PILOT PROJECT May/June 2016
paleoanthropology and comparative anatomy
body mapping and internal dynamics
partnering & playful scenarios
walking and expanding
contact improvisation
kinetic literacy / reading and embodying physics
Guest Faculty
Francesca Pedullà
Jörg Hassmann
Musician
Johannes Anzenhofer
CYCLE # 1 / 3 modules February - June 2017
'learning through movement'
MODULE 1
feet & ankle / chronological architecture
MODULE 2
spine / falling mechanics
MODULE 3
pelvis & hip joint
cranio sacral touch & skull osteology
contact improvisation
tone, tension, tissue response
Guest Faculty
Nicole Berndt-Caccivio
Frey Faust
Guest Lecturer
Katharina Lee Chichester
M.A.Science Team Member of the Exzellenzcluster Image Knowledge and Design at Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Co-Curator of the exhibition ultra knowledge & gestalting
Musician
Johannes Anzenhofer
CYCLE # 2 / 5 modules October 2017 - June 2018
'in research and practices'
MODULE 1
Knee / Spheres of Activity / Organ System (BMC®)
MODULE 2
Undulatory Coordination / Shoulder Complex
MODULE 3
Cervical Spine & Head / Contact Improvisation / Strength vs Coordination?
MODULE 4
Motoric Masses / Applying Orientation Tools and Terminology / Cellular Presence (BMC®)
MODULE 5
Anatomical Center / Rhythm & Dynamic Arcing / Cranio-Sacral Integration / Whats New?
Guest Faculty
Nina Wehnert (BMC)
Jörg Hassmann
Guest Lecturer
Nita Little PhD
Musician
Johannes Anzenhofer
Life Drawing Documentation
Katelyn Stiles
CYCLE # 3 / 4 modules September 2018 - June 2019
Module 1 : September 29 - October 5 (7 days)
Lumbar Hip Sacrum / Ramping & Transition Skills / Organs BMC® / Contact-Improvisation
Module 2 : November 26 - 30 (5 days)
Shoulder and Arm Navigation / Landing & Launching / Fluids and Cells BMC®
Module 3 : April 1 - 5 (5 days)
Feet & Ankle Complex / Myofascial Communication & Tensegral Bending / Embryology BMC® / Prepared Dissection
Module 4 : May 25 - June 2 (9 days)
Dynamic Alignment Spectrum / Contact Improvisation / Elastic Loading / Adaptability / Explosivity / Nervous System Balance & Endocrine Support BMC®
Guest Faculty
Nina Wehnert (BMC)
Baris Mihci (AS)
Johannes Anzenhofer (Rhythm)
Guest Lecturer
Anne-Sophie Reichert
Musicians
Johannes Anzenhofer
Alex Zampini
Barnaby Tree
Life Drawing Documentation
Katelyn Stiles
Cycle #4 2019/20
Module 1: September 28 - October 4 (7 days)
Sequential Movement Coordination / Walking Principles and Analysis / Contact-Improvisation /
T-Lab: Testing, Tuning and Tinkering
Module 2: November 25 - November 29 (5 days)
Bio-tensegral Dynamics of the Spine / Falling Patterns / Fluidity & Developmental Patterns BMC®
Module 3: January 27 - January 31 (5 days)
Shoulder and Hip Anatomy / Myofascial Communication / Developmental Patterns II / Reflexes BMC®
Module 4: March 30 - April 3 2020 (5 days) CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
Knee and Elbow Anatomy / Conserving, Harnessing & Recycling Energy / Nervous System Integration/ T-Lab
Module 5: May 23 - May 31 (9 days) CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
Head and Neck / Rhythm & Pulsation / Thinking critically: pedagogy and transmission / Dynamics of Perception BMC® / Contact Improvisation / T-Lab
TEACHING TEAM:
Kira Kirsch (all modules)
Antoine Ragot (all modules)
Jörg Hassmann (Module 1)
Nina Wehnert (Module 2,3 & 5)
Baris Mihci (Module 4)
+ guest speakers, live musicians
Cycle # 5 Semester cycle 2020
Module 1 January 20th to 24th (5 days)
Spine / Ramping & Transitioning Skills /BMC - Organs
Module 2 March 23rd to 27th (5 days) CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
Shoulder Girdle / Undulatory Coordination / Polyrhythms in Body and Music
Module 3 June 17th to 24th (8 days) CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
Applied Paleoanthropology & Comparative Anatomy / Tone, Tension, Tissue Response
Contact Improvisation / Open Ateliers facilitated by senior students
TEACHING TEAM:
Kira Kirsch (all modules)
Antoine Ragot (all modules)
Francesca Pedullà (module 2)
Nina Wehnert BMC
+ guest speakers, live musicians
CYCLE #7 2021/22
MODULE 1: Oktober 4 - October 10 2021 (7 days)
Chrono-logical archi-tecture / Channeling Forces / Touch & Improvisation / Principles of Motor Learning - mini lecture & lab / BMC®
MODULE 2: November 22 - November 28 2021 (7 days)
Motion Centers of the Spine / Athletic Skills for Dancers / Rhythm and Dynamic Arcing for Movement Efficiency / BMC®
MODULE 3: April 22 - 28 2022 (Friday afternoon - Thursday afternoon / 7 days) >>> FULL!!!
Bones Whispering - Paleoanthropolgy & Comparative Anatomy / C-Stars - from rolling to falling to flying / Alchemy of Walking Analysis / Dynamic Expansion - Craniosacral with Shannon Cooney
MODULE 4: June 6 - 25 2022 (21 days) >>>PROGRAM<<<
Week 1 Monday - Saturday
Interconnecting Legs and Arms Anatomically & in Coordination
Conserving, Harnessing & Recycling Energy (physics)
Balance, Flow and Ground/Nervous System - BMC® with Nina Wehnert
Field Trip to a Prepared Dissection Lab - Anatomy Institute of Charité University for Medicine
Jams with live music
Week 2 Monday - Saturday
Myofascial Communication
Patterns of Coordinations of the Spine (biomechanics, evolutionary context)
Contact Improvisation - Nita Little
Jams with live music
Unfinished Fridays - work in progress with feedback process
Week 3 Monday - Saturday
Polyrhythms in Body and Music (with live music by Johannes Anzenhofer )
Elastic Loading / Adaptability / Explosivity (tensegrity/ visco elastic qualities/athlétism)
Dreaming Body with Anna Nowicka
Lecture by Anna
Sharing
Jam with live music
TEACHING TEAM:
Kira Kirsch (all modules)
Antoine Ragot (all modules)
Marianne Linder
Nina Wehnert BMC
+ guest teachers: Shannon Cooney, Anna Nowicka, Nita Little
+ guest speakers: Anne-Sophie Reichert, Anna Nowicka, Nita Little
+ live musicians: Barnbaby Tree, Alex Zampini, Johannes Anzenhofer