Physical Stories Contemporary Dance Workshop 2019 by Patricia and Alexandros hosted at Insight Out Studio 

The main goal of this workshop is to broaden our capacities as physical performers. We use a complementary approach of learning skills and practicing how to use them within a performing context.

We are interested in a highly physical movement vocabulary which challenges our body in multiple ways. We aim for a full body awareness and the comfort to move using levels, axes and dynamics. To achieve that we practice full dancing, using elements of acrobatics, improvisation, partnering and set movement phrases. Using the body as a base, we research performative qualities. We want to allow technical elements to be viewed as a tool that opens new possibilities, that way we can treat each movement material in a way that it can become malleable and expressive.

We aim to explore each person’s creativity, in how they use their body to express themselves on stage. To that goal we will be using a lot of theatrical exercises, instant composition, exercises of observation and feedbacking. Throughout the workshop we will be working on our individual skills, but the group dynamic will play a big role, as it is a powerful tool to unlock new potential.