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about the axis syllabus / teaching references / workshop descriptions
The Axis Syllabus is a trans-disciplinary research and education platform and a tool for information mining and information transmission.
In a nutshell, the objective of this system is to propose a practical method for instilling safe reflexes and logical responses to the problems of moving.
In a nutshell, the objective of this system is to propose a practical method for instilling safe reflexes and logical responses to the problems of moving.
Ethical Teaching Standards
- we agree to make all possible efforts to treat our students and to encourage our students to treat us and each other with respect.
Safety
- we agree to model and instill notions of optimal reflex and safe habits in our students, based on a continuously updated information base.
Science
- we agree to continuously investigate and test assumptions, theories and accepted facts, as well as integrate, correct and update our systems and practice accordingly
- we agree to make all possible efforts to treat our students and to encourage our students to treat us and each other with respect.
Safety
- we agree to model and instill notions of optimal reflex and safe habits in our students, based on a continuously updated information base.
Science
- we agree to continuously investigate and test assumptions, theories and accepted facts, as well as integrate, correct and update our systems and practice accordingly
for professional dancers, all movement artists & practitioners and children
for bookings & questions: registration@corpiliquidi.com
Studios, Schools, Universities, Festivals Kira has taught at:
Toronto Dance Community Love In
ODC dance commons, San Francisco
SEAD - salzburg experimental academy of dance
Nomadic College, International
tanzpool, Vienna
ACT danse, Belgium
Tangobar, Brussels
Studio Tangara, Berlin
english
The Axis Syllabus is a precise system of orienting the body internally and externally. Applied anatomy, physics and biomechanics are considered in the creation of spiraling and undulating movement material. Safe falling reflexes, fluid transitions and kinetic efficiency are some of the characteristics of this approach. Essential motion principles are proposed in looping cycles to encourage a flow-full practice.
francais
L’Axis Syllabus est une recherche et une plate-forme d’enseignement transdisciplinaire, ainsi qu’un outil de découverte et de transmission d’informations. En bref, l’objectif de ce système est de proposer une méthode pratique pour inculquer des réflexes sécuritaires et des réponses logiques aux problèmes de déplacement.
Les sujets essentiels de l’Axis Syllabus sont : l’intégrité des articulations, l’alignement, la mécanique de la respiration, l’intérêt d’un mouvement séquentiel, les principes du moteur universel, vivre avec la Terre, la résistance et l’autorisation, l’arc de conscience, l’encouragement du développement autonome d’habiletés.
deutsch
Der Ansatz der Axis Syllabus Methode ist funktioneller Natur, sie versucht Zusammenhänge, Übergänge und Abläufe von Bewegungen anhand anatomischer, biomechanischer und physikalischer Gesetzmässigkeiten zu analysieren.
Prinzipien der Zentrifugalkraft, Gravitation und der Trägheit finden in einem zirkulierenden und spiralförmigen Bewegungsvokabular Anwendung. In zyklisch wiederkehrenden Motiven werden gesunde Gelenksparameter und die optimalen zum Empfangen von Gewicht prädestinierten Körperteile erforscht. Das Wesen der wellenförmigen Bewegung und die Idee des Pendels ermöglichen den effizienten und differenzierten Einsatz von Spannung und Energie und führen zu einem geschmeidigen und leichtfühlenden Bewegungsfluss.
Axis Syllabus Class Themes & Sample class descriptions:
Perspectives elastiques - Elastic Perspectives
In this workshop we will enhance specificity in dynamic bodily articulation through investigating the charactaristics and mechanics of our biggest sensing organ, the fascia. Fascia is the intricate network of connective tissue embracing each muscle, organ, bone, blood vessel and nerve, binding the body's structures to a a marvelous, flexible and interwoven web. This web permeates the entire body and can be seen as an information conduit, channeling tension and kinetic energy and further reduces friction in between muscles to minimize muscular force. Through theoretical discussion, partnered research and set movement sequences we will stimulate the sensory attributes, explore the principle of tensegrity and harness the effervescent energy provided by the elastic recoil of fascia. We will shake, study and sweat for structural integrity, kinetic efficiency and joy.
Dans cet atelier, nous allons améliorer la spécificité en articulation corporelle dynamique en explorant les caractéristiques et les mécaniques de notre plus grand organe sensoriel : le fascia. Le fascia est le réseau complexe de tissus conjonctifs qui enveloppe chaque muscle, organe, os, vaisseau sanguin et nerf, liant les structures de l’organisme à une merveilleuse toile flexible et imbriquée. Cette toile imprègne tout le corps et peut être vue comme un canal d’information, canalisant la tension et l’énergie cinétique tout en réduisant la friction entre les muscles pour minimiser la force musculaire. À travers des discussions théoriques, des recherches collaboratives et des séquences de mouvement, nous allons stimuler les attributs sensoriels, explorer le principe de tenségrité et maîtriser l’énergie effervescente fournie par le recul élastique du fascia. Nous allons bouger, étudier et suer pour l’intégrité structurelle, l’efficacité cinétique et la joie.
S I D E - W A Y S & D E V I A T I O N S
...to respect your polymorphus body structures consider thinking and moving in fractals, curves and spirals...
this workshop will give an in-depth look on side-bending mechanics (lateral flexion in the spine) which is an important alignment principle in the off-balance. It facilitates the ease in transitions, sequential deployment of weight and manages the body masses over the available support elements. Side-bending is a complex coordination which involves tri-axial articulation to secure disc health, joint alignment and kinetic return throughout the spine.
T H E A R T O F F A L L I N G
Finding flight in the state of off-balance and landing with grace and resilience are the topics of this week. By learning how to fall, we are disarming a primal fear and are generating potential of our physical abilities. Especially for movement artists, safe falling management is vital to ensure a healthy and injury-free career. It empowers us to take more risks when creating new movements, dancing with partners or fulfilling a choreographer’s vision. We will explore receptive body pathways, the chronological skeletal architecture and the physics and dynamics of low, high, vertical, transversal, spinning and other kinds of falls.
T H E A S C E N D I N G S P I NE
The dance, ritual and discourse of this series begins in the multi dimensional and undulating spine. The spine in constant flux is a wise receptor and transmitter of information and forces. We will work towards the cultivation of subtle articulation and a deep sensing spine. A spine which virtuously distributes and recycles kinetic impact through itself, into pelvis, periphery and space. Continuous flow and sophisticated phrases will highlight the effect and function of the dynamic spine. The practice of endurance will accompany this series accessing light trance and meditative states as learning tools.
T H E C - S T A R
The C-Star is the most basic falling study in the AS vocabulary. Through the study of this movement, the student will be able to transform the floor from a dangerous obstacle to a trampoline, allowing for less inhibition when learning more demanding or risky movements. The C-Star develops all-round support, stretches and strengthens the rotators of the hip and stabilizers of the knees.
W A L K I N G - POETICS & MECHANICS OF AN EVERYDAY MOVEMENT
Optimal use of the foot, knee, hip, spine and arms to harness gravity. Analysis and restructuring of individual walking/running patterns using Axis principles. Prepare to leap, study foot mechanics and optimal anatomical jumping architecture, learn to harness gravity and inertia to fly. Walking well is a preparation for life, for everything we will do with our bodies. Our walking patterns form the base of unconscious reflexes that serve as a starting point for learning any other coordination, such as sport and dance or any kind of active work. If the knees are not aligned, if the curves in the spine are not adjusted for optimal rebound, if the feet are not actively supporting the arch and ankle, the repetition of minimal gestures that compromise the integrity of these structures will cause a gradual or even sudden deterioration.
On the average, the human being takes about 80 to 90 steps a minute, that is about 5000 steps every hour. Each repetition of a faulty coordination sets the stage for potential injury.
Walking well includes understanding and supporting the side-bending principles, the involuntary internal and external rotations of the knee, Q-Angle and Hip-axis arcs, foot structure and disposition, as well as finding and applying the motions of individual spinal curves to the different cases of locomotion. The healthy motion of walking includes continuous tri-axial undulations in the axial skeleton, a rotary under-curve swing in the pelvis, diagonally angled arcs of the extremities as they swing and receive the weight of the body falling through space. Each body has an optimal walk and personal rhythm. This workshop is designed to assist the participant in breaking the code of the habits that are potentially dangerous, ultimately finding their own walk, a walk that optimalises the structure of their bodies.
Die Theorie des Gehens - poésie und mechanik einer alltäglichen bewegung
"Ist es in der Tat nicht merkwürdig, daß, seit der Mensch geht, niemand sich je gefragt hat, warum er geht, wie er geht, ob er geht, ob er besser gehen könnte, was er beim Gehen tut, ob es kein Mittel gäbe, seinen Gang zu reglementieren, zu verändern, ihn zu analysieren? Fragen die jedes philosophische, psychologische und politische System, das die Welt je beschäftigt hat, nagen? -Honore de Balzac
Das Gehen ist eine fundamentale und elementare Koordination die aufgrund ihrer asymmetrischen Struktur in gewisser Weise allen weiteren Bewegungsvorgaengen zu Grunde liegt. Das Gehen ist eine sich ständig wiederholende Bewegung, in einer Minute legen wir 80-90 Schritte zurueck, das macht zirka 5000 Schritte pro Stunde. Jedes Haltungsmuster und jeder unbewusste Reflex kann daher zu schrittweisen Langzeitschaeden oder sogar plötzlichen Verletzungen im gesamten Bewegungsapperat führen. Wir beginnen mit der Beobachtung von Anatomie und Biomechanik des Fusses und der Gelenke. Das Verständnis von zwei Fusssystemen; das rezeptive und das propulsive System hilft das Abrollen sanfter zu gestalten, die Gewichtsverteilung zu optimieren und den Fuss und seine fragile und komplexe Architektur differenzierter wahrzunehmen. Weiters beschäftigen wir uns mit effizienter Absorbierung vom Aufprall beim Bodenkontakt mit Hilfe von Wellenbewegungen in der Wirbelsäule. In federnden Geh- und Laufabfolgen werden wir, spielerisch und meditativ, das fasziale Netz und die ganzheitliche Kommunikation von Spannungen, Schwüngen und Durchlässigkeit im Körper sensibilisieren und verbessern. Dieser Workshop richtet sich an alle. Wir werden theoretisch sein, zeichnen, viel gehen und auch etwas tanzen.
Contact Improvisation
With a strong focus on technique, namely the Axis Syllabus, this workshop extends to find the bridge to the practice of Contact Improvisation. Efficient lifting mechanics; appropriate weight distribution; counterweight; the Art of Touch; and sensory integration are common subjects of my study. Research of ‘Into the Bones’ will be around the multidimensional and undulating spine as a wise receptor and transmitter of impulses and forces. We will also look at the architecture of our extremities and our bones as supports for ourselves and of our partner. Understanding the three-dimensionality allows us to really comprehend the non-linearity of our skeletal architecture and the chaotic complexity of our movements.
Dynamic Anatomy
Dynamic Anatomy will take an in-depth look at the skeletal, muscular and fascial systems and their functions in movement. This class is an invitation for fine-tuning the sensitivity for sound biomechanical awareness and deeper listening towards the subtleties of balancing and maneuvering tension throughout the body. Feel free to bring your anatomy resources such as books, cards, bone models.
Oblique Perspectives
Dynamic Alignment Principles - Axis Syllabus Introductory Course
This intensive will give an introduction into the science of biomechanics and its importance in understanding a healthy range of motion(ROM). We will look closely at how bones are shaped, in what directions muscle and fascia fibres pull and how different joint surfaces are designed. We will discuss and explore the range of motion of major motion centers such as hips, knees, arms and spine to inspire a respectful and more sustainable use of our instrument. We will quickly discover the fractal-like complexity in our physio-logical design which leads us away from linear or static movement geometry and articulation of joints. This will open spherical and oblique perspectives and pathways for the body in movement. The workshop is composed of theory, hands on ad partnered explorations, improvisation and simple motives.
Applied Physics
Having a healthy relationship with Gravity is both being respectful to the ground you are walking on as well as treating your body, your instrument with care. The understanding and use of gravitational forces such as centripetal, centrifugal or coriolis supports smooth entries and exits from the floor, lightness in transitions and a sustainable use of momentum and energy.
Degrees Of Freedom
The body is a community. To work with our body is not by commanding it to move but to constantly negotiate and navigate it's individuality, constraints and complexity. The Axis Syllabus is a method and training to intensify awareness for detailed somatic sensation and efficient dynamic maneuvering skills. In this session we will explore and deepen understanding for distributing muscular efford, collaborating joint articulations, shared weight loading, balanced integrated tension as well as efficient and transparent communication throughout the fascial web.
kira kirsch & frey faust in 'blind faith'
photo by kwai lam
photo by lori halliday
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