b12 summer | main event
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b12 summer main event
— // —location: eden***** studios
Lewis Wilkins
harmonious flight
this six-day contact improvisation workshop will delve deep into technical skills for supporting and flying. Various situations and ideas will be proposed to encourage the integration of these principles into our improvising in duets and group constellations. the sessions will likely start with somatic internal work, gently guiding the attention into the body and present moment, without judgment. this will lead into solo explorations and useful movement patterns as a preparation for meeting other bodies in space. with one or more partners, we will then work on listening through touch and the exploration of weight exchanges and support. This process of tuning in will enhance our physical communication, resulting in a clearer understanding of the intentions, directions, and energy of the other bodies encountered in space. technical skills and specific lifting techniques will be addressed in detail, and time will be given each day to playing with inversions and exit options in preparation for more acrobatic possibilities. through improvisational scores we will then practice freeing ourselves from some of the confines of learned technique and existing patterns, into relational dancing that is more personal, intuitive, and exciting.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
Lewis TRAINED at London Contemporary Dance School. Since graduating in 2009, he has worked internationally as a performer with NUMEROUS companies and choreographers. These include Jean Abreu, richard alston dance company, riccardo buscarini, Bregenzer Festspiele, tom dale, Stephanie dufresne, The National Theatre (London) for Angels in America directed by Marianne Elliot, new adventures, Joel O'donoghue, John Ross, scottish dance theatre, léa tirabasso, TrashDollys, and James wilton. In his personal practice and teaching, lewis specialises in contact improvisation, solo and ensemble improvisation, floorwork, microbatics, and somatic approaches. He has taught for Lloyd Newson, rambert, national dance company of Wales, and Scottish dance theatre. he regularly teaches on dance programs at london contemporary dance school, London Studio Centre, Rambert School, Roehampton university, University of Limerick, and Nuova officina della Danza. Additionally, lewis facilitates contact jams and teaches open classes and independent workshops internationally. Lewis has also taught at dance festivals, including agitart figueres es mou, b12 (2019, 2024 editions), and Pyrenees Dance residential.
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 24th of march 2025. after the 24th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
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