Movement Artisans - movement research & education NEW CYCLE 26/27
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Welcome to the 12th season of Movement Artisans
DANCE AS A RESEARCH PRACTICE
axis syllabus/contact improvisation/somatics
November 2026 - October 2027
Movement Artisans Dance As A Research Practice is a movement research and education program developed by Antoine Ragot and Kira Kirsch.
We explore the moving body through anatomy, physics, perception, improvisation, and relationship. Our curriculum has grown through decades of engagement with Contact Improvisation, the Axis Syllabus, somatic practices, contemporary dance, and embodied research.
Our curriculum grows and keeps developing to inspire dancers to engage with questions of perception, agency, and embodiment, encouraging them to approach movement as a form of inquiry and knowledge-making as well as expression. This modular training is aimed at dancers, movement artists, athletes, therapists, and scholars who wish to deepen their practice, connect theory and movement, and shape dance as a medium for transformation.
Movement Artisans is both a training program and an ongoing field of research, a place where movement can be studied, practiced, questioned, and enjoyed!
The Introductory Module offers an entry point into the Movement Artisans curriculum and the principles that inform our work. Whether you are new to the program or returning to deepen your practice, this module provides an opportunity to explore our approach to understand what is the potential for transformation for you.
For all modules, you will find an umbrella theme together with a selection of topics, including specific anatomical areas that will be explored in detail. A detailed schedule including formats like jams, lectures, labs, one-on-ones, informal performances or community meals will be shared with participants before the beginning of each module.
November 2 - 8, 2026 INTRODUCTORY MODULE
*FINDING PATHS THROUGH AND BETWEEN*
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Peter Pleyer
December 29 - January 10, 2027 MODULE #1
*AT THE CROSSROADS*
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Katja Mustonen
April 4 - 18, 2027 MODULE #2
*THE WAVE WITHIN*
Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Filippo Serra and Sergio Palomares
June 7 - 27, 2027 MODULE #3
*NOTHING IS LOST*
Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Maya Matilda Carrol, Nita Little and Nina Wehnert
September 20 - 29, 2027 MODULE #4
*HORIZON IN MOTION*
Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and tba.
October 1 - 3, 2027
RESEARCH DAYS
-->Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEFTzYDMpoZPzHORuVbD5-TkPT88_PjUSAj9MbqUU4Zy5Zdw/viewform
--> Website
https://www.movementartisans.net/modular-program
DANCE AS A RESEARCH PRACTICE
axis syllabus/contact improvisation/somatics
November 2026 - October 2027
Movement Artisans Dance As A Research Practice is a movement research and education program developed by Antoine Ragot and Kira Kirsch.
We explore the moving body through anatomy, physics, perception, improvisation, and relationship. Our curriculum has grown through decades of engagement with Contact Improvisation, the Axis Syllabus, somatic practices, contemporary dance, and embodied research.
Our curriculum grows and keeps developing to inspire dancers to engage with questions of perception, agency, and embodiment, encouraging them to approach movement as a form of inquiry and knowledge-making as well as expression. This modular training is aimed at dancers, movement artists, athletes, therapists, and scholars who wish to deepen their practice, connect theory and movement, and shape dance as a medium for transformation.
Movement Artisans is both a training program and an ongoing field of research, a place where movement can be studied, practiced, questioned, and enjoyed!
The Introductory Module offers an entry point into the Movement Artisans curriculum and the principles that inform our work. Whether you are new to the program or returning to deepen your practice, this module provides an opportunity to explore our approach to understand what is the potential for transformation for you.
For all modules, you will find an umbrella theme together with a selection of topics, including specific anatomical areas that will be explored in detail. A detailed schedule including formats like jams, lectures, labs, one-on-ones, informal performances or community meals will be shared with participants before the beginning of each module.
November 2 - 8, 2026 INTRODUCTORY MODULE
*FINDING PATHS THROUGH AND BETWEEN*
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Peter Pleyer
December 29 - January 10, 2027 MODULE #1
*AT THE CROSSROADS*
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Katja Mustonen
April 4 - 18, 2027 MODULE #2
*THE WAVE WITHIN*
Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Filippo Serra and Sergio Palomares
June 7 - 27, 2027 MODULE #3
*NOTHING IS LOST*
Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Maya Matilda Carrol, Nita Little and Nina Wehnert
September 20 - 29, 2027 MODULE #4
*HORIZON IN MOTION*
Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and tba.
October 1 - 3, 2027
RESEARCH DAYS
-->Application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEFTzYDMpoZPzHORuVbD5-TkPT88_PjUSAj9MbqUU4Zy5Zdw/viewform
--> Website
https://www.movementartisans.net/modular-program
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Where is it happening?
Lake Studios Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Host or PublisherKira Kirsch
