'A system of movement principles for CI'
5 day workshop in Berlin for advanced contacters
with Joerg Hassmann joined by Mirva Mäkinen
(see other workshops below)

When: 24.-28.9.2008
Where: Institut Unzeit, Erkelenzdamm 11-13 (Kreuzberg)
Fee: 160-120 Euro sliding scale, 20 Euro more for registering after 18.9.
max. 16 participants

At some point of learning CI probably everybody hits the wall of boredom. We realize that we know more or less everything. We realize that all the pathways offered in classes are more or less part of our active repertoire. We realize that improvisation doesn't mean everything is new in every moment. We just begin to repeat the same movements in different orders and speeds.

How can we get out of the trap of knowing?
My discovery has been and still is to spend my research on fine-tuning, precision, honesty less hesitation and more permission to make mistakes. I find the New in details; in discovering the edges of my knowledge and the borders of my comfort zone. I am driven by the desire to admit in all honesty again and again: I don't really understand it yet.

Within the last couple of years I managed to clarify, which basic movement principles are supporting my CI practice and my solo dance the most. In some ways it became a rather simple system but it provides a huge range of details and many invitations for further explorations.

In this workshop I want to share this knowledge about Solo movement principles and duet principles of sharing weight and following the point of contact. I will offer space to explore their potential in many dances. And I want to create space that participants can investigate how their personal process of learning works.

About the experience level:
There seems to be a lack of advanced workshops with advanced contacters. But this is what I'd like to create. Because of this partcipation will be determined through an application process. Contact me for more information. This may sound elitest but I haven't found a better way yet to create this kind of workshop.

About 'joined by Mirva Mäkinen'
Mirva is one of the most amazing contacters I ever met. We share a very trustful and inspiring dance connection, which we deepened in an CI based performance project in May in Helsinki.
Mirva will help me to sharpen the workshop material and will contribute her knowledge and her dance to support this workshop. We plan to have an informal performance sometime during the week.

Other workshops:

28.7.-1.8. Contact Improvisation (advanced beginners)
Berlin – Tanzfabrik
Information: joerg.hassmann@dancecontact.de

16.-20.8. Contact Improvisation 'fundamentals for all levels'
Lyon/ France - Arts en scene
Information: joerg.hassmann@dancecontact.de
Registration: ericzobel@artsenscene.com

23.-24.8 Contact Improvistaion 'fundamentals for all levels'
Berlin - phynixtanzt
Information: joerg.hassmann@dancecontact.de
Registration: Sibylle Günther CollageModerne@aol.com

20.-24.10. Contact Improvisation 'commitment & choice' (interm)
Together with Daniel Werner & Sebastian G. Ferro
Barcelona
Information: joerg.hassmann@dancecontact.de

5.-8.12. 2nd CI Festival in Madrid together with Pen Hassmann (Dale) & Christine Mauch
Madrid - Estudio 3
Information: diana bonilla, la_cacu@yahoo.es