Contact ImproLab
Contact ImproLab
18. september 2026, 15:00
DansiT
Welcome to the CI-Lab with Anna Thu Schmidt on Friday 18 September 2026 kl 17-20 at DansiT, Strandveien 33, Trondheim.
Are you new to contact improvisation and want to learn more? Are you experienced in CI but want to refine your technique and revisit some principles? Then this workshop is for you!
Ahead of the Contact Impro Festival 2-4.10.2026 we welcome you to a CI-Lab - an intensive 3-hour workshop that offers a deep-dive into contact improvisation.
Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation. The workshop offers an introduction to contact improvisation, technical skills for safe practice and a playful approach to the following themes: rolling point of contact, giving/receiving/sharing weight, leading and following, lifting and and flying.
We start with a warm-up focusing on bodywork and body awareness that gives an introduction to touch and listening through body surfaces. Movement tasks in contact improvisation technique serve as tools for the exploration of the bodily communication between you and your partner(s). We finish with an open jam where you can play with the learned material and discover your own dance.
Contact improvisation is for all movement enthusiasts. Dance experience is not required.
Info and registration via: improdanstrd@gmail.com
Price: 150-555 NOK (Sliding scale)
Drop-in price must be paid upon arrival before the workshop via vipps 48668556 or cash. The sliding scale system allows you to pay according to your financial situation. By paying more you make it possible for others to pay less.
Doors open 15 minutes before the event and will be closed by the start of the event. Tea will be provided.
ImproDans Trondheim wants to offer an open and safe space for movement and sound exploration and a playful approach to improvisation.
Bio: Anna Thu Schmidt is a dance artist with a passion for dance improvisation, interdisciplinary collaborations, site-specific performances, and integrated dance. She holds a B.A. in Dance in Education (ArtEZ University of the Arts Arnhem/Netherlands) and M.A. in Dance Studies (NTNU). Anna leads ImproDans Trondheim and Samtidsdans for voksne Trondheim, and started up PRAXIS Trondheim and Ecstatic Dance in Trondheim.
https://www.annathuschmidt.com/
Supported by Kulturrådet and DansiT
Are you new to contact improvisation and want to learn more? Are you experienced in CI but want to refine your technique and revisit some principles? Then this workshop is for you!
Ahead of the Contact Impro Festival 2-4.10.2026 we welcome you to a CI-Lab - an intensive 3-hour workshop that offers a deep-dive into contact improvisation.
Contact improvisation (CI) is a dance technique in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploration through movement improvisation. The workshop offers an introduction to contact improvisation, technical skills for safe practice and a playful approach to the following themes: rolling point of contact, giving/receiving/sharing weight, leading and following, lifting and and flying.
We start with a warm-up focusing on bodywork and body awareness that gives an introduction to touch and listening through body surfaces. Movement tasks in contact improvisation technique serve as tools for the exploration of the bodily communication between you and your partner(s). We finish with an open jam where you can play with the learned material and discover your own dance.
Contact improvisation is for all movement enthusiasts. Dance experience is not required.
Info and registration via: improdanstrd@gmail.com
Price: 150-555 NOK (Sliding scale)
Drop-in price must be paid upon arrival before the workshop via vipps 48668556 or cash. The sliding scale system allows you to pay according to your financial situation. By paying more you make it possible for others to pay less.
Doors open 15 minutes before the event and will be closed by the start of the event. Tea will be provided.
ImproDans Trondheim wants to offer an open and safe space for movement and sound exploration and a playful approach to improvisation.
Bio: Anna Thu Schmidt is a dance artist with a passion for dance improvisation, interdisciplinary collaborations, site-specific performances, and integrated dance. She holds a B.A. in Dance in Education (ArtEZ University of the Arts Arnhem/Netherlands) and M.A. in Dance Studies (NTNU). Anna leads ImproDans Trondheim and Samtidsdans for voksne Trondheim, and started up PRAXIS Trondheim and Ecstatic Dance in Trondheim.
https://www.annathuschmidt.com/
Supported by Kulturrådet and DansiT
