Contact Meets Tango
Workshop November 26th 11:00-19:00
Schöneberg, Berlin
registration: Anke Uhlmann abaerlin@t-online.de
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
Moving into Writing - Writing into Moving
Facilitated by Liz Erber
4-week series: July 12th - Aug 2nd, 2010 Mon. 6-8pm
Cost: 32 euro/ 8 euro per class
10 person limit, please register as soon as possible
This course is designed for all levels. No dance or writing experience necessary, simply the desire to move and put pen to paper. All styles of writing welcome!
In this series we will create an intimate and safe space for the exploration of body/movement, writing and the intersection of the two. Each session will begin with a physical warm-up as well as a writing warm-up. We will use body explorations derived from anatomy, imagery and developmental patterns of movement as a jumping off point for our writing. From our writing we return to body/movement, and back and forth. We will work individually, in partners and sometimes share our work in unique scores involving reading, movement and writing. Course structure is flexible so as to fit to the needs and interests of the group.
Be prepared to look inside yourself! Many of the explorations involve tuning into our own bodies, awakening to sensations new and old. Our bodies contain a wealth of memory, images, poems, stories, narratives...we will tap into these.
The structures we will explore are great for developing: body-awareness, a unique voice, writing, performance work, choreography. We will work in a diversity of ways so that we have the chance to explore different ways of working and sourcing our voice.
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2010
More Specifics on Moving into Writing:
We begin each class with a physical warm-up that draws from Bartenieff Fundementals (developmental patterns of movement), Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and various releasing and improvisational techniques. The warm-up is designed to engage the breath and the full body, as well as connect our inner and outer worlds, so that our movement and thoughts become more fully integrated/ connected. By freeing and opening the channels in our body, we awaken our senses and our keen sense of perception, thus making us more available to experience the moment and the sensations/thoughts that naturally arise. It is from this place that we explore, dance, write, make discoveries, and enter into the creative realm where the imagination is free to wander unhindered.
Writing wise we will engage in short free-writes, observational writes of ourselves and others, and other writing that parallels our movement practice (i.e. working with rhythm and the sound of our words.) One of my primary focuses in the class is the experience of sensation; firstly perceiving the sensation in our bodies and then, secondly bringing the experience of the sensation to words. We may start with describing a sensation in a concrete physical way, however our experience of a sensation is often much more complex; feelings or emotions may arise, an image or story could come to mind, or a memory could be awakened.
There is the possibility to take the writing in many different directions. For example, we could work with character/voice, move more towards poetic forms or stick to very free form writing. How I lead or shape the class is dependent on the interests and motivations of those involved. In general, we will put little focus or weight on final product. During our two hours together, my hope is to engage the imagination and to get us moving and writing. I want to avoid qualifying what we do as good or bad, and move away from the self-editors that we are all accustomed to living with. My hope is that you come away inspired to write and dance more.
