Surrender to your inner sight.
We’re hosting Gabriel Diamond from California, USA for an unforgettable evening of Blindfolded Contact Dance from 6-9pm on Saturday 6 April in Eastville, Bristol.
Blindfolded Contact Dance is a slow and gentle experience for both beginners and experienced dancers alike. The constraint of the blindfold invites dancer to explore other senses to find connection, expression, pleasure, and safety. These workshops take participants on a journey of somatic self-discovery and non-verbal consent via solo and group exercises before culminating in a freeform blindfolded jam. We will open with a short circle addressing boundaries and safety.
Learn more about the practise and read the code of conduct at http://www.blindfoldedcontact.com/
Part of the core ethos of BFC is “the whole room is your partner”. That means setting aside your judgments, preferences, and biases and dancing with everyone in the space—including by yourself. We have a high expectation of personal responsibility and respect regarding consent and boundaries. If you have a blindfold (or something that can be used as one), please bring it. Otherwise we will have some available.
If you have a blindfold (or something that can be used as one), please bring it. Otherwise we will have some available. Please wear clothes suitable for dance and bring a water bottle (water is available).
About the facilitator: Gabriel is a long-time dancer who has practiced many modalities of conscious movement. He has developed a passion for exploring how blindfolds can be be used as a medicine and tool for transcending biases, cravings, and aversions. His work as an artist explores the intersection of activism, street theatre, shadow work, and embodiment. He is the co-founder of Vulnerable Rally, vulnerablerally.com. He is a filmmaker by trade with a background in theatre, outsidefilms.com.
Suitable for any level of Contact Improvisation experience.
Cost – £25 / £20 concession – advance booking essential
There are a limited number of tickets available for £15, fror those who cannot afford the concession rate.
Booking: https://buytickets.at/bristolcontactimprovisation…/1188906
Please arrive from 5:30pm for a 6pm start. This is closed container, late arrivals will not be admitted and will not receive a refund.
Venue – 58th Bristol Scout Group, Gadshill Rd, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6PU (car park opposite the Scouts Hut, bikes can be locked against railings)