Jos Baker
Physicology and Improvisation for Research 11.00h - 17.00h

The day will start with Physicology; is an approach to teaching dance technique developed by Jos Baker over the last 12 years. Physicology combines art and science; using a prism of physics, anatomy, evolutionary-biology, psychology and performance skills to to help dancers get a greater fundamental understanding of their technique and how that can be applied to performance. These fundamentals are then applied into challenging and complex dance material.

The afternoons will focus on Improvisation for research; building tools and techniques to use improvisation to research and develop movement ideas. How does improvisation for research differ from other uses of improvisation? How can we develop new ideas through improvisation? How can we identify and clarify a movement concept?