Body-Mind Centering and
the Six Viewpoints
An Introduction for dance and theatre makers and anyone else interested in the phenomenological body
In Vienna on Monday Mornings, starting in October;
details to be confirmed.
Body-Mind Centering (BMC) and the Six Viewpoints were both born in a similar time and place (New York in the 1970s), close to the birth of Post-Modern Dance and the Judson Church Dance Theatre.
While BMC examines the body's interiority, the Viewpoints investigate “the Primordial Materials of performance.” They share a common phenomenology: a mode of exploration based on participating in a rich field of possibilities and collaborating with its emergent intelligence. In this workshop, we will align “the smallest movement within the cell, with the largest movement into space” and research how our embodied practices can support and be supported by a performing or performance-making practice.
Facilitator
Sebastian Bechinger is an artist, dramaturg, movement educator and neurodiversity coach from the UK based in Vienna. He studied Choreography with Community Practices at Dartington College of Arts and is a qualified Somatic Movement Educator in Body-Mind Centering, a Systemic Coach and a Dyslexia Support and Learning Coach.
As a Dramaturg, he works with artists in dance, theatre and contemporary circus. As a Neurodiversity Coach, he has a private practice supporting neurodivergent adults to thrive with the brains they have.
Cost
Sliding scale €10-20 per class.
Two free bursaries are available.
No one will be excluded on the basis of financial means.