Dance Improvisation
From Gesture to Speech:
Do your thoughts come from your minds or your bodies? How does your skin whisper? If your muscles were saying something what would it be? Our language and movement skills develop simultaneously. We learn first to communicate through sounds and gestures before we acquire spoken work. In this 6 week course we explore this synergetic process that has become our means for communication.
The classes begin with warm- up scores to awaken muscles, joints and perceptive awareness. We then focus on tuning into the stream of consciousness through movement and writing exercises that help reveal our deepest thoughts, concerns and observations. We use movement explorations, spoken and written tasks (English or Dutch), exercises of trust, awareness and observational scores. This forms the material for solo and group improvisation scores where internal landscapes transform into performative environments. I draw from my experience in Thai Massage, Contact Improvisation, Physical Theatre, Authentic Movement and contemporary dance practices.
Do your thoughts come from your minds or your bodies? How does your skin whisper? If your muscles were saying something what would it be? Our language and movement skills develop simultaneously. We learn first to communicate through sounds and gestures before we acquire spoken work. In this 6 week course we explore this synergetic process that has become our means for communication.
The classes begin with warm- up scores to awaken muscles, joints and perceptive awareness. We then focus on tuning into the stream of consciousness through movement and writing exercises that help reveal our deepest thoughts, concerns and observations. We use movement explorations, spoken and written tasks (English or Dutch), exercises of trust, awareness and observational scores. This forms the material for solo and group improvisation scores where internal landscapes transform into performative environments. I draw from my experience in Thai Massage, Contact Improvisation, Physical Theatre, Authentic Movement and contemporary dance practices.
