Charlie Morrissey
“Continued Adventures of the Apple”
August 10 – 14, 2026
14.30 – 16.30 H
Tanztendenz e.V.
Lindwurmstraße 88
Studio B
All Levels
In English
Discover the power of Contact Improvisation! This workshop offers you a dynamic introduction to the basic principles of Contact Improvisation – open to anyone who enjoys moving, regardless of their level of experience. Explore your body, discover new impulses, and further develop your own movement language.
The focus is on fundamental movement qualities such as rolling, shifting weight, falling, and effortlessly gliding into and out of the floor. You will experience your body in dialogue with gravity and playfully explore the giving and receiving of weight, following contact points, and the interplay of balance and counterbalance. Physical intelligence and a wide range of movement come together in a practical, exploratory space that provides a setting for both individual exploration and shared experiences.
Through clear structures and guided improvisations, you will deepen your kinesthetic awareness and develop a finer sense of movement and its possibilities. How do we listen to our own bodies? How does this inner listening give rise to immediate, authentic movement?
The title refers to Steve Paxton’s image of Newton’s apple – an invitation to consider the body in relation to gravity and the ongoing experiment of being in motion.
Charlie Morrissey is a performer, teacher, collaborator and director who has been working with movement for more than 35 years. His work is influenced and inspired by long-term working relationships with artists including Steve Paxton, Lisa Nelson, Scott Smith, K. J. Holmes, Kirstie Simson, Karen Nelson, Siobhan Davies, Katye Coe, Andrea Buckley, Becky Edmunds and many others. He has worked with performance in theatre, gallery and site-based contexts in the UK and internationally.