Dear all,
I’m teaching a class at this festival and am excited at the
possibilities it will create to explore the intersection of CI and
Contemporary Dance.
Robert
Contact-meets-Contemporary
*Annual International Festival for
Contact Improvisation and Contemporary Dance
July 28th- August 2nd 2009 in Goettingen Germany
Contact Improvisation and Contemporary Dance. Two worlds, two
techniques, two communities. This festival is designed for people who
have an interest in bridging the worlds of Contact Improvisation and
Contemporary Dance. People who have their dancing home in either the CI
community or the contemporary dance scene and who are curious about the
knowledge of the other world will have the opportunity to combine them
both. The common ground where we meet is improvisation.
At this festival, the two worlds will meet, discover, clarify and enrich
one another, finding ways to merge.
*Intensives 2009: *
Mirva Mäkinen: Contact Improvisation
Ingo Reulecke: Contemporary Technique
Thomas Kampe: Feldenkrais into Instant Composition
*
A first taste:*
We'd like to create a festival, where there is enough time and space to
follow whatever individual interests which might emerge through classes
and jams. There will always be space available for labbing with a
partner or small group. Our so called 'one-hour-special' will provide a
frame for different curiosities and needs, for example performance
explorations, dance structures, lecture demonstrations, discussions,
bodywork,...
The main event of the day - not only in the evenings - will be the Jam
session. Improvisation and skills for "witnessing dance" will be the
link between all classes in order to support this integration happening,
so that Contact Improvisation and Contemporary Dance can meet in an open
and focused environment.
Our wish is to invite some spaciousness into our festival so that there
is enough time to rest or talk or lab, as well as participate in the
structured sessions. The meal breaks are two hours long. The normal
afternoon has only one class followed by the one-hour-special.
One2one-sessions, sauna, a pool, dancing outside ... are other available
options. For further information check our homepage
*www.contact-meets-contemporary.de*
We are happy to meet you there
Daniel Werner
Joerg Hassmann
Gabi Neumann and
Pen Hassmann
And for those who like to have more information right here and now:
Intensives
Mirva Mäkinen: Details in the Dance – basics and spices for Contact
Improvisation
Ingo Reulecke: Extending the Boundaries - Contemporary Technique into
Group Spacial Awareness
Thomas Kampe: The Art of Making Choices - the Feldenkrais Method as
resource for instant composition
The intensives will give a sense of continuation. They happen every day
with the same teacher and the same group, three times in the morning,
once in the evening.
Other Classes
The other classes are single classes with one specific focus. They will
take place in the afternoon or evening.
Classes will focus on CI, Contemporary technique or Improvisation/
Instant compostion. We imagine most classes to focus on fundamental
principles, in a way that is accessable for new comers but at the same
time provides opportunity for the more advanced dancers to deepen their
knowledge. Improvisation and „watching dance“ will be the link between
all classes in order to support the main event of the day, the ...
Jam Session
Our wish is to see the Jam session as a piece of art created by the
group, around the idea of “sharing the dance”. The basic frame will be
provided by a focussed Contact Jam. But it will be widened to support
group awareness and dancing which consciously uses the space,
connections over longer distances and compositional skills. We imagine a
space, where CI can be practiced and contemporary dance can be actually
danced (instead of being only a preparation for the dance on the stage).
Essential for the Jam sessions is the idea of watching and witnessing
the dance in different ways. We will explore how the energie of the Jam
changes depending on time of day (morning, afternoon and evening) or
location (inside or outside).
Performances
We want to create smaller and more relaxed frames to explore „performing
improvised dance“ using feedback structures, scores for watchers,
settings for „rehearsed“ impros as well as scores for random
combinations of performers.
Open labbing
There will be 30 minutes for open labbing and dancing after the morning
classes/ intensives. Talking, writing-corners, repetition of class
material or explorative dancing can happen in a self organized way. In
the afternoons there will also be space available for open labbing.
One2ones
Each participant will get a 20 minute private lesson with a teacher. One
afternoon will be dedicated to this wonderful and efficient way of
individual learning in a big group.
One hour specials/ interlude
These little ‘wild card’ slots will include demonstrations, more
one2ones, dance structures, bodywork, meditation, singing, useless
tricks exploration, discussions, lecture, explorative performances …
ideas and needs, which come up at the teachersmeeting or during the
festival.
Notes on the schedule
It is our intention to create a full festival which maintains a sense of
spaciousness and ease, avoiding the rushing, overstimulation that can
sometimes occur at these larger events. For this we have deliberately
tried to create a schedule with longer breaks, space for individual
exploration, and formats which are outside of the ‘normal’ class
structures. We hope you like it!
Price:
250 Euro for the whole program of the festival, including food & lodging
sleeping in studios, or in your own tent in the forest or meadows.
You can also apply for work study to reduce your costs.
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