29 Nov 2025 / Dimensionen der Nähe, Dresden

Dimensionen der Nähe – Kontakt und Austausch in Berührung & Bewegung // Ein Workshop für Paare

Wir laden dich und deine:n Partner:in herzlich zu einem einfühlsamen Workshop ein, der die Schönheit und Vielfalt von Nähe erforscht. Gemeinsam schaffen wir einen achtsamen Raum, in dem Austausch, Berührung und Bewegung im Mittelpunkt stehen.

Durch angeleitete Übungen werden wir dich dabei unterstützen, deine Wünsche, Bedürfnisse und Grenzen klar zu identifizieren und offen zu kommunizieren. Diese Übungen sind bereichernd, einladend und spielerisch. Sie bieten dir die Möglichkeit, in einem geschützten und wertschätzenden Raum neue Formen des Austauschs und der Berührung zu erkunden – eine spannende Gelegenheit, um gemeinsam zu wachsen und zu entdecken.

Der Workshop eignet sich für eine Vielzahl von Beziehungen. Ob z.B. als Freund:innen oder als Paar in einer romantischen Beziehung – meldet euch gemeinsam für diesen Workshop an! Wenn dir beim Lesen dieses Textes eine Person in den Sinn kommt, mit der du bereits eine besondere Verbindung teilst und mit der du Lust hast auf eine tiefere, vielleicht auch auf eine neue oder andere Art und Weise in Kontakt zu treten, dann lade sie ein!

Das Angebot öffnet einen Raum, um mit Nähe, Berührung und Sinnlichkeit auf eine achtsame und wertschätzende Weise in Kontakt zu kommen. Es ist uns wichtig klarzustellen, dass dieser Workshop nicht darauf abzielt, Nacktheit und Sexualität zu erforschen.

Wir, Lotte und Dino, freuen uns sehr auf diesen Workshop.
Unsere Freundschaft, die auf Offenheit und ehrlichem Austausch basiert, hat uns gezeigt, wie wertvoll es ist, die verschiedenen Dimensionen von Nähe – körperlich, emotional und kommunikativ – miteinander zu verbinden, um tiefere und authentische Verbindungen zu schaffen.

Lotte Jirka
Ich bin Lehrerin für Contact Improvisation und beschäftige mich seit vielen Jahren mit verschiedenen Bewegungs- und Berührungspraktiken. Besonders fasziniert mich die Improvisation, da sie mir die Freiheit gibt, mich ganz dem Moment hinzugeben und voller Neugier und Offenheit auf das Nächste zu freuen. In meiner Arbeit interessiert mich vor allem, was es braucht, um in einer offenen und authentischen Verbindung miteinander zu sein und diese Verbindung in ihrer Tiefe zu erfassen.

Dino Spiri
Ich tanze und unterrichte Contact Improvisation seit über einem Jahrzehnt und bin zertifizierter Lehrer der Alexander-Technik (2013). Berührung und Bewegung haben einen sehr hohen Stellenwert in meinem Leben. Seit einiger Zeit bin ich fasziniert vom Potenzial des verbalen Austausches mit meinem:r jeweiligen Berührungspartner:in. Die Möglichkeit, Bedürfnisse Wünsche und Grenzen zu identifizieren und zu benennen, vertieft den Raum für Intimität und die Qualität der Begegnung.

Informationen & Anmeldung
lottejirka.de
[email protected]
[email protected]

Zeiten
Samstag XX.00 – XX.00 + XX.00 – XX.00

Kosten
XX€ – XX€ /Person

Ort
TENZA, Dresden

Photo: LotteJirka_byPatrickBeelart

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15&16 Nov 2025 Berlin / CI Workshop

Contact Improvisation Workshop

15&16 Nov 2025 @K77 Berlin

More information soon

 

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30 Oct-2 Nov 2025 Freiburg / CI Herbst Jam

Contact Improvisations HerbstJam in Freiburg

From Thr 30. Oct-Sun 2. Nov 2025 at Studio ProArte

I am looking forward already to be dancing a lot during this jam 😉 It’s my third time there and I love how Nadja Schwarzenbach holds the space with so much generosity. Totally recommended!

Find all information on the registration form

 

 

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21-26 Oct 2025 Hamburg / Nordtanzfestival

Nordtanzfestival

Amidst a cozy & caring festival atmosphere, we create a relaxed learning space for 110 experienced and beginning CI dancers. Over 6 days we’ll meet in the west of Hamburg to deepen Contact Improvisation techniques in workshops and to improvise together in the jams. More info coming soon, we’re looking forward already!

Find all information on the website of Nordtanzfestival

I will be teaching an intensive during the week:

Intensive With Dino: Curiosity in Motion – An attempt to find nuance and connection

In my dancing, physical sensations are such an important driving force. They serve as a gateway into never-ending movement, into curiosity, into pleasure, and also into tasting some edges of discomfort and friction. I will share some practices that I find helpful to access a place of listening and heightened awareness, out of which playfulness, curiosity, and a hunger for sensing oneself and other bodies through touch and movement seem to arise quite naturally.

Recently, I’ve been inspired by making an effort to share verbally with my dance partner(s) what I actually desire, wish, want, or do not want from this particular meeting, with this particular person, at this particular moment. I do not find it all that easy to find my words for that, yet I find the attempt always very enriching. It often deepens the connection to my partner(s) and makes me engage in a different way. I’d like to weave some structures of verbal sharing and negotiation into what we’ll be doing during the two classes. And don’t worry – you do not need to know or think about in advance what you want or don’t want, but you might gather some insights along the way.

As a base and place to start, we’ll probably use some CI basics: simple yet complex proposals that involve sharing weight, leaning, and listening, while moving through space and levels.

You’ll probably get the most out of these classes if you also feel comfortable moving on your own and if you feel somewhat comfortable with technical aspects of the form, so you’ll have some capacity left to dive into sensing, subtlety, and to negotiate various dynamics with your dance partner(s).

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3-5 Oct 2025 / Beyond Backspace – CI Workshop @Triade, Hamburg

Beyond Backspace – CI Workshop

with Angela-Mara Florant & Dino Spiri
3.-5. October 2025

This workshop is an invitation to lean into the unknown, to gently stretch your comfort zone, and to possibly discover something new.

One part of the unknown in dance – what we cannot see, what lies outside our field of vision – is the space behind us: the backspace. We will spend time getting to know the backspace by bringing attention to our backside and by activating the space behind us. Our backs are vast; they hold strength and support. Yet, much of daily life is about rushing forward – towards something in front of us. Also while dancing, we are often literally ahead of ourselves, which can lead to a loss of connection – first and foremost with ourselves and our own system, but also with others and with the shared dance.

Orienting ourselves backwards invites a different quality of attention. It requires us to sense more deeply – prediction is less reliable, so something else within us is being asked to open in order to stay receptive to the dance. This can feel very grounding, unfamiliar, exciting and satisfying. Can we find comfort and even a sense of safety by letting our backs lead us into movement and touch? What has changed if we orient ourselves towards the front again, including this support?

Revisiting basic elements of Contact Improvisation technique to create a common ground will be part of this workshop. Once we are tuned-in we’ll explore letting go of our usual sense of orientation, allowing ourselves to move easefully into upside-down situations. We’ll practice releasing control as we dive under our partner to discover surprising possibilities for changing levels and little lifts.

This workshop is for dancers with some previous experience in Contact Improvisation (approximately one year of regular practice). If you are unsure whether this workshop is for you, please check in with us.

The registration form

Information & questions:
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.dinospiri.com
www.angelamaraflorant.de

Times:
3.-5. October 2025
Friday 11.00-14.00 and 16-18.30
Saturday 11.00-14.00 and 16-18.30
Sunday 11.00-14.30

Place:
Triade Tanzforum e.V., Bernstorffstraße 117, 22767 Hamburg

Price:
350 € – 190 € (sliding scale) > early bird discount, if payment is received by 5.9.2025
350 € – 250 € (sliding scale) > afterwards

Foto: Patrick Beelaert

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21-27 Jul 2025 Berlin / Summer Intensive with Joerg Hassmann

BODY-MIND STATES – What holds and drives me?

⭐ For experienced Contact Improvisers.
⭐ The intensive is limited to max 30 participants.

What makes your dancing feel rich, alive, nourishing, and deeply satisfying? Is it a particular quality in the body, a specific quality in the connection to someone, or a certain state of mind? How much is it actually about fancy CI moves?

What keeps me long term deeply satisfied in CI spaces is the incredible variety of flavours, textures, and emotions that flow through my body, heart, and mind. I’m becoming more aware of the body-mind states I aim to invite in my teaching – and I’m continually surprised by their depth and diversity.

How do body and mind co-create these states? How does the mind influence the body, and how does change emerge from this interaction? We will explore this through observation, allowing, inviting, and actively shaping transitions.

My passion for how the human body moves in integrated ways forms the foundation of this workshop. We will explore developmental movement patterns and elasticity of the fascia, weaving these elements into our practice. Contact Improvisation will be our shared language, with weight-sharing negotiations playing a central role. Additionally, we will dedicate time to technical labs, where I will share some of my findings and insights in greater detail. The rich knowledge of other experienced dancers and teachers will boost our learnings.

As we have the luxury of working six days with a free day in between, I imagine proposing a rather clear concept for the first three days and then completely go with where the energy wants to flow during the second half of the workshop.

➡️ Registration via this link:
https://hip16dgh.paperform.co/

💡 For any questions please reach out to
[email protected]

💶 Fee
570€ – 370€ – sliding scale

📍 The place
Somatische Akademie
Paul-Lincke-Ufer 30
10999 Berlin

⏰ Workshop times
Mon-Wed 9:30-17:00 (2 hour lunch break)
Fri-Sat 10:00-17:30 (2 hour lunch break)
Sunday 10-14
Thursday is free!

🌐 Visit Joerg’s homepage & blog www.joerghassmann.com

📷 Photo by Andrei Berezkin

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3-6 Jul 2025 / Alexander-Technique intensive, Schloss Bröllin

The ATCB Alexander Technique Centre Berlin invites other AT training schools.
This intensive is also open to guests.

As the effects of the Alexander Technique become more widespread and the interests of the people practicing it more diverse, the manners of working with the Technique are becoming more and more manifold. The varying manners of approach within the Technique can be confusing at times, even baffling when we work with each other, and can differ so much that the integrating spirit underlying the technique ends in conflict. What are we pointing at – and where are we pointing from, when we work with the Technique?

This year we would like to explore with you together a question very relevant to the Technique: “In which direction is the Alexander Technique going?”, or “In which direction are we going with the Alexander Technique?

As last year, we will all be working in the same space, inquiring together. The 6 senior teachers supporting and inspiring the inquiry this year are Odysée Gaveau from Paris, Refia Sachs from London, Yael Tam from Jerusalem, Dan Armon from Tel Aviv, Carsten Møller from Copenhagen and myself Jonathan Sheratte from Berlin.

We will hold spontaneous talks again, ‘under the tree’, exploring our way into subjects arising during the weekend and our discussion on Friday evening will delve into the depths and scope of our understanding of ‘Direction’ (aspiration, intention, interest, etc.) within the work. If you already have a subject you’d like to be considered for discussion, you’re welcome to mail it to me. Use the contact sheet in our website: www.alexandertechnique-centre.berlin

I look forward to seeing everybody again, and meeting new faces!

Best wishes
Jonathan Sheratte

The registration for our intensive weekend from 3-6 July 2025 at Schloss Bröllin is open!

We are super excited to meet all of us soon again! Please read carefully through all the information before you register.
  • We collect the contribution for the six working slots again upfront this year. We use this money to finance the event, so there’s a warm invitation to be generous with your contribution.
  • Children up to 3 years pay nothing, children between 4 to 12 years pay half price, children from 13 years pay the full price. This applies to food and accommodation.
  • You cannot register children through the form! Please register yourself and reach out to me directly by e-mail if you want to bring your kid(s).
  • You can choose between vegetarian and vegan food only. If you have any food intolerances or preferences, please bring your own alternatives.
  • Find the Price list & cancellation policy here.

The registration form guides you through a bunch of questions that will help us to accommodate you, according to your wishes on a first-come, first-served basis. You will receive an automated confirmation email right after your registration. If you do not receive this email right away, please check your spam folder.

Please follow this link and fill out your registration form:

https://uh0iw2cq.paperform.co/

If you have any questions, reach out to [email protected]

 

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29&30 Mar 2025 / Dimensionen der Nähe, Dresden

Dimensionen der Nähe – Kontakt und Austausch in Berührung & Bewegung // Ein Workshop für Paare

Wir laden dich und deine:n Partner:in herzlich zu einem einfühlsamen Workshop ein, der die Schönheit und Vielfalt von Nähe erforscht. Gemeinsam schaffen wir einen achtsamen Raum, in dem Austausch, Berührung und Bewegung im Mittelpunkt stehen.

Durch angeleitete Übungen werden wir dich dabei unterstützen, deine Wünsche, Bedürfnisse und Grenzen klar zu identifizieren und offen zu kommunizieren. Diese Übungen sind bereichernd, einladend und spielerisch. Sie bieten dir die Möglichkeit, in einem geschützten und wertschätzenden Raum neue Formen des Austauschs und der Berührung zu erkunden – eine spannende Gelegenheit, um gemeinsam zu wachsen und zu entdecken.

Der Workshop eignet sich für eine Vielzahl von Beziehungen. Ob z.B. als Freund:innen oder als Paar in einer romantischen Beziehung – meldet euch gemeinsam für diesen Workshop an! Wenn dir beim Lesen dieses Textes eine Person in den Sinn kommt, mit der du bereits eine besondere Verbindung teilst und mit der du Lust hast auf eine tiefere, vielleicht auch auf eine neue oder andere Art und Weise in Kontakt zu treten, dann lade sie ein!

Das Angebot öffnet einen Raum, um mit Nähe, Berührung und Sinnlichkeit auf eine achtsame und wertschätzende Weise in Kontakt zu kommen. Es ist uns wichtig klarzustellen, dass dieser Workshop nicht darauf abzielt, Nacktheit und Sexualität zu erforschen.

Wir, Lotte und Dino, freuen uns sehr auf diesen Workshop.
Unsere Freundschaft, die auf Offenheit und ehrlichem Austausch basiert, hat uns gezeigt, wie wertvoll es ist, die verschiedenen Dimensionen von Nähe – körperlich, emotional und kommunikativ – miteinander zu verbinden, um tiefere und authentische Verbindungen zu schaffen.

Lotte Jirka
Ich bin Lehrerin für Contact Improvisation und beschäftige mich seit vielen Jahren mit verschiedenen Bewegungs- und Berührungspraktiken. Besonders fasziniert mich die Improvisation, da sie mir die Freiheit gibt, mich ganz dem Moment hinzugeben und voller Neugier und Offenheit auf das Nächste zu freuen. In meiner Arbeit interessiert mich vor allem, was es braucht, um in einer offenen und authentischen Verbindung miteinander zu sein und diese Verbindung in ihrer Tiefe zu erfassen.

Dino Spiri
Ich tanze und unterrichte Contact Improvisation seit über einem Jahrzehnt und bin zertifizierter Lehrer der Alexander-Technik (2013). Berührung und Bewegung haben einen sehr hohen Stellenwert in meinem Leben. Seit einiger Zeit bin ich fasziniert vom Potenzial des verbalen Austausches mit meinem:r jeweiligen Berührungspartner:in. Die Möglichkeit, Bedürfnisse Wünsche und Grenzen zu identifizieren und zu benennen, vertieft den Raum für Intimität und die Qualität der Begegnung.

Informationen & Anmeldung
lottejirka.de
[email protected]
[email protected]

Zeiten
Samstag 14.00 – 17.00 + 19.00 – 21.30
Sonntag  11.00 – 14.00

Kosten
150€ – 90€ /Person

Ort
Neubausaal//Waldorfschule Dresden
Jägerstr 34
01099 Dresden

Photo: LotteJirka_byPatrickBeelart

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26 Feb-2 Mar 2025 Berlin / Winter Intensive with Joerg Hassmann

THE CONTACT BODY … and MIND

For experienced Contact Improvisers

A vision from Katja Mustonen often resurfaces in my dancing and teaching:
“I wish to be available at any moment with all my body parts for multiple directions.” I find this an intriguing proposal for consistently having enriching and satisfying dances.

My primary approach to finding greater availability in my dance is by calming the busy mind and softening into the body’s liquidity – like water, always ready and willing to flow in all possible directions. And there is also another kind of availability, one with a higher tone: a readiness in the body and an alertness in the mind, prepared for, even expecting the unpredictable. How do we engage the muscular system to transform effort into juicy strength, without losing that fluid, water-like availability? How do we get the pelvis ready to follow in all directions – also against gravity? How do I access the willingness to run, jump, and fall? And when is it actually time to not be available? When do I need to retreat, to rest, to disconnect from others and potter around in my own bubble?

The end of February is a special time. We’ve grown weary of the long winter and the first signs of spring are beginning to emerge. We’ll feel more of that and we can embrace this shift by supporting one another in activating our bodies and minds. I envision flow, strength, quirkiness, questioning habits, spaciousness, fun, and depth as flavours for our time together. My wish is for an explorative, supportive space that holds us in our humanness, welcoming whatever each of us brings to the day.

Participants should be very familiar with Contact Improvisation technique, which will be our common language for this Intensive. For your orientation: We imagine a regular practice of at least two years. In case of doubt, check in with us.

⏰ WORKSHOP TIMES
26.2.-2.3.2025
Wed 10-17:30
Thu 10-18
Fri 10-17:30
Sat 10-18
Sun 10-14
(2 hrs lunch break each day, on Sun only mini break)

💶 FEE
480-310 EUR (as you can)

💡  INFO & REGISTRATION
[email protected]

📍 LOCATION
EDEN***** Studios
Breite Strasse 43, 13187 Berlin-Pankow

🌐 Visit Joerg’s homepage & blog www.joerghassmann.com

📷 Photo by Andrei Berezki

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