Bibiana Krauskova

The workshop will explore spirals within the body, spirals between partners, spirals through sound and space, spirals that become a story. It combines embodied research, contact and voice work, creative improvisation that is transformed into narrative through free writing, and turning discoveries into performance material. Participants seek spirals within their own bodies, spinal support and coexistence. A surrendered core and supported back become physical practice and metaphor, developing anchorage, mobility, dynamic posture, clearer stage presence and the ability to respond under pressure. Couples work back to back, sharing weight and resonating with their voice to enhance non-verbal listening, confidence and relational intelligence. Voice is a vibration and an impulse, not just a technique, and connects movement with text-based theatre.

The workshop then shifts from physical partnering to independence. Participants separate but carry the imprint of touch – body memory becomes invisible support. The space itself becomes a partner. Movement expands through the room, investigating spirals initiated from different parts of the body and discovering circular, three-dimensional movement qualities. Structured movement scores and imaginative prompts guide creative exploration, while improvisation allows personal interpretation. Through free writing, the spine becomes narrator. Participants deconstruct and distil their texts, transforming words into movement and sound, composing short performance scores that integrate body, voice, and spatial awareness. The workshop culminates in sharings of spirals made visible and audible. The workshop is open to anyone seeking embodied insight, collaborative experimentation, and ways to transform movement into storytelling; no prior experience with contact or somatic work is required.