Male & Female Energies meeting in Dance
Contact Improvisation in studio, in nature and water
in the Black Forest (Germany), 14th-18th of July 2017
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How does it feel like to dance with a man or with a woman? Where do I put limits und how do I communicate this? Do I dare to bring my female resp. male power and my sexual energy into the dance and how do I deal with it? What are my taboos and which of them would I like to overcome? What is helpful to finally get to clear and passionate encounters with my dance partners - men and women - where I can feel fulfilled on all levels, save and completely alive?
In this workshop we want to find ways to integrate sensuality, intimacy and sexual energy into Contact Improvisation in a nourishing way and to use these aspects of human existence playfully and with intelligence. We are interested in the exploration of the own female and male parts as well as there alchemistic meeting with other bodies. We are looking for encounters on the dance level, where sensuality can be part of – beyond all the stereotypes of sexual attraction and fare from just being driven by our stormy, purposeful hormones. We want to dedicate our dances to this kind of intimacy, where surrender is as important as courage and that will help to open up our bodies towards proximity, power and tenderness – independently from our partner’s gender.
The language of Contact Improvisation with its clarity and physicality will be the very base of our research work.
Communicating through the point of contact and taking profit from gravity will lead us to a differentiated and dynamic relationship in the dance; maintaining the solo within the duet will help every man and every woman to stay autonomous and to share all her/his individuality in the common dance.
We will dance as well in the studio, as in nature and in water (thermal bath), the place is wonderfully designed for this.
This workshop is meant for maximum 20 participants with experience in Contact Improvisation.
During the free time we can enjoy walking in the forest, resting at the pond, or bathing in the little stream nearby. And despite our ideas and plans we are fully open for the desires of the group and will follow the flow... and the weather, of course !
Welcome to a joyful journey to yourself, the other and to nature!
How does it feel like to dance with a man or with a woman? Where do I put limits und how do I communicate this? Do I dare to bring my female resp. male power and my sexual energy into the dance and how do I deal with it? What are my taboos and which of them would I like to overcome? What is helpful to finally get to clear and passionate encounters with my dance partners - men and women - where I can feel fulfilled on all levels, save and completely alive?
In this workshop we want to find ways to integrate sensuality, intimacy and sexual energy into Contact Improvisation in a nourishing way and to use these aspects of human existence playfully and with intelligence. We are interested in the exploration of the own female and male parts as well as there alchemistic meeting with other bodies. We are looking for encounters on the dance level, where sensuality can be part of – beyond all the stereotypes of sexual attraction and fare from just being driven by our stormy, purposeful hormones. We want to dedicate our dances to this kind of intimacy, where surrender is as important as courage and that will help to open up our bodies towards proximity, power and tenderness – independently from our partner’s gender.
The language of Contact Improvisation with its clarity and physicality will be the very base of our research work.
Communicating through the point of contact and taking profit from gravity will lead us to a differentiated and dynamic relationship in the dance; maintaining the solo within the duet will help every man and every woman to stay autonomous and to share all her/his individuality in the common dance.
We will dance as well in the studio, as in nature and in water (thermal bath), the place is wonderfully designed for this.
This workshop is meant for maximum 20 participants with experience in Contact Improvisation.
During the free time we can enjoy walking in the forest, resting at the pond, or bathing in the little stream nearby. And despite our ideas and plans we are fully open for the desires of the group and will follow the flow... and the weather, of course !
Welcome to a joyful journey to yourself, the other and to nature!
Dates:
14-18th of July 2017, from Friday 11 am (meeting in Freiburg in Breisgau for water-contact-dance) or at 6 pm at Seminarhaus Hensellek - until Tuesday 4.30 pm (about 30 hours teaching and jam).
About us
Manou & Adrian share their life as a couple and co-teach since many years. This enables them to create a very specific and special atmosphere in their workshops. They offer a wide range of material, focusing on precision in movement and perception, poetic images and associations as well as the interplay of touch and sensuality. They are exploring intensively the topic of female and male sexuality since a long time.
Adrian Russi (from Bern, Switzerland) is a CI-teacher living in Switzerland and travelling all over Europe to teach and perform Contact and Free Improvisation. Studies of New Dance at “bewegungs-art” in Freiburg/Germany and Craniosacral Therapy. More on this link
Manuela Blanchard Russi (from Bern, Switzerland) (from Bern, Switzerland)is teaching Contact Improvisation, New Dance, contact improvisation in water and in nature in Switzerland and abroad (in many contactfestivals) since 2004. Her dance material is also influenced by Butoh, Authentic movement and Body Mind Centering. More on this link
Place:
Seminarhof Hensellek, Wolfbach, Black Forest in South Germany, http://www.seminarhof-hensellek.de/ www.seminarhof-hensellek.de/
http://www.seminarhof-hensellek.de/ The house, which is located in the middle of nature, is reserved for us exclusively. We are accommodated in cosy single- and double- bedrooms or small dormitories, camping is also possible.
There is a small stream nearby with several spots for taking a dip. The pond and the green meadows around are creating a wonderful and ideal place for dancing outside, going on a walk or just relax during the breaks.
The bright dance studio offers a beautiful view to the nature and for relaxing the muscles and minds we can also enjoy the sauna. We will prepare the meals ourselves in small teams.
Open to max. 20 participants with experience in CI.
14-18th of July 2017, from Friday 11 am (meeting in Freiburg in Breisgau for water-contact-dance) or at 6 pm at Seminarhaus Hensellek - until Tuesday 4.30 pm (about 30 hours teaching and jam).
About us
Manou & Adrian share their life as a couple and co-teach since many years. This enables them to create a very specific and special atmosphere in their workshops. They offer a wide range of material, focusing on precision in movement and perception, poetic images and associations as well as the interplay of touch and sensuality. They are exploring intensively the topic of female and male sexuality since a long time.
Adrian Russi (from Bern, Switzerland) is a CI-teacher living in Switzerland and travelling all over Europe to teach and perform Contact and Free Improvisation. Studies of New Dance at “bewegungs-art” in Freiburg/Germany and Craniosacral Therapy. More on this link
Manuela Blanchard Russi (from Bern, Switzerland) (from Bern, Switzerland)is teaching Contact Improvisation, New Dance, contact improvisation in water and in nature in Switzerland and abroad (in many contactfestivals) since 2004. Her dance material is also influenced by Butoh, Authentic movement and Body Mind Centering. More on this link
Place:
Seminarhof Hensellek, Wolfbach, Black Forest in South Germany, http://www.seminarhof-hensellek.de/ www.seminarhof-hensellek.de/
http://www.seminarhof-hensellek.de/ The house, which is located in the middle of nature, is reserved for us exclusively. We are accommodated in cosy single- and double- bedrooms or small dormitories, camping is also possible.
There is a small stream nearby with several spots for taking a dip. The pond and the green meadows around are creating a wonderful and ideal place for dancing outside, going on a walk or just relax during the breaks.
The bright dance studio offers a beautiful view to the nature and for relaxing the muscles and minds we can also enjoy the sauna. We will prepare the meals ourselves in small teams.
Open to max. 20 participants with experience in CI.
Price:
Workshop fee:
360€/ 460 CHF. with registration and prepayment of 160€/ 190CHF until 22nd of June 2017, after that 420€ / 540 CHF.
We will cook by ourselves in order to keep a low price. So calculate another 80€ in addition for food expenses.
The journey will start with a guided afternoon Water-Contact-Dance-Session in a thermal pool in Freiburg/Breisgau (11.00-15.00), for everyone who likes to dance in the water ! The entrance fee for the pool is already included in the price of the workshop!
Accommodation for 4 nights per person (it is mandatory to pay these rental costs for everybody):
- in a dormitory : 148€
- in a double room: 164€
- in a single room : 228€
- in your own tent/ van or if you sleep somewhere else : 108 resp. 96€
to be booked directly at Seminarhof Hensellek
Cancellation policy and commentary about the prices :
The registration is valid only with a deposit of 160€/ 190CHF which will not be refunded in case of cancellation from your side. Cancellation costs for accommodation: free of charge until 7 days before the workshop starts, then you have to pay the whole fee.
Explanation about the price in CHF and €: People living in Switzerland are paying the workshop fee in Swiss Franks (CHF). We calculate an exchange rate of 1.3 between € and CHF to make the workshop more accessible / favourable for people living outside of Switzerland.
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