The Play of Balance - Movement Workshop
Date: 27 July 2024
Venue: Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, Waterloo House, Magazine Street, Derry, Londonderry, BT47 2PJ
The Play of Balance - Workshop with Virginia Negru followed by Contact Jam
The Play of Balance - Workshop with Virginia Negru followed by Contact Jam
"What I find delicate and at the same time enriching in dancing contact improvisation is the play of going out of balance and then rediscovering balance again. It's similar to the journey of learning to walk, when we were babies. The adventure of leaving that safety of laying on the floor and offering all your weight to the small surface of your feet. Only that this time together with one or more part-ners. A new ''animal'', new pair of feet, new center of gravity. In between fear of falling and the ex-citement of discovering new ways to distribute your weight. I will be happy to gently guide you through a few exploration exercises, solo and with partners in this play of losing balance and find it back again with a new perspective."
About Virginia Negru
I am a dancer, performer and Contact Improvisation teacher. My passion and journey in dance led me to discover CI in 2006 and since then I am a dedicated researcher and practitioner of this art form. This experience awoke in me also the interest for real time composition which became an important part of my teaching and performance practice.