Stefan's School of Movement

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A workshop open for everyone who wants  to start, refine or expand their acrobatics practice. 

Our aim in this workshop is to decode the acrobatics practice. Crossing the barriers in between disciplines, we are going to look at the most universally valid principles in acrobatics, the fundamental  patterns and their possible derivations. 

Improvisation and task exploration will be another big part of this workshop. Learn how to integrate acrobatics in improvisation and tell your own story. In this section everything will be explored - from standing, to crawling and floorwork - like a dancer, like a martial artist, like a human animal.  

Forms and movement situations will be another area of research. 

Forms: 

As a human origami we will fold and unfold, twist, bend and curve - mapping and understanding the landscape of our body.

In this section we will engage with subjects such as body awareness, flexibility, conditioning and rehabilitation. We will look upon how these subjects can be approached from the perspective of ecological dynamics. 

Movement situations: 

As a species that learns and develops through play, we will explore various movement situations and games. Learning to communicate better, to cope with unpredictable situations and to come up with creative and intelligent solutions. 

The movement situations in the context of this workshop will be oriented more towards improvisation and acrobatics. 

Through practice and theory we will cover:

• How do we support the practice and prevent injuries?
• How do we engage more playful  and creative with the practice? 
• Improvisation and flow.
• Transitions.
• Adaptive Technique.
• Creative thinking. 
• Self determination and how to design a practice that suport life.
• Principles vs fixed forms. 
• Constraints led approach vs perfect practice approach. 
• Movement Situations 

Level: open level

The workshop will be taught by Stefan Crainic, a ‘Fighting Monkey’ instructor and ex capoeira practitioner and teacher, in collaboration with Josephine Haas, professional dancer who worked for various companies and creates her own work, most recent piece being ‘swallow me’.

If you are planning to attend ‘Human Animal’ (Septmber 1-2) and ‘Soft Acrobatics & Improvisation’ (September 8-9) - Tel Aviv, email me at [email protected] and get a 50€ discount code. 

Refund policy

It is only possible to be refunded 2 weeks prior to the workshop. During the two weeks leading to the workshop it is not possible to be refunded, however it is possible for the participant who is cancelling to find another participant to replace her/is vacant spot.

Refund: 20% will be deducted from the total because of taxes.

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