Can you taste space? Can you smell movement? Can you see things with your eyes closed? Can your skin listen? In this movement workshop for families, based on improvisation and exploration of the senses, we will use some unique methods to learn about the wealth of tools offered to us by contemporary dance. Discovered together with close family members, it may become a fascinating adventure that will surprise children and adults alike.

To me, dance and movement are an organic part of everyday life. I can see excellent examples of partnering at airports when people greet one another or say goodbye. I can see choreographies in trams when people change seats. I am fascinated by athletes and the way their bodies operate. I enjoy observing children who are excellent performers and convey a unique stage presence, even during repetitions of the same exercises. Improvisation teaches me that there are many movement-based solutions, and that critical situations in dance have a great potential for building compositions. Just like in life, there are many options, and if you really try them out, instead of only thinking about them, they will surprise you. Every crisis in which we remain mindful and honest may bring new solutions. There are many more reasons why dance is my passion, but I want my students and audience, with whom I share my experience, to find their own goals. (Monika Kiwak).