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
The remaining balance of the workshop fee, based on the sliding scale, can be paid on-site in cash or via TWINT.
Average price:
CHF 480
Choose your own price based on your financial situation. The main thing is that you join in!
We warmly invite people with high incomes who can afford it to pay significantly more than the standard price, so that we can continue to offer this service to people with little or no income. We thank you in advance for your solidarity!
Please also read all further info below, too.
Further informations
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT
The goals of our events are collaborative learning within the group, supporting shared processes, and personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or group dynamics 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: To involve all participants equally, we usually work with random partner combinations during the exercises. This means that both same-sex and opposite-sex combinations will occur. Participants should generally be open to working with every person and every 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 act with care, be communicative, prioritize consent, and be mindful, and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and take personal responsibility.
Hate speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "Candy Speech."
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop if their behavior is hurtful or problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation—though we will likely try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Any further claims are excluded.
You can read more about this topic here.
PRICES AND IF SOLD OUT
This event is being held under special conditions; we want to make it as inclusive as possible. Therefore, there is no set price for the workshop that must be paid in addition to the registration fee.
We’ll let you decide how much you can and would like to contribute toward your participation—taking your financial situation into account—in addition to the registration fee.
We would like to point out that the regular price for such a workshop, if one wishes to make a living from it—as we certainly try to do—must be at the level mentioned above.
We warmly invite everyone who can afford it to pay significantly more so that we can offer a reduced price to people with little or no income.
Payment options—cash or via TWINT—will be available on-site.
Is the event sold out on the ticketing platform? Contact us! There may be a waiting list or another way for you to attend 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.