BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2940@contactdance.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261206T163000 DTSTAMP:20260526T105937Z URL:https://contactdance.co.uk/events/contact-improvisation-and-floorwork- fundamentals-workshop-with-lewis-wilkins/ SUMMARY:Contact Improvisation and Floorwork Fundamentals Workshop with Lewi s Wilkins - St Werburghs Primary School - 6 Dec 26 10:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\nContact Improvisation and Floorwork Fundamentals Workshop w ith Lewis Wilkins\n\nDoors open 10:00am:\n\nMorning Session : 10:30 to 1pm \n\nAfternoon Session: 2pm to 4.30pm\n\nAt 5:30pm the regular Bristol CI j am will take place in the same space followed by a pot luck food share. T he evening jam is FREE for anyone attending this workshop\n\nThis CI and technique workshop centres on foundational approaches to cultivating aware ness\, efficiency\, and competence in dancing that takes us into and out o f the floor. We will consider how building a modest repertoire of solo flo orwork skills can expand our creative choices and reduce the likelihood of injury when dancing in contact—particularly through learning to absorb and redirect forces by organising the body to fall\, roll\, and slide.\n\n The day will include time dedicated to combining a small number of floorwo rk maneuvers into a short sequence. This work will be facilitated in small groups\, with an emphasis on getting creative with momentum and sequencin g\, rather than on learning choreography.\n\nThe structure of the practice will move fluidly between solo\, contact\, set patterns\, guided improvis ations\, and scores\n\nThis workshop is best suited to those with some exi sting experience in contact improvisation and/or contemporary dance floor work\n\n\n\n About Lewis: Born and raised in Dartington\, Lewis complete d his professional training at London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS) fro m 2006 to 2009 and has since worked as a performer\, collaborator\, and re hearsal director with a range of choreographers and companies. His credits include Jean Abreu\, Richard Alston\, Riccardo Buscarini\, Bregenzer Fest spiele\, Tom Dale\, Stéphanie Dufresne\, the National Theatre\, Matthew B ourne’s New Adventures\, Joel O’Donoghue\, the Royal Opera House\, Sco ttish Dance Theatre\, Lea Tirabasso\, and TrashDollys.\n\nTeaching since 2 014\, Lewis specialises in contact\, ensemble\, and solo improvisation\, a s well as in floorwork and soft acrobatic techniques. In 2022\, he complet ed an MA in Dance in Education at London Studio Centre. Lewis has taught a t contact improvisation festivals\, and for Agitart Figueres es Mou\, B12 Berlin\, DV8 Physical Theatre\, National Dance Company Wales\, and Scottis h Dance Theatre. He regularly teaches at LCDS\, Nuova Officina della Danza \, and the University of Limerick\, and has previously worked at London St udio Centre\, Middlesex University\, Rambert School\, and University of Ro ehampton. As a teacher\, Lewis is committed to a progressive\, learner-cen tred pedagogy\, creating inclusive\, supportive and focused environments w here creativity and playfulness can thrive.\n\nTickets: https://www.ticket tailor.com/events/bristolcontactimprovisationdance/2218561 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://contactdance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 26/05/qu7lgo8vkupzmntsdfy0.jpg CATEGORIES:CI Workshop LOCATION:St Werburghs Primary School\, James Street\, Bristol\, BS2 9US\, U nited Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=James Street\, Bristol\, BS 2 9US\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St Werburghs Primary Sch ool:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR