This course is an invitation to practice thinking through moving, playfulness and curiosity of the present moment. Together we will try out different formats of sharing and we will pay attention to how learning processes take place in the collective space.
This course will be taught English.
This course is an invitation to practice thinking through moving, playfulness and curiosity of the present moment. We will each attune to our own ways of experiencing movement and share the experiments with each other. Together we will try out different formats of sharing, on the spectrum between facilitating and participating. We will pay attention to how learning processes take place in the collective space.
Each session is framed by a tangible theme: inside/outside, postures and positions, frictions, text and textures, rhythms, in-betweens - to name a few. The theme acts as a starting point for attuning to movement and as a grounding for processing thoughts.
A session begins with a guided movement practice. During the practice, we start from movement already existing within us and attune to where it takes us. We open up to the space and the others in the room and bring attention to what/whom we are moving with and being moved by.
The session offers multiple improvisation tools to share our movement research and coexisting practices with each other. In the sharings there is a possibility to choose the format that feels most relevant: sharing through performing, through being witnessed or accompanied, through offering a mini-workshop or a game, through reading a text, through inviting to look at a drawing together, and others formats that we'll define as we practice them. We also will reflect on the different modalities of sharing.
No previous experience is required to participate. Everyone is welcome! The course is enriched by the diversity of people and practices present in the space. We will work according to the Zodiak's guidelines for safer space. At the beginning of the course, there will be time for each of us to name what is important for us in order to create a safer/braver environment for practicing and learning.
Raphaël Beau is a French performance artist, making performances and facilitating workshops based on the practice ´play and act from what is here´ he has been developing during his studies in Dance Performance at Uniarts Helsinki. His artistic practice is inspired by somatic practices, contemporary dance, improvisation and instant composition, and influenced by workshops with Mark Tompkins, Vera Mantero, João Fiadeiro, Yann Lheureux, Jackie Taffanel, among others. His performances are his practice at work, integrated into a score, implemented in the presence of an audience.
He explores performing in different contexts where the performance reveals the multiplicity of ways to be present to a place. The workshops he facilitates offer a playground for participants to process their own practices, to investigate states of performing, and to explore ways of facilitating. His practice grows and accumulates layers by being implemented again and again in various locations, including public spaces. Raphaël has 10 years of experience in community and social work, during which he developed his performance practice alongside community work. His experience as a facilitator in the context of social work has informed his practice when it comes to making performances, meeting audiences and facilitating workshops.
Indulge the Movement – Contemporary Dance for All courses are mainly instructed by the choreographers and performers of Zodiak's previous, current and upcoming season's performances. Indulge the Movement courses are suitable for everyone, and you can join even without any prior dance experience. The classes focus on motion and movement while also offering an opportunity to explore various dance practices through alternating instructors.
All you need are comfortable clothes suitable for movement and a water bottle. During the classes, we dance barefoot or with socks.
