Material for the Spine with Otto Ramstad, April 21-23, PRAXIS Oslo

Morning class from 9.30-11.30 Tuesday- to Thursday

Material For the Spine concentrates accumulated knowledges from Steve Paxton’s study of walking, Contact Improvisation and Aikido practice to explore the movement possibilities in the spine and the connections between the head, pelvis, and vertebrae. This solo practice is a meditative study of a series of exercises, body puzzles and ideokinetic imagery. Each class will evolve into dancing together.

“With Material for the Spine, I was interested in alloying a technical approach to improvisational results. It is a system for exploring the interior and exterior muscles of the back. It aims to bring the light of consciousness to the dark side of the body, that is, the sides not much self-seen, and to submit sensations to the mind for consideration.” Steve Paxton