In CI we become comfortable with physically being (inter-)dependent. But how can a sense of independence fit into this picture? How much disagreeing can we allow ourselves and what – besides the necessary – can we play with while moving in connection? Which opportunities arise when we allow contradictions? Can we enjoy what tension and antagonism bring to a dance? We start by building a safe ground for trust in our duets and then play with individual compositional principles. We find “solo possibilities” in our duet and discover freedom in our
interdependence and vice versa. We make independent choices while being in a dependent situation, and discover surprising new possibilities.

This workshop has been taught at the International Contact Festival Freiburg and at the Jam Festival Bremen. You can send me a request to book it in your institution.