Going But Backwards
The training focuses on activating ways of approaching movement and the body through a backward perspective. We will challenge the habitual forward orientation to the body, space, and movement, and instead activate alternative ways of perceiving and initiating movement. Using somatic exercises, improvisation scores, and set material, we’ll question familiar movement patterns and explore how to engage with the back spaces of the body. We will explore other ways to navigate the space, initiate movement and relate to others, including touch, voice and Kinesthetic awareness. By reversing not just movement but our approach to it, we’ll shift our sense of balance, coordination, and our perception of time and space—ultimately shifting the way we move.