Ralf Jaroschinski | The interface between action and reaction

Ralf Jaroschinski

The interface between action and reaction

Greenhouse and "Shabat Contact"

About Ralf:

was born in Southern Germany and grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He graduated as a classical and modern dancer from the University of Music and Theater in Hannover, Germany, and then studied several contemporary dance and composition techniques in New York City (USA) on a stipend from the German Academic Exchange Service.
From 1998 until 2002, Ralf directed the dance company of the City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany, and he also got commissioned to create choreographies for the German National Ballets of Hannover, Karlsruhe and Munich a. o. – so far, he has created more than 80 dance pieces which have been seen in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Ralf also creates dance concerts based entirely on contact improvisation and collaborated with Scott Wells and Andrew Wass a. o. At various festivals, he proudly performed together with Nita Little, Ray Chung, Benno Voorham, Tim O’Donnell, Mirva Mäkinen, Rosemary Hannon, and Vitali Khononov among many others. Ralf taught at the "West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival (WCCIF)" in Berkeley, USA, at the "Encontro internacional de contato improvisação São Paulo", at "Contact in Rio" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the University of Tübingen in Germany and at the "Goethe-Institut Lima" in Peru, and he also trains the dancers of the Gothenburg Ballet and the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm, Sweden, in contact improvisation.

The interface between action and reaction

At first, we will focus on centering and awareness: We will look for the true internal source and the authentic external expression of our very own movements. We will then investigate attentively the texture of our connection with our partner(s) through listening to their and our actions and reactions in the ongoing dance. We will be able to fully enjoy participating in it, because our and our partners’ contributions will be generous and full-hearted, since they are at all times nurtured from within and therefore inexhaustible.

Next, we will invest more and more in the kinetic communication with our partner(s), trying to let it become as unconfined as possible. We will use the help and freedom spatial support can provide, and lastly, we’ll experience the thrill and excitement of momentum in the dynamic dances. Since we’ll go there, when the connection with our partner(s) allows for this process to unfold, we’ll always feel union and satisfaction in our dances.

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<p><span style="color: rgb(98, 154, 193); "><span style="font-size: x-large; ">Ralf Jaroschinski</span></span></p> <div><span style="color: rgb(98, 154, 193); "><span style="font-size: x-large; ">The interface between action and reaction</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div><strong><span style="font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span">Greenhouse and "Shabat Contact"</font></span></strong></div> <p> </p>

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<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">About Ralf:</span></strong> </p> <div><span style="font-size: medium;">was born in Southern Germany and grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  He graduated as a classical and modern dancer from the University of Music and Theater in Hannover, Germany, and then studied several contemporary dance and composition techniques in New York City (USA) on a stipend from the German Academic Exchange Service.<br /> From 1998 until 2002, Ralf directed the dance company of the City Theater of Hildesheim, Germany, and he also got commissioned to create choreographies for the German National Ballets of Hannover, Karlsruhe and Munich a. o. – so far, he has created more than 80 dance pieces which have been seen in Europe, Asia and the Americas.<br /> Ralf also creates dance concerts based entirely on contact improvisation and collaborated with Scott Wells and Andrew Wass a. o.  At various festivals, he proudly performed together with Nita Little, Ray Chung, Benno Voorham, Tim O’Donnell, Mirva Mäkinen, Rosemary Hannon, and Vitali Khononov among many others. Ralf taught at the "West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival (WCCIF)" in Berkeley, USA, at the "Encontro internacional de contato improvisação São Paulo", at "Contact in Rio" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the University of Tübingen in Germany and at the "Goethe-Institut Lima" in Peru, and he also trains the dancers of the Gothenburg Ballet and the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm, Sweden, in contact improvisation.</span></div> <p> </p>