In this Workshop I’d like to connect to our breath and it’s principle of expanding and softening, letting go and opening up. I am interested in our rip basket, its volume and sturdiness with some flexibility in it. And our arms inspired by the meridians and how they connect to different energetically resources of our somatic selves.

Contact Improvisation is our shared language. We’ll explore familiar CI situation on the floor, in standing level and in between with the mentioned nourishing somatic input. There is space for technical nerdyness, time for getting the heart on board and whenever possible we allow the dance to emerge and take over.

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Bio: Joerg Hassmann

Inspired by contact improvisation for more than 25 years as a way to understand and celebrate the moving body and human communication. Many kinds of sports, release techniques, somatic work, instant composition and creating dance and theater performances have informed his dance and his teaching. As the artistic director Joerg is involved in the CI festival 'contact-meets-contemporary'. Together with Daniel Werner he developed a systematic approach to Contact Technique that they taught over 12 years in Training Programmes in Berlin and throughout Europe.

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

For the past two years Joerg has been living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and is grateful to have options to share his passion and knowledge around the moving body - locally and in other parts of Australia. https://www.joerghassmann.com/

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TIMES

Fri: 6pm - 8:30pm

Sat: 10am-6pm (with 2 hour lunch)

Sun: 10am-5pm (with 1.5 hour lunch)

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Cost:

$250 normal

$200 reduced (If the regular price is too much for your current income level you can choose the reduced rate)

$300 supporting (Paying this higher price makes it possible for us to offer cheaper tickets for those in need)

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Alternate payment option

Via BSB to:

Name: Eamonn O'Flaherty

BSB: 944600

Account Number: 000138151

Reference: [Your Name] Joerg

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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: Joerg dancing with Katja Mustonen, taken by Alex Zampini