Olivia Grassot - Gravity on Colours

Release Technique

Every session is based on the movement research and investigation on a specific part of our body-system(which could be an organ, a boney structure,..) or a quality, a concept (the liquidity, the idea of support..). Through the use of imagery, anatomical informations, poetic language and imagination the participants will be guided to find ease and spaciousness in moving, allowing the body-mind to let go of its usual patterns, releasing tension and getting a deeper understanding of the complexity that dwells in our bodies. The workshop is open for everyone with any movement background and is based on ideas from Ideokinesis, Alexander Techinque, Qigong, Taiji and dance improvisation.

Bio

Margherita Dello Sbarba is a freelance dance artist and choreographer based in Cologne. Her choreographic and performative work, often born in collaboration with Francesco D’Amelio, has been shown in tanzhaus nrw, Brotfabrik Bonn, LenauLicht Festival, tanzfaktur Köln, and in 2019 they toured the collective ritual of feet-washing “Bath” in China. In her pieces she explores interdisciplinary collaborations, the latest with the violinist Justyna Niznik and the visual artist Hala Ghatasheh, and aims to create  poetic experiences for any kind of audience.

As a dancer she works for Ceren Oran, Khadidiatou Bangoura, El Cuco Project.

Margherita is a scholarship holders of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes and is supported by DIS-TANZ-SOLO for her research “(Self)Reflecting Whiteness in Somatic Dance Practices”.

She has a Bachelor in Cultural Heritage Studies (Free University Milano), A Bachelor in Contemporary Dance (Hochschule for Music und Tanz Köln) and a degree as actress.

Her education was deeply marked by great women: In the last five years she has been closely studying with Eva Karczag (Trisha Brown, AT Teacher, dance researcher); more recently, she has been engaged in learning Body Mind Centering®with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and delved into Chen Taiji with Kinthissa.