[CI-Announce] Upcoming October Workshops - Caravajal15 Orvieto - Italy

Sun Jul 24 21:27:58 CEST 2005

26 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 2005
Orvieto (Italy) MiniZip 
Residential Movement Research Projects 
Intensive Workshops 
Contact Improvisation
Scores for Improvising in Contact
Authentic Movement 
and
Jams , performances

with

Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood and Judit Keri
Rossella Fiumi
Marcia Plevin

Dear friends, dancers, movers of Contact Improvisation
and Improvisation,
After the success of the Zip.Orvietofestival of June
2005, the Caravajal15 dynamic residence announces the
upcoming initiatives for Autumn 2005 in Orvieto,
Italy.
We’re setting up three residential projects, on the
whole aimed at those who wish to pursue and continue
their studies in the field of dance.
The projects will be for a limited number of
participants and intensive workshops (each of 4 / 6
hours a day) are planned, with resident performances
of the participants, Jams, discussions and forum on
the themes of the individual workshops, as well as
videos and themes dealing with multimedia exploration
of improvisation.
A few moments will also be set aside to review
together the video materials from Zipfestival 2005, to
share, communicate, and exchange experiences and
impressions.
We believe it is important to continue in our
commitment to the diffusion and promotion of dance in
this field, so as to strengthen and broaden the
community of Contact dancers  and make the
participants aware of the importance of continuity.

Those interested in signing up early for any of the
initiatives, can do so by sending an e-mail with their
name and choice of workshop.
The deadline for registration is on the 30rd of
September.
Since there will be a limited number of openings, we
advise you to let us know in time what your choices
and interests are, so that the projects can be
properly organized. 
With thanks and hoping to hear from you soon.
Caravajal15 dynamic residence team 

Workshops calendar:

WORKSHOP with ANDREW HARWOOD and JUDIT KERY
26 - 30 OCTOBER 
EMPTYING, LANDING, SOARING 
max. 20 participants
An intensive  Improvisation \ Contact Improvisation
workshop 
Performance Saturday October 29 
For dancers, choreographers, movers and improvisers 
(27 hours workshop)

WORKSHOP with ROSSELLA FIUMI
27 - 31 OCTOBER 
SCORES FOR IMPROVISING IN CONTACT
max. 20 participants
An intensive workshop on composition in improvisation
performances
Performance Sunday October 30 
For dancers, choreographers, movers and improvisers 
(18 hours workshop)

WORKSHOP with MARCIA PLEVIN
30 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 
AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT
max. 16 participants
Orientation and elaboration in Authentic Movement 
For dancers, movers, psychotherapists and improvisers 
Evening of October 31: Forum with video projections
and discussion on Authentic Movement
(14 hours workshop)

Information:
Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15
05018 Orvieto - TR - Italy
tel +39 0763 34 14 79
fax +39 0763 34 06 69
info at contactfestival.it
rossella at contactfestival.it

Cost for each workshop ( each fee includes intensive
workshop, jams, accomodation and meals): 
Andrew Harwood - Judit Kery 320 Euros
Rossella Fiumi 250 Euros 
Marcia Plevin 180 Euros 

Cost for two workshops:
Harwood-Kery and Fiumi workshops : 430 Euros
Harwood-Kery and Plevin workshops: 400 Euros
Fiumi and Plevin workshops: 380 Euros

Cost for the whole program (three workshops) 510 Euros

for registration please contact 
rossella at contactfestival.it

WORKSHOP with ANDREW HARWOOD and JUDIT KERY
26-30 OCTOBER 
EMPTYING, LANDING, SOARING 

Focusing on: gravity/levity - relaxation/activity -
center/periphery - the spine and the senses

We begin by arriving in the space physically,
emotionally and mentally, alone, in pairs and
collectively. To be ready for the present moment, we
empty ourselves so that we can learn and receive,
explore and experience, give and take. We build a
connection with our body on a deeper level, we let go
and relax fully into a spacious sense of time which
allows for various activities to come into play, we
explore gravity and the inner energy which comes from
our center and moves through our whole body right to
the periphery. 

We will spend special attention to the relationship of
the head/tail connection and strengthen the
relationship of the center to the extremities of the
body so that our take-offs and landings and our
traveling through space are all brave, smooth and
safe. Breath, relaxation and letting go is directly
connected to being grounded and centered while moving
dynamically.

Each day we will practice a specific Contact skill and
work with enlivening the senses so that we can be
really open to finding immediate creative solutions.
Tuning, toning and enlivening our entire being,
creates a state of readiness which leads us to fuller,
vibrant, connected dancing. We can then enjoy the
richness of our dancing alone, in pairs and as agroup.
We will also have opportunities to perform for each
other, to view, discuss and share the work at hand.

WORKSHOP with ROSSELLA FIUMI
27 - 31 OCTOBER 
SCORES FOR IMPROVISING IN CONTACT

The Score is an ensemble of rules and parameters to
which the dancers respond as they develop their
awareness through improvisation and instantaneous
composition. 
The object of the workshop is to make the participants
more aware of and to develop their capacities for
perception and observation in movement, to facilitate
group tuning, to interact with the environment and
integrate these qualities in improvisation.

The purpose of this work is also that of producing a
language based on observation and the ability to make
decisions that become actions and to organize
independently a dance, or an ensemble of physical
actions.

Introducing the world of sensations into the creative
work.
Developing different ways in and out of Contact. 
Developing skills throughout release imagery exercises
and gradually incorporating them into improvised
dances.
Allowing for different dances to unfold in a
supportive environment with time to sit out and watch,
and space for individual needs.
Work will be done in solo, in group and in duet form.

WORKSHOP with MARCIA PLEVIN
30 OCTOBER - 1 NOVEMBER 
AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT - To Move and Be Moved

The inclusion of the discipline of Authentic Movement
in the dance of Contact Improvisation serves to enrich
the sources from which a mover can move or be moved. 
We come together in pairs or groups, we come to find
out what is already in us waiting to emerge, we come
knowing that we don't know what we will do. 
Our purpose is to awaken that part of us that is our
internal witness, which observes and participates in
moving from the tiniest physical impulse to the most
complex physical _expression. 

Being “present” in the moment with exactly what is you
will practice witnessing yourself as you will-fully
move, surrender to personal or group movement by being
moved, or as you remain in stillness. You will learn
the beginnings of a discipline that brings
consciousness to how the whisper of a breath may lead
to doing or non-doing, and which leads ultimately to
knowing oneself. 

We will learn and practice through a particular form
of Authentic Movement called the “Ground Form” in
which seeing and being seen and the relationship we
have to ourselves and others are central points of
focus. 
Being present and in contact with yourself you will
wake up to the deepest resources within which can
spark spontaneity, clarity and recognition of the
when, where and how you move or don't move.

Authentic Movement is based on the relationship
between a person who is moving [the mover] and a
person who observes [the witness], on the experience
of seeing and being seen, the restitution of past
experiences. 
Sharing through movement, words or design opens new
deep poetic spaces in the individual and collective
psyche, enriching personal and interpersonal
experience.
In learning to turn a receptive attention to our
kinesthetic, sensorial and emotional flow, with eyes
shut we can let our spontaneous and self-directed
movement flow.
In learning how to recognize and to let go of the
impediments that obscure the free flow of being, the
body will be seen as an alchemical container, aware
that this is where the transformation mind/body/spirit
takes place.

Objectives of the laboratory:
- the discovery and development of the active presence
of the inner witness;
- attention concentrated on the constant flow of being
both in movement and in immobility;
- exploration of our relationship with the contents
emerging in the practice.

Brief notes on the history of the Authentic Movement
The roots of the discipline lie in Jung's concept of
Active Imagination. The movement developed in the
early 1960s in the United States and is the result of
the encounter of the dance movement therapy and depth
psychology in the person of Mary Starks Whitehouse. 
Two main currents branched off from her teachings: one
refers to the work of Joan Chodorow, a Jungian analyst
and dance movement therapist, and the other the
proposal of Janet Adler, a dance movement therapist
and Ph.D. in mystical practices. 
Plevin refers to J. Adler's teachings.

Workshops and program Timetable 

Harwood-Kery Workshop 26-30 October
(27 hours workshop)
26, 27 and 28 October from 4 to 9 pm
29 and 30 October from 10 am to 4 pm

Fiumi Workshop 27-31 October
(18 hours workshop)
27 and 28 October from 10 am to 2 pm
29 October from 4,30 to 8,30 pm
30 October special evening performing scores from 10
pm to over Midnight
31 October from 4 am to 8 pm

Plevin Workshop 30 October – 1 November
(14 hours workshop)
30 October from 4,30 to 8,30 pm
31 October from 9,30 am to 1,30 pm
31 October from 10 to 12 pm: Forum on Authentic
Movement
1 November 9,30 am to 1,30 pm

Jams are under plans for every night
Free performances are planned for the nights of 29 and
30 October at 9 pm.

Food: breakfast and fast snacks are prepared at
Caravajal15 residence - Lunch and Dinner are made in
local restaurants.
Lodgings:  Accommodation at the Caravajal15
headquarters is possible with your own sleeping bags.
Registration: in registering for the workshop, a
pre-registration fee of 80 Euros is required, as
reservation for the workshop in which one wishes to
participate.
The remainder of the fee will be paid upon arrival in
Orvieto.

Registration procedure: 
The deposit of 80 Euro may be paid as follows:
1 - via postal or telegraphic money order of 80 Euro
addressed to:
Associazione ALEF, Via Malabranca 15, 05018 Orvieto
(TR) - ITALY
in the money order indicate the choice of the workshop
(that is the name of the teacher);
indicate your name, surname, address, telephone and
e-mail;
after having made the payment, send a copy of the
money order via fax, to +39 0763 34 06 69.

2 - via bank credit transfer of 80 Euro made to:
Account with Institute: CASSA di RISPARMIO di ORVIETO
SPA
(SWIFT FIELD 57) branch of Orvieto sede centrale
Benefic customer: Associazione Culturale ALEF -
Orvieto - Italy
Name-Surname or Style-Address-Account number 
Associazione Culturale ALEF
(IBAN): IT18F0622025710000000440C00
(SWIFT FIELD 59) 
Charges details: our
Correspondent Bank: Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
S.P.A.
Swift code = CRFI IT RR XXX
Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto SPA
Banking trust Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
In the bank credit transfer indicate the choice of the
workshop (that is the name of the teacher);
indicate your name, surname, address, telephone and
e-mail;
after making the bank credit transfer, send a copy of
the transfer itself via fax to the number: +39 0763 34
06 69

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