[CI-Announce] Workshop MARTIN KEOGH: Soaring off the mountain, 15.-19.9.09, Schwelle 7, Berlin/Germany

[J.B.]

Martin Keogh – "Soaring Off The Mountain"
Intensive five-day workshop in Contact Improvisation

WHEN: September, 15-19, 2009, 11:00-17:00 (tbd)
WHERE: Schwelle 7, Berlin, Germany

Contact improvisation requires a courageous willingness -- but never  
so much as when we dance in the absence of will - those moments when  
we drop the reigns and, nowhere bound, allow our animal to carry us.  
Join good company for dancing and discovery. With games, some sweat,  
and the unique physicality of the contact body we will savor and rock  
the boundaries between states of allowing and mindful intention.

We will explore:
-             Moving from a base of sensation
-             Dancing with a shared central axis
-             Seeking ease in going off balance
-             Finding the spontaneous acrobatics of the form
-             Spending more time in nuance, disorientation, and  
extended follow-through
-             Movement that's both organized and released
-             A visceral appreciation for the spiral
-             An ability to see and venture into the backspace
-             Performing contact improvisation as a tool to amplify  
our listening
-             A greater capacity for sensation, risk, and pleasure

The workshop could culminate (if desired) in an evening of  
performance. So one focus and target of the workshop will be your solo  
- alone and while in duet. Voices of another workshop on www.martinkeogh.com/resources/Yoursolo.html

More at http://www.schwelle7.de/Martin%20Keogh.html
More at http://www.martinkeogh.com

Bio: Martin Keogh has taught and performed contact improvisation for  
thirty years. For his contribution to the development of the form he  
is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and listed in Who's Who in the World.  
Martin spent time traveling to monasteries in Japan and Korea and was  
the director of the Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley before  
discovering the world of dance. He co-facilitated CI36 and Teacher's  
Conferences on four continents. He is the author of The Art of Waiting  
and As Much Time as it Takes. More info at: www.martinkeogh.com.

REGISTRATION: info (at) felixruckert.de
PRICE: 200 EUR

SLEEPING:
We can host up workshop participants in our special sleeping cocoons.  
The cost is 10 € a night per person.

----------- LOCATION --------

Schwelle 7
Uferstraße 6 HH 1. OG
13357 Berlin/Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 30-4736 3500
http://www.schwelle7.de
Email: info (at) felixruckert.de

TRAFFIC LINK: UB Nauener Platz, Pankstr, Osloer Str, SB Gesundbrunnen