CONTRADICTIONS - Matej Matejka
Earlybird price available until the 2nd Jan
25-26 January 2025
Saturday 1-7pm
Sunday 10.30-5.30pm
Chisenhale Dance Space, London
Through a laboratory model that seeks to break the borders between dance and theatre, movement and action, we will focus on transforming elements of physical training into creative improvisation embracing both experience and physical structures. Contradictions do not have to be limitations, but rather, by focusing simultaneously on opposite ideas, they open doorways to the primal sources of the body and the voice.
Earlybird price available until the 2nd Jan
25-26 January 2025
Saturday 1-7pm
Sunday 10.30-5.30pm
Chisenhale Dance Space, London
Through a laboratory model that seeks to break the borders between dance and theatre, movement and action, we will focus on transforming elements of physical training into creative improvisation embracing both experience and physical structures. Contradictions do not have to be limitations, but rather, by focusing simultaneously on opposite ideas, they open doorways to the primal sources of the body and the voice.
Earlybird price available until the 2nd Jan
25-26 January 2025
Saturday 1-7pm
Sunday 10.30-5.30pm
Chisenhale Dance Space, London
Through a laboratory model that seeks to break the borders between dance and theatre, movement and action, we will focus on transforming elements of physical training into creative improvisation embracing both experience and physical structures. Contradictions do not have to be limitations, but rather, by focusing simultaneously on opposite ideas, they open doorways to the primal sources of the body and the voice.
The practice includes:
J. Grotowski’s legacy training for 21st century demands
Constellations of individual, collective, and partner training
Integration of various movement techniques from martial arts, theatre, and dance
Intensifying sensitivity and attunement to our individual bodies, as well as to partners and the group
A flexible approach to limitations, with respect for each individual's process
Stimulation of physical imagination and openness to new sensations
Balancing muscle strength with awareness of body tension levels
Evolving connections between training, creative improvisation, action composition, and performance structures
