The Faces of Ci podcast is back in action after a near year long haitus! Live again from Towards CI50 Conference we chat with Damla özçelik, Contact Improvisation Facilitator in Thailandia, orginally from Turkey. @damlallala is the face behind @ci_thailand "How can we actually drop these roles and whatever the dance, the movement, the touch is, just let go, without this idea of "What can I do"? ." - Damla Live again from Towards CI50 Conference we chat with Damla özçelik, Contact...
over 3 years ago • 1 min read
Continued from last email (Pt 2/2) Here are some objections I often hear when it comes to signing up for workshops. Honestly, I've had the same ones too in my journey as a dancer. Reason 1 "I don't have enough training." My skill level in Contact skyrocketed in residencies, of 3 weeks to a month long, or 5 day festivals. I was a"beginner" by all means before then. Current is a week, with 5 day option. I tell dancers in my workshops, training is equally important as practicing. You learn...
over 3 years ago • 1 min read
W H Y C U R R E N T ? (Pt 1/2)Because I've transformed.Some of the fondest memories of my life are with Contact dancers in residencies, the relationships built when we are co-living together for longer periods of time.I teach, because of these experiences.Recess - Saltspring - Leviathan - Arambol - KPN.We need this here in Bali.What we are doing in Ubud is not co-living. It's a brush of a 'hello, how are you? Traffic sucks, doesn't it." It's a tourist explosion in the last 5 months, with...
over 3 years ago • 1 min read
space to dance. create. and just be. Next month we’ll be escaping to one of the Island’s tallest showers—spending 7 days in the lush jungle of North Bali—moving in contact, creating art and poetry in community, and learning to be more like water.FluidFlexibleAdaptable Join @inner_ocean_collective and @facesofci . Delve deeper into your contact improv practice, be curious to what’s alive inside, and let the current take you. When water falls it flies. credits | Human music video, Bali 2020 |...
over 3 years ago • 1 min read
The call? You answered. (It's creation. She rang.) We are weeks away! Come join us in the lush hills of North Bali. We'll dance contact improv, create, play, and just be. Our dance shala is nestled in a secret valley, 5 minutes away from one of the tallest waterfalls in Bali. Early bird rate ends September 15th. Prices go up tomorrow. Dance with ya there. ♥ . . . Until next time, Marriki Links in Internet-land: Faces of Ci Podcast Learn Contact Body Online Marriki’s Dance Portfolio INSTAGRAM...
over 3 years ago • 1 min read
The call? You answered. (It's creation. She rang.) Dance.Create.Play.Connect.Contemplate.Or just,Be.Come immerse yourself in North Bali for a week residency in Contact Improvisation & co-creation. ♥ THE TEAM ♥ Current - Contact Improv Retreat See you there. ♥ . . . Until next time, Marriki Links in Internet-land: Faces of Ci Podcast Learn Contact Body Online Marriki’s Dance Portfolio INSTAGRAM FEED
over 3 years ago • 1 min read
Why do you come to a contact jam? Reflections below written by dancer May Munk, from KPN community. {So good, we had to share.} "Someone comes to a contact jam.Their eyes find the most experienced dancers on the floor.If they are brave, they will go to dance with themor maybe they will stay seated, observing their movestaking notes.Why did they come?To learn how to dance.Someone comes to a contact jam.Their eyes find an inviting space on the floor.If they come loaded with emotion, they will...
over 3 years ago • 2 min read
Join us for 3 days of diving deeper into the dance. Welcome to Gravity : Intermediate Immersion into Contact Improvisation. For those dancers with strong motivation to continue to study and practice Contact. We will delve deeper into physical skills, flying, CI talks and dance scores. Featuring guest teacher Fede for lifts. He has taught for years in Spain & Argentina, organizing CI festivals. This is our 2nd round and will only be offered 2 - 3 times a year in Bali.Let’s...
over 3 years ago • 2 min read
Upcoming Ubud Contact Events This month I started hosting Focused Jams at Moksa Dojo. It's been a small group that is growing. But it truly is a dancer's space. ++ We have another round of Momentum coming up in a couple weeks. Read below for more! Faces of CI - The Podcast Image IG @awakedanceflow Last email we introduced Fran & Gera, two epic Contact dancers and Teachers in Thailand. Listen to our latest podcast episode interview with them here at FACES OF CI. “Through this touch -...
over 3 years ago • 1 min read