The class draws on Feldenkrais functional integration, using playful variations of touch and gentle, rhythmic tapping patterns on the body while working in pairs and solo.
Participants will explore movement capacity through somatic agency by noticing how the constructed variations in tapping / touch rhythms provide a felt, textured landing in the body and a subtle opening within singular focus.
As a facilitator, Attila will guide observation that enable neurodivergent ways of perceiving: moving in singular focus, then supporting you to experience shifts in variation and flux, flicking between a dance of attention and expanding sensory capacity in relation to space, the body, and the more-than-human.
Attila Andrasi (he/they) is a Hungarian, London-based dance artist-researcher working across contemporary dance and performance. His practice investigates “minor gestures” as modes of appearance, drawing on neurodivergent-informed ways of sensing, relating, and composing in real time. Through improvisation, score-based work, and pre-reflective writing, he foregrounds subtle shifts in attention, rhythm, and repetition as choreographic material. Alongside making performances, Attila facilitates movement sessions with clear structures and multiple access points, supporting participants to develop agency, curiosity, and embodied listening.
He trained at the Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy (2015) and Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, SEAD (2017), and holds an MFA with distinction in Choreography from Trinity Laban (2023). Attila is currently undertaking a practice-based PhD at UAL, Exploring Minor Gesture as a Mode of Approach for Neurodivergent Performance Practice. His work has been presented internationally and supported by Arts Council England and Culture Moves Europe.
Independent Dance is resident at Siobhan Davies Studios. To find out more about accessibility and the amenities available within the building please see here.
If you have any questions about the accessibility of our programme and would like to discuss any specific access requirements, please feel free to reach out to us via email info@independentdance.co.uk or by phone on 0207 091 9650, to speak to a member of the Independent Dance team.
During class, all participants are welcome to take breaks, observe, exit and enter the space as they wish. Lounge areas are available on the first and ground floors of the building. Yoga mats, blocks, cushions and ear defenders are available for use. We also welcome you being in contact if you would like to discuss the option of bringing your access support worker. Please speak to a member of the ID team if you require any assistance.
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.