Feldenkrais & Contact Improvisation Workshop
The poetry of rising and falling
with Simonetta Alessandri
20 January 2025
Feldenkrais & Contact Improvisation Workshop
The poetry of rising and falling
Saturday, March 8
13:30 – 19:00
&
Sunday, March 9
10:30 – 16:00
To whom it may concern
Individuals with a working experience in CI, beginners in the practice are welcome
The poetry of rising and falling
The pattern of rising and falling reflects opposite aspects of a natural cycle. It is a dichotomy that is present in our breathing and in our primordial movement patterns; and it is manifested clearly in a contact improvisation dance.
I will share my ongoing research into the influence of the Feldenkrais Method on the practice of Contact Improvisation by exploring the theme of rising and falling. Through the Feldenkrais Method, we focus on internal sensations without judgment, recognizing the innate intelligence of the body. By cultivating curiosity and exploring new possibilities, we become more aware of our habitual patterns and refine our choices, promoting greater efficiency, freedom, confidence and ease throughout the whole self.
This way of tuning into our experiences grounds us in the present moment and helps us find a felt sense of self that seeks to engage with the environment and others. Working with a partner further enhances this process; while engaging with touch and weight, we find more clarity in sensing, reading and communicating.
Commitment to gravity, a sense of trust, imagination and curiosity are the ingredients that support us in exploring the journey through falling, rising, lifting and flying, whether alone, in duets or in a group. Being fully in the present nourishes every moment of our dancing, allowing us to deepen and enjoy subtle, light and almost invisible instants of rising and falling, as well as vigorous, exciting and unpredictable moments of rising, falling and flying.
Biography
Simonetta Alessandri is an Italian dance artist and a somatic educator based in London. Her work is informed by more than 30 years of dancing, teaching and choreographing. She is an internationally recognised teacher that applies the Feldenkrais Method in dance and movement training as well as performance making. Since 1991 Simonetta has been practicing, performing and teaching Contact improvisation. She kept Contact Improvisation alive in Rome for more than ten years through her classes and Jams. Currently she teaches at London Contemporary Dance School, Trinity Laban, and Goldsmiths University. She holds the Post Graduated Diploma from London Contemporary Dance School, she is qualified teacher of the Feldenkrais Method. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is one of the founders of CI@Goldsmiths, association of dance artists dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of Contact Improvisation in London and UK.
Photographs by Patrick Beelaert.
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Price: 150€
Early bird: 130€ paid until 13/02/2025
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