Bound & Unbound Weekend :

Exploring the Edges of Contact Improvisation

London, Friday October 17th - Sunday October 19th

A 3 Day Intensive with James Wood & Rick Nodine

Friday 17th October - 6pm - 10pm

Saturday 18th October - 10am - Midnight

Sunday 19th October -  10am - 5pm

Anatomie Studio, London

In this short Intensive we will take time to explore some of the territory at the edges of Contact Improvisation. Exploring aspects of the dance that often go unrecognised or don’t receive quality attention. 

Contact Improvisation, improvisations and jams will be led by Rick. Jamus will offer themes from BMC®, Bound and Unbound Explorations plus an exploratory jam including rope play. 

We will spend the first part of our time together dropping into inner and outer awareness through Body Mind Centering® exercises and perspectives. The intention is to bring a felt sense of embodiment and a deep listening to our dance.

Contact improvisation will be at the heart of our practice and the ground of our language together led by Rick.

Later we will draw inspiration from Shibari (Japanese Rope Play), there will be no ropes initially but we use our bodies in a similar way to rope. Through this play of physical limitation. We will play with qualities of resistance and surrender, being held and being free, stillness and breath, gravity and flow.

The Switch: we will explore switching roles from the one who is bound to the one who is binding with their bodies. Listening to the moments when the roles can change. Generally in our dancing, leader follower dynamic is changing moment to moment, in this play we are slowing this down and lingering in a role for some time. Also taking moments when neither of us are in a role.

There will be plenty of limited scores and consent will be taught as a practice so that we can dance within our limits together and find our edges.

We will finish each day with a dance jam, to allow the information of the workshop to integrate into our dances and encounters.

​Tickets:     £240, £210 (Early Birds)

Info:      contact@ricknodine.com