The Nomadic College 

Teachers: Francesca Pedullá, Manuela Martella, Eric Akakpo, Bariš Mihci, Jerôme D'Orso, Francesco Zita and Frey Faust

Week 1 - 11th to 16th: Heritage
immersion in what the past has given

9:-11:00 / "Under the table"
preparing, perceiving,  integrating 

with Frey Faust
Under The Table
When so much of movement culture ignores or rejects the spiral nature of the body,engaging in a deep study and inquest towards raising sensitivity is almost an illegal act.  The Axis Syllabus as intellectual contraband. Shared practice in support of the body’s strength and health. Undermining obsolete institutional protocol and training conventions that prey on innocence and trust. Smuggling awareness under the table. Empowering the student.
 

11:15 - 13:15 / "Over the edge"
discovering new landscapes in subtle transitions
with Francesca Pedullá

Can we move and share space and time with others without losing our sense of self?
Where exactly are we in the space/time continuum?
When do we act and when do we react?
Movement is a constant negotiation between subtle and intangible inner perceptions and our perception of the environment around us.
Dancing and finding pleasure in it is the supreme art of playing and juggling with all the internal and external input we receive. 
During the lab, we will continue to connect interoception and proprioception with theoretical information and practical experiences to create a fluid dialogue and share the moment in motion.

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15: - 16:30 "Symbolise Motion" - The ASNS

with Manuela Martella

(4 days 12th to 15th) 

The Axis Syllabus body maps represent a synthesis of the physical and dynamic complexity of the moving body: skeletal structure, myofascial system, joint relationships, spatial directions, etc. The Axis Syllabus Notation System, which draws on these maps, was conceived as a tool for motor learning and refinement not only in dance. In these sessions, I invite you to explore both the body maps provided by the Axis Syllabus©️ and the personal representations of the body that each participant will be given the opportunity to develop during the workshop. How can the symbolic representation of movement either promote or blur the clarity with which we express ourselves through the body, as well as our ability to read other bodies in motion? Let’s experience how shared knowledge, a common language, and personal imagination might mutually enrich one another. Distinguishing between essential moves and embellishments, outlines and nuances, perspectives and flat drawings, we can eventually help define the criteria for choosing the signs that will make up our dances.

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17: - 19: / "Stillness in motion"
with Francesco Zita
“Stillness can be astonishing because it contains within itself all that is known and yet still to be known”
- Maggie Erotokriton

This seminar invites anyone of any experience level to explore their inherent creativity following the rhythms of the inner body and the natural world. The red earth of Puglia in the south of Italy will be our inspiration.

Francesco’s workshops are based on principles from Aikido ,Tai Chi Qi Gong, and Biodynamic Cranio-sacral. He aspires to increase vital energy in his students and to inspire a deeper contact with themselves, others and the environment. 
 

Francesco Zita is a Tai chi-Chi kung and Contact improvisation teacher, Biodinamic Craniosacral therapist and performer. Together with Germana Siciliani they found CasinaSettarte in 1993. In the early 80’s he started his training in theatre-improvisation, martial arts (Aikido, Kung fu), Yoga (Iyengar). He also studied massage, including shiatsu, ayurvedic massage and bodywork.

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August 17th day off

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Week 2 - 18th to 23rd:

Agency - emerging into action

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9:-11:00 / "Buon appetito" - movement cuisine 
with Frey Faust
First, the notion of nutritious movement... nurturing healthy and useful patterns that support the negotiation between our needs/desires and the environment. Second, the idea of chewing thoroughly as a metaphor for the deep integration of movement; taking the material in small bites and cycling through them to get into them deeply and get the nourishment we need out of them.

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11:15 - 13:15 / "Cutting edges" - finding balance while falling with Jérôme d'Orso 

For us bipeds, situations of imbalance are inherent to our locomotion. Therefore, carefully studying these imbalances and developing compensatory strategies without adding stress seems to be essential to harnessing gravity’s pull—to dance and explore the vast world, ranging from joyfully embraced tumbles to frantic runs along ridge-lines.

15: - 16:30 / Kinetic Archives / The FA
Yoruban geomancy, legends, songs, rhythms
with Eric Acakpo and Francesca Pedullà
3 days 19th to 21st

17: - 19: / "Rollerscout" - looping and crossing movement practices with Barış Mıhcı 

Directions and vectors that describe looping pathways can offer us possibilities to generate forces and recycle kinetic energy back for our advantage. Loops offer gradual orientation changes, conserving energy as we shift from one plane into another. This allows for efficient and joyful movements that feed-back into continuous movement flows. Using interdisciplinary information gathered in the Axis Syllabus, Barış will fashion sophisticated movement to carry us away into somatic contact with the infinite.​

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SHARING - SATURDAY 21st 21:00

August 24 - day off

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Week 3: to 25th to 30th: Destination
unfurling options into the future

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9:-11:00 / "Ancient kinetic wisdom" 

with Francesca Pedullá, Eric Akakpo plus invited musician​

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11:15 - 13:15 / "Seeing the invisible"
with Barış Mıhcı
informative tools for movement, perception and creativity ​​

17: - 19: / "Dynamic Ingredients"
(except Sunday 30th 15:to 16:30)
learning and composing movement with Frey Faust
What makes movement "dynamic"? How does dynamic depend on intelligent transitions? What is transitional intelligence? Can Frey facilitate a dancing experience that enriches the participant awareness, enhancing the perception of missing transtions in a given motif, as well as tips and tricks for building fun to dance movement?

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SUNDAY August 23th at 21:00
Performance "Forget-me-not Hop"
with Frey Faust,Francesca Pedullá and Barış Mıhcı

at Festival O Ciel Lucente - Teatro Carlo Formigoni​

Sunday August 30th 
Final Celebration and Dance Jam
Live Music: Roberto Ottaviano and the Pinturas