Welcome to a week of research on the connection of Contact Improvisation
and 
the Body System of the Fluids through the lense of Body-Mind Centering®.
Every day we will dive into BMC® and develop from there a soft way into Contact Improvisation techniques.
Sensing a deep center connection, easy weight shifts into take off and leaving the ground.

The fluids are the transportation system of the body.
From blood and lymph to cellular fluid, synovial or cerebrospinal fluid, each fluid has its own characteristics.
Each fluid within its quality can be explored through movement, touch and state of mind.
Underlying qualities of the fluids are presence and communication, flow and rhythm.
How will the embodiment of the fluids enrich our dancing?

We will meet, dance and live together in SerVivo,
a community project and event centre in the Arrábida Nature Parc, 40 minutes from Lisbon.

“SerVivo is a venue, which holds space for living and exploring authenticity, connection and joy. We support integral human development, co-creating a global culture of trust and heartful connection, inspired by the wisdom of nature.” (www.servivo.earth)

Jennie Zimmermann
works in the intersection of somatics, dance and soundart. Within her experience as a CI Dancer and Somatic Practitioner she offers embodied anatomy and movement improvisation based classes, facilitates workshops and festivals. As a musician she arranges minimalistic polyphonic setups for performance and dance, experimenting with layers of subtle sounds, voice and field recordings. Her work is influenced by many years of Contact Improvisation, Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies and the Body-Mind Centering® approach.

“I love to draw and write with a pen on paper as well as through movement in space. Taking a note of what is passing so quickly, grabbing a glimpse of a moment. Observing movement, listening to the texture of an encounter, involving rest as a state from where activity can unfold.”

Angela-Mara Florant
had her first experience with CI during her performance arts studies in Besançon, France. In 2005 she moved to Hamburg. She teaches several regular contact classes, gives workshops and organizes jams and festivals (NORDTANZ Festival).
Since 2015, she is co- director of the dance studio “Triade” in Hamburg.
When Angela-Mara is not dancing or teaching contact she is teaching Pilates, directing independent theater productions,
choreographing dance pieces (mostly based on CI) and teaching theater and dance to children.

“For me CI is an art form.
I love allowing my dance to be inspired by the composition of the room.
CI opens up space,
Space within me and outside of me,
Creative space unfolding.

I enjoy looking at movement from an anatomical perspective and at the same time love the playful unfolding of stories that can occur while dancing CI. Over and over again finding and reinventing myself while continuously rediscovering and uncovering new aspects of the form are my favorite subjects of my ongoing research.”
(www.angelamaraflorant.de)

Costs for Organic Interaction incl. accomodation and food

Early Bird Intensive until 1.09.2025: 820-520 € sliding scale
Normal price Intensive from 2.9.2025: 820-590 € sliding scale

Early Bird weekend only (friday-sunday) until 1.09.2025: 370-230€ sliding scale
Normal Price weekend only (friday-sunday) from 2.09.2025: 370-270€ sliding scale

*special price for local residents, please write us an e-mail

Please note: The minimum fee only covers the costs of the location and the costs for food. In order to pay the teachers and the organizers for their work, we rely on those who can pay more. We tried our best to come up with a pricing policy that is as inclusive as possible, considering that events like this have become much more expensive. The price includes sleeping in shared bedrooms, mostly organic food, the intensive program and evening program!

Registration: click here

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