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WELCOME to the 9th season of MOVEMENT ARTISANS
Education in
DANCE AS A RESEARCH PRACTICE
axis syllabus/contact improvisation/somatics
4 Modules + Summer Residency
August 2023 - June 2024
at the beautiful Lake Studios in Berlin, a residential setting conducive to focused and creative learning processes.
Our program provides furthering professional education in dance and somatics which includes movement analysis, applied and experiential anatomy, biomechanics and physics for dancers, dance pedagogues, body workers, physiotherapists or other related professional fields.
An essential part of the curriculum is the Axis Syllabus serving as a platform for a solo dance research practice and Contact Improvisation as a dance research form with partners or in ensembles. This education invites people with various movement backgrounds and experiences providing a deepening and continuing training leading students to become more skilled as movers and inspire as well as support their various projects of application or research. Each module weaves together a matrix of material that offers insights as well as guidance, and inspires autodidact studies.
This season we continue the inclusion of the teacher & researcher training track which will provide additional mentoring, study material & opportunities to get feedback as a facilitator of a class or lab. More info coming soon.
We are also offering laboratory time which is a less facilitated space than a class for studying in our extensive Movement Artisans library, experimenting and building models, entering small group discussions, exploring task oriented applications of principles, constraint led learning, complimentary physical practices etc.
Last but not least we invite other somatic experts, scholars and artists and we leave room for some surprises (outdoor sessions, jams, dissection…) to expand the modes of learning and experiencing.
Movement Artisans presents
DANCE AS A RESEARCH PRACTICE
Module I Aug 28 - Sept 3
Walking Principles and Analysis
Dynamics of Falling
Readiness for Relating-
Primitive Reflexes, Righting Reactions and Equilibrium Responses BMC® / guest teacher: Nina Wehnert
Module II Oct 1 - 11
Tuning to Context - biomechanical and anatomical relationships (solo & CI)
Undulatory Coordination - sequential movement principles (solo & CI)
Functional Flow - strength building for dancers / guest teacher: Filippo Serra
Power & Lightness - Endocrine Glands BMC® / guest teacher: Nina Wehnert
Teach & Research Oct 13 - 15
lab classes, feedback rounds & discussions, labs, exchange & impulses for research
(this event is for the students of the teacher & researcher track only)
Module III Nov 13 - 19
Channeling Forces - physics of motion
Touch, Textures & Tissues (solo & CI)
Water Kissing Water - how things meet - overlap - interface - join - come together / guest teacher: Galiya Tzur
Module IV April 1 - 7
Bones Whispering - paleoanthropology and comparative anatomy
Micro & Macro - attuning to detail and complexity
guest teacher & theme tba.
3 WEEK Summer Residency June 10 - 29
program coming soon!
Main faculty & artistic and pedagogical direction:
Nina Wehnert
Filippo Serra
Galiya Tzur
Katja Mustonen
Diana Thielen
Shannon Cooney
...and more
Musicians
Johannes Anzenhofer
Alex Zampini
Alex Stolze
& more
WHO IS IT FOR
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Anyone looking for bridges between movement practice, theory and critical educational approaches
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Movement teachers, dance artists, athletes, therapists or body workers wanting to expand or reconfigure their movement/teaching/healing practice and analytic abilities
LOCATION
Most part of the program takes place in Lake Studios in Berlin, a residential retreat setting, next to a beautiful lake and forest, where participants can soak in a stimulating and resourceful environment. For the November module we expand towards EDEN, a beautiful and progressive space in the north of Berlin (Pankow).
REGISTRATION FORM & PRICES coming soon!
PRE-REGISTER! Questions? Contact us at connect@movementartisans.net
"We promote a working environment where students can follow their individual learning curve, attend to their specific limitations, have time to work on necessary adaptations as well guiding them towards and through challenges. We intend to create modes of learning that integrate personal objectives as well as heighten awareness towards the practice in and as a group. We aim for creating an atmosphere that is inclusive and non-judgemental, helping students feel confident to explore and experiment, leading them towards a deepening of experiencing with themselves and others. It is important to us to offer tangible knowledge and clear motives for chosen principles or material. We truly enjoy being hosts and guides, facilitating an inspiring, joyous and rigorous program as furthering education" Kira and Antoine