Material for the Spine - Exploring the work of Steve Paxton, with Nora Hajos

Name: Material for the Spine - Exploring the work of Steve Paxton, with Nora Hajos
Start: 2025-01-17T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-01-19T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Studio Movity, Florastr. 42, 8610 Uster

Schedule

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 19 Jan, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Studio Movity, Florastr. 42, 8610 Uster | Uster, ZH

Deep learning of Steve Paxtons helix rolls & other "Material for the Spine" treasures.
Learn about Material for the Spine by Steve Paxton, the curator of Contact Improvisation!
Nora Hajos studied with Steve for 36 years since 1988 - - -
Read more about Steve on https://www.tanznetz.de/de/article/2024/kein-kontakt-mehr-steve-paxton (German)
or https://contredanse.org/en/Authors/steve-paxton/)
Material for the Spine takes as given, that the palette of the mover exists as sensations in the body.
Helix and other spinal rolls are forms that you learn from within.
THIS GROUNDWORK MODULE IS PART OF A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WITH NORA HAJOS AND CAN BE ATTENDED INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE OTHER MODULES
FOR THE WEEKEND ( Fri 17 - Sun 19 January)
As Steve Paxton says : "I believe after 50 years of work, that it is healthy for the consciousness to spend time with the body." The key to the information is experiencing shapes. The design of the body has to be shaped from within.
In this 1 & a half year long program, the overall goal is to begin with & stay with a sensorial focus. And with that, to learn and to improve the shape of our helix , crescent & other spinal rolls over time. The aim is to bring inner sensations to consciousness as we practice. Yet each time there will be within the learning time, space for open play/dance improvisation. So as to digest the tasted/learned material .
MFS is a meditative, technical study of spinal and pelvic movement potentials.
In earlier years at Studio Movity, 2023 & 2022, we had the great fortune to have Steve Paxton visiting online and teaching us, as part of our 4 day course. We will occasionally watch & hear his teachings collected on the Material for the spine DVD.
We will focus in each segment on a specific topic of Material for the spine. As well as revisit, practice and deepen in the sensations of the leg led and arm led helix rolls.
Material for the Spine by Steve Paxton:
https://www.materialforthespine.com
More program details:
https://dancedot.art/material-for-the-spine/