[CI-Announce] Call for applications: Touch&Play Experiment 2011, Spain

[J.B.]

To all you Contacters, Touchers and Players out there,

The following is an open invitation to apply to become a researcher at  
this years’ Touch&Play event – to be held in Cardona, near Barcelona,  
from 18-27 June 2011. Continued by a Post Festival Intensive Workshop  
by Karl Frost 29th june - 2nd July.

The Touch&Play Project breaks open Contact’s physicality to touch and  
play with the human chemistry that lies beneath. Together we will be  
investigating those aspects of CI that are so often taken for granted  
or shied away from in our jams, classes and communities. We will be  
looking at the intimacy involved in creating close and improvised  
physical contact with another person. We will research the impact of  
emotions on our dances, engage with our hormones and fears, explore  
our sensuality by bringing our senses into the game, and create a safe  
and consensual space for people to investigate the place of sexuality  
in their dance and play.

The format for this event differs from last year’s festival and is  
divided into two parts, with the main festival (23-27 June) preceded  
by a research experiment (18-23 June) for a select group (+/- 35  
people) of CI and other related teachers and dedicated practitioners.  
To achieve a stimulating balance of interests and expertise  
experimenters will be selected by application. Together, through a  
series of labs, talks, focus jams and other activities, we will spend  
four full days researching the (al)chemical body and how it relates to  
Contact.

To those that are selected the Touch&Play Experiment is offered free  
of charge. Researchers are however expected to stay on for the  
festival (normal price €250,-). The most interesting and popular  
experiments will have the chance to present at the festival. All  
experimenters will be able to contribute something e.g. by  
facilitating a themed jam, playing music, documenting, leading a  
discussion, etc. A number of work exchange places are available for  
people who would otherwise be prevented from coming for financial  
reasons. We also have substantial funds to help pay for some of your  
travel expenses.

To apply, send us an email with details of your relevant experience  
and interests, a photo, a short bio (150 words) and a proposal of what  
you’d like to contribute during the Experiment/Festival. Applications  
are now open and can be sent to research at touchandplay.org . We need to  
receive your proposal by the 7th for you to quality for our first  
round of positions. General registration opens on March 15th and  
anyone interested will be able to apply for the remaining research  
positions. Considering last year’s success these might go very quickly.

Fuller information about the application process is available on our  
website: http://www.2011.touchandplay.org/what/experiment/

Touching & Playfully yours,
Daniel Hayes and Jenny Moy
research at touchandplay.org
http://www.touchandplay.org