CONTACT IMPROVISATION Intensive, with IRENE SPOSETTI - NC
Schedule
Fri Jun 28 2024 at 06:00 pm to Sun Jun 30 2024 at 06:00 pm
Location
Shared Visions Retreat Center - Murphey School | Hillsborough, NC
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Raleigh Ecstatic Dance in collaboration with BeingMotion is excited to invite you to join a deep dive into Contact Improvisation with Irene Sposetti, an internationally recognized artist and facilitator who returns to the area to bring her expertise and creativity to our burgeoning movement arts community. Irene has devoted over two decades to dance making, research, and education; she now joins us for a weekend intensive of exploration and practice as we delve into contact improvisation through the lens of her research and experience.CONTACT IMPROVISATION Intensive
June 28-30, 2024
Durham, NC
Facilitated by IRENE SPOSETTI
*** ABOUT THE INTENSIVE “Somatic Improvisation” ***
I invite you to join me for a time dedicated to studying and practicing contact improvisation, exploring the concept of “somatic improvisation” – an art form of physical expression and shared embodied processes that manifest as dance dialogues and instantaneous compositions.
How might we express creatively and collaborate safely in an improvised dance, without apprehensions or limiting expectations that may arise, particularly in interactions with others?
I am deeply passionate about discovering ways to ground oneself in states of presence, availability and heightened somatic receptivity as the foundation for decision-making while improvising. Throughout our time together, we’ll engage in individual, partner and group improvisations to activate and articulate our attention, integrating our physical-sensorial awareness with movement skills. Furthermore, we’ll explore creative play and somatic imagination as wellsprings of expressiveness and composition, experimenting with sensory words, tactile images, and poetic elements emerging from our dances.
*** TECHNICAL THEMES ***
Our practice will center on understanding weight and its organization in the body in motion, as a key element for achieving fluidity and confidence moving on the floor, seamlessly transitioning between levels, inverted positions and combining movements in contact with others.
We’ll concentrate on exploring technical tools for aerial suspensions, off-ground balancing, and playing with momentum and the trajectories of weight in motion. We will aim to access the simultaneous presence of stability and mobility, definition, and availability in our movements, as we intertwine our bodies in motion, releasing, rising and gliding within the breath of gravity.
- Biomechanics of movement related to the gravitational force
- Centre-Axis fluid alignment and weight distribution and modulation of body tones
- Kinaesthetics of physical forces within and around our bodies, their elemental nature and qualities
- Core balancing and structural alignment in duet
- Aerial suspensions
- Trajectories of weight and space
*** INTENTIONS ***
- Explore the principles that underlie movement and our relationship with gravity starting from a somatic and creative approach
- Access more conscious, efficient and ways of moving, increasing confidence and ease, expressing oneself and relating to others with one’s own body and movement
- Explore the creative, expressive and relational potential of the dynamic and somatic dialogues of Contact Improvisation
*** WHO IS THIS FOR? ***
This invitation is open to movers who are actively engaged in the study of the dance form of contact improvisation, and who already have a foundation in its principles and techniques. A container will be created where all attendees will learn together, nourishing each other in the process while receiving specific tools and attention according to their needs.
*** WHERE ***
Shared Visions Retreat Center
3717 Murphy School Rd., Durham, NC
*** WHEN ***
June 28-30, 2024
Friday, June 28
6-9pm: workshop
Saturday, June 29
10:00-10:30am: arriving & warm-up
10:30am-1:30pm: workshop
1:30pm-3pm: break
3-6pm: workshop
Sunday, June 30
10:00-10:30am: arriving & warm-up
10:30am-1:30pm: workshop
1:30pm-3pm: break
3-6pm: workshop
*** PRICING & REGISTRATION ***
- EARLY BIRD Price: $190, discount valid until May 31st
- PRE-SALE Price: $225, valid until June 23rd
- Price: $250
SCHOLARSHIPS: A limited number of scholarships from the Raleigh Ecstatic Dance's CI Scholarship Fund will be available to community members.
If you are interested in requesting it, message directly or email us prior to registering.
- Please use the following link to register for the event by reading through additional information about the event and by filling out the following Google Docs link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pVqj7EjFkrmYKAqWMHloRoNek9FNaajwASa1v73IuR8/
- Registration for the event will be finalized through payment to 'Raleigh Ecstatic Dance' via Venmo (@RaleighEcstaticDance) using the "Friends and Family" option. Last 4 digits of the phone are: 7-3-8-6.
Registration for this event will be capped; please register ahead of time!
*** ADDITIONAL INFO ***
Full information on the event can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OvW-ZuN_0y-YLNdQpGESeJsNFoDYT6LEI5HKIZ_073A/
***MORE OPPORTUNITIES****
More opportunities to meet Irene will be offered during her stay in North Carolina – June 24th/July 8th – with private lessons and facilitations at CI jams, labs, ecstatic dances, and hangouts.. !
Follow us on IG for additional shares and future updates about Irene’s upcoming visit to North Carolina:
@RaleighEcstaticDance
@beingmotion.irenesposetti
*** ONE-on-ONE SESSIONS ***
with Irene, June 24th - July 8th
Uplift your experience by engaging in individually tailored sessions during Irene's stay in the Triangle!
These private sessions provide a unique opportunity to delve into your specific needs, questions, and intentions related to somatic functional embodiment for movement, contact improvisation, and dancing.
Whether you aim to enhance your understanding of your body, expand its expressive potential, refine your movement skills, or explore particular technical and creative aspects of CI -- Irene will work directly with you, crafting the session according to your personal needs and interests.
The sessions are suitable for individuals, couples, or groups of up to four people. Each sessions lasts 1.5 to 2 hours, with a sliding scale for costs. You can also purchase packages of 3 to 5 sessions.
To take advantage of this opportunity, or for any additional questions and scheduling, please write to:
[email protected]
Don't hesitate to reach out if you have additional queries:
[email protected]
*** ABOUT IRENE ****
Irene is a versatile performing artist, teacher, and dancemaker with a multidisciplinary background in classical music, drama, and movement. Although originally from Italy, Irene has spent more than two decades living and traveling as an independent freelancer across Europe, Asia, and North America. As a result, her artistic path has been shaped by diverse cross-cultural influences and is deeply rooted in self-inquiry investigations and practices.
Irene offers international dance training and produces performances at universities, companies, festivals, cultural institutes, and independent platforms. Her work has reached audiences across the globe and reflects her unique and diverse experiences as an artist. Through her dance, she aims to facilitate a heightened state of presence, enabling more conscious, functional, and effortless movement, broadening the technical, creative, and compositional skills of the movers.
She has a particular interest in researching and refining the embodiment of movement biomechanics through the understanding of principles and explorative learning processes. She is interested in the “synergy of togetherness”, the relational, communicative and creative aspects of contact improvisation, partnering and group dancing.
Furthermore, Irene is deeply passionate in investigating the somatic, psychological, and relational transformative effects of dance. She explores how the practice can increase self-awareness, break down conditioning, instill a sense of empowerment, and promote overall well-being. With her extensive teaching experience, she has experienced firsthand how it can help individuals connect positively and meaningfully with themselves, others, and the world around them.
Learn more at www.beingmotion.com
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Where is it happening?
Shared Visions Retreat Center - Murphey School, 4729 Old NC-10, Durham, NC 27705-8519, United States,Hillsborough, North CarolinaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: