2-5 Jan 2027 Berlin / Like Clouds – Contact Improvisation & Alexander Technique

Like Clouds
The Lightness of a Self-Organised Body

Explorations in Contact Improvisation informed by the Alexander Technique

02.-05.01.2027 @Tanzfabrik, Berlin

I have been invited to teach a workshop at Winter Tanztage @Tanzfabrik Berlin.
We will find out how self-organizing principles from the Alexander technique can support our Contact Improvisation practice.

MORE INFORMATION SOON

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21 Nov 2026 Berlin / GESCHWISTERN – A Workshop about Sister- and Brotherhood

⭐ GESCHWISTERN ⭐

A Workshop about Sister- and Brotherhood
21.11.2026 @Das Nest, Berlin

I’m very happy to be offering this four-hour workshop together with my sister, Nina. We will open a space to explore and inquire into the themes of sisterhood and brotherhood – our bonds, dynamics, and ways of relating.

The workshop is open to everyone: come with a sibling, a close friend, or come on your own.

MORE INFORMATION SOON

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27 Sep 2026 Berlin / Autumn Equinox CI Jam & Potluck, Berlin

💫 Autumn Equinox CI Jam & Potluck ⛄🎄

13:00-18:00
27.09.2026 @Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg, Berlin
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🎶 With live music from NN
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The Autumn Equinox is taking place on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. This astronomical event marks the official first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun crosses directly over the Earth’s equator. On this day, day and night are nearly equal in length.
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This jam is an invitation to come together to move & share food with one another, celebrate the transition into autumn with our Berlin CI community.
After the jam, there is an optional Potluck in the studio, for those who want to stay. Please bring some food to share with others.
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This jam is for people familiar with the practice of Contact Improvisation. Please feel free to spread the word and invite your friends!
We will begin and end together, please be on time! Arrival between 13-13:30, after 13:30 there is no entry possible.
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🌱 DATE & TIME
27.09.2026
13:00-13:30 Arrival in the space, doors close at 13:30!
13:30-16:00 Jam
16:00-18:00 Potluck
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🦋🦋🦋 Save the Date 🦋🦋🦋
Winter Solstice Jam: Sunday 20.12. / 13:00-18:00 / Studio 4, Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg
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🌱 FEE
30€ – 10€
Sliding scale
It’s highly appreciated, if participants pay 10+€ in order to help covering the studio rent + the fees for our musician and organizer
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🌱 INFO & REGISTRATION
For any questions, write to [email protected]
Reserve your place here: https://jjkbfeds.paperform.co/
Limited to 30 people, please reserve your spot upfront
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🌱 LOCATION
Studio 3
Tanzfabrik Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin
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Feb-Dec 2026 Berlin / Contemplative Dance Practice

Contemplative Dance Practice

A practice where meditation and dance making meets
– Developed by Barbara Dilley –

The Contemplative Dance Practice invites you to slow down, listen, and move with awareness. Through a balance of stillness and movement, the practice supports a deeper connection to the body, the present moment, and the people around you.

CDP is shared in three parts: Meditation, Personal Awareness Practice, and Open Space. Each part is marked by the sound of a bell, offering time to notice sensations, thoughts, and movement choices, and to explore how we relate to space and others while moving. Movement, witnessing, and meditation intertwine, every body and all movement are welcome. The practice emphasizes kinesthetic delight (the enjoyment that comes from feeling yourself move, rather than from how the movement looks or whether it achieves a goal).

Why we offer it
Through sensing in and connecting with oneself during the first two phases of the practice, we find that interactions with others during the open space come from a deeper place. This quality feels very satisfying and nourishing to us. Contact Improvisation is welcome as part of the third phase of CDP, as we understand and offer it. 

Our CDP structure

  • 20 min Meditation, invitation to observe the present moment in stillness
  • 30 min Personal Awareness Practice, invitation to sense yourself through movement
  • 40 min Open Space, invitation to explore relating to space and others with and without contact

We begin and close with a sharing circle.

When & Where
7 meetings in 2026 

Sundays 15.02., 29.03., 10.05. & 26.07. @ Studio 3 // Tanzfabrik Berlin, Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin

Sundays 06.09., 25.10. & 06.12. @Studio 2 // Kunstquartier Bethanien Kreuzberg, Mariannenpl. 2, 10997 Berlin (take staircase on the right hand side, 2nd floor)

Time
11am – 1.30pm
Doors open between 11-11.15am. Please be on time so we can start together – it is not possible to enter afterwards or in between!

Price – Drop In
10€ – 25€ sliding scale

Hosted by Mireia Aragonès Carol & Dino Spiri

 

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18-24 July 2026 Berlin / Summer Intensive Joerg Hassmann

BEYOND DUETS

Contact Improvisation Summer Intensive with Joerg Hassmann
18.-24.07.2026 @Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg, Berlin

* For experienced contacters
* Max 35 participants
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The duet is the core constellation of Contact Improvisation and will be a central base in this workshop. We love the clarity of relating to one person – being in dialogue, negotiating weight, direction and dynamics while hearts attune. It holds both simplicity and complexity, and we will dive deeply into the technical aspects of this form.
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The mysterious web of satisfying jamming though needs more than that. Soloing and trios are the base for expanding beyond the common duet bubbles. Trios bring unpredictability, surprise and compositional challenges – the beauty of problem-solving in motion. There is a dynamic to trios that asks for calmness, ease and simplicity in order to let go into the openness. For decades I shied away from trios in my teaching. Now the desire for it is surfacing.
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We’ll focus on the solo, duets and trios topic in the first half of the workshop and we want to see what’s emerging from what happened – or didn’t happen – in the first three days, during the second half of the workshop.
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Each day will include a lab during which we can draw from the vast knowledge that many of the teachers and long term contacters bring to the space. How can we give feedback to support each other on our growing edges? While technical labs are always a great option, we’d like to also encourage more curiosity in how the solo body organises and establish soft skill labs that focus more on listening, emotional availability or courageous choice-making.
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We, Joerg & Dino, are excited to invite you to another CI Summer Intensive in Berlin. More than in previous years, we want to tap into the collective knowledge and experience within the group, as many participants are teachers and long-term practitioners. We aim to shape this workshop in a more collaborative way, fostering a stronger sense of shared responsibility and self-efficacy.
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We are interested in exploring formats that allow everyone to engage more actively beyond fixed roles, e.g. by contributing to daily CI labs, collaborating in the preparation and demonstration of material together with Joerg, or supporting one another through emotionally challenging moments. Our intention is to create a space where learning, teaching, and holding the process can be shared more fluidly.
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Dino & Joerg
We have been on a shared journey with CI for over 20 years, during which a deep friendship has grown. In recent years, our focus has developed towards creating frameworks that support group cohesion, vulnerability, and personal growth within the practice of CI and we are interested in balancing detailed work with open structures that allow for rich and unpredictable dancing.
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This year, we are curious about how to further soften hierarchies and open the space for more collective ownership – while still maintaining clarity, safety, and depth in the work.
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🚀 Registration form
https://kxeqnhd8.paperform.co/
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❓ For any questions write to
[email protected]
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⏰ Times
18.07.-24.07.2026
Sat-Mon & Wed, Thr 10:00-17:30 (2 hour lunch break)
Friday 10-14
Tuesday is free!
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💵 Fee
580-380€, sliding scale
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📍 Place
Tanzfabrik Berlin / Studio 4
Möckernstraße 68, 10965 Berlin
Visit Joerg’s homepage & blog www.joerghassmann.com
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📷 Jennifer Rohrbacher / Adrian Russi, Günther Klingler & Joerg Hassmann dancing
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20 June 2026 Berlin / Global Underscore

Global Underscore

Dancing the Underscore simultaneously around the globe

Saturday 20 June from 2:30pm-10pm (including talk through & potluck)
@Tanzfabrik Berlin, Möckernstr.

For the last 26 years, Contact Improvisation practitioners have met around summer solstice with the desire to connect, dance, and compose together simultaneously through this practice.
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The Underscore was initiated by Nancy Stark Smith and her study group, and has evolved since 1990 with the aim of opening Contact Improvisation into the broader arena of improvisational dance practice. This year we will offer the Global Underscore at Tanzfabrik Berlin.
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The practice includes a preparation talk:
In an interactive and playful way, we will discover and revisit the phases and aspects of this score. This information will inform and enrich the actual practice, creating a common language and frame to play with. If you are new to the Underscore, attending the talk-trough is mandatory. If you know the Underscore – we warmly encourage you to attend the talk-through, as well. We’d love to have your experience & contribution in the space!
For more detailed information visit globalunderscore.com
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After the Underscore, there will be an optional potluck in the studio, for those who want to stay. Please bring some food to share.
Usually, Contact Improvisation Classes and Silent Jams take place on alternating Saturdays at Tanzfabrik. The Global Underscore will take place instead of the Silent Jam on June 20. The Global Underscore happens in agreement with the Silent Jam – Team: Adalisa Menghini, Jorge de Hoyos, Ka Rustler & Susanne Martin. Thanks for the collaboration!
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➡️ Place
Tanzfabrik Berlin / Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin
Studio 3 (in the backyard, entrance C, 3rd floor)
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➡️ Times

Saturday 20 June, 14:30-22:00 (including talk through & potluck)
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14:30 – 14:45 > Arrival for talk-trough
14:45 – 15:45 > Talk-through
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15:45 – 16:00 > Arrival for the Underscore, it is not possible to join after 16:00!
16:00 – 20:00 > Global Underscore Practice, including harvesting at the end
20:00 – 22:00 > Potluck, for those who wish to stay
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➡️ Hosts & Music
Mireia Aragonés & Dino Spiri
Live Music by Barnaby Tree
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➡️ Price
30-15€ sliding scale, payment in cash
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➡️ Info & Registration
For any questions, write to [email protected] or [email protected]
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🌍 Please sign up through this form. Places are limited to 30 people.
https://atof3pp6.paperform.co/

 

 

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3-6 Apr 2026 Freiburg / CI Oster Jam

Contact Improvisation OsterJam in Freiburg

From Fri 3.-Mon 6. April 2026 at Studio ProArte

I am looking forward already to be dancing a lot during this jam 😉 It’s my fourth time there and I love how Nadja Schwarzenbach holds the space with so much generosity. Totally recommended!

 

 

 

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21 Mar 2026 Berlin / Spring Equinox CI Jam & Potluck, Berlin

💫 Spring Equinox CI Jam & Potluck ⛄🎄

15:00-20:00
21.03.2026 @Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg, Berlin
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🎶 With live music from Gábor Hartyáni
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The Spring Eqionx is the astronomical start of spring and warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator, resulting in nearly equal day and night lengths worldwide. It is celebrated in many cultures as a time of renewal.
This jam is an invitation to come together to move & share food with one another, celebrate the beginning of spring with our Berlin CI community.
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After the jam, there is an optional Potluck in the studio, for those who want to stay. Please bring some food to share with others.
This jam is for people familiar with the practice of Contact Improvisation. Please feel free to spread the word and invite your friends!
We will begin and end together, please be on time! Arrival between 15-15:30, after 15:30 there is no entry possible.
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⭐ DATE & TIME
21.03.2026
15:00-15:30 Arrival in the space, doors close at 15:30!
15:30-18:00 Jam
18:00-20:00 Potluck
Save the Date:
Instead of Summer Solstice Jam – GLOBAL UNDERSCORE: Saturday 20.06. / 16:00-20:00 / Studio 3, Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg
Autumn Equinox Jam: Sunday 27.09. / 13:00-18:00 / Studio 3, Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg
Winter Solstice Jam: Sunday 20.12. / 13:00-18:00 / Studio 4, Tanzfabrik Kreuzberg
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⭐ FEE
30€ – 10€
Sliding scale
It’s highly appreciated, if participants pay 10+€ in order to help covering the studio rent + the fees for our musician and organizer
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⭐ INFO & REGISTRATION
For any questions, write to [email protected]
Reserve your place here: https://cj6ffp96.paperform.co/
Limited to 30 people, please reserve your spot upfront
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⭐ LOCATION
Studio 1
Tanzfabrik Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin
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2-7 Jan 2026 Berlin / Winter Intensive with Joerg Hassmann

⭐ Arriving Deeply – Dancing Fully ⭐

Contact Improvisation Winter Intensive with Joerg Hassmann
02.01.-07.01.2026 @Eden****** Studios, Berlin

* For experienced contacters
* Max 35 participants
* First time at Eden***** Studios with a smooth wooden floor

It is a special time when we meet to dance: after all the “end of year pressures” and celebrations, yet before the regular rhythm of daily life returns. My wish is that we let the dust settle, sink into the moment, and touch an alive inner calmness that enhances our presence with “what is.” Alive pausing … a sweet way to challenge habits, open new directions, and sense connections beyond touch.

I long for a fullness in our dancing – with many flavors: juicy animal bodies, wildness and weirdness, suspension and spaciousness … yet without forcing anything.

We will use bodysurfing for an embodied sense of groundedness, connecting deeply to gravity with lush bodies, wondering if and when the urge emerges to jump, fly and fall. Somatic work and Contact Improvisation technique will serve as anchors for the physicality of our journey.

For experienced contacters
Participants should be very familiar with Contact Improvisation technique, which will be our common language for this Intensive. For your orientation: We imagine a regular practice of at least two years. In case of doubt, check in with us.

🦄 WORKSHOP TIMES
2.-7.1.2026
Fri 15-18
Sat 10-17:30
Sun 10-17:30
Mon 10-17:30
Tue 10-17:30
Wed 10-14
(2 hrs lunch break from Sat-Tue, on Wednesday only mini break)

🦄 FEE
550€ – 350€ – sliding scale

🦄 INFO & REGISTRATION
Registration link
[email protected]

🦄LOCATION
EDEN***** Studios
Breite Strasse 43, 13187 Berlin-Pankow

Visit Joerg’s homepage & blog www.joerghassmann.com

Photo: Laeti Noblet & Joerg Hassmann dancing

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