Contact Improvisation with Steve Batts
CONTACT IMPROVISATION
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th June 2010
11am- 5pm
Cost £40/ £20 concession
Echo Echo's previous Contact weekends have been extremely popular with participants from all over Ireland and beyond attending - all with different levels of abilities and experience.
Participants evaluations:
"I definitely learned, developed and rediscovered how natural and simply beautiful it is to dance - with anybody regardless of their background, shape or ability."
"I learned how to move in the space with different bodies, personalities, habits, and history. I developed my awareness to help, encourage and explore movement for myself and others."
"A highlight was the investigation of the space between people, it doesn't always have to be big and loud, dance can be very small and intimate yet extremely powerful."
"I'm usually very cynical but this was totally awesome. I have a tendency to panic a bit, but not here - I felt totally at ease."
What is Contact Improvisation?
It is an open dance/movement form, accessible to everyone in which participants explore movement through supporting the weight of another person, rolling, falling, leaning, sliding and suspending.
Steve Batts is Co-artistic Director of Echo Echo but also teaches Contact Improvisation (C.I) internationally. Steve has been dancing and teaching Contact since the early 1980s. He describes it as one of his biggest and most consistent joys in life.
He has taught workshops at many dance festivals in countries such as Israel, Russia, Germany and Romania. While Contact Improvisation has a huge influence on Steve's artistic work, he tries to teach it from the point of view of a participant rather than a director.
If you would like to be added to Echo Echo's mailing list to receive information about upcoming courses and workshops, contact Echo Echo on +44 (0)28 7134 2266 or e-mail info@echoechodance.com.
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