Contact improvisation workshop with Sebastian Grubb in Gothenburg!
Contact Improvisation emerged as a practice for researching athletic duets in the U.S. in the early 1970’s. Since then the CI world has expanded considerably and many voices and adjacent disciplines have been woven into how CI is practiced now. In Grammar of Gravity, we’ll focus on activating the full dynamic range of CI, so that we can dance among its many stations. We’ll give particular focus to the skills that support more athletic moments and movement, including tumbling, lifting, flying and falling. We’ll also work toward more complex partnering situations, such as trio and group dances.
For whom?
To participate this weekend you need to have previous experience of contact improvisation and feel comfortable in the form. We suggest at least a beginner-course and a handful of jams.
Schedule
Saturday
10:00 Drop in
10:30 Workshop
13:30 Lunchbreak
15:00 Workshop
19:00 Workshop ends
Sunday
10:00 Drop in
10:30 Workshop
13:00 Lunchbreak
14:00 Workshop
16:00 Workshop ends
Please be on time so we can spend time dancing!
Tickets and Pricing
We have approx. 18 spots for the workshop.
Early bird (pay before 22 september) - 1300kr
Regular - 1700kr
Swish to Johanna (0722538020) - write “CI workshop”
*It’s not possible to get a refund however if you’re unable to participate you can give/sell your spot to someone else, please inform Johanna if you do so.
Venue
Nia Center in Linné, Gothenburg. Nordordpassagen 55
Looking forward to dancing with you!
-Sebastian and organizers Ilon, Johanna and Cassandra!
Teacher Bio
Sebastian Grubb is an award-winning dance artist and movement coach based in Copenhagen and California. He choreographed, performed and toured contemporary dance works throughout the U.S. and overseas from 2007-2019. This included 10 years as a principal dancer and assistant teacher for Scott Wells & Dancers, a modern dancetheater performance company centering athletic Contact Improvisation in its artmarking. It also included 6 years as a principal dancer and teaching artist with AXIS Dance Company, a modern dance repertory company whose work has helped revolutionize the professional dance world by resourcing the perspectives and contributions of physically disabled artists.
After a multi-year mentorship with Frey Faust, Sebastian became a certified Axis Syllabus Teacher in 2011, and began teaching biomechanics and functional anatomy principles within a dance context. In 2018 he founded Agile Beast, an updated fitness training program that integrates modern biomechanics with foundational movement patterns. And in 2019 he co-founded Spiral Camp with Shira Yaziv. Spiral Camp teaches movement and dance skills within a playful learning environment that empowers students and builds community. The first European Spiral Camp retreat will take place in Sweden in July, 2025. Learn more about Sebastian’s teaching and coaching at www.bodywagging.dance and www.sebastian.fit.