Freedom is hard. It demands an active engagement with one’s own desires & boundaries, and taking responsibility for the space one wants to co-create. First, in a political sense - democracy can only survive when citizens engage with it, and anarchist alternatives (in the positive sense of a society based on the understanding that human beings are inherently good) are even more work. Second, as an artist: the freedom to do absolutely anything can be challenging, overwhelming, and/or boring.
In the workshop, we will begin from somatic work and exercises around consent, to establish a safer space for exploration. Then we will play with scores based not only on ideas like Care and Equality, but also including playful approaches to ideas such as Hierarchy, Group Loyalty, and Taboos – a lot of these ideas are indebted to the work of moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt. We will tap into tools from contact improvisation, choreography, BDSM, and sex-positive consent work to playfully explore the complexities and shadow sides of human interaction.
Structure can channel, discipline, form our freedoms in a way that helps generate ideas, artistic and otherwise. Rules can offer quite a lot of space, questioning our first impulses, and restricting us from doing “whatever”. The desire for hierarchy seems to be one of the fundamental evolutionary pillars of human morality, and is currently experiencing a global renaissance in the form of authoritarian political movements.
And yet, “Freedom”, on a spectrum of definitions, is seen as a human right, a desirable goal, and for many artists, an essential aspect of their life, work, and self-identification. What do we mean when we talk about freedom? And how does this translate to practices within and outside of the studio? How can Form empower us as artists, players, thinkers, and humans?
A WORKSHOP BY >> DAVID BLOOM
SCHEDULE
Fri, 06/09/2023 - 5pm-10pm
Sat, 06/10/2023 - 10am-6pm
Sun, 06/11/2023 - 11am-7pm
LANGUAGES
German, English
COSTS
Registration fee per person
CHF 77,- + CHF XXX,-
Final payment of the workshop fee according to the social sliding scale principle on site in cash or by TWINT.
Average recommendation:
CHF 480
Choose your price based on your financial situation. The main thing is that you are there!
We cordially invite people who have a high income and can afford it to pay significantly more than the normal price so that we can continue to offer this service to people with little or no income. Thank you in advance for your solidarity!
Please also read all further info below, too.
Further informations
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE EVENT
The aims of our events are to learn together as a group and support shared processes as well as personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or constellations are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual. For example, in order to include all participants equally, we usually work with random partner combinations in the exercises. This means that there will be both the same and different gender combinations. Participants should generally be open to working with any person and any body. Exceptions can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Gender identity, sexual orientation, age or membership of often marginalized groups such as BBIPoC, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA*, disabled people, etc. are not criteria when registering and selecting participants. This means that, in principle, everyone is equally welcome and we endeavor to do justice to the respective constellation and different needs, but our resources are limited. If you have any questions in this regard, please contact us.
We expect you to be careful, communicative, consent-oriented and mindful, and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and self-responsibility.
Hate speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "candy speech".
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop should their behavior be hurtful or too problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation - although we will likely try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Further claims are then excluded.
You can read more about this topic here.
PRICES AND IF SOLD OUT
This event takes place under special conditions, we want to make it as inclusive as possible. Therefore, there is no fixed price for the workshop that has to be paid in addition to the registration fee.
We let you decide how much you can and want to give for your participation - taking into account your income situation - via the registration fee.
We would like to point out that the regular price for such a workshop, if you want to make a living from it - as we certainly try to do - must be at the price mentioned above.
We cordially invite all those who can afford it to pay significantly more so that we can offer people with little or no income a reduced price.
Payment options - cash or by TWINT - will be available on site.
Is the event sold out on the ticket platform? Write to us! There may be a waiting list or another opportunity to take part after all.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the course, up to four weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee is due, up to two weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% is due. Later cancellations and refunds of participant fees are not possible. However, participants can find substitute participants who will take the booked places. In case of cancellation by the organizer, the course fee will be refunded in full. Further claims are excluded.