During our meeting, through joint dance, we will explore how we can be together as a whole and how this affects the decisions we make – both on the dance floor and in life.
Instead of focusing on the right movement or action, we will try to create the right space by cultivating a specific attitude and values. We will work on the quality of space, inviting fullness, openness, generosity and curiosity to it.
Our goal will be to redirect attention from an individual perspective to a shared one and to take responsibility for the qualities we bring to dance – so that everyone feels safe enough to freely express themselves. We will look for a dance in which independence and community can coexist.
During the practice, we will be guided by the questions:
How can the way I support you support me in the same way?
How can I invite a dance based on trust and mutual support?
How does my dance change when I develop it from a place of “I am enough” – feeling the unconditional support of gravity?
We will play with changing the perspective of dance, exploring how we can be present on the dance floor in a way that includes everyone and allows us to listen to the whole. Together we will create an environment based on mutuality, mindfulness, communication and cooperation.
The workshop is open to anyone who wants to explore the described qualities with curiosity and openness – regardless of previous experience.
When: 04/5-06/2025
Schedule:
Saturday:
10:00 – 13:00 workshops
13:00 – 15:00 break for food and rest
15:00 – 18:00 workshops
19:00 – 21:00 jam
Sunday:
10:00 – 13:00 workshops
13:00 – 15:00 break for food and rest
15:00 – 18:00 workshops
from 9:00 pm we invite you to our weekly dance party with world music – PANTA REI, during which you can jam contactovo
Where:
Kontakt. Space of Movement, Dance and Music. Szpitalna 40, Kraków
Price:
PLN 420 – lower price, valid for registration until 25.03
PLN 520 – after 25.03
Registrations and questions:
pawelpiotrkubiak@gmail.com
Leader:
Paweł Kubiak – dancer and teacher.
During his pedagogical studies, he worked in a forest kindergarten, led regular Contact Improvisation classes and organized jams and workshops. For four years, he has been traveling around Europe and Asia, exploring dance and leading workshops.
He has taught Contact Improvisation at international festivals such as Israel CI Festival, Beijing CI Fest, Solo&CI Tirol Festival, Warsaw Flow and FRU Contact Improvisation Festival in Łódź.
He is currently studying the Ilan Lev Method and draws inspiration from the Feldenkrais Method. He studied with teachers such as Nita Little, Ray Chung, Joerg Hassmann, Sasha Dodo, and Dolores Dewhurst Marks.