Soft And Wild: Joerg Hassman Contact Improv Dance Workshop

SOFT & WILD

Soft & wild … this is coming from a person who is passionate about deep listening, slow somatic work, effortlessness in mind & body - someone who doesn’t like forcing and pushing.In my own dance a soft and slow approach lets me find the inner connectedness and trust with others to eventually move fast, to find my strength, make quirky choices, challenge myself and the predictable flow to go juicily beyond sense making.

I want to invite this quality while keeping the space safe enough. There is some animal quality that I’d like to ignite, where softness, availability and openness stay present when the dance embraces the wild and untamed.

Somatic work and technical essentials of CI will strengthen our shared vocabulary. The Workshop will give inspiration for long term practitioners and is also welcoming for people who already have a sense of the basics of CI and want to go further and deeper. If in doubt check in with us :)

Times

Thursday Jam 6pm to 8:30pm
Fri and Sat 10am to 6pm (with a 2h break)
Sun 9:30am to 4pm (with a 1.5h break)

Cost

$310
$260 supported
$360 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 four years, facilitating the growths of the local CI community.
www.joerghassmann.com

INSIGHTS FROM PARTICIPANTS

"I found the workshop madly intriguing, deeply confronting, childishly playful, spiritually important and ultimately a gateway into a whole new way of interacting with people." (Karl - first time participant)

"For me, Joerg’s classes are a gift, and I'm grateful to have ongoing opportunities to learn with such a highly skilled, passionate, internationally respected teacher and dancer." (Joana - long term practitioner and organiser)

"I felt as if my inner child was allowed to be free and expressive but not at the expense of my adult self. (...) all held in deep safety and care." (Jacinta - first time participant)

His writings under www.joerghassmann.com/blog/ give deeper insights into his passion.

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."

PHOTO
Katja Mustonen & Joerg Hassmann by Alex Zampini