The Global Underscore | Devon Gathering

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 | 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠⁣⁣
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𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 21𝘴𝘵 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩. ⁣⁣
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The Underscore is a kind of dance map—fluid, spacious, quietly wild. It was shaped over many years by Nancy Stark Smith, one of the originators of Contact Improvisation. It invites us into a shared field of attention, where we move alone and together, through stillness, sensation, curiosity, and sometimes exuberance.⁣⁣
𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺: 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦.𝘤𝘰𝘮/𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩?𝘷=𝘰𝘖𝘎𝘓𝘔𝘡𝘥𝘮2𝘶𝘈⁣⁣
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The structure supports a wide range of experience—from subtle, internal landscapes to high-energy group dances. It's both carefully composed and completely alive, different every time.⁣⁣
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Each year near the summer solstice, dancers all over the world tune into the Global Underscore ( https://globalunderscore.com) —a 4-hour shared practice, spiralling through time zones and bodies, a wave of movement circling the earth.⁣⁣
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We’ll begin with a 45-minute introduction led by Klara, offering a gentle dive into the language, symbols, and phases of the Underscore. This “Talk-Through” helps us land together, whether you’re new to the practice or returning with fresh eyes.⁣⁣
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𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Saturday 21 June 2025⁣⁣
𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Moor Imagination Collective in Buckfastleigh ⁣⁣
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✨ 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥: 𝟏𝟑:𝟑𝟎⁣⁣
🌀 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤-𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟓:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚⁣⁣
🌊 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝟏𝟓:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 – 𝟒 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠⁣⁣
🎟️ 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬: £8-£15⁣⁣
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𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘤.⁣⁣
𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺, 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.⁣⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐈𝐂 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 (𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲)—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐱’𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞! 🎂⁣⁣
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📸 photo @KASSOL