Contact Improvisation

24 Mar 19:00

Orion Healing

Contact Improvisation class and jamming, every Tuesday & Saturday 19.00-21.00 at Orion Healing Centre's Jungle Shala -- all levels welcome! On donation.

We will explore the foundations of contact improvisation through guided exercises and moving to a jam. This is a safe container to express through movement and connect through touch.

Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds.

Through the physical principles of touch, momentum, and weight sharing, this dance practice explores the skills of falling, rolling, counterbalance, lifting using minimal effort, how to make ourselves light when being lifted, centering and breathing techniques, and responsiveness to our partners and surroundings. Together we create a safe space to explore these skills and let our curiosity and joy lead the dance.

About facilitator:
Giulio Piazzi, formerly a business professional, he started living a nomadic life in 2005.
During the first of his many travels to India, he explores the different styles of yoga and becomes a qualified teacher. He starts to experience personal development disciplines as shintaido, a Japanese martial art, Vipassana meditation, Advaida Vedanta philosophy and Contact Dance Improvisation.
The latter becomes a real passion and he partecipates in many festival and workshops worldwide.
He has been facilitating classes and jams in different countries since.