This workshop is designed for intermediate and advanced dancers who are ready to deepen their practice and engage with the spontaneous and transformative nature of ensemble-based composition. Together, we will explore how to support and unleash physical and relational imagination within structured constraints that give rise to emergent movement. Where: Lake Studios, Berlin, Germany When: […]

This 3.5 day Training Workshop in Somatic research is meant to instill specific research skills for participants intending to study the physicality of Somatic Communication through Improvisational Ensemble Practices by means of methodologies established by Nita Little* for the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication (ISSC). Where: WildHeart, Walkill, NY, USA When: April 21-24, 2025 Deadline for applications: April 18, 2025 The ISSC seeks to develop Relational Intelligence and other […]

This workshop is a 3.5 day Contact Improvisation & Relational Intelligence meant for Intermediate and Advanced dancers, led by Nita Little. Where: WildHeart, Walkill, NY, USA When: April 17-20, 2025 Deadline for applications: April 15, 2025 Ideal for movers who are interested in exploring physical communication within tactile relations on spatial and flesh-based levels, this workshop will also dive into ensemble movement as […]

Set in an area of outstanding beauty in southern Portugal, immersed in a Natural Park (Ria Formosa) just a few metters from the sea,  Estúdio Yucca summer dance program offers a diverse opportunity to reconnect with your unique movement through dance improvisation, Contact Improvisation, artistic expression, somatic exploration, Axis Syllabus, Osteopathy and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. […]

7 days of deep movement research in a beautiful art space and eco farm in the nature of southwestern France. Where: Larret en mouvements, Saint Saud, France When: 21-27 April Deadline for applications: 20 April 2025 One week of research, yoga classes, guided improvisation, Contact improvisation classes and jams,  contemporary dance classes (floor work, release […]

Contact Improvisation Festival in the French Province – A unique opportunity of immersion for 7 days and for 35 participants, to experience an exploration of dance and movement with quality workshops, jams, live music and many other proposals to share. Where: Rustrel, France When: 12-18 April 2025 Deadline for applications: 12 April 2025 12th edition of the Festival of Contact Improvisation in the […]

Contact Improvisation, Contemplative Practices in Nature, and Embodied Poetry. Where: Chiang Dao, Thailand When: 1-11 October 2024 Deadline for applications: 28 September, 2024 To begin with the act of giving is an invitation to craft spaciousness for new beginnings, and the gifts of our inherent generosity towards oneself, others, and the space between us. To […]

Join Nita Little in a 3-day workshop weekend, September 6-8th, 20241 Where: The Floor, Brooklyn, NY, USA When: September 6-8, 2024 Deadline for applications: 9/1/24 Beginner Contact Improv Principlesw/ Nessie Slyker & Julianne CariñoWhen: Friday, September 6th, 6pm-10pmWhere: The Floor, Brooklyn In this workshop we will explore curiosity, play, rest, and communication as tools to aid our relationship with gravity and sense […]

Nita Little: Relational Intelligence in Contact Improvisation, a two day dive into the fabric of touch that is key to our relational practices in the movement of Contact Improvisation – and for many of us, in the living of life itself. Where: John Cabot Academy (School), Bristol, UK When: July 13-14, 2024 Deadline for applications: July 1, 2024 This work […]