies of somatic, trauma-informed, and holistic healing practices And is certified in the Feldenkrais Method and a somatic coach. Contact Improvisation has been his primary practice for more than seven years. His passion is the architecture of learning spaces - containers where learning and growth happen naturally. Christina is a certified Embodiment Coach and Facilitator with a background in Aikido and a multitude of movement and somatic practices. Contact Improv has been her passion for 10 years and she started sharing classes and workshops since 2020. She loves weaving her psycho-somatic and philosophical interests into embodied explorations in a playful way. Zuzanna has explored dance since the age of 4, and trained in numerous movement practices – martial arts, ballet, yoga, modern dance, and Axis Syllabus. Passionate about the connection between body and mind, she bridges these insights in her work as a coach, IT consultant, and dance teacher. She co-organizes international CI events like the Thailand Contact & Movement Arts Festival and Warsaw CI Flow Festival. 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Feel free to send a dm 🙂 See you on the dance floor! -------------------------------------------------------------- We will be organising more Foundations Workshop at the end of each month.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅/𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔/𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍/𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒘 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔. We utilize the somatic practices of contact improvisation, improvisational dance, authentic movement, visionary craniosacral, bodywork, breath work and interaction with nature to support this voyage of 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔. -------- Alicia Grayson and Sabine Parzer as they describe their teaching methods, influences and the process: Short version (3 mins): https://youtu.be/gxH12xCpteM?si=XFtFfNewz4v3wBvX Deeper Discussion (28 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1AUwuzhNzo -------- We will explore the play between the 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄/𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒕𝒍𝒆, 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆/𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈. We open a space for healing and nurturing the unseen, unknown and secret places within the Self and celebrate 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓, 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. We use dance and related techniques to let the bodies speak, to physicalize content and to embody wisdom from within. Meditations and visualizations clarify our intent, bodywork and somatic investigations support our integration. We work with solo, partnering and group processes. The workshop is within a frame of the context of our larger lives and connects with deeper longings that yearn to be known and manifested. We will give tools and practices to take the insights and discoveries of the workshop back into our lives. -------- 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒚𝒔𝒐𝒏 Alicia has been passionately involved with dancing, teaching and performing Contact Improvisation for the past 36 years. She has taught CI as an adjunct faculty at George Washington University, University of Denver, Naropa University and Shenandoah University. She teaches CI classes in Boulder, CO, and regularly travels nationally and internationally to teach. Her long time practices of authentic movement, yoga and pilates and her love of nature are important influences on her dancing and teaching. She facilitates somatically based transformational workshops, teaches yoga and pilates and works with individuals in-person and online. She is a certified Hakomi therapist, certified perinatal somatic attachment therapist, certified Feminine Power transformational coach and facilitator and certified Biodynamic Breath and Trauma Release practitioner. She delights in exploring and discovering new depths to contact improvisation and related disciplines and is particularly interested in the intersection of physics and expression and the mind/body relationship. She is dedicated to supporting her fellow humans to be the most amazing embodied beings that we are! 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒛𝒆𝒓 Is head and founder of the Holistic Dance Institute (founded 2010), she has been recognized as a Master Somatic Movement Educator by ISMETA. The Holistic Dance Institute is an ISMETA accredited institute and offers professional Teachers Trainings and Advanced Teachers Trainings. In 2012 Sabine co-created the Contact Festival Austria, for which she served as the artistic director of until 2017. Her professional experience spans over 35 years of teaching, performing, choreographing and researching in the USA, Canada, Europe, Russia, Israel and Brazil. Sabine has a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College Chicago in Modern Dance, and an education in Systemische und Integrative Bewegungslehre® (an extended Feldenkrais® Training). Her in-depth practice of Contact Improvisation and Authentic Movement began 1997. Her ongoing trainings since 1995 in Kleintechnique, ZenBodytherapy®, Yoga, White Crane Silat, Rosen Method®, Kashmirian Massage, family constellations and Integrative Somatic Traumatherapy a.o. She is currently studying visionary Cranialsacral Work with Hugh Milne. Sabine is a dancer, choreographer, dance-pedagogue, bodyworker, organizer and author. In her Holistic Dance Institute people from all different kinds of backgrounds (such as dancers, artists, bodyworkers, social workers, coaches and psychotherapists) are trained in Holistic Dance Teachers Trainings, Advanced Teachers Trainings, Retreats, open workshops and single sessions. Her professional dance career began in Chicago, IL, in 1990, where she danced professionally in Mordine & Company Dance Theatre and in many independent productions. She was a co-founder of Loop Troop and has been presenting her choreographies and improvisational scores since 1990 in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, Moscow and Vienna, amongst other cities. She has recently collaborated with film maker Krisztina Kerekes on the experimental dance film “eMBODYMe” and the documentation about her work “Interconnections”. Her latest solo “Mayya Amore” will premiere in 2024. Sabine teaches regularly at international dancefestivals such as Impulstanz Vienna, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Tanzquartier Wien, Potsdamer Tanztage and has taught intensives at many international festivals such as Israeli Contact Festival, Moscow Contact Festival, Kontakt Budapest, Contact in Rio de Janeiro, Osterimprofestival Göttingen, Ibiza Contact Festival and more. Between 1999 and 2013 she was employed as dance therapist at a rehabilitation center for people after work and traffic accidents in Austria. Sabine is considered to be a pioneer of the somatic and healing dance field and is highly regarded for her humorous, down-to-earth approach in her teachings. . . . 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 Early Bird 590 euro | 22 000 thai baht (until 25 December 2025) Standard Price 620 euro | 23 100 thai baht (please apply before 31 January 2026) *see the application form for the 'first part / 6-13th Feb' option. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺: https://forms.gle/ULtW4R9eannoyuaQA *Please note that this course does not include organized food or accommodation. You are welcome to reach out if you have any questions, or need advice about navigating Koh Phangan. 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 There are 2 partial scholarships available for dedicated CI practitioners/teachers/artists who are unable to pay the full price. There are 2 partial scholarships reserved for local Thai dance/movement practitioners. In case of financial difficulty, it is possible to reach out to the organizer (Alexandra Wuzyk). Please apply via the 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺: https://shorturl.at/elOSW 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 Please note it is necessary to commit to full participation in all sessions, and to arrive on time. We recommend not to plan any other activities in the duration of this intensive in order to fully benefit from the process. 6 February opening session --------- 18:00-20:30 7, 8, 9th full days 10:00-13:00 and 16:00 - 18:30 --------- 10 February integration day --------- 11, 12, 13th full days 10:00-13:00 and 16:00 - 18:30 --------- 14 February integration day --------- 15, 16, 17 full days 10:00-13:00 and 16:00 - 18:30 --------- 18th February integration day --------- 19, 20 full days 10:00-13:00 and 16:00 - 18:30 21st closing session --------- 16:00 - 18:30 We highly recommend joining the whole duration of the course. In case this is not possible for you, it is possible to apply for only the first part (6-13th February). It is not possible to enter in the second half. . . . 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 . 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://shorturl.at/elOSW . 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 '𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲': Short version (3 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1AUwuzhNzo Deeper Discussion (28 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1AUwuzhNzo . 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 The Practice of Embodiment - interview with Sabine Parzer https://tinyurl.com/s926huuj Conversation about Dance, Art and Life - Sabine Parzer and Alicia Grayson https://tinyurl.com/y2v3cnhs . 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 Sabine Parzer Holistic Dance Institute https://tinyurl.com/ck8y5vaw Inter Connections https://tinyurl.com/ta4fj3t5 . 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 www.aliciagrayson.com Alicia dancing at Moab Jam https://tinyurl.com/5n965hdt . . . *Promotional photos for this workshop are from the collections by Melissa Sung (2023) and Mathieu Parent (2024) in Rhizome Springs Canada, and Oilivia Pino (2025) Koh Phangan.

SPINE FLOW Improvisations around Material for the Spine is an Intensive Workshop, that has toured in the last years in China, Thailand, Japan, Colombia, Russia and the US, in cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, Bogota, Moscow and New York. This workshop offers an introduction to the basic principles of Material for the Spine, to develop a smoother engagement of the spine, and it proposes ways to apply this material in group, in an improvisational setting. SPINE FLOW offers somatic exercises and movement techniques that are very useful to train the mobility of the human skeleton’s axis, and its interconnectivity. It proposes concrete shapes and sequences to explore the biomechanics and practical functioning of the spine in coordination with the rest of the body, specially the limbs and the head. This workshop researches the Material for the Spine solo exercises, focused on the functioning of the musculoskeletal system and its inner sensations, and proposes new ways to apply them in a duo practice. It’s an opportunity to investigate how our body moves, how our anatomy works, interacting with inner and outer forces, training how to cooperate in movement, with other people and the environment, and how to embody principles of stability, softness, strength, adaptability and grounding. SPINE FLOW offers a space to investigate and embrace the movement of our body, in the broader arena of Improvisational Dance & Contact Improvisation, proposing a balance of Somatics, Technique and Playfulness.

The proposal is to dive into our fundamental state of embodied consciousness, and from there, explore the possibilities of artistic creation in a collective movement research.​ 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 & 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗷𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰; 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱? 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗖𝗵𝗶, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀: 𝗧𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆. 𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁. 𝗧𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗟 𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟴 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗲; 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗻 (桂勘) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗭𝗵𝗼𝘂 𝗭𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗙𝘂 (周中福). 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮, 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘇𝗵𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗭, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗢𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻. 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝘆𝗼, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶, 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗮. 𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 - 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.

The Axis Syllabus offers a somatic approach to movement, blending dance techniques with a rich collection of knowledge about the body. It invites us to move and think through anatomical relationships, physics, bio-tensegrity, and ongoing multi-disciplinary research. In an Axis Syllabus class, we cultivate a collaborative learning environment, where personal research becomes central to the practice. This workshop unfolds in two parts: Part 1 is open to all interested movers. We begin by deepening into the element of water, reaching into various body systems as well as physics to discover and stimulate the fluid nature of the physical, energetic, and feeling body. We explore the body's materialities, anatomical relationships, and sensory experiences through various entries. Part 2 is only open to participants who have completed Part 1 and who also bring previous experience in dance, somatics, or related practices. If you wish to join only Part 2, it is necessary that you already have solid experience of practicing dance through the lens of the Axis Syllabus. Throughout the workshop, one approach to soften the body is a principle called sequencing, which involves moving the body in parts, first larger parts and then smaller and smaller increments, playing with and accessing energy within the elastic spectrum of muscles and connective tissue. Sequential movement principles allow for less inertial resistance and promote tonal changes in neuromuscular activity. They gently stretch soft tissues and enhance perception of oneself and of dynamic processes in a gradual and subtle manner. Another important practice is listening with touch: to inspire direction and transform through all states of matter—solid, liquid, or gas. We further play with fluid dynamics through space and experiment with rhythm to expand our dances into more dimensions. We will move between the solo body and contact improvisation research. My curiosity is to re-search the question: What prepares us for the unknown? — so that we may seek out the unknown and dance with presence and wonder. Dancing in the mornings for 3 hours and engaging in 2-hour lab sessions every second afternoon, this workshop offers a rhythm that balances structured learning with personal exploration. Join us for an immersive experience that bridges somatic inquiry, movement principles, and contact improvisation. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵 Kira Kirsch is a movement artist, community organizer, and experiential researcher, originally from East Berlin. After spending seven years in San Francisco, she now resides in Berlin with her family as residents of Lake Studios —a vibrant, artist-run space for dance, performance, and creative production. Kira is deeply invested into creating and shaping spaces for people to experience, learn about and sensitize their mind-body-movement continuum. She has pioneered, taught and continuously researched through the lens of the Axis Syllabus (AS) for more than 20 years and has established dance research communities in Brussels, San Francisco and Berlin. Her work is deeply informed by studies in Moving Alchemy with Sarah Shelton Mann, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Mind in Motion with Nita Little, Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and Body-Mind Centering (BMC). As a curator, Kira has been involved with projects like the "SENSING IN" festival, mov*ed—a peer exchange platform for movement educators—and leads the Movement Artisans educational program in Berlin. Kira’s teaching spans internationally, from contemporary dance festivals to contact improvisation gatherings, and she is a regular presence in professional dance institutions. Recent artistic collaborations include Many Lives with choreographer Jorge de Hoyos, (dis)comfort behaviours with actress Anneke Schwabe, Earth Will Come with filmmaker Katelyn Stiles and musician/poet Barnaby Tree, as well as the music video We Are the Flood and the short film Dreamstroy with the collective Cargocult. The training is in 2 parts: 1. Part: 07-11 of March 2026, 3 hours in the mornings and every second day lab time in the afternoon. 2. Part: 14.-18. of March 2026, 3 hours in the mornings and every second day lab time in the afternoon. 300 Euro / 11000 Baht per Part, both together 500 euros / 18000 Baht. 3 scholar ships for thai researchers 2-3 helper spots limited space Registration at: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScYQgOBdfm.../viewform... Update: As accommodation is not included, you have to check on booking or you can write me that you would like to stay on the campsite that is a 5 min scooter ride from the workshop venue. More information about what is happening on the island: www.contactimprovkohphangan.com

Exploring those alone, in specific patterns and partner work shall deepen the understanding of the concepts. We will dive deeper into the concepts of landing pads, tensegrity and how our bones are moving in the body. Asking questions like: How can meeting the floor be a soft experience? How can biodynamics make our moves smooth and strong at the same time? And how can we keep our own flow while moving with someone else? We will jump, roll, research, soften, listen to good music and have fun with great music. We’ll also incorporate choreographic patterns to smoothly transition into solo movement, ensuring a mix of learning and fun throughout the workshop. 𝗔𝘅𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀 As an evolving reference system for human movement the Axis Syllabus offers many ways to look onto forms of movement. Physical inquiry and research through movement combined with scientific findings form this study of human movement. The Axis Syllabus can be looked at as a lens to raise the potentiality of your own movement. For the practice of contact improvisation the Axis Syllabus can provide a softening of the movement with partners. It can help to get into and out of the floor together with a greater flow and improve the organization of one's own body to be in contact with one another. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 There is so many definitions of contact improvisation and also it is kind of states that there is not one which captures what it is. I want to share what Ray Chung said Contact improvisation is for as I resonate with his description a lot 🙂 "Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds." —𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘙𝘢𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 2009 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗭𝘂𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 Zuzanna has been deepening her embodiment practice under influence of various international contact improvisation and contemporary dance teachers. She is deeply interested in applying movement principles highlighted by the Axis Syllabus into the practice of contact improvisation, as well as the Underscore structure. Zuzanna started dance at the age of 4 and continued her embodiment practices through martial arts, ballet, yoga, modern dance, and Axis Syllabus. She is passionate about the impact of connection between body and mind which she continues to discover through her work in coaching, IT, and dance. Teaching dance, co-organizing the Thailand Contact & Movement Arts Festival, Warsaw CI Flow Festival and working as an IT Consultant gives her the balance between headspace and movement art.

Ray has richly contributed to the development of Contact Improvisation through 46 years of involvement with this form, including practice, teaching and performance. 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 Using Contact Improvisation (CI) as a foundation, we will create ways to improvise dancing in duo, trio, and ensemble. A detailed survey of CI essentials, with a focus on efficient, effortless use of technical skills, will develop a facility for, and availability to, changing physical states and levels of touch and weight. We will work with strategies for improvising or how we improvise the way we improvise. Come prepared for focused playfulness within committed practice. 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆: 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴 Ray Chung is a performer, teacher, engineer who has a passion for dancing which he likes to share with other people. His main focus is improvisation and he has worked with Contact Improvisation since 1979 as part of improvisational performance practice and integrates other movement forms into his work, including martial arts, bodywork and Authentic Movement. Ray has worked with the leading proponents of Contact Improvisation including Nancy Stark Smith, Steve Paxton, Nita Little, Lisa Nelson, Peter Bingham, Chris Aiken, Andrew Harwood, and regularly collaborates with dancers, musicians, and other artists. Ray has also been certified as an instructor of shiatsu by the Shiatsu Education of America in 1982, and has studied with Wataru Ohashi, Ryuho Yamada, and Shizuto Masunaga. His work has been featured at numerous national and international festivals and venues. Currently based in San Francisco & Sweden, Ray regularly teaches abroad. 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 Martin Keogh and Ray Chung, performing at Contact Festival Freiburg 2001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR2QCf5cL6Q&t=63s Peter Bingham and guests Chris Aiken and Ray Chung - performance at EDAM Studio, Vancouver, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH4N3-Sc-ko Chris Aiken, Ray Chung, and Mike Vargas - Movement Research at Judson Church 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWR8qwxwUU4 Mike Vargas, Andrew Harwood, Ray Chung, Nancy Stark Smith performing at Warsaw FLOW 2014 (dance footage from 06:00) https://youtu.be/xaCZvIbl860?si=uuYF3BzXSWbjylkC&t=349 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 “Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.” – 𝘙𝘢𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨, 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯 2009 "a mode of movement which is relaxed, constantly aware and prepared, and onflowing. As a basic focus, the dancers remain in physical touch, mutually supportive and innovative, meditating upon the physical laws relating to their masses: gravity, momentum, inertia, and friction. They do not strive to achieve results, but rather, to meet the constantly changing physical reality with appropriate placement and energy." – 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘹𝘵𝘰𝘯, 1979 This workshop is open to all levels of movement experience. 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 Studio in Chaloklum, Koh Phangan, Thailand https://maps.app.goo.gl/84tCaBTHZobsakZ8A 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 320 euro | 12 000 thai baht - Standard Pricing (until 28th Feb) 350 euro | 13 200 thai baht - Last minute ticket (for applications after 28th February) 250 euro | 9 420 thai baht - Low income / artists & dancers price (limited places) 380 euro | 14 330 thai baht - Share the dance (part of the price supports scholarship program) 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻* This intensive will consist of one 3 hour session with Ray every day, morning or evening (the other part of the day the venue will be hosting Focused Jam). Please note It’s necessary to fully participate in the workshop, arriving punctually for all sessions. ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒｍ： https://forms.gle/6WdWmGRSbbK1VL9CA *𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 30 𝘰𝘤𝘵, 30 𝘯𝘰𝘷, 30 𝘥𝘦𝘤, 30 𝘫𝘢𝘯, 28 𝘧𝘦𝘣, 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦. 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 We have a limited number of scholarship (pay what you can) places available for dedicated practitioners of contact improvisation who would not otherwise be able to participate, and for Thai or Burmese nationals wishing to study Contact Improvisation. Ｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐ ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒｍ： https://forms.gle/rzfFCnSBAJCqsjkT8 𝗜𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Alexandra Wuzyk Whatsapp: +31615525238 email a.b.wuzyk@gmail.com