Dancing Softness
Biomechanics of Flow
22th to 27th March 2027
The Axis Syllabus and Contact Improvisation
A week of movement with Dagmar Bock
22th to 27th March 2027
True power can only be
found in softness
This workshop invites an exploration of movement through the lens of biomechanics and applied anatomy, cultivating a deeper awareness of the body in motion. We will investigate how the connective tissue network recycles energy and supports us in dynamic movement.
Softening is an active practice of releasing tension, refining muscular effort, and allowing the body to respond with greater sensitivity and efficiency. By softening, we create space for energy to move, transform, and circulate more freely. How does the practice of softening change the way we stand, walk, roll, meet ourselves, and connect with others?
Through practices of falling, spirals, sequential movement, and weight sharing, we will explore sustainable, creative, and responsive ways of dancing. Drawing inspiration from the Axis Syllabus, Tai Chi, and Contact Improvisation, we explore the body in motion from different perspectives. Improvisation and choreographic movement patterns become springboards for playfulness, curiosity, and creativity.
Personal and collective research
will create a shared laboratory for
discovering the potential and power
that emerges through softness.
The Axis Syllabus
The Axis Syllabus is a collection of knowledge for learning, researching, and experiencing movement—especially in the context of dance. This includes moving with anatomical relationships, physics, bio-tensegrity, ongoing multi-disciplinary research, movement analysis, and transmission.
An Axis Syllabus class aims to create a collaborative learning environment and an effective space for personal research.
Dagmar Bock
is a performer, choreographer, movement researcher, and certified Axis Syllabus teacher. Since 1999, she has worked in performance and theatre contexts with companies such as Cie Toula Limnaios, Sasha Waltz & Guests, and the State Theatre of Nuremberg.
In addition to her work in dance, she is a Craniosacral Bodywork Practitioner, teaches at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg, and develops her own performance projects. She also practices Chen Tai Chi.
Dagmar’s work is dedicated to creating spaces where the joy of movement and dance can flourish. Her ongoing research into a respectful and gentle relationship with the body, combined with her passion for dance, inspires her to weave together diverse movement practices and somatic approaches. Her teaching focuses on cultivating contexts where participants can deepen their individual connection to the body while engaging in shared exploration and learning.
Her teaching practice has been deeply inspired by the teachings and mentorship of Kira Kirsch and Antoine Ragot, alongside the influences of Katja Mustonen, Jérôme d’Orso, Richard Adossou, Marius Leszkiewicz, and Master Chen Bing.
dagmar-bock.de
instagram.com/dagmar__bock
facebook.com/dagmar.bock
Practicalities & Prices
Full Event:
Start: 9:30 Mon. 22th March 2027
End: 14:00 Sat. 27th March 2027
Price full event:
480€
Reduced price, if you are facing financial hardships: 450€
Solidarity price, to make the event accessible for others: 510€
Half Event:
Part I
Start: 9:30 Mon. 22th March 2027
End: 12:00 Wed. 24th March 2027
Part II
Start: 14:00 Mon. 24th March 2027
End: 14:00 Wed. 27th March 2027
Price half event:
330€
Reduced price, if you are facing financial hardships: 280€
Solidarity price, to make the event accessible for others: 380€
Including:
Accommodation in our dorm, your tent, your van or in a private room (limited availability, extra fee).
Delicious, mostly organic, food.
A week of movement and somatics.
Schedule
Optional arrival Saturday, 20th March 2027
CI on Saturday with Dagmar Bock, more information here: https://www.servivo.earth/ci-on-saturday/
You can sleep in SerVivo until Monday (15€ per night), no meals provided. Unfortunately the kitchen will not be available.
There are many coffe places and restaurants in the surrounding towns.
schedule Part I
Monday, 22nd March 2027
15:00: Arrival
17:00 to 19:00: First Class with Dagmar Bock
19:00: Dinner
20:30 to 22:00: CI Jam
Tuesday & Wednesday, 23rd & 24th March
8.30 to 9.30 : Breakfast
10:00 to 12:30: Class with Dagmar Bock
13:00: Lunch
16:00 to 18:30: Class with Dagmar Bock
19:00: Dinner
20:30 to 22:00: CI Jam
Thursday, 25th March
8.30 to 9.30: Breakfast
Free morning
13:00: Lunch
schedule Part II
Thursday, 25th March
15:00: Arrival second part
17:00 to 19:00: Class with Dagmar Bock
19:00: Dinner
20:30 to 22:00: CI Jam
Friday, 26th March
8.30 to 9.30 : Breakfast
10:00 to 12:30: Class with Dagmar Bock
13:00: Lunch
16:00 to 18:30: Class with Dagmar Bock
19:00: Dinner
20:30 to 22:00: CI Jam
Saturday, 27th March
8.30 to 9.30: Breakfast
10:00 to 12:30: Class with Dagmar Bock
13:00: Lunch
16:00 to 18:30: Class with Dagmar Bock
Goodbye
Optional stay until Sunday (15€ extra) checkout before 10:00, no breakfast provided.