Workshop
Moving from within – Contact Improvisation and Fascia

Contents of the workshopIntroduction into Fascia:
-Generell Theory / Video Part 1 Gimberteau (15min)

-Fascia as a Sensoric Organ:

-Theory / Video Example from Robert Schleip (15min)

-Warm Up (20min)

-Bodywork in Movement (45min)

-Pause (15min)

-Time for Questions(5min)

-Fascia as a Force Transmitting Structur: Tensegrity Modell / Video Part 2 Gimberteau (15min)

-Exercises for stabilisation (30min)

-Taking weight / Giving weight (30min)

-Improvisation (25min)

-Questions / Feedback / Conclusions (15min)

IntroductionintoFascia:
Generell Theory / Video Part 1 Gimberteau 15min

Explaining the notion of the fascial net as a three dimensional network in the human body. A network which has different functions and properties:

-it´s a sensoric organ (embedded nerve cells); this nerve endings conected to our brain give us specific informations on

-fascia is a mechanical force transmitting structur, therefore it has different densities at different locations to transmitt force throughout the body and withstand it

-it´s a structure in which the lymphatic systems is inbeded in

Fasciaas a Sensoric Organ:
Theory / Video Examplefrom Robert Schleip 15min

Warm Up20min

Stimulation of the nerve endings by:

-Rolling your skin along the floor in aiming to have all your skin touched once and try to be  fluid and light as  possible

-starting to pull off more and more of your skin away from the floor until there is almost non on the floor

-Starting to put deliberatly a little more weight on different bodyparts towards the floor while moving

-place/fix a body part on the floor and then move away/around and towards it. Keep changing the fixed body part once in a while

-keep going on with what you do just add some shaking to it

-Improvise with all the four elements for a while finding smooth transitions

Bodywork in Movement 45min

Working in Group of three:

1 Person receiving / beeing passiv becoming gradually more active during excersise preferable lying on there backs

2 Persons giver / explorer / manipulator

 -Beginning to move the limps of the person, exploring ranges of mobility in there joints

-Gradually finding ways of pulling and pushing on the limbs finding possibillities to let that travel through the body while the givers try to stay connected to each other

-start to sneak under the recievers body trying to lift them up from the floor, find ways to have them completle of the floor, givers build a new floor

-find a way of bringing the reciever bit by bit into a standing position

Pause 15min

Time forquestions 5min 

Fasciaas a Force TransmittingStructur: Tensegrity Modell / Video Part 2 Gimberteau 15min

Exercisesforstabilisation
(Core activation) 30min

Working in pairs. Starting position on all fours

Left shoulder placed to the left shoulder of the partner

Starting to reach into another in exchange see if you can make your partner move

Change shoulders one in a wile

Start to push into each other see how you can be direct strong without beeing hard

Bring your partner into moving slowly throug space

Combining Reach and Push / Moving into other levels and planes while moving keep clarity

Takingweight / Givingweight 30min

Improvisation 25min 

Free Improvisation using the refreshed and new knowledge

Starting out in new couples

Questions / Feedback/ Conclusions 15min

Concerning:

-the fascial web

-Own body experience

-On emotional state

-Anything you want to mention