When I came back to Almeria, after the week intensive workshop of Contact Improvisation in Lyon, I was new.
I advised my boss, my boyfriend, my family and my friends that my life will change. I want to dance and traveling alone.
Of course, I was not able to give any detail of my project, because the reality was that I did not have any idea of what would happen, and what I was really "looking for"...
My doubts and fears were there, I was hearing them but not listening to them...
At this moment, I was only listening to the funky rythm of my heart pushing me to move!!!
In November, I was not working anymore. Now the Time is Mine...
Joerg, Daniel Werner and Sebastian Ferro were offering a workshop of CI in Madrid, so I went!
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Contact Improvisation inspired by martial arts (Aikido, Chi Gong, Capoeira)
In this workshop, this fabulous trio introduced some martial arts concepts and used them in ways we found to be inspiring and supportive for CI. They also introduced ideas around opening, widening and softening, the trust in giving and taking weight, the ability to follow and surrender, the art of breaking rules, the delight of making mistakes, the awareness of the whole group... And a lot of fun!
I felt great in my body but to be honnest sometimes a lilte voice was whispering to me: "they are so great dancers", "You are not a dancer and they know it", "it's so obvious Nezha, it's too late for you", "you are so different, you are crazy...".
It was very interesting for me to learn about my way of freeing my mind... blablabla "you should lift him... she is waiting that you go up or down" blablablablabla... Suddenly, my body was enjoying so much, and without be really aware of it, this litle voice was not anymore audible ;)
Below Marco Ferraris beautiful photographs:
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My first contact with the Madrid CI community, nice dancers, different styles, levels and nationalities. Very active, generous, they organize worksops with many different teachers during all the year.
From 2008, there is a Contact improvisation Festival in Madrid, in Estudio 3, End of March.
Classes and Jams:
- Puerta Roja with Diana Bonilla. Very nice warm up, body work with partner. Love her!
- Estudio 3 with Cristiane Boullosa
- Bambudanza with Diana Bonilla and Cristiane Boullosa
- Tabacalera (Molino rojo)
This information is from nov 2011, today september 2013, there is new jams in:
- Casa amarilla
- La pértiga
- La Exentrica with Africa Clùa Nieto