A Two-Day immersion in Contact Improvisation & Body-Mind Centering®
Hosted by Oslo Kontaktimpro in collaboration with BodyCartography Project
Through embodied exploration we will discover partnering that is effortless, intentional, and alive.
Day One: Inner Architectures
We will begin by awakening anatomical and physiological precision, embodying our structural support of skeleton and fascia, and dropping into the dimensionality and metabolic power of our organs. Through guided movement, touch, and attention, we will identify, articulate, and integrate the body’s tissues, discovering the distinct movement qualities they offer.
Day Two: Developmental and Evolutionary Beings
We’ll journey from micro to macro, from cellular breathing to group flying. We will discover the relationship between the smallest inner activity and possibilities for expansive movement through space together, aligning inner intelligence with outer expression.
Contact Improvisation will be our playground, a dance form rooted in physical laws of motion; mass, gravity, momentum, inertia. Body-Mind Centering® will offer an approach for embodied research where movement, perception, and consciousness meet. Together we will develop our sensory awareness, partnering skills, and improvisational expression.
Bio
Olive Bieringa and Otto Ramstad collaborate as the BodyCartography Project for 27 years, creating performances, films, installations, festivals, and workshops internationally. They have studied, practiced and performed contact improvisation for over thirty years with Steve Paxton, K.J Holmes, Karen Nelson, Scott Wells amongst many others. They teach contact improvisation, dance improvisation, Paxton’s Material for the Spine, Tuning Scores, site dance, ecosomatics, DanceAbility® and Body-Mind Centering®. They are on the board of PRAXIS Oslo and direct the Somatic Movement Education certification program for Somatic Education Australasia in Melbourne.
Times:
Saturday: 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Praxis Oslo
Limited spaces: 16 max, so make sure to book early.
Prices:
Artist rate: 2000,-
Normal price: 2600,-
Register by emailing
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Vipps (preferred)
Vipps number: Oslo Kontaktimpro (OKI) #14486
After paying with Vipps, please mention "CI & BMC workshop" in your email to confirm your payment and complete your registration.
Or you can use PayPal (higher fee, but it has a higher fee)
Cancellation before 14th of February gives full refund, after gives no refund.
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