Human Moves. Berlin
Sat, 17 Feb
|Berlin
An Afternoon Of Contact Improvisation exploring the functionality of the spine and the use of spiral pathways and imagery in application to movement and dancing with others in touch.
Time & Location
17 Feb 2024, 12:30 – 16:30
Berlin, Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 87, 10585 Berlin, Germany
About the event
Human Moves. Berlin
- Spine & spirals -
The spine is an endless source of fascination and discovery. We will study how it moves- playing with the many different qualities and vast ranges of motion. Offering specific movement patterns for optimal spine efficiency. This material is very helpful for integrating pathways in the body that are useful when entering contact and also opening up new possibilities in your own body, as well as investigating principles to give ‘offerings’ and ‘invitations’ to others.
Spirals are everywhere. The whole universe moves in infinite spirals, and the body loves to move this way too. We often work with the image of the Double Helix (DNA strand) - a brilliant image for 2 spines joining in motion. Spirals are efficient and effective. They can generate power or dissipate energy, build momentum and inertia in any plane or level of motion and transition easily between levels. Opening up the many possibilities of multidirectional movement and entering to the backspace. The more one researches spirals in the dance, the more one finds.
Together we will cultivate a deeper awareness of listening, breathing, giving, receiving, and timing.
Biography.
Hugh is a Contemporary Dance Artist specialising in Floorwork & Contact Improvisation. He has over 15 years of teaching & performance experience. He began dancing when he was 15, training in Break dance and Contemporary. He went on to train at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating in 2008. Since then he has worked with companies such as 2Faced Dance, Tom Dale, STAN Won’t Dance, and Wim Vandekeybus/Ultima Vez.
He has taught internationally at the Goa Contact Festival, Goa Dance residency, Thailand Contact and ecstatic arts festival, Berlin contact festival and Portugal Contact festival and for National Dance company Wales (NDCW) as well as organising his own workshops and retreats in Portugal, Germany and Israel.
Within his teaching practice he combines his experience in Breakdance, Contemporary and Contact Improvisation to create a highly physical, technical and intuitive approach to movement exploration.
He is also a qualified TMW (Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing) facilitator. The principles of Tai Chi and Qi Kung underpin his approach to teaching and sharing movement.
Price : Sliding scale 40-60€
Register at : hughmanmoves@gmail.com