「Beyond Dance」Improv Festival Intro
The international master group in the festival consists of 5 influential Asian masters, including Ming-Shen Ku (Taiwan, China), Victor Choi-wo MA (Hong Kong, China), Mandy Yim (Hong Kong, China), Chico Katsube (Japan), and Shoko Kashima (Japan). Improvisational dance artists.
The five masters have all been working in the field of improvisational dance art for nearly 30 years. They have held teaching, performing, and creative work around the world. They not only promote the development of improvisational dance art in Asia, but also serve as guides in bringing oriental body art to the international stage. For this art festival, these five masters will all come to Shanghai together to teach and share.
Since the release of the super early bird information, several CI lovers registered for [Beyond Dance] Improv Festival right after they read the introductions of the 5 international masters.
The most common question we receive every day is, "Is the festival schedule out?"
Here you go:
The full schedule &
Introductions of the master workshop
Link for master intro:
Beyond Dance Impro Festival Early Release
MASTER WORKSHOP
INTRODUCTION
Ming Shen Ku
UNFOLD THE MIST
Basic
Class
Contact improvisation and improvisation are two seemingly similar but possibly very different topics. Contact improvisation is intended to be a dance behavior in which two people interact with each other by feeling the physical sensations transmitted by each other due to physical contact. This includes the cognition of one's own body, sensitivity to touch, and how to carry out the corresponding dance. The course will gradually guide students from the process of dancing as an individual to dancing with a partner from the fundamental to the deep .
The dance triggered by the premise of body development and free dance is not only about the projection of personal satisfaction but also more about sharing the present and experience . Therefore, this course will also use game-like exercises to guide improvisation methods. All relevant key points include physical sensation, space, time, structure, and other sub-items. It is expected that students will deepen their understanding of themselves, care for their surroundings in practice, and practice sharing during the course .
TOTAL DANCE
Advanced
Class
Contact improvisation applies a completely equal body to all body parts. Whether it is a specific weight, center of gravity, or a piece of skin lightly touching, they all represent the passing of information. The advancement of technique contains, at the same time, the seemingly invisible refinement of sensitivity and the variety of choices in an instant. How to continue to enter unknown areas depends on the encounter and integration of all the links and elements. Furthermore, when improvisation becomes a performance, how compatible are the identities of the dancer and the performer? All current choices are fleeting and ever-changing decisions.
The course of this advanced class will be arranged in two aspects: "Advanced Contact Improvisation Course" and "Performance Topic". 'Advanced CI Course' includes how to find the most unexpected gaps between movement and stillness to challenge, and how to stabilize the center of gravity in a small area. The purpose of the 'Performance Topic' is to improve the dancers' comprehensive consideration for the present situation and how to respond to the audience's gaze, etc.
Victor Ma Choi-Wo
Mandy Yim Ming-Yin
@Y-Space Hong Kong
ALL ABOUT 'US'
Basic
Class
Teacher Victor and Mandy will lead participants to start with understanding the body, and guide participants through a three-stage improvisational workshop to develop body language for communication, expression, creation and improvisation.
The first part starts from the ' Body' ——start from understanding the body and then conduct different explorations and body language exploration. The second part is centered in grateful ' Heart '. It is not easy for us to get to where we are today. This will be a dance about 'gratitude'. The third part begins with ' Spirit' , which will be a journey of freedom in spirituality, life and creation. The three stages of the workshop will be interrelated and extend to different creations!
PARTING · MEETING
Advanced
Class
Dispersion and aggregation reflect the impermanence of life. In the workshop, teacher Victor and Mandy will guide participants to develop their bodies and different senses, and create through breathing, sound, body, text, visual images, dance, etc., leading participants go through life journeys of separation and reunion. The process will include different ways of improvisation, creation, appreciation and sharing.
CIco Workshop
Chico Katsube &
Shoko Kashima
WIDE RANGE OF
CONTACT IMPROVISATIONS
Basic
Class
Without making any prior arrangements,
"People, environment, Myself..."
Time to be involved and enjoy your moving body and mind .
The 'now' is important, but both the 'past' and the 'future' can be used as materials.
'Instant power', 'Creativity', 'Imagination', 'Reflexivity', 'Judgment', 'Memory', 'Individuality', 'Subjectivity', 'Objectivity', 'Independence', 'Integration', 'Kindness', 'Playfulness', 'Nobility', 'Hormone', 'Service Spirit', 'Ki'
More will come out—from within you, new. The reason for this was our friendship. Beautiful...
APARTNESS LEADS
TO CONNECTION
Advanced
Class
Contact Improvisation (CI) is usually about initiating the movement by physical contact.
However, this time,
we’d like to explore what is left behind/ ahead of the contact while depicting CI through the filter of the Japanese spirits and aesthetics, 'zanshin 残心' and 'ma间'.
Zanshin残心 is literally translated as 'remaining mind'. It indicates
a state of awareness that allows seamless connection with surroundings by staying focused
. Consequently, the seamless connection embodies 'ma', which is translated as intervals, suggesting
the consciousness of time and space in between
.
Therefore, we’d like to develop an understanding of CI from a different perspective.
SUPPORTING ARTISTS
INTRODUCTION
In addition to the 5 masters, the supporting artists will offer various single workshops to explore the various possibilities of our bodies.
Zoe
Taiwan China
Founder of Inch Dance
Former member of Ku&Dancers
Teaching at Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Studio in the past, specializing in infant and children's rhythm teaching, children's ballet and adult rhythm courses. While studying in the United States, worked as a dancer and dance teacher at CHEN DANCE CENTER and performed with many new media artists. Keep promoting contact improvisation, modern dance and body development.
Maru
Hongkong China
Maru is an inclusive dance facilitator, a postmodern dancer in improvisation and contact improvisation, a live performance artist, and a dancing sketcher. Maru explores in different art media such as drawing, writing, theatre, dance, happenings, performance art and installation art.
Peng Zhang
Choreographer/director、Folk singer, and Contemporary dancer.
Jay PENG Zhang graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2012 with a Master of Fine Art degree in Choreography. He got his second Master of Fine Art in Drama directing at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2022.
His research combines the art form of dance theatre/total theater with the rituals of Southwestern Chinese ethnic minorities.
Huang Yong
SHCI
Contact improvisation teacher of Shanghai InchDance Company,
Taijiquan practitioner and teacher,
Sino-German Dance Therapist,
China National Level 2 Psychological Counselor
Wang Bing
SHCI
Shanghai Inch Dance contact improvisation teacher, Aikido black belt, rock climbing and parkour enthusiast, Yoga RYT200 certified, trained at TaoTheater, XieXin Dance Theater, The Physical Guerrillas, and other institutions. Dedicated to integrating various physical techniques such as dance, yoga, martial arts, and extreme sports.
臭皮匠身体协会
Yining & Claire Huang
Yining
a former academic turned into a dancer, currently on a grounding journey.
Claire Huang
a dance-loving editor, joyfully navigating the worlds of contact improvisation, Butoh, clubbing, and somatics.
The introduction of the supporting artists' workshops will come soon!
FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE
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*7-day pass includes all the activities
Date：25th-31st August (7 days)
Venue：1933 old millfun Shanghai
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Regular 7-day pass
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RMB 4800元 / per person |
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Students \Abroad participants
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RMB 4320元 / per person
(550 Euro)
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During this art festival, "Basic Class" and "Advanced Class" will be opened in parallel.
Students in the advanced class will have the opportunity to participate in the closing performance.
Advanced Class Registration Requirements
1. Students majoring in dance, performance or physical arts
or
2. Students who have had more than 30 hours of learning experience in contact improvisation courses/workshops
and
3. Students who have basic abilities such as weight bearing, support or lifting in dance (required)
Students who apply for advanced classes:
Please fill in the following form after making an appointment in WeChat store.
If the instructor team believes that your experience is not enough for the advanced class,you may be transferred to the basic class.
Participants in Advanced and Basic classes
will receive the same hours of instruction
from 5 international teachers.
The only differences will be the themes and intensity.
Registration Information
1. After successful registration for all art festival courses, tickets cannot be refunded;
2. Please arrange your time in advance. If you miss a course due to personal reasons, we will not provide remedial classes, withdrawals, or rescheduling applications. You can transfer your tickets by yourself;
3. The copyright of photos and videos taken during the art festival belongs to the Inch Dance and might be used for future events and promotions;
4. The fee includes the cost of activities during the art festival, not accommodations and meals. If there are friends from overseas or other places, the organizer can help seek local accommodation support within the Shanghai community.
Special thanks to
our partners for this event
Located in the core area of North Bund, Hongkou District, Shanghai, it is in the Music Valley Industrial Area. It is the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection buildings and Shanghai historical buildings. It has now become a trendy creative design center and a national industrial tourism demonstration site.
Designed by a British architectural master, it is divided into 5 independent buildings with a total area of 32,934 square meters. The artistic atmosphere created by its sculptural concrete ramps, covered bridges, patterned umbrella-shaped columns and spiral stairs is deeply favored by creative people and brand activities.
Photo by Wang Li 王犁
Dancer: Zoe，Aviator 飞行家
Site-specific Improvisational Dance
2017 Shanghai Improvisational Festival
at 1933 old millfun Shanghai
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