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Welcome to the 10th season of Movement Artisans
DANCE AS A RESEARCH PRACTICE
axis syllabus/contact improvisation/somatics
Introductory Module + 5 Modules including 3 week Summer Residency
September 2024 - October 2025
Our program provides a modular professional education in dance and somatics continuously oscillating between practice and theory. We envision the body as a field for inquiry and research, soft embodiment and fierce physicality.
The curriculum includes integral components such as the Axis Syllabus, which provides a foundation for studying the moving body, and Contact Improvisation, a dance research practice involving partners or ensembles. In addition, each module hosts different somatic experts, scholars and artists opening a space for a wide range of approaches to knowing the body. The program offers insights as well as guidance, aiming towards a proactive co-creation of your own learning path.
This season will further expand on the teacher & researcher training track which offers experienced students a dedicated space for additional mentoring, research days and reading suggestions as well as practical tasks in between modules. On a rotational basis, selected candidates have the opportunity to facilitate a lab class and get feedback both from mentors and peers.
Our program is designed for movers, dance artists, scholars, athletes, and therapists who seek to deepen their movement practices, connect theory with practice, and explore dance as a medium for research and change.
Movement Artisans are long time members of the Lake Studio community. They are deeply invested in creating supportive and dynamic environments for keeping the joy in dancing, design creative and personalised study paths and inspire embodied research.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Introductory Module
September 30 - October 6 2024 (1 week)
Ramp Construction Principles / Hips & Shoulder Anatomy /Senses & Perception - BMC®
>>> draft schedule
The « Introductory Module » gives an opportunity:
to engage with our core curriculum (before the start of the 10th season of Movement Artisans). Whether you are new to our program or looking to dive deeper, this module provides a comprehensive introduction and a chance to begin your journey with us. Immerse yourself in our unique blend of dance and somatics, engaging with the Axis Syllabus, Contact Improvisation, and diverse somatic practices! Each module hosts different somatic experts, scholars and artists opening a space for a wide range of approaches to knowing the body.
10th CYCLE 2025
MODULE #1
30 December - 12 January (2 weeks)
Bio-Tensegral Dynamics /Contact Improvisation /Embodied Somatic History /
Gait Cycle Analysis / Fascial Fantasies
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Katja Mustonen and Peter Pleyer
MODULE #2
February 24 - March 2 (1 week)
Spine & Midlines / Energy Equations / Agile Beast & Contact Flying
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Sebastian Grubb
MODULE #3
April 28 - May 4 (1 week)
Polyrhythms in Body & Music / BMC®/ Range of Motion & Attunement to Context
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot and Nina Wehnert
MODULE #4 - Summer Residency
June 9 - 29 (3 weeks)
Nervous System Communication/ Embryology -BMC®/Moving Alchemy and more...
program design still in process...
with Kira Kirsch, Antoine Ragot, Nina Wehnert and Sara Shelton Mann
MODULE #5
September 22 - October 1 (10 days)
program coming soon
Main faculty, artistic and pedagogical direction:
Kira Kirsch & Antoine Ragot
Nina Wehnert, Katja Mustonen, Peter Pleyer, Sebastian Grubb, Sara Shelton Mann and more...
Johannes Anzenhofer, Alex Zampini, Barnaby Tree
WHO IS IT FOR
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Anyone looking for bridges between movement practice, theory and critical educational approaches
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Movers, dance artists and scholars, athletes, therapists, willing to expand or reconfigure their movement/teaching/healing practice and analytical abilities
Most part of the program takes place in Lake Studios in Berlin, a residential retreat setting, next to a beautiful lake and forest, where participants can soak in a stimulating and resourceful environment. For the November module we expand towards EDEN, a beautiful and progressive space in the north of Berlin (Pankow).
Questions? Contact us at connect@movementartisans.net
"We promote a working environment where students can follow their individual learning curve, attend to their specific limitations, have time to work on necessary adaptations as well guiding them towards and through challenges. We intend to create modes of learning that integrate personal objectives as well as heighten awareness towards the practice in and as a group. We aim for creating an atmosphere that is inclusive and non-judgemental, helping students feel confident to explore and experiment, leading them towards a deepening of experiencing with themselves and others. It is important to us to offer tangible knowledge and clear motives for chosen principles or material. We truly enjoy being hosts and guides, facilitating an inspiring, joyous and rigorous program as furthering education" Kira and Antoine