Contact Improvisation (CI) is a dance of improvising/partnering based on physics of touch, weight, balance, momentum, stillness, flow, resistance, and perceptual play. Initiated by dancer Steve Paxton in 1972, CI continues to evolve as a dance research and artistic process. In these classes we will learn specific lifts and rolls and practice developmental patterns, body puzzles and forms which shape the body and space with odd timings and unusual perspectives. We will create duet dances that are dynamic and alive in the moment, becoming more tuned to center, subtleties of touch, direction, and intention, and explore musicality and phrasing. We will not only learn skills but continue to explore and discover reflexive actions of improvising.
These classes will illuminate the legacies of past pioneers as well as articulate and reform practices as experienced by the individual artist faculty.
What to expect:
Partnering, soloing, touch, momentum, resistance, body politic
For class-related questions, please email programs@movementresearch.org.
Teaching Schedule
- Feb 17: K.J. Holmes
- Feb 24: K.J. Holmes
- Mar 3: K.J. Holmes
- Mar 10: K.J. Holmes
- Mar 17: Paul Singh
- Mar 24: Paul Singh
- Mar 31: NO CLASS
- Apr 7: Paul Singh
- Apr 14: Paul Singh
- Apr 21: Chisa Hidaka
- Apr 28: Chisa Hidaka
- May 5: Bradley Teal Ellis
- May 12: Bradley Teal Ellis
- May 19: NO CLASS
- May 26: Bradley Teal Ellis
- Jun 2: Gabrielle Revlock
- Jun 9: Gabrielle Revlock
- Jun 16: Gabrielle Revlock
Accessibility Notes
- This class includes auditive guidance.
- This class includes printed materials.
- This class includes readings.
To request ASL interpretation or Audio Description, please email accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “ASL/Audio Description Request, Contact Improvisation” at least three (3) weeks prior to the class date you plan to attend.
For access-related questions and requests, please contact accessibility@movementresearch.org, subject line “Contact Improvisation.”
Register for this class
In-Person
- This class is card eligible
