𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝑰
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎?
In these moments of over half of a century of Contact Improvisation, I am honouring and questioning the dance and its roots. Find the practice that underlies what is visible in the dance.
We will delve into the principles of the form, training the body and mind to be ready and available to allow the physics affect the body as we dance.
We will notice and work with our attention to the details of the body, alone and with others, letting the dance pass through us, letting it happen, supporting it rather than doing it.
We will focus on a skills framework that allows for increasing readiness to step into the unknown with your dance partner, including:
- Expanding our attention to be present within ourselves, others and space.
- Developing a lucidity of touch where you feel your partner, and also feel your partner feeling you.
- Change levels being supported and guided by the weights of our partner.
- Three-dimensional falling skills from different heights, alone and together.
- The dance of the unknown renouncing custody of the center itself.
I hope you are interested in participating in these intensives with the desire to boldly go deeper on the paths that sustain the dance in its underground places.
𝑩𝒊𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒉𝒚 – 𝑳𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝑾𝒆𝒊𝒔 (𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆, 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏)
I am a dancer, mover and researcher of movement as a creative process. I am very curious about my own body and others bodies dancing, together or alone.
I live dance as an act of presence and attention, where I receive information from myself, from others and from the environment. With these I can play, compose and create and feel great joy.
My work focuses on the mechanics of bodies on Earth and how it affects us. When I come into contact with others, with space I let myself be affected equally. The dance space, filled with information, is my place to practice presence and attention.
In the classes I try to open possibilities for practitioners/dancers to find their own organic, biological and natural paths, the ones the body possesses and we so often forget. I trust in the beauty and natural organisation of the body and seek its wise ways.
My work world is moving around, teaching classes, facilitating labs, performing, organizing CI events and creating pieces.
I have taught in several countries in Latin America, North America and Europe. Where I continue researching and collaborating with different groups of artists.
For 18 years I have been investigating the intersection between Contact Improvisation and Argentine Tango, two dances that I love deeply. In this research I have learned a lot about space and compositional musicality in the body. I am fascinated by understanding the depths of these two techniques and seeing how they can meet and disagree during a creative and compositional process.
I am part of the organisation of different events trying to create attentive containers where we can study and practice Contact Improvisation and the techniques that nourished it. (ItalyContactFest, IMMERSIONES, Contact Improvisation festival)

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
SíN Művészeti Központ
1139 Budapest, Gyutacs u. 10
𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞
March 6–8
Friday 18:00–21:00
Saturday & Sunday 10:00–13:00, 15:00–18:00
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
- 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙 (registration and deposit payment by September 1): 50,000 HUF
- 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙 (registration and deposit payment by January 1): 60,000 HUF
- 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚 (registration and deposit payment after January 1): 70,000 HUF
! ! ! Registration is confirmed by paying a deposit of 20,000 HUF (the deposit is non-refundable, except if the workshop is cancelled).
- You have the option to pay a 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚, meaning an amount you choose above the regular price, which – transparently for you – will be offered to dancers in a more difficult financial situation, helping them participate in the workshop.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Registration for the workshop requires filling out this 𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙈:
https://forms.gle/hsdZSNT1zCBWK8Au7
Here you can find important information, payment details.
For further questions, contact: ilonaregos.dance@gmail.com
The language of the workshop is English.