In the Tuesday training we will explore somatic work as a means for composition and artistic expression. This will be a space for composers, musicians and other artistic practitioners to deepen their Musical embodiment and real time composition practice.
We turn inwards, opening up a deep listening to specific body systems, hearing time and meeting space from an embodied perception. What is the mind of this body system? And how do we give it life in time and space? What (movement) qualities arise?
We will work exploring systems such as the skeletal system, the flesh, fluid systems and the endocrine system. By gaining knowledge through reading about them and visualizing through image and guiding exercises we go into the process of embodiment.
To compose from an embodied place opens up a playfield of musical, performative expression and learning.
During the fall: 7 trainings, 3 shared practices, 2 celebrations and a public sharing.
During the Spring: 8 sessions, 4 shared practices, 2 celebrations and a public sharing.

The schedule of the Fall:
Training: Oct 7 - Nov 4
Self Practice: Nov 18 - Dec 2
Public sharing: November 11
Dec 9&16 celebrations ALL participants

The schedule of the Spring:
Training: March 3 - 24 / April 7 & 14
Self Practice: March 31 / May 12-26
Public Sharing: April 21
June 9 & 16 celebration all participants

Wednesday 19.15 - 22h

FUNDAMENTALS
SOMATIC MOVEMENT & PERFORMANCE PRINCIPLES

"The body is a clear place" - Erick Hawkins

This almost 3 hour weekly training is an opportunity for movers to dive into the fundamentals of somatic movement and performance principles in an explorative and experiential way.
Within the context of integrating our body knowledge in real time composition we zoom in on specific topics to gain awareness and experience on our alignment; both body and body/mind. How to bridge and translate this experience within a complex context is part of this training.
We will take time to explore and embody different body systems such as the skeletal system, fluid system, fascia or a specific organ.
We'll use hands-on, witnessing and reflection. When we engage and bring our 'mind' to a system this experience will inform and transform our postural habits and widen our movement vocabulary. This will give insight on our movement qualities, perceptual awareness and creative process.
During the course of the year we will bring more focus to the fundamentals of performance: what makes a composition and how do we read a composition from both inside the work or as a viewer? Weight is given to musical embodiment - practicing deep listening, hearing while doing, understanding phrasing of material and how narrative emerges.
These are topics that will be addressed by doing, watching, reflecting, writing: all starting from a somatic experience.
This training is open for movers with or without experience that wish to commit to this work.

The schedule of the year:
Wednesday Sept 9 - Dec 2: Iris / Celebration all participants Tuesday Dec 9 + 16: Diederick
Wednesday January 7 - March: Diederick
April - June 2: Iris / Celebration all participants Tuesday June 9 + 16: Diederick

Sharing Tuesday 19.00 - 21.30h
Nov 11 & April 21

Celebration Dec & June 9 + 16

CELEBRATIONS & SHARINGS

The celebrations are a festive conclusion of the semesters on TUESDAY. A peer to peer practice to integrate the somatic experience within a performative context by real time composing all together.

The Sharings on Nov 11 and April 21 by the participants of the Tuesday practices are meant as such; a sharing of their work for peers, friends and family as a witness. Please come!