This online workshop – Designing Space with body, movement and other materials – is inspired by the recent work of choreographer Milla Koistinen and explores the theme of crowd behavior and the relationship between individual and group. Elements such as repetition, the everyday, gestures, stillness & movement, order & chaos, are central to Koistinen's work. As is the shift from real to imagined space, from the recognizable/ordinary to the strange and poetic. Together you will explore and elaborate methods of creating space using the body, movement and other materials, incorporating aspects and ideas of choreography into the given tasks. In addition to physical movement practice – individually as well as in the group – we will watch video examples and a selection of texts will be read and discussed during this online time together. The open level workshop also encourages people from other disciplines, like music, visual arts etc. to join.

Accessibility Note
The workshop will be held in English spoken language, follow-up questions for clarification can also be asked in German and Finnish. The workshop will take place on the video conferencing platform zoom, where it is possible to turn the camera and microphone on and off independently, as well as to write in a chat. There is the possibility of a live transcription of the spoken into written English automatically created by zoom, this will be shown as subtitling individually. Reading in English and discussing texts will be part of the workshop and a certain discursive understanding necessary. No common music is used, but it is possible to play music individually at home. The movement exercises are task-based and can be implemented according to the participants' interests and abilities. If needed, a free workshop place for an accompanying assistant will be facilitated for participants with disabilities. For questions or more information, please contact Zoé Duflot & Elisabeth Leopold at workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de.