Contact Improvisation Class with Mark Koenig on 1/18/2023

Peer class with Mark is Wednesday 1/18 at 6:30pm at Studio Sway. For now, class sizes are limited for COVID-19 safety, so please register the Monday before class through the link in the event on the Peer Class Page.

CONTACT IMPROVISATION - The Basics of Sharing Weight

In a structural conversation -- a non-verbal dialogue -- how do we identify an invitation? What do "Yes" and "No" feel like? How do we use our physical structure to differentiate, negotiate, and clarify? We'll learn how to establish rapport, relationship, trust, communication, cooperation, support, leadership, and intention. We'll explore limitation, balance, timing, momentum, attachment, commitment, spontaneous creation, surrender, letting go, and having fun.

Mark Koenig has a background in gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, and modern dance, and has been teaching and performing Contact Improvisation dance throughout the United States since 1995. He co-founded LeyZokiParl and LAVA, improvisational music and dance performance collectives, and GLACIER, the annual Great Lakes Area Contact Improvisation Enthusiasts Retreat. He continues to teach and perform and deepen his inquiry into the form in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM.

Mark is also passionate about making a positive difference with the Environment and Climate Change. Mark asserts that what's missing in the conversations about Climate Change is the voice of our Environment. How often do we ask what our Environment has to say on the issue of the Environment? How often do we listen for a response? What could make a difference is to bring the fundamentals of Contact Improvisation to the conversation - to be in a dance with our Environment, listening for what's needed and wanted, responding, and building trust.