the body work i facilitate invites the participants to look and treat the body as material, addressing its organic functions and spiritual potential as well as its cultural implications. the nature of the approach is eclectic and sources from ‘chi’ cultivation techniques such as qi gong and pranayama (breathing techniques), spine and limbs patterns explorations, hands-on work and elements of improvisation. time is devoted to repeatedly make statements about what our bodies are, with language, image making exercises, tasks and chaos. i use journeys and extended duration to flirt with the notion of ritual and personal/collective transformation, relying on trance and exertion, boredom and contemplation as tactics. the goal is to come to an understanding or to a state of questioning of the body’s borders, acknowledging it as multiple: we carry inscribed cultural codes, while trying to elevate to an extra ordinary experience and at the same time seek for intimacy, tenderizing the borders. rigorously notating and writing, drawing and compiling notes, witnessing oneself both as material and as creator.

from italian tv dance productions to release-based and post-modern dance techniques, from contact improvisation to literature studies and theoretical engagement, maria f. scaroni is moving through the complex network of learning and making dances since 1996. scaroni’s works focus on the process of collaboration, play with durational experiences and are featured by a crossbreeding between performance, choreography and installation. she created works with jess curtis, vania rovisco (AADK), frank willens and is currently performing works by meg stuart/damaged goods, tino sehgal and jeremy wade. maria teaches in berlin's university HZT and is actively involved in other independent training programs (P.O.R.C.H. and smash) where she is developing methodologies focusing on the body as material. she holds a masters degree in italian modern literature, with a thesis on education and dance.

oma õpitoas kutsun ma inimesi keha vaatlema ja kohtlema kui materjali, selle füsioloogilist toimimist üheskoos vaimse potentsiaali ning kultuurilise olemusega. lähenemisviis on eklektiline ja juhindub `chi´ suunamise tehnikatest nagu qi gong ja pranayama (hingamistehnikad), selgroo ning jäsemete mustrite uurimisest, improvisatsioonist. pühendame aega sellele, kuidas kasutades keelt, kujutluspiltide loomisharjutusi, ülesandeid ning kaost saame väljendada, mis meie keha on. kasutan „rändamisi“ ning pikendatud kestvusi flirtimaks rituaalse ja personaalse/kollektiivse transformatsiooni mõistega, toetudes rahunemisele ja pingutusele, igavusele ja rahulolule kui taktikatele. eesmärk on jõuda arusaamisele või küsimusteni keha piiride suhtes, tunnustades selle mitmekülgsust: kanname endas kodeeritud kultuurilisi lugusid püüeldes erakordsete kogemuste poole – samal ajal otsides lähedust/intiimsust nende piiride pehmendamiseks. rangelt tähele pannes ja kirjutades, joonistades ja võrreldes märkmeid, nähes end ühel ajal nii materjali kui loojana.

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