Contact Improv workshop May 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Horizontal falling
~ ๐๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ง๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฉ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ. ๐ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐น๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บโ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ~
Description
Contact Improvisation is a practice rooted in the dynamic communication between two moving bodies in physical contact, exploring their shared relationship with the fundamental forces that govern movement – gravity, momentum, and inertia.
In order to experience the full range of these sensations, the body must learn to release excess muscular tension and soften its willfulness, allowing for a more organic flow of movement.
This workshop will focus on key elements of Contact Improvisation, including rolling, falling, being upside down, and following a physical point of contact with a partner. We will explore how to support and give weight to one another, aiming to develop a sense of movable support and gentle flying techniques.
We could call this approach ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, where the experience of gravity and momentum becomes a shared exploration of trust and flow between partners.
Practical
When
Friday, May 23rd, Jam 17.00 – 20.00
Saturday, May 24th
Sunday, May 25th
Where
KATRINEDALS SKOLE
Drama og Dansesal
Vanlรธsevej 44
Notice: Entrance by the gate at: Randbรธlvej 2
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HfyxTUyqGCE9vMj58
How many
Max 30 participants
Level
Let it not be your very first time trying contact improv. Otherwise come as you are. Weโll try to create a space that fits many different levels. (Ask us! ?)
Price / Registration
Early bird before March 31st
650 DKK workshop + jam
Late bird after March 31st
850DKK workshop + jam
50DKK just jam
Registration
Pay one of these, and that’ll register you for the workshop.
This is the early bird + jam (the everything ticket)…
This is just the jam…
Program
Friday May 23rd
17.00 – 20.00 Friday Jam
Saturday May 24th
First workshop day w. lunch break (from around 10.00 to 16.00, specific times will come soon)
Sunday May 25th
Second workshop day w. lunch break (from around 10.00 to 16.00, specific times will come soon)
Who is Mirva?
Mirva Mรคkinen is a dance teacher, choreographer, and lecturer at Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts (since 2000). She has taught at various dance companies, universities, and international dance and contact improvisation festivals. As a dancer, she has collaborated with companies and choreographers such as Dancecompany Karttunen Kollektiv, Circo Aereo, Joona Halonen, Echo Echo Dance Company (Ireland), Frey Faust, Joerg Hassmann, and Valtteri Raekallio.
She graduated as a Doctor of Dance from University of Arts in Helsinki in 2018. Her doctoral research centers around Somaesthetics of Contact Improvisation.
And earned a Master degree at the Dance Department from the University of Arts, Finland, in 2000, and a Masters in Physical Education from the University of Jyvรคskylรค.
Contact
Julia Schmidt
+45 50 15 46 49
puslingpaahaender@gmail.com
Theis Egeberg
+45 21 91 81 71
theis.egeberg@gmail.com