amoeba
alex guex
The collective body
Somatic Contact Impro Advanced Group
Goals
From the fluid foundations established in the basic curriculum (or in the cycle), this dance cell proposes to explore 4 systems "pillars and carriers and initiator of communication in contact improvisation: the organs, the fascia (& ligaments), the nervous system, and the endocrine system.
Acting, communicating, and relating from each of these systems will allow us to experience different qualities of dances and presences, and to clarify how they support and organize the individual and the collective.
In the background, communication via fluids and embryological bases will be omnipresent.
Prerequisites:
- Have completed the cycle or the 3 basic workshops or have gone through simliar material with Alex.
- Commit to regular contact improvisation practice throughout the year
-Commit to the entire course
MODULE 1
UNDERSCORE
MODULE 2
DANCING THE ORGANS
MODULE 3
DANCING THE FASCIA
MODULE 4
DANCING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
MODULE 5
DANCING THE GLANDS
MODULE 1: UNDERSCORE - 6 DAYS
Mapping the stages
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MODULE 1
SOMATIC UNDERSCORE
Groupe d'approfondissement Contact Impro Somatique
MODULE 2: DANCING THE ORGANS - 6 DAYS
Sharing the ground of intimicy
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Explore each organ as a support and organization of movement
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To unite in intimacy, feeling, and the nourishment of touch
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Establishing organization and comfort in CI pathways on the ground (introduction to diagrams)
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Exploring the expression that originates in our organs and manifests itself through our skeleton and posture.
MODULE 1
SOMATIC UNDERSCORE
Groupe d'approfondissement Contact Impro Somatique
MODULE 3: DANCING THE FASCIA - 6 DAYS
Weaving Physical Connection
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Exploring the tissue world, its embryological creation, its qualities and manifestations (fascia, bones, muscles, ligaments)
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Refining our awareness of the internal fluid movements of the tissue world
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To deepen the integrity of the fascia individually, and belonging to a danced system (collective tissue).
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To delve deeper into the organization of the limbs, the contralateral pattern, the spiral via the ligaments
MODULE 1
SOMATIC UNDERSCORE
Groupe d'approfondissement Contact Impro Somatique
MODULE 4: DANCING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - 6 DAYS
Engaging dialogues & creativity
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Choosing the dynamics of the nervous system as a perceptual, motor, and interactive map.
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To clarify the possible paths of improvised dialogue
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Exploring the collaboration between being, letting go, and doing.
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Introduction to reflexes, righting reactions, and the equilibration response
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Exploring the means of learning, integration, and the role of witness consciousness
MODULE 1
SOMATIC UNDERSCORE
Groupe d'approfondissement Contact Impro Somatique
MODULE 5: VIBRATIONAL BODY - 6 DAYS
Opening the sacred space
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Exploring the internal balance and crystallization of form from the alignment of endocrine glands as a vibratory support structure
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Deepening presence in space/the invisible through vibrational resonance
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Explore the expression and activation of our endocrine glands via the blood and motor system
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Engaging with the dimension of the greatest and the sacred through states of profound silence and contemplation, or through bursts of chaos
MODULE 1
SOMATIC UNDERSCORE