SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021

MY PERSPECTIVE:

Letting our movement become great teachers in ways of how we live.

I honestly stand by this statement. I believe that there is so much gold inside the process of researching how our bodies move, from the movement choices we make, how it can be viewed from the outside to how it makes us feel on the inside. When we come to meet our physicality in its purest and honest form, our inner landscape clearly matches our outer landscape.

At times, when we are in a state of listening— the body can just float inside the comfort of what feels good to us and neglect potential opportunities to learn from being in and out of our comfort zones, what is beyond our limits and the insights we receive from putting effort. Our goal for this space is to fully embrace ‘the research’ (the trial and errors inside exploring) and allow the process to open new possibilities in moving making and story telling.

When we learn how to communicate with our bodies as we become physically honest in the way we sense, our movement become great teachers in ways of how we live a life that is honest, liberating, authentic and clear.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

In this online movement workshop series, I am curious to work with a group of 11 dancers and non-dancers. We will start with a body activation class combining my knowledge in Gaga, contemporary dance and improvisation to make the body available for sensations, deep listening and creative movement. We will then create a container to discuss how LISTEN, FLOW & LET GO work together in the flow of our movement. As we sense these elements through researching movement, we begin to find the relationship of how this insightful process can deeply be integrated into the fabric of our lives.

In this workshop, we will break down these 3 essential elements:

What is listen? How can we articulate structures, patters of movement, clear tasks and connect it to the structures in our daily routines and rituals? What can we discover inside the clarity of our form, how we communicate clearly with others and ourselves?

What is flow? How can we get familiar with the range of forces we can tap into within us from graceful to chaotic forces in our movement? How can we welcome and work with forces that can come from outside of us (wind, clothes, etc)?

How can we meet letting go inside articulating our form and working with force? Inside these walls of limitation, how can we sense the range of freedom we can experience in creating movement?

How can we integrate the power of these three elements into our work? Let’s dive into this work and find out together!

LOCATION:

The workshop will be held via Zoom. You will receive a Vimeo link of the recording.

• You will get a notification 24hrs before for the access to the zoom link.

SCHEDULE:

1 hr: Warming Up with Body Activation & Awareness Session

We will warm up the body to activate our sensorial awareness in our stamina, range, endurance, stretch and tap into the movement qualities of our skin, flesh and bones. Get ready to sweat a lot! It will be a workout :-)

10 mins: Break

30 mins: Embodied Discussion: LISTEN, FLOW & LET GO

In this discussion, I will share with you the correlation of how we can integrate these three tools into our day-to-day activities especially in parts where we feel the most stuck, mundane or lack of creativity.

45 mins: Movement Research: LISTEN, FLOW & LET GO

This movement research session will be about integrating the embodied discussion and translating it into the moving body. We will tackle simple movement exercise and transform them through the research.

15 mins: Dance Jam & Cooling Down

This session allows us to put the research into practice. Opening the space to create beautiful moments with people and within yourself. We will close the session with a soft meditative cool down.

This workshop is only limited to 11 people.

PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE, please e-mail: : collantes.alvin@gmail.com

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Who is this movement workshop for?

• It is also suitable for those who would like to tackle questions with regards to the theme of the workshop.

What do I need preparing for this workshop?

• Make sure that you have enough space to move, good wifi, updated Zoom app, a notebook if you would like to write and an open heart <3.

• Please make sure that your ZOOM Account name is the same as the name of the ticket holder.

Is there a refund policy?

• There are no refunds.

What is the exact date and time of the workshop?

Sunday, 21st of November 2021

• 08:00-10:30 am PST (Vancouver)

• 11:00-1:30 pm EST (NY/Toronto)

• 4:00-6:30 pm GMT (London)

• 5:00-7:30 pm CET (Berlin)

• 6:00-8:30 pm IDT (Israel)

How long is the workshop?

• The workshop is 2.5 hours

What can I do if I did not receive a Zoom link

• Please check your spam/junk folder for the zoom link reminder e-mail. If you did not receive any notification 24hrs before the workshop, please e-mail me at collantes.alvin@gmail.com and I will help you get sorted. Please be reminded that you are responsible to reach out.

About Alvin Collantes: