Human Moves. Freiburg.

Human Moves - Playful practice & explorative inquiry of Contact Improvisation

Workshop with Hugh Stanier | host bewegungs-art freiburg

My approach to movement practice is both technical and experiential - concentrating on building up a functional understanding of underlying physical principles and structures of Contact Improvisation, whilst also widening the trust to one's instincts, impulses and intuition. The principal themes behind the work are organic, efficient and functional movement, tuning and sensitivity to listening through & with the body, deepening the awareness of the body in movement and in connection to other bodies. The sessions develop slowly from inside to out. Often starting with individual floor-work, offering particular principles and tasks, and then gradually building up through the layers using the natural spirals of the body.  Material alternates between contact and solo tasks, and exercises that connect the group as a whole, creating an open, safe and exciting environment to explore. Within…