From the Osterimprofestival in Gottingen I went to Berlin, amazing springtime...
After few days there, I already had a full-time classes! I took it very seriously. My friends were kind of surprised... when they were trying to know when we would meet... No time for drinking coffee!!! I was here for learning and training! No time for clubbing in Berlin ; )
Like a butterfly, I was tasting every tasty movement calling me:
- Axis Sillabus in Tanzfabrik. I really enjoyed the Tanzfabrik, I get a card which gave me access to all the classes, which are all "drop in classes". A gift for me.
I went to some Axis Syllabus' classes, and I really enjoyed this approach, dancing with a full body awareness.
The Axis Syllabus is a method for teaching people how to move safely that refers to basic physics and applied anatomy. This method uses a spiraling, circular vocabulary that process the use of built-in landing pads in the body to harness the body´s mass and movements with universal physical principles and your own skeletal architecture, reducing stress on the joints and organs by offering logical transitions for the transfer of weight through muscles and bones.
- Contact Improvisation with Adalisa Menghini in Tanzfabrik. She is great CI teacher, she give a class with the basic of CI and an other one for more advanced people focusing in Improvisation.
- Voice improvisation with Carola FurbaB. I really enjoyed the class with Carola, I met her in the Osterimprofestival. She helped me to connect my voice with the rest of my body, with my braith. Discovering the "healing" power of the vibration of my voice, feeling exactly the pathway of my voice inside me, how to offer to my voice more space, more support... We were a small group, experimenting voice impro circle, where the principles of listening, tuning, awareness were very important. Juicy moments!!!
- Action Theater with Action Theater Berlin in Bethanien. Such amazing space, the Bethanien center, an old huge Hostpital in Kreuzberg, is a nice alternative artists place (exhibitions, workshops, arts media).
I get a good introduction to Action theater during the Osterimprofestival with Peter Krempelsetzer. In the Berliner group, I was the only not German speacking, so here it was really clear that Action theater is an amazing tool for playing with different languages. I was speaking in French, Spanish, Arabic, looking for improvising on the musicality of the sound of the words more than on their meaning.
- Klein Technique with Hanna Hegenscheidt in Bethanien. Every morning, Hanna give classes of Klein Technique, the best morning warm-up!!! Ok, to be honnest during the first class I had, I was completly lost, and I didn't get the "why, how, what"!!!
But litle by litle my body received this amazing gift, I was Higher!!! Yes I get some centimeters, believe me!!! This technique is basically about a rolling down and up. Muscular shift, looking to not hold muscles uselessly, released muscles can then create new space for the bones structure. The top of my head was attracted by a force from a sky and my feet were well rooted in the floor. I was feeling a line connected my pelvis with my head.
"Standing, closed eyes, your feet at the wide of the hips, braith in... braith out, do not hold your belly, relax your jaw..."
I was able to feel the effect, only walking in the street, and of course when I was dancing!
Mmmmmh, I didn't really now what will be the next step, after Berlin, perhaps in a moment of my journey New York where Susan Klein (the creator of the tech) is practising can be a good stop for me...
- Workshops of CI with Joerg Hassman in K77 and with Dino Spiri, Jennie Zimmermann and Nadja Schwarzenbach in K77. Great trio who are assiting to Joerg Hassman from many years.
I was happy to meet again Joerg, and this time in his "communtity". He told me that he was planning to participate to the Kiev Festival in May. I think about very litle before taking the decision to go also there! Ukraine... How can be the Ukranian CI community? waaaooou
- Workshop of "Body is voice" with Heini in Ada Studio at the Uferhallen. Exercices influenced by Authentic Movement, improvisation, listening and presence.
2 months in Germany, I was discovering a new culture, letting a lot of my stupid French beliefs about German people (and generally, about everyone). One interesting characteristic, German people do a lot of effort for a good communication, and for example, when I was the only not German speaking present in a class, teacher and students were shifting to English!!!!
Imagine going to a dance class in Paris... if you do not speack French? Learnt it!
CI jams in Berlin (no reasons for not dancing!!!):
- Every wednesday, 20h45, in K77
- Every Thursday, 18h30, in Fabrik Zirkonia
- Every 1 and 3 and 5 Friday, 20h, in Phinixtanzt
- Every 2 and 4 Friday, 20h, Phinixtanzt, Contact Tango jam
- Every Saturday, 19h, Tanzfabrik
- Every Sunday, 19h, SundayJamBerlin
- One Sunday a month, Family jam, 16h, in Phinixtanzt
Sites recommendations in Berlin:
Ponderosa
K 77
Tanzfabrik
Phynix
Schwelle7
Kunstquartier Bethanien
Mime Centrum
Fabrik Postdam
In Berlin, I meet very nice people who open to me their houses, during 2 months I was leaving with Karolina (I met in the Osterimprofestival), with Berivan (I met in Almeria) and her roomate Telma and with Isa (dear friend from Almeria)... Beautiful people who have been supported my journey...
Thanks to them I was in very good condition at home for creating... I go on with my origami creations/ obsession. I was using recylced paper I found during my journey. Like a bird, flying in Germany ; )
Archive ; ) Some years ago, during my first trip in Berlin
Ok I confess myself my Origami obsession is old... From the day, my brother Wadih showed me...
Souvenir of a street installation we did with Voix Off in a kinderpark in Kreuzberg
Next step??? KIEV!!!!
After few days there, I already had a full-time classes! I took it very seriously. My friends were kind of surprised... when they were trying to know when we would meet... No time for drinking coffee!!! I was here for learning and training! No time for clubbing in Berlin ; )
Like a butterfly, I was tasting every tasty movement calling me:
- Axis Sillabus in Tanzfabrik. I really enjoyed the Tanzfabrik, I get a card which gave me access to all the classes, which are all "drop in classes". A gift for me.
I went to some Axis Syllabus' classes, and I really enjoyed this approach, dancing with a full body awareness.
The Axis Syllabus is a method for teaching people how to move safely that refers to basic physics and applied anatomy. This method uses a spiraling, circular vocabulary that process the use of built-in landing pads in the body to harness the body´s mass and movements with universal physical principles and your own skeletal architecture, reducing stress on the joints and organs by offering logical transitions for the transfer of weight through muscles and bones.
- Contact Improvisation with Adalisa Menghini in Tanzfabrik. She is great CI teacher, she give a class with the basic of CI and an other one for more advanced people focusing in Improvisation.
- Voice improvisation with Carola FurbaB. I really enjoyed the class with Carola, I met her in the Osterimprofestival. She helped me to connect my voice with the rest of my body, with my braith. Discovering the "healing" power of the vibration of my voice, feeling exactly the pathway of my voice inside me, how to offer to my voice more space, more support... We were a small group, experimenting voice impro circle, where the principles of listening, tuning, awareness were very important. Juicy moments!!!
- Action Theater with Action Theater Berlin in Bethanien. Such amazing space, the Bethanien center, an old huge Hostpital in Kreuzberg, is a nice alternative artists place (exhibitions, workshops, arts media).
- Klein Technique with Hanna Hegenscheidt in Bethanien. Every morning, Hanna give classes of Klein Technique, the best morning warm-up!!! Ok, to be honnest during the first class I had, I was completly lost, and I didn't get the "why, how, what"!!!
"Standing, closed eyes, your feet at the wide of the hips, braith in... braith out, do not hold your belly, relax your jaw..."
I was able to feel the effect, only walking in the street, and of course when I was dancing!
Mmmmmh, I didn't really now what will be the next step, after Berlin, perhaps in a moment of my journey New York where Susan Klein (the creator of the tech) is practising can be a good stop for me...
- Workshops of CI with Joerg Hassman in K77 and with Dino Spiri, Jennie Zimmermann and Nadja Schwarzenbach in K77. Great trio who are assiting to Joerg Hassman from many years.
I was happy to meet again Joerg, and this time in his "communtity". He told me that he was planning to participate to the Kiev Festival in May. I think about very litle before taking the decision to go also there! Ukraine... How can be the Ukranian CI community? waaaooou
- Workshop of "Body is voice" with Heini in Ada Studio at the Uferhallen. Exercices influenced by Authentic Movement, improvisation, listening and presence.
2 months in Germany, I was discovering a new culture, letting a lot of my stupid French beliefs about German people (and generally, about everyone). One interesting characteristic, German people do a lot of effort for a good communication, and for example, when I was the only not German speaking present in a class, teacher and students were shifting to English!!!!
Imagine going to a dance class in Paris... if you do not speack French? Learnt it!
CI jams in Berlin (no reasons for not dancing!!!):
- Every wednesday, 20h45, in K77
- Every Thursday, 18h30, in Fabrik Zirkonia
- Every 1 and 3 and 5 Friday, 20h, in Phinixtanzt
- Every 2 and 4 Friday, 20h, Phinixtanzt, Contact Tango jam
- Every Saturday, 19h, Tanzfabrik
- Every Sunday, 19h, SundayJamBerlin
- One Sunday a month, Family jam, 16h, in Phinixtanzt
Sites recommendations in Berlin:
Ponderosa
K 77
Tanzfabrik
Phynix
Schwelle7
Kunstquartier Bethanien
Mime Centrum
Fabrik Postdam
In Berlin, I meet very nice people who open to me their houses, during 2 months I was leaving with Karolina (I met in the Osterimprofestival), with Berivan (I met in Almeria) and her roomate Telma and with Isa (dear friend from Almeria)... Beautiful people who have been supported my journey...
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Thanks to them I was in very good condition at home for creating... I go on with my origami creations/ obsession. I was using recylced paper I found during my journey. Like a bird, flying in Germany ; )
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Ok I confess myself my Origami obsession is old... From the day, my brother Wadih showed me...
Souvenir of a street installation we did with Voix Off in a kinderpark in Kreuzberg
Next step??? KIEV!!!!
