Memory of Touch
Friday — 19 april @ 3 to 6 pm - Abroyan Factory /Union Marks
workshop
© Andre le CorreWorkshop made possible through the support of the Swiss Embassy in Lebanon
This workshop is centered on cultivating the flow of energy by engaging all curves of the body in movement. Participants will explore rhythm, walking, tactile awareness, and improvisation, culminating in the creation of sequences either individually or in collaboration with a partner. Emphasizing the ‘memory of touch’ as a sensory guide rather than focusing solely on physical form, this practice taps into a nuanced and instinctual inner awareness. Through experimentation with speed, rhythm, and musicality, participants will integrate abstract concepts into tangible movements, always mindful of the essence from which they originated.
Anne Martin
Anne Martin studied music at the Conservatoire de Lausanne and dance at the Centre International de Rosella Hightower in Cannes. She was hired by Gigi Caciuleanu in 1977 at the Grand Théâtre de Nancy and joined Pina Bausch in Wuppertal in 1978-79, becoming a soloist with the Tanztheater from 1979 to 1991. She took part in the creations of Kontakthof, Arien, Keuschheitslegende, "1980, ein Stück von Pina Bausch", Bandoneon, Nelken, Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehört, Viktor, Ahnen, the film Die Klage der Kaiserin, and reprised the role of Pina Bausch in Café Müller. At the same time, she practiced improvisation with double bassists Peter Kowald and Joëlle Léandre; (creation of a duet with Joelle Léandre, Zon, for the Croisière de la Danse) then returned to music through singing, street and traditional singing, then her own compositions, with accordion or a cappella, and with musicians (Pascal Jaussaud and Jean-Pierre Jullian); she recorded two albums, "Faim sous la Chaleur" and "La Treva" produced by West Deutsche Rundfunk then Pro Helvetia.