Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes

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Scout Hut 6388, St. Bartholomews Rd, St Andrew's, Bristol BS7 9BJ | Bristol

Bristol Contact Improvisation
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Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes
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Bristol Contact Improvisation presents
Ongoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.
Here is what it can look like

Teachers: Yasin Hussain, Edwina Pereira, Jan-Ming Lee, Sam Bloomfield, Karen Logan Woods, Simon Leach, Claire Coveney, Grace Newman.
There are different teachers different weeks, so you can experience different styles and perspectives in each class.
The classes will include:
- Developing body awareness through movement in space
- Learning to share weight with others through a point of contact
- Using gravity to inform our movement explorations
- Developing a strong sense of our connection with the ground, both directly and through contact with others
- Embodying movement pathways, both solo and in contact
- Exploring different qualities of movement and touch
- Opportunities to integrate material from exercises through solo and group improvisation
Dates:
28th September
12th and 26th October
9th and 23rd November
14th and 28th December
11th and 25th January
8th and 22nd February
8th and 22nd March
12th and 26th April
10th and 24th May
14th June
Time: 5.15pm - 7.30pm. (Doors open at 5.15pm, class starts 5:30. Please arrive in good time so we can start together.)
Location: Hut 6388, Bartholomew's Road, St Andrews, Bristol BS 79BJ
Cost
Individual class: £10 Concession, £13 waged, £16 Contributor
We don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on [email protected] if you can't afford the concession price.
Booking: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/1322702
The space is limited to 18 people. To avoid disappointment, please do book in advance once booking is open.
Any queries, email [email protected]
We aim to provide an inclusive environment for all bodies. If you have any specific requirements, please do let us know when making a booking.
About CI
Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds. The practice includes rolling, falling, being upside down, following a physical point of contact, supporting and giving weight to a partner. It is a free play with balance, of no set outcome, bringing forth a physical/emotional truth about a shared moment of movement that leaves the participants informed, centered, and enlivened. (Paxton, Chung)
For more information about this practice and Bristol CI, please visit: https://contactdance.co.uk/
Photography: Ella Swanello
Dancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman
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