Skin, and Other Boundaries
Before we can dance with Pleasure and Desire, we must dance with Boundaries.
On a social level, clear articulations of boundaries lay the ground for a safer space of encounter to emerge. On the level of consciousness, as in the biblical creation story, separation and individuation are prerequisites for awareness itself. We can only be in relationship to that which is not us. Artistic processes, too, those little acts of creation, can be perceived as processes of separation – what do I let in, what do I decide to keep out this time?
In this workshop, we will be begin by working somatically – for instance, tuning in to the sensations of our skin – as well as draw on David’s current PhD research around sexual, mystical, and choreographic practices as tools for cultivating a consensual erotic relationship with the world at large.
Day 1 and day 2 can be attended independently of each other or together. The lab aims to be accessible to all bodies and will be in English.
(he/him) is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, parent, filmmaker, bodyworker, pianist, and fermenting Jewish mystic. David has shared his work in many contexts, including HZT Berlin, Tanzfabrik Berlin, TQW, STRETCH Festival Berlin, K3 Hamburg, M.A. CoDE Frankfurt, Touch & Play Festival, Rietveld Academy for Fine Arts & Design in Amsterdam, & ImPulsTanz Festival in Vienna. Current PhD candidate at Zurich University of the Arts and Linz Arts University. More info at: https://davidbloom.info