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Layers of Support: Melbourne

A Body-Mind Centering® and Contact Improvisation Workshop facilitated by Noa Rotem and Anat Greenberg Yariv.

Coming to Melbourne for the first time!

Noa and Anat, both experienced teachers and movers in their fields, find the meeting point between BMC®, Improvisation and Contact improvisation to be a source of curiosity and rich discovery.

This workshop is a part of a series of our collaborative research sessions and stems from our joy of dancing together and diving into embodied research.

Together, we will explore the relational cycle which underlies the development of movement and which is comprised of the five basic actions of ‘yield, push, reach, take hold, and pull’.

These actions are first initiated in utero, continue to develop in the first couple of years of life, and remain intrinsic to our moving body throughout our lives.

It is not only a movement cycle, but is also the cycle of relationship with self, the other and the world.

It shapes the range of dynamics that colours our interactions with the world.

This process supports, requires and enables trust.

What to expect:

slow solo work on the floor

group improvisation scores
partnering work
verbal and somatic exchange explaining the details of the cycle and other relevant processes
playful exploration and time for integration through movement and dance
paired hands-on work

Sunday 21st July, 2024

10am-4pm

Dancehouse, Carlton.

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Full $150

Concession $125

There is a limited number of supported places at $100.

Noone will be turned away due to lack of funds so please contact us if finances are an issue.

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Who is it for:

No previous experience with Contact Improvisation/Body-Mind Centering®/Dance required.

This workshop is for all levels of experience- from absolute beginners to experienced practitioners.

While there will be some partnering and group work, the underlying invitation is for each mover to move ‘with the body they have’

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About Body-Mind Centering ® :

Body-Mind Centering ® is an embodied approach that utilizes movement, touch and voice to explore the relationship between body and mind.

The combination of anatomical information and developmental processes are framed within an experiential context, providing the body-mind with the opportunity to meet itself in a new way.

“The mind is like the wind and the body is like the sand. If you want to know how the wind is blowing, you can look at the sand”. - founder Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.

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About Contact Improvisation:

Contact Improvisation is a dialogue through touch and movement, the sharing of a rolling point of contact and discovering together what is possible. Learning to give a clear “Yes” and “NO”, sharing weight, recognising personal and physical boundaries whilst also opening to invitations to playfulness. It is a play with laws of nature such as gravity and momentum and is based on the body’s instincts and basic developmental patterns.

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About the practitioners:

Noa Rotem

Noa Rotem is a director, performer, somatic movement educator and facilitator. She has worked and trained extensively in Australia and overseas as a freelance artist and with companies such as The Human Theatre, The Danger Ensemble, Little Dove Theatre Art and the SITI Company (NYC). She is a graduate of the Soma School of Body-Mind Centering ® (Paris), HaKvutzah School of Dance (Tel Aviv), the University of Sydney and of the Actor’s College. She is also a co-founder of Mullumbimby’s own MaKom Collective.

Noa has taught widely at a range of international professional companies (eg. Metta Theatre, Manila, Queensland Ballet) tertiary institutions (eg. Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, QUT, University of Asia & The Pacific), secondary schools and youth companies

Noa's training includes Dance Improvisation, Body-Mind Centering, The Viewpoints, The Suzuki Method of Actor Training, Contemporary dance, Authentic Movement, The Morris Technique, Butoh, Gaga, Contact Improvisation, Practical Aesthetics, The Meisner Technique, and Yoga.

Anat Greenberg Yariv

Anat is a dancer, performer and teacher. Since her start as a young gymnast at the age of 6, exploring movement became a core part of her life and her evolution.Her exploration led her through different fields such as Acrobatics, Yoga, Capoeira, Pilates, Body-Mind Centering®, Authentic Movement, Vipassana meditation, Ilan Lev method, Contemporary and Contact Improvisation, where she found her home and inspiration.

She is a B.Ed graduate in dance and is a certified Pilates teacher for 15 years.The exploration through movement and dance is for her a practice of presence, connection between body-heart and mind and a source of learning more about the nature of reality and life. Amazed by the natural ability of the body to transfer information to change and adapt to any circumstance she continues to practice by teaching and learning what is possible