Workshops 2025

The material is strongly inspired and rooted in 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬: 1) Firstly, we are inspired by the fantastic "𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲" concept and inner experience from Steve Paxton: "𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 3𝑟𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒. 𝐻𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐼𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔." 2) Secondly, the 𝐘𝐢𝐧-𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 symbol and language inform the individual body-mind and the relational field of it's hidden dynamics and embodied potential. 3) Thirdly, 𝐙𝐞𝐧, 𝐃𝐳𝐨𝐠𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 offer a road to emptiness, direct knowing and clear seeing. 4) Fourth and final root-pilar is 𝐀𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐨, also known as the (Martial) Art of Peace or the Way of Harmony, working with centering, ki-projection and transmutation. These four are the ground which informs the work. Each workshop and laboratory is composed and improvised on the spot, fruit of being in converstation with the real moment, with the real bodies. Stagnation is death. Life is movement. If these words move something in your body, don't hesitate and join us for 4 mornings of embodied practice and research, this time with the Francisco Borges and the shadow of Reimar Wen Shen. __________________ 𝐖𝐇𝐎 Francisco "Fran" Borges [PT] Born in the Azores islands, Francisco is a researcher of embodied attention, relational intelligence, movement and the beautiful strangeness of life. He's a contact improvisation practitioner, event organizer & facilitator, moving philosopher, performer, videographer, eco-somatic artist, poet, musician, freediver & meditation guide. His work is deeply inspired by Sasha Dodo & Dolores Dewhurst-Marks [TOWARDS: Center for Practice and Research of Contact Improvisation]; No An & the Human Garden [Performative Pratices for Nature, as Nature]; The Original CI research of Steve Paxton, Nancy S. Smith, Nita Little, Ray Chung & Others; Ekaterina Basaeleva [Body that Can]; Anjelika Doniy; Geraldin Acevedo [Being]; Marco Solimeni [Aikido]; Sasha Bezrodnova [Authentic Movement & OceanDance]; Bari Kim; Silent Contact Retreats; Butoh; Zen; Dzogchen; Vipassana & more. 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐎 All bodies interested who have tried Contact Improvisation previously.

The third and final part will be open only to those who have attended one of the previous parts. However, if there are available slots, it may be possible for those who have studied with Ekaterina before. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 I am glad that contact improvisation can still be a living exploration. That we can continue to pose questions within this practice, propose and test different hypotheses, make discoveries - and thus develop both the practice and ourselves in it. What if we look not just at what has been and what is, but also glimpse what it could become? What else can contact improvisation be? I’m interested in exploring this direction: - Contact as coherence, wholeness, and consistency in the entire system engaged in action. - Improvisation as the ability to create and manage forms, flows of forces, space, and time. How do we reach that place of consciousness and body where forms arise? How do we become that source? From the infinite possibilities, what do I want to be manifested right now? What do I choose to embody, support, and sustain? Is there free will, or is everything predetermined? What is freedom? Is it chaos? Flow? Choice? Agency? And what to do with the accumulated baggage of patterns, ideas, and beliefs when they do not serve well our new tasks and challenges at hand? In the first part, we’ll devote ample time to fine-tuning the body/mind system in solo and in simple forms of contact (touch). How do we “glue” the mind to the body? What does it mean to be in one place… one time… one action? How do I create here/there, this/other, me/not me? How soon do I notice changes when one thing becomes another? How can I stay at the source, the very beginning of change, without missing the moment when unified action is possible-before everything splits apart? What form, place, strength, and stability of attention are suitable for this? We’ll begin to revisit our experience related to the concepts of weight, center, boundary, stillness, and movement in space. From there, the material will evolve from one part to the next towards more active movement and interaction. The exact shape of this process will depend on the group, on participants’ current interests, goals, and capabilities. I welcome everyone who is ready to dive into this experience. Not an experience of searching for themselves or for the dance, but an experience of creation of both. Changes may not come immediately, but we will plant seeds that can eventually sprout.

We will spend two days cultivating technical and non-technical skills to open up your potential for improvising in contact. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱. Monday 17th - 10:00 - 13:30 Tuesday 18th - 10:00 - 13:30 We will engage in a series of exercises designed to build skills and techniques to master the art of falling and flying. You will learn: 🐥 How to make yourself light and soft ✈️ How to take flight without fear 🦋 How to base without forcing or getting stuck 🌈 Confidently navigating dynamic entries and exits The special opportunity of receiving teaching from three seasoned CI teachers offers a unique opportunity to widen your movement vocabulary. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩𝙨, 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙪𝙩! 𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 😊 ------------------------------------------------------------ 👉 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 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 2000 THB (~56 EUR) Early Bird (10 March) 2500 THB (~70 EUR) Regular 🌈 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 (𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲): 👉 👉 👉 https://nativestate.co/building-blocks-ci/ Refund Policy: The ticket is non-refundable, but you can transfer it to someone else. 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!

In order to fly, first we need to fall. But who and what is the one that falls ? and what are the directions we can actually fall to? Making the backspace accessible and open, discovering the horizontal momentum we can create in the dance, finding the support and ground we have in every point of contact with the floor/partners like fishes being carried by water. We will explore the use our spines - the back spine, and also the frontal spine (the soft tissues and organs from mouth to enos) as a leader, embody and dive to the somatic experience of our body before we were 2 legs walking mammals, when we were slithering in the water, all to discover new ways of learning from the biggest teacher that we have - gravity. Finding new physical and metaphysical ways of curving and spiralling, which will help us ride the momentum of gravity in solo dance and with partners, and connect to the infinite directions every movement can go, if we will just listen to it carefully and softly. Discovering new engines of movement to spiral up, down and over from the soft tissues.

The following themes gleaned from the 7 major energy centers will weave their way into the workshop: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 (𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁/𝗹𝗲𝗴𝘀/𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿) Creating and deepening a felt sense of connection and safety with the earth through yielding, grounding and rebounding. Continuously sensing the ground through own and partner's body and integrating feet, legs and pelvic floor to the rest of the body. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗽𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝘀) Connecting with the primary element in our bodies, water, to re-member our intrinsic flow. Accessing the power and fluidity of the pelvis and integrating it with the rest of the body. Using momentum to create more ease in dancing and intentionally going off balance to create opportunities for the joy of falling and flying. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 (𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝘂𝘀) Moving from our own center and connecting to partner’s. Delighting in and deepening one's solo dance while dancing with partner(s). Exploring the organs of liver, stomach and kidneys as support for empowered dancing. 𝗔𝗶𝗿 (𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁) Expanding the awareness of the lungs and breath as well as the arms and hands and their relationship to the heart. Developing strategies for creating lightness in the body and allowing the spectrum of heart qualities to dance us. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 & 𝗩𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝗷𝗮𝘄, 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸) Freeing up the neck, throat and jaw and allowing sound as a means to open self expression while we move. Integrating the head and torso though the pathway of the digestive tube and refining the ability to work with spherical space and inversions. 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀) Exploring different ways of seeing with our eyes and our imagination. Using Barbara Dilley’s 5 eye practices as a springboard for the journey to expand our ways of perceiving so we have more choices in our dancing. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 (𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻) Navigating the head as a limb to find ease in aligning vertically as well as moving through spherical space. Integrating all parts of the body, mind and spirit so that the life force flows freely. Letting go of ego control and letting in Universal guidance by opening up the crown of the head to deep listening to the unknown.

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. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 3rd - 17:00 - 20:00 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 4th - 17:00 - 20:00 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 5th - 17:00 - 20:00 🌈 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 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 2800 THB (77 EUR) Early Bird (15 January) 3200 THB (88 EUR) Regular 🌈 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 (𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲): 👉 👉 👉 https://tinyurl.com/contactimprocourse Refund Policy: The ticket is non-refundable, but you can transfer it to someone else. 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.

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 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭 & 𝟮 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗦𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 & 𝗝𝗔𝗠 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮 𝟭𝟵:𝟭𝟬 - 𝟮𝟮:𝟬𝟬 (𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱) 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.

Contact is not just dance, but a continuous investigation on movement as a vehicle for present moment awareness, connection, creative expression, community, and self empowerment. Feb 22 & 23, 2025 12 pm - 6:15 pm daily (1 hour break) Sri Thanu, Koh Phangan, Thailand SCHEDULE DAY 1 • CI Solo Pathway Foundations, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Contemporary Floorwook, Falling Safely, Weight Sharing, Surfing, and Table. DAY 2 • Improvisation and Play, Authentic Movement, Bodywork, History, Contact Improvisation Transitions, Easy Lifts and Jam Etiquette. DANCER WEAR | TO BRING Typical contact attire such as gym type workout pants or leggings. Tshirt or long sleeve top that covers shoulders. Dance knee pads are recommended. A notebook and pen for reflection, water bottle, and an open mind. No jewelry or cell phones on the dance floor. FACILITATOR Aalia Hashem is a dance artist hailing from Vancouver, Canada. She has been sharing the practice of Contact Improvisation in Bali since 2019, hosting many jams, workshops, and dance retreats. A dancer for over 20 years, she has studied with 50 Contact Improv teachers and is deeply ingrained in the practice. Professional projects include launching Contact Body, the first ever self-paced online course for Contact, and hosting the podcast Faces of CI, interviewing Contact facilitators about their affinity with the practice as a mirror for life. Momentum, her workshop for beginners to Contact Improvisation, has been taught 30 + times in Bali, training hundreds of dancers. Clients and teaching opportunities in recent years includes Bali Bloom Festival, Towards 50CI Conference, Georgia Silent Contact Festival, NYX Bali Co-working and Bali Dance Festival. She directs collaborative art films and has worked as a dancer in music videos for artists such as Make Like A Tree & VLKNO. She believes dance is a vehicle for present moment awareness, connection, creative expression, and self empowerment. Learn more + Student Testimonials : https://aaliadances.myportfolio.com/about JOIN THE TELEGRAM COMMUNITY Want updates about this workshop, and announcements about other events? Join the Bali Telegram Community! https://t.me/+_uXA7U-IYLwzMmQ1 Questions? Get in touch on Instagram or Telegram DANCER TESTIMONIALS 🌟 "Momentum workshop introduced me to a reality of CI dance that I was craving for very long. Aalia organized the all class in a very structured way, breaking down the basics to better understand them. I finished the workshop with more tools who have been quite essential in my CI dancer path." - Sofia, Contact Teacher, Portugal 🌟 "Transformational. More than just contact skills. I wanted to come for a year and I'm so glad I finally made it I realized in this workshop, my soul is a dancer." - Alonya, Ukraine 🌟 "Seriously, super grateful for the knowledge shared by Aalia @facesofci that continues unfolding with each and every practice, drawing me more into Contact." - Dmitri, Ukraine 🌟 "I feel safe, soft, yet grounded and structured. Thank you for holding this safe space. This day was really nourishing - I feel full. I've been coming to jams and can already get into flowy feminine state. But I want more structure, more skills. I knew there was more, and this is what I'm here to learn." - Olga, Russia 🌟 "I have hard-core yoga asana and martial arts background already, but I have this story "I can't dance". I want to get through that and explore my body in relationship to others." - Jess, USA 🌟 "I was afraid of touch and I overcame that. You made me and everyone feel safe." - Elisa, Italy 🌟 "I feel this was the most essential workshop of the festival. Pure contact. Steve Paxton. No strange things. " - Geraldine, Contact Teacher, Columbia

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. Dates: 18, 19, 20, 21 February Times: 17:30 - 21:30 Location: Near Chaloklum (details upon registration) 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.

Gravity, how to embody this force? It relates with falling-flying, with yielding, with parasympathetic systems, with weight, direction, piezelectric muscular system and skeleton system? Momentum, how I join gravity and let it empower my movement? Listening, can i tune with other and have same mind, or attention, for a moment? Body, what a body can? Time, is that thing we measure with a clock? Or instead, it is rhythm, pulsation, movement, perception? Space, where it begins and where it ends? Where is the sound I listen? With this, and the mystery, with attention and what is behind it. Through myself and others and the environment, can i empower the presence by landing my attention with it? Do I dance or am I danced? Does it matter? ... And then... How to open the field for dance to teach us and take us, with trust and safety, into the unknown? Let's keep these questions alive at this intensive, and enjoy our process in between past and future. . . . 15, 16 February 2025 10 am to 1pm Contribution: 2330 BHAT Limited spots : ) registration: datosdebackup1234567@gmail.com BIO My name is Alessandro Rivellino, to recognize myself as this name would be too limiting or not enough. I will be in the role of teaching, so I know that I have a response ability to share and hold space for others to learn. I believe in what I do, which means that I do something inspired by something else with no name for it. You are welcome, as you are, with whatever is happening in what you could call yourself, today. That said, I will go for what I mean (making mine the words of a master of words): "Listen to me, listen to my silence. What I never say is the thing that I do say and also another thing. Grasp that other thing which I really said, because I myself cannot." (Clarice Lispector) 🙏🩵 . . . . . . . . . Well, if you have time and wish to continue reading: It is already 20 years that I have worked with this thing of writing a Bio... I think the most significant ones was those who made clear that is not about myself, exactly. I keep asking and forgetting. What should I say there? That I wish to be human enough to be able to listen to the others? That I am interested in the lifts of the corners of the mouth? That I dance and teach, and I am danced and I serve as a vessel, that I trust in something that could be called the Big Mystery? Or... That I have experienced enough to start with not knowing with certain quality? That I had wonderful teachers and colleagues with whom I learnt? And that I devote my life for teaching and dancing? That I have awards and nominations, a master's degree, that I have thought in more than 30 countries for hundreds of people? That I have studied a bit of: BMC, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Antigimnastics, Craneosacral Osteopathy, modern dance, contemporary dance, choreography, performance studies, sitespecific, Authentic Movement, zen buddhism, ancient technologies of the sacred; and a lot of Contact Improvisation? That the most significant experiences in life I just cannot write over here? Or... That I believe in something called friendship? That I don't have kids, so I know nothing about life yet? That I am passionate now as I was when I first got in touch with dance in this life? That I still write but I listen to what is beyond, before, and behind words? Or even... That I really hope that through this illusion of you and I being separated, we can drop it, and go beyond our hanging names to explore the in-between field of existence to dance and be danced with and through the visible and invisible forces entangled at each single moment and find the way to be at the arch of beauty? Or instead, maybe I could simplify and say: "The dance is the teacher, the teacher points to that" ? (Steve Paxton) . . : )

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. In this workshop, we begin by deepening into the element of water reaching into various body systems as well as into 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. 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. It gently stretches soft tissues and enhances perception of oneself and of dynamic processes in a gradual and gentle manner. Another important part is the practice of listening with, inspire direction and transform through touch into all states of matter be it 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 seek out the unknown and to 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. Price for 40 hours training: Early bird until 01.01.2024: 300 Euro // 10000 Baht 330 Euro // 12000 Baht 2 scholar ships for Thai researchers 2-3 helper spots 250 Euro // 8000 baht limited space

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. Times: 30, 31 & 1st Feb 10:00 - 14:00 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 (12 hours of practice): 100 Euro / 3500 baht Early bird: 70 Euro / 2500 baht until 01.01.2024 2 scholar ships for Thai researchers 1 helper spot 40 Euro or 1400 baht

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. When Date: [25.01.2025] - [29.01.2025] Time: 15.00-19.00 Date: [02.02.2025] - [04.02.2025] Time: 10.00-14.00 Where: Koh Phangan Thailand For who: all levels of movers with an interest in researching movement Price for 32 hours of training: Early bird until [25.12.2024] 250 Euro // 9 000 Baht Normal Price: 290 Euro // 10 500 Baht

Drawing from my deep practice in Feldenkrais Method, this workshop offers more than just physical exploration—it invites you to cultivate awareness, to sense movement at its most subtle and profound levels.  Through the Feldenkrais Method, we access the body’s innate wisdom, unlocking effortless motion and deepening connections. As habitual patterns dissolve, new pathways for presence, improvisation, and dance naturally unfold, inviting deeper exploration and expression. About Nikola My background is based on diverse studies of somatic, trauma-informed, and holistic healing practices. I'm a certified Feldenkrais Method and somatic coach. Contact Improvisation has been my primary practice for more than seven years. My passion is the architecture of learning spaces - containers where learning and growth happen naturally. Date: 23.01.2025 - 24.01.2025 Time: 10.00-14.00 Where: Koh Phangan, Thailand All levels are welcome Price for 8 hours of training: Early bird until 12.01.2025 49 Euro // 1777 Baht Normal Price: 65 Euro // 2333 Baht

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. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 𝟬9.𝟬𝟭.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟰.𝟬𝟬 10.01.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟰.𝟬𝟬 11.𝟬𝟭.𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝟭𝟬.𝟬𝟬 - 𝟭𝟰.𝟬𝟬