Unplugged Revisited Workshop | Giorgos S. Deligiannis & Kyveli Kouvatsi – 8DAY workshop in Greece
Losing Ground is the result of long movement research into improvisation, co-movement, touch, empathy and consent. A physical practice of the post-pandemic era for the lost pleasure of touch and the richness that sensation contains. An occasion to listen with your skin, what exists beyond it.
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: July 2 – 9 , 2023
DAILY SCHEDULE
8.00-9.00 Morning practice / breathwork (optional)
9.00-10.00 breakfast
10.30-14.00 Losing Ground class
14.00-17.30 Resting & snack
17.30-19.30 Losing Ground practice / impro
20.00-21.00 Dinner
Sunday 2nd of July is the arrival day, and only welcome dinner is included.
Sunday 9th of July is the departure day, and only breakfast is included.
Deadline for applications: June 25 2023 / Early bird until May 25th!
Losing Ground is the result of long movement research into improvisation, co-movement, touch, empathy and consent. This is not a therapeutic technique, although it can work as such. We could say that it is a way to approach the Other through sensory experience. A physical practice of the post-pandemic era for the lost pleasure of touch and the richness that sensation contains. For exploring movement and co-movement, Losing Ground is an occasion to listen with your skin, what exists beyond it.
What to expect . . .
#exercises in pairs with eyes closed
#verbal, non-intrusive instructions adapted to each case
#physical contact only between participants with discreet guidance and supervision
#movement improvisation and exploration
#games that activate proprioception and kinesthesia
#sharing cycles in a non-critical environment
Ideal for anyone who wants to . . .
#share a unique dance practice and experience
#explore and develop their communication on a non-verbal level
#explore a different way of dance communication
#to be fed back from an internal information system while working alongside a partner
#try a safe framework of self-expression and exploration through contact with another person
More info here https://unpluggeddance.com/workshops-posts/workshop-4/
BIOS
Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis
Graduate of National School of Dance (2014), dancer, choreographer and curator in the field of dance research and education. He curated Platform for the performing arts Meta (2015-2019), meetings for artistic research and creation (2018-2019) and co-curated festival Lycabettus (2020-2021). For the past seven years collective initiatives have been a main source of interest, reflection and a place to be. His personal artistic research raises questions regarding identity and creates practices that provoke the relation between the public and the private space. Since 2018 he has showcased two series of works, The Selfy Series and Regulatory Bodies, both partly founded by the Greek Ministry of Arts. Since 2009 he has been a yoga instructor and currently he has been giving classes mainly outdoors throughout the year.
Kyveli Kouvatsi (born in Lefkada, Greece) has graduated from National School of Dance (2021), and she is finishing her studies in School of Drama – Faculty of Fine Arts – Auth. She lives in Athens and seeks different ways to exist through dance, research, sharing and learning. Since 2020 she has been working on the practice of Losing Ground, with Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis, evolving together the research mainly in terms of teaching methodology, and facilitating a first workshop (Losing Ground | Suggestions on consensual movement) in October 2021. Since then they have been teaching open Losing Ground courses, workshops and continue their common practice. She is the co-founder and co-curator of the Unplugged Dance educational program and the artistic hosting space Paleochori in Neochori, Lefkada, Gr. In November 2022, she presented the film “About Dance Education and Other Mysteries | Interviews of graduates and seniors in 2021”, a documentary about professional dance education in Greece. With an intention to continue exploring and learning through different roles, she is currently sharing improvisation and movement research courses in Athens, Gr.
WHAT IS UNPLUGGED DANCE
A dance educational program in Lefkada Greece including original dance workshops with inspiring international educators and artists of contemporary dance and somatic practices. A living and practicing experience including dance workshops, accommodation and meals.
All Unplugged Dance workshops are open to everyone who wants to meet, share, dance and self-explore through movement and creative process. There is no need for previous experience in dance classes, although if there is one, it is welcome.
Find more details about Unplugged Dance on https://unpluggeddance.com/
WHAT IS UNPLUGGED REVISITED
Losing Ground | Intimate Circles is part of Unplugged Revisited 2023, an imprint left by our meeting with the facilitators of the first Unplugged Dance program.
With the intention of creating a space of educational, artistic research and exchange, that will give the opportunity for our individual trajectories to meet and our relationships to deepen, we created this branch where educators/artists from the previous Unplugged Dance programs, have a whole week in order to deepen or revisit their workshop.
ACCOMMODATION & MEALS
Find info and photos here https://unpluggeddance.com/workshops/?filter=services
HOW TO ARRIVE
https://unpluggeddance.com/about/?filter=lefkada
HOW TO APPLY: https://unpluggeddance.com/event/unplugged-revisited_losing-ground-intimate-circles/
Early Bird offer until 25th of May!
Costs for participants: From 665 euros – accommodation and meals included-
Contact details: [email protected]