DANCE YOUR PRESENCE

Museion Art Club presents a free contemporary dance workshop in collaboration with Giulia Tornarolli, a dancer born in Bolzano, who studied and graduated at the SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) and has already worked on numerous international projects. In the workshop, the participants will join Giulia in first exploring individual movement through awareness of their own bodies, and then applying what they have learnt to meeting and interacting with other bodies. The workshop will end with a public demonstration event on December 16 at 7 pm.

The first day will be divided into three moments: “My body and me”, “My body in space” and “My body meets other bodies”. “My body and me” will consist of an individual exploration of movement through the study of the concept of weight, axis, center of gravity, spiraling movement and an introduction to the “7 Levels of Tension” inspired by the Lecoq method for investigating the correlation between emotional states and body textures. “My body in space” will focus on movement dynamics, and the exploration and study of pedestrian movements, like walking and running as a foundation for moving in and relating to space. “My body meets other bodies” will introduce certain basic elements of contact improvisation, such as eye contact, listening, weight sharing, counterweight, manipulation and leading-following. 

The second day will focus on interaction between bodies, picking up on elements of contact improvisation and introducing “couple dancing” as a tool for interaction to be used in guided improvisation sessions. This will be followed by space management and group listening with an exploration of the relationship between the group and the individual. Finally, the ideas and concepts experienced through the instant composition sessions will be re-explored. In the public demonstration event on December 16 at 7 pm, Giulia Tornarolli will talk about her discipline and research by performing exercises herself together with the participants from the workshop and also inviting the audience to participate. The event will be accompanied by the music of Coobot.