In this class we will explore the meeting points between Contact Improvisation and Argentine tango. To some, these two practices might seem like worlds apart, yet they share some fundamental principles that beautifully complement one another.
We will be exploring movement patterns to connect to the possibility of spiralling through the body and softening into the floor and into our partner. Touch and some degree of sharing weight will be part of this journey. We will also be looking at how we can develop and sustain clarity in our invitations towards our partner(s).
In order to work with another we need to switch off our own expectations and open our attention to the present moment. Throughout the sessions more open moments of dancing will allow us to connect to music and the joy of dancing together.
Cancellations and refunds
Prices for classes are kept very low and are subsidised by ID in order to support artists to attend. To keep admin manageable for our small team, we don’t offer refunds if you cancel or can’t attend a class, and we can’t transfer your booking to a different class/event. We hope this is understandable. If a class is cancelled or changed by ID however, we do offer refunds/transfers to everyone who has booked.
Laura Lorenzi is a contemporary dance artist, contact improviser and Argentine tango dancer. Originally from Italy, she has been working as a freelance dancer in the UK and across Europe since 2015. She performed in works by Quang Kien Van, Natalia Iwianec, Cie MF, Anders Duckworth and Compagnia Natiscalzi (Italy). She is currently performing in works by Léa Tirabasso, AWA (as we are) and Anne-Mareike Hess.
Between 2014 and 2016 Laura founded and worked with The Sparse Collective, a group of international artists who specialised in improvisation into performance, with whom she performed in Italy, Spain and Argentina.
Laura has collaborated with Helga Schmidt, lecturer at Royal College of Art, for Designing Time, devising and curating a performance for the event at the Design Museum and Somerset House. She has been a guest lecturer in Contact Improvisation and Improvisation at London Studio Centre and Central School of Ballet and is currently part of the faculty of London Contemporary Dance School.