S.I.O. | workshop | Karlovy Vary 17.6. 2023

AWAKENING FULL POTENTIAL

Contemporary dance techniques seminar led by 23 Poems Collective

Workshop focused on combining diverse dance techniques, somatic exercises, active meditation, mindfulness principles and anatomical knowledge.

Content of the two-day seminar

We will work individually and in groups on movement principles to explore a broader spectrum of mobility. We will focus attention on applying knowledge from anatomy with the goal of deep understanding and feeling of body mechanics. The main idea of the workshop is respecting the physical uniqueness of each body and the authenticity of individual expression. We will actively explore the movement apparatus - muscles, bones, joints and tendons. The goal is understanding the musculoskeletal system as a structure that holds the body in space, produces movement and ensures balance. We will immerse ourselves in the flow of movement/dance that works on the basis of physics, is economical for the dancer, unforced, has its structural strength and ability to react to the environment.

In the second part of the workshop, we will focus on performativity. We will deal with improvisational methods and techniques. With the help of basic concepts such as time, rhythm, space, relationships, dynamics and context/story, we will find our own strategies for how to function in the format of instant composition (composition taking place in the present moment, focused on an idea or opinion that immediately crystallizes into action). Under guidance, participants will combine the role of performer and the role of choreographer, all “HERE AND NOW”.