Wednesday 19.15 - 22h

FUNDAMENTALS
SOMATIC MOVEMENT & PERFORMANCE PRINCIPLES

"The body is a clear place" - Erick Hawkins

This almost 3 hour weekly training is an opportunity for movers to dive into the fundamentals of somatic movement and performance principles in an explorative and experiential way.
Within the context of integrating our body knowledge in real time composition we zoom in on specific topics to gain awareness and experience on our alignment; both body and body/mind. How to bridge and translate this experience within a complex context is part of this training.
We will take time to explore and embody different body systems such as the skeletal system, fluid system, fascia or a specific organ.
We'll use hands-on, witnessing and reflection. When we engage and bring our 'mind' to a system this experience will inform and transform our postural habits and widen our movement vocabulary. This will give insight on our movement qualities, perceptual awareness and creative process.
During the course of the year we will bring more focus to the fundamentals of performance: what makes a composition and how do we read a composition from both inside the work or as a viewer? Weight is given to musical embodiment - practicing deep listening, hearing while doing, understanding phrasing of material and how narrative emerges.
These are topics that will be addressed by doing, watching, reflecting, writing: all starting from a somatic experience.
This training is open for movers with or without experience that wish to commit to this work.