In this workshop, a strong focus is on rhythmical work and how to connect sound and movement in a one-on-one manner in order to create an instrument with your own body. We will work especially with grounding and groove and thus find ways to a physicality that is both laid back and rhythmically tight. We will achieve this with the help of music and various somatic tools.

Furthermore, we will focus on polyrhythms, syncopation and synthesis. You will learn how to jam with polyrhythmic patterns created by the body and voice. We work with rhythmical syncopation to understand our dance as something rhythmic, as an ever-varying division of time shaped by rhythm. Finally, synthesis is about working on details; making slight changes in tonus, tone, speed, intensity and so on. In this way, we make changes that really matter and expand both our own ability and that of the audience to perceive more and thus come closer to the dance.

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