This workshop will take you on a contemplative movement journey intended to find ease in your body-mind, and unleash your intuitive creative flow. Basic concepts of contact improvisation, developmental movement, reflective writing, and task-based movement will be introduced. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move, and bring water. No specific movement experience is necessary. All ages and all abilities are welcome!

Facilitated by: Christina Nelson, Theater and Dance Dept.

Chrissy Nelson is a dance artist, physical therapist, and somatic-based movement educator. She has taught at many improvisation festivals, including CIIA, EarthDance, and Texas Dance Improv Festival, and is currently an Artist in Residence in the Theater & Dance Department at CU-Boulder. Since living in CO, Nelson has performed with Helander Dance Theater, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, 3rd Law Dance/Theater, kim olson/sweet edge, and Tumblebones, and in works created by Onye Ozuzu, Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser, Erika Randall, Gesel Mason, Gwen Ritchie, and Ondine Geary. Chrissy also directs The Field | Boulder, collaborates frequently with sound and visual artists, and most recently created “in the backyard,” inspired by the work of performance artist, William Pope.L, and poet, Gwendolyn Brooks. Based on her extensive study of many somatic practices, Chrissy calls upon the research in Developmental Movement, Body-Mind Centering®, Alexander Technique, Movement Fundamentals, and Contact Improvisation to guide her pedagogical approaches.

This event is for CU Boulder Faculty, Staff and Students. Registration is required.