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Monthly Archives: April 2014

The art of waiting – suspension in the skin and beyond

14 Monday Apr 2014

Posted by joerghassmann in Somatics

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I am constantly amazed about the impact that the focus on the sensations under the skin has in my work. So often it becomes the turning point from ‘having a good time and learning a lot’ to ‘something is really happening’. It just happened again on the 7th Madrid Contact Festival and I was surprised how deep the investigation went with 55 people…

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Fascination Fascia – Why do I jump on the fascia hype?

10 Thursday Apr 2014

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At the moment everyone seems to love the fascia, the revolution. Something – that was always neglected or at least underestimated in its importance – becomes the all connecting hero, the salvation for everything, like back pain, headaches, the immune system, more functional movements…. Continue reading →

Performing Improvisation – What are we doing here?

04 Friday Apr 2014

Posted by joerghassmann in Improvisation & Performance

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I have big doubts about beforming Improvisation, especially Contact Improvisation. Under the pressure of satisfying the audience’s needs we easily fall back into our fear patterns and start doing childish or selfish things nobody really needs to see. I am grateful when I have the opportunity to understand more deeply, the motivations and traps in performing. Here some thoughts and experiences through working and performing with Chris Aiken.

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