Open Workshops and Classes

Below you'll find information on open public classes and workshops in Contact Improvisation, Movement Improvisation, the Feldenkrais Method and something I call the BodySchool. If you like the sound of what I offer but live far away please check out the links page where you might find somebody offering something similar closer to home.

Feldenkrais Method Workshop, Joensuu, Finland : 28 & 29 November 2007 back to top

Organised by Pohjois-Karjalan tanssin keskus

Suitable for everyone. We'll explore some Awareness Through Movement (ATM) classes and there'll also be some time to discuss the method and any questions that arise. (see feldenkrais method for more info).

Place: Joensuun Pakkahuone, Rantakatu 2b
Date: 28th & 29th of November
Time: 17.00-20.00 both days
Cost: Pohjois-Karjalan tanssin keskus members: 10EUR one evening, 20EUR two evenings
Price for other participants: 15EUR one evening, 30EUR two evenings
Booking: contact Elina Ikonen or 050 372 7399

TEAK Yhteisopetus perusopetuksen kanssa

Perceiving Choices - Movement Improvisation Workshop - 3op back to top

We will study how people choose to move and place themselves in space as time passes. We do this in a simple way using perceptual skills as the base.

We will examine how to make choices inside the moving, exploring how to allow the body to choose as well as the mind. And how to observe the choice making of others and in the process gain some clues as to how this can be read.

The working pattern will be first to explore and clarify a perticular perceptual principle or focus in relation to our personal movement (movement exploration) and then take this into a group situation and see what happens (improvisation).

The intention is that what you learn through your experience in the workshop can inform your choices later in choreography and stage direction. It can also form the basis for performing improvisation.

Open to anyone who is prepared to explore movement - no special skills required.

Opetus: ma-pe 10.-14.12. klo 9.00-16.00,  sali 526
Opettaja: Malcom Manning
Opintomaksu: 150 €
Ilmoittautumiset: 20.11. mennessä
Kurssille otetaan max 18  osallistujaa. Avoimen yliopiston kautta mukaan otetaan opiskelijoita mikäli opiskelupaikkoja jää vapaaksi.  If there is studyplaces left, you have the opportunity to singn up to the course.

more info and sign-up page here

Training at Tanzquartier Wien back to top

Morning Classes:
Awareness Perception Presence - Somatic Movement Practice as "Invisible Technique"

I like to describe the application of somatic movement practices to the performing arts as a kind of "invisible technique". What I mean by that is that while they do not necessarily teach any material that you could perform, they can have a big effect on how you perform (performance presence) and the ability to learn new skills. In these "Awareness Perception Presence" classes, we will work mainly with the Feldenkrais Method and Experiential Anatomy.

I am particularly interested in how the seemingly internal changes that result are mirrored in the way we perceive the world around us and how the world perceives us. I also offer material that highlights how the enhanced self-awareness and perception that emerges from exploring these somatic techniques can support performance presence.

Dates: Mondays to Saturdays, 21-26 January and 28 January-2nd February
Times: Monday to Friday 10.00-12.00, Saturday 11.00-13.00

for more info visit www.tqw.at

Workshop:
Being Here, Being There - Perceiving Choices In Movement

We study how we choose to move and place ourselves in space as time passes. We do this in a simple way using perceptual skills as the base. We will explore how to make choices inside the moving, and how to allow the body to choose as well as the mind. We will observe each other's choices and in the process gain some clues as to how this can be read.

The working pattern will be first to explore and clarify a particular perceptual principle or focus in relation to our personal movement (movement exploration) and then take this into a group situation and see what happens (improvisation). The intention is that what you learn through your experience in the workshop can inform your choices in making choreography and can also form the basis for performing improvisation.

Dates: Monday to Friday, 28 January-1st February
Time: 14.30-17.30

for more info visit www.tqw.at

TEAK Avoin yliopisto / Open University

BodySchool Spring 2008 : Finding Our Feet eli  Löydän jalkani - 4 op

In these three weekends we'll explore what our feet and legs mean to us and how they relate to other parts of ourselves. To do that we'll learn something of functional anatomy both through looking at images and the skeleton, and through guided touch and movement exercises alone and with others. We'll also share and discuss stories, impressions and observations of ourselves and others.

The idea behind BodySchool is that by increasing our physical self-knowledge and through it improving our ability to sense and feel ourselves as we move and think, we learn fundamental lessons that can be carried over to enhance and support our whole lives. Body School is a pedagogical form which is open to all and situated in an environment where the only goal is learning.

Kolmen viikonlopun kurssilla tutkimme jalkoja, niiden merkitystä meille ja yhteyttä koko kehoon. Opiskelemme käytännöllistä anatomiaa kuvien ja luurangon avulla, sekä ohjattujen liike- ja kosketusharjoitusten kautta. Teemme näitä harjoituksia  yksin ja yhdessä. Jaamme myös tarinoita ja havaintoja itsestämme ja toisistamme.

Body School - konseptin takana on ajatus siitä, että laajentamalla fyysistä kehotietoisuutta, ja sitä kautta tarkentamalla aistimustamme ja kokemustamme itsestämme liikkuvina ja ajattelevina yksilöinä, rakennamme perustavanlaatuista tiedon ja kokemuksen perustaa, joka rikastuttaa ja tukee meitä kaikilla elämän osa-alueilla.

Classes are suitable for anyone with curiosity about what it is to be a whole human, no matter what age or physical abilities
Kurssi sopii kaikille, jotka ovat kiinnostuneita tutkimaan ihmisyyttä kokonaisvaltaisesti, ikään ja fyysiseen kuntoon katsomatta. Kurssikielenä on englanti.

Opetusaika/Dates and Times: La-su/Sat-Sun 8.-9.3., 12.13.4. ja 17.-18.5.2008,
10.00-16.00 (sis.lounastauon/includes one hour lunch) (42 t/42 hours total)
Place: Teatterikorkeakoulu, Haapaniemenkatu 6, 00530 Helsinki, sali/studio 522
Opintomaksu/Teaching fee: 150 €
Ilmoittautuminen/Sign up: www.teak.fi/avoinyliopisto - 29.2. mennessä/before 29.2
Lisätietoja/for more infromation: 09 431 36349 or

Psykofyysinen Psykoterapiayhdistys

The Embodied Mind: An Introduction To Somatics – 5/6 April, Turku

The course is an invitation to focus on our experience of our bodies with the overall aim of deepening our relationship to our whole selves, body and mind. We'll work with some simple exercises from drawn from my experience of the somatic disciplines of the Feldenkrais Method, Body Mind Centering, the work of Elsa Gindler, Authentic Movement and Post-Modern Dance.

Some of the exercises will involve exploring movements, some will involve hands-on work and some will involve observing each other's movements. There will also be time to reflect on your experiences both alone and with others and space to explore any questions that might arise as a group.

The movement material will be suitable for all body shapes and types. An important premise of my work is that you work with what feels comfortable, pleasurable and easy to do, that way you can remain relaxed and therefore open to sensing what it is that you are actually doing.

Dates: 5-6.4.2008
Times: : 10.00-15.00
Place: Turun Raittiusseura, Rauhankatu 12 b, Turku.
Cost: €100 (€80 members of Psykofyysinen psykoterapiayhdistys)
Sign-Up: by email to

Pervocvet Seminar

28 April to 2 May, St Petersburg, Russia

intensive workshop and performance - more info to follow

12th Annual MOAB Jam

22-26 May, Utah, USA

I will be there helping to host the jam
more info at www.moabjam.com

KONTAKT BUDAPEST International Improvisation Festival

"Contact Improvisation: Invisible Techniques" - 26-29 June, Budapest Hungary

Contact improvisation is at its most satisfying, both to dance and to watch, when the dancers respond effortlessly, in the moment, to the stimuli and moving puzzles that contact presents. There is a wealth of technique present, but it is as if it becomes invisible in the dancing.

These 'invisible' techniques are about preparing ourselves to dance, developing and fine-tuning our natural movement by working, in detail and with concentrated awareness, on specific aspects of our physicality. In doing this, we can recognise our habits - useful and not so useful - and open new pathways and connections, sowing seeds of experience which can grow in the body unconsciously when our focus shifts back to the whole as we dance.

In this work a state of relaxation and calmness is fostered so we can let our curiosity and awareness guide us to the easiest ways to solve these moving puzzles. We'll aim explore: how to give weight and receive support; how to make and break contact; how to roll and slide; how to steer momentum; how to take control of and resolve falls; how to lift and be lifted; and more...

more info at : www.kontaktbudapest.hu

 

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One-day Feldenkrais Method workshop in Joensuu

Perceiving Choices - Movement Improvisation Workshop - TEAK Avoin Yliopisto course

Training at Tanzquartier Wien - morning classes and afternoon workshop

BodySchool Spring 2008 : Finding Our Feet - TEAK Avoin Yliopisto course

Pervocvet Seminar : 28 April to 2 May, St Petersburg, Russia - intensive workshop and performance

12th Annual MOAB Jam : 22-26 May, Utah, USA

KONTAKT BUDAPEST International Improvisation Festival : 26-29 June, Budapest Hungary

Arrange a workshop for me

If you'd like me to come and teach in your area then get in touch. Good times are June/July, around Easter and January.