dis- & re-Orientation

A Contact Improvisation Dance workshop with Joerg Hassmann

It is a topic that sounds very appropriate for our current times. I want to tackle it from the moving body, welcoming any cross pollination to other parts of life.

I find it always refreshing to visit material that brings us upside down or lets us move in the space behind us. Something is happening there, when our usual way to orient ourselves doesn’t work anymore. Not very helpful fear patterns kick in which we can re-direct towards looking for other anchors to trust.

I’d like to experiment with eyes closed, which enables us to receive more information from within the body that also pushes us to listen more deeply to our dance partners. And in contrast I wish to research ‚open eyes‘, wondering how eyes and face can stay more open and connected to what happens inside.

What will be part of our journey: - handstand labs for people of all skill levels - hanging out situations for a hanging head - technical CI labs for upside down and back space material with eyes closed - bits of trio work - lots of dancing to allow the system to integrate the new information (or to let it go) - and of course: long somatic solo warm ups to find ‚home‘ through our body

TIMES

Friday 10am to 6pm (with a 2h break)

Saturday 10am to 6pm (with a 2h break)

Sunday 9:30am to 4:30pm (with a 1.5h break)

LOCATION

Glebe Town Hall, 160 St Johns Road Glebe 2037

COST

$320

$270 supported

$370 supporting

For further information please contact Eamonn O'Flaherty via Messenger or at eamonnoflaherty@protonmail.com.

JOERG HASSMANN

Joerg is a dancer and passionate movement teacher, deeply interested in learning and the question 'what is it that makes us feel connected?' - on many different levels. He is one of the leading figures in Europe in the field of Contact Improvisation, and has been teaching for more than 25 years, offering training programmes and organising festivals. He's been living on the Sunshine Coast for the last five years, facilitating the growths of the local CI community.

www.joerghassmann.com

RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENT

Please be aware that for attending the workshop you need to accept the following:

"In attending this workshop I take full responsibility of my own health and well being. I acknowledge the nature of this workshop involves proposals to participate in exercises and movements that may be new to me.

I recognise that the proposals are simply offers to try, and I take full responsibility to participate only within my own capacity as I see fit at the time.

I acknowledge that the workshop facilitator and event organiser has no liability for any injuries which may occur during this workshop."

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellation more than two weeks prior to commencement of workshop will incur a 10% non-refundable processing fee.

Cancellation less than two weeks prior to commencement of workshop, will incur a 50% non-refundable processing fee.

REGISTRATION

For further information please contact Eamonn O'Flaherty via Messenger or at eamonnoflaherty@protonmail.com.

PHOTO by Miriam Groener

USEFUL LINKS

The local Contact Improvisation Dance group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3993588900725636

Sydney events page:

https://eamonn-o-flaherty.github.io/Sydney-Contact-Improv-Dance-Community/

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