Chris Aiken is an internationally recognized teacher and performer of dance improvisation and Contact Improvisation. Over the past two and a half decades his work has evolved through ongoing investigations of performance, movement, perception and design. His work has significantly been influenced by his study of the Alexander Technique, bodywork, ideokinesis, fascia research, and ecological psychology and his collaborative work with Angie Hauser, Andrew Harwood, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Ray Chung and Jörg Hassmann, amongst others. Chris is an Associate Professor and the MFA Director of dance at Smith College in Northampton Massachusetts.