Workshops

The Anatomy of Connection

The anatomy of connection contact improvisation centrum vaktherapie maastricht.

Date: Every Thursday in June 2025 | 18:30 – 20:30
Costs: €96,- (four classes)
Location: Franciscus Romanusweg 52 Maastricht

In this course we will explore the gentle side of Contact Improvisation; an interactive movement practise which uses the fundamentals of sharing weight, finding balance and attunement. Aiming to develop sensitivity to our own and others movements and how they can relate harmoniously to each other.

Through guided movement practises we dive into the wonderful world of body work, creating space to move mindfully while focusing on the connections between the different parts of our anatomy. Blending Contact Improvisation, human anatomy, the work of Irmgard Bartenieff and massage these meetings will be a delicious mix that will calm the body and warm the heart.

Content & Structure: Each meeting will explore a different connection between two parts of our anatomy. 

  • The craniosacral connection (Head & Tail)
  • From core to sole (Pelvis & Feet)
  • Heart and hands (Sternum & Hands)
  • Root to Reach (Whole body)

We will explore these parts through solo movement, followed by partnerwork (such as guiding each other in movement, massage or locating muscles or bones). We then carry our movement research into a dialogue of dance and movement, ending in playful connection.

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The Anatomy of Touch

contact improv

Dates: Thursdays 18:30-20:30 | 04th of September till 6th of November
Costs: 240,- (10 weekly classes)
Location: Elisabeth Strouvenlaan 51a, Maastricht

In the second edition of this course we will explore the gentle side of Contact Improvisation; an interactive movement practise which uses the fundamentals of sharing weight, finding balance and attunement. Aiming to develop sensitivity to our own and others movements and how they can relate harmoniously to each other.

Through guided movement practises we dive into the wonderful world of body work, creating space to move mindfully, sensing and articulating our somatic boundaries. Blending Contact Improvisationhuman anatomy, the work of Irmgard Bartenieff, massage and consent work these meetings will be a delicious mix that will calm the body, warm the heart and make you feel like you gifted yourself a spa day.

Content & Structure: Each meeting will explore a different part of our anatomy such as the scapula, limbs, spine, cranium or pelvis. We will explore these parts through solo movement, followed by partnerwork (such as guiding each other in movement, massage or locating muscles or bones). We then carry our movement research into a dialogue of dance and movement, ending in playful connection.

For whom? Dancers, Movers, anatomy nerds, people who want to learn more about relating to themselves or others, lovers of everything somatic, people who work too hard, cuddlers and Contact improvisation enthusiasts.

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Workshops are facilitated by Leonie der Kinderen

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The Anatomy of Connection

Thursdays in June

In this course we will explore the gentle side of Contact Improvisation; an interactive movement practise which uses the fundamentals of sharing weight, finding balance and attunement. Aiming to develop sensitivity to our own and others movements and how they can relate harmoniously to each other.

Through guided movement practises we dive into the wonderful world of body work, creating space to move mindfully while focusing on the connections between the different parts of our anatomy. Blending Contact Improvisation, human anatomy, the work of Irmgard Bartenieff and massage these meetings will be a delicious mix that will calm the body and warm the heart.

Content & Structure: Each meeting will explore a different connection between two parts of our anatomy. 

  • The craniosacral connection (Head & Tail)
  • From core to sole (Pelvis & Feet)
  • Heart and hands (Sternum & Hands)
  • Root to Reach (Whole body)

We will explore these parts through solo movement, followed by partnerwork (such as guiding each other in movement, massage or locating muscles or bones). We then carry our movement research into a dialogue of dance and movement, ending in playful connection.

Dates: Every Thursday in June ’25 | 18:30 – 20:30
Costs: €96,- (four classes)

The anatomy of touch: Contact Improvisation course

Thursdays from 04th of September

In this course we will explore the gentle side of Contact Improvisation; an interactive movement practise which uses the fundamentals of sharing weight, finding balance and attunement. Aiming to develop sensitivity to our own and others movements and how they can relate harmoniously to each other.

Through guided movement practises we dive into the wonderful world of body work, creating space to move mindfully, sensing and articulating our somatic boundaries. Blending Contact Improvisation, human anatomy, the work of Irmgard Bartenieff, massage and consent work these meetings will be a delicious mix that will calm the body, warm the heart and make you feel like you gifted yourself a spa day.

Content & Structure: Each meeting will explore a different part of our anatomy such as the scapula, limbs, spine, cranium or pelvis. We will explore these parts through solo movement, followed by partnerwork (such as guiding each other in movement, massage or locating muscles or bones). We then carry our movement research into a dialogue of dance and movement, ending in playful connection.

For whom? Dancers, Movers, anatomy nerds, people who want to learn more about relating to themselves or others, lovers of everything somatic, people who work too hard, cuddlers and Contact improvisation enthusiasts

Dates: Thursdays 18:30-20:30 | 04th of September till 06th of November 2025
Costs: 240,- | 10 consecutive Thursdays

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