“BEYOND FORM” Contact Improvisation – Foundations and Principles – 4-Week Intensive at ZeroPlus
Schedule
Mon Mar 16 2026 at 01:30 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
ZéróPlusz Dance Studio | Budapest, BU
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𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.No previous experience is required, while some movement background can be supportive.
“𝐁𝐄𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌”
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬
𝟒-𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞
Contact improvisation is a continuous physical conversation between two bodies.
We learn how to listen and communicate through the body — navigating physical reality: where to go, how to get there, when to stop.
The mechanics of CI are sophisticated: momentum, counterbalance, spirals, skeletal alignment, reflexes, yielding, redirection of force, falling as strategy, touch as information.
The form is grounded in biomechanics and relational physics.
Shared movement does not operate by the same logic as solo movement.
To enter it, we must temporarily suspend our familiar solo pathways and make space for relational ones.
Only then can directions emerge that no single body could generate alone.
We focus on the capacity to listen through the skin, to negotiate weight responsibly, to compose in real time, and to remain present within unpredictability.
Every point of contact is a negotiation. Every fall is a shared decision.
A small shift of weight reorganizes the entire duet.
Our work approaches movement from an embodied perspective.
We often begin with slower, deep individual exploration and gradually open toward more dynamic and complex partnering.
Each session includes solo work, bodywork into dance, duo, trio, and group constellations — always supporting the theme of the day.
Experience comes first.
At times, we may introduce conceptual or systemic perspectives to clarify what is happening physically — but understanding grows primarily through sensation and practice.
Each session builds progressively.
Commitment to the full cycle is essential.
By the end of the intensive, participants will gain:
– confidence entering contact jams
– the ability to organise under shared weight
– responsiveness without pre-planning
– softness without collapse
– strength without force
Language: English.
If the group consists entirely of Hungarian participants, the working language may shift accordingly.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐦 𝐈?
I am a dancer, movement researcher, teacher, and bodyworker.
Dance has been part of my life since childhood. I trained in folk dance, gymnastics, ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, and spent five years in daily company training with Béla Földi. During this time, I was introduced to Contact Improvisation, which gradually became a central focus of my practice.
I have worked as a performer and creator in various independent associations, and at Csiky Gergely Theatre as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer.
In parallel, I deepened my studies in movement therapy and manual techniques, specializing in fascia-based bodywork.
Currently, I perform and teach Contact Improvisation and improvisation, lead jams, organize workshops, and co-organise KontaktLand Festival.
My work integrates somatics, embodied research, and high-level physical engagement.
ℎ𝑡𝑡𝑝𝑠://𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑡𝑟.𝑒𝑒/𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑠
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 & 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞
March 16–19, 23–26
April 13–16, 20–23
13:30–15:00
This intensive is part of the 9-month ZeroPlus Performing Arts Training Program and is also open to participants outside of the program.
For smooth learning and effective progress, commitment to the full 4-week process is required.
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬:
Full program: 64,000 HUF — paid in total at registration
Or in three parts:
Deposit at registration: 10,000 HUF
First part (March 16): 30,000 HUF
Second part (April 13): 24,000 HUF
𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲:
https://forms.gle/H8pBuCcvpETPU9G28
Places are limited.
Photocredit: Julia Vaszari - at Open Space
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Where is it happening?
ZéróPlusz Dance Studio, Jurányi utca 1, Budapest 1027, Magyarország, Budapest, HungaryEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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