Contact Improvisation Beginners Classes - 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut - 3 Nov 24 17:15
2024-11-03 17:15 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | 63rd Bristol Scouts Hut, St Bartholomews Road, St Andrews, Bristol, BS7 9BJ, United Kingdom
Bristol Contact Improvisation presentsOngoing beginners classes (2hrs class) covering the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation.
Here is what it can look like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQ91vd1KBI

Each attendee is welcome (on one occasion only) to bring a friend for free!

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:Sunday 15th, 29th SeptemberSunday 20th OctoberSunday 3rd, 17th NovemberSunday 1st, 15th December
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

CostIndividual class: £10 Concession, £13 waged, £16 ContributorWe don't want to exclude anyone because of financial circumstances. Please contact us on info@contactdance.co.uk 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 info@contactdance.co.uk
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 CIContact 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 SwanelloDancers: Edwina Pereira and Grace Newman
