MOTION

MOTION = a gathering of movement; a place where there is nothing to learn and everything to remember.

Permisions:

be weird + get lit + feel soft + go deep + move alone + make contact + shake + witness + dance + be danced + tune in + trance out + arrive in your truth + leave connected

Boundaries:

no phones + no outdoor shoes + no talking on the dance floor + no intoxication + no spectating + no crossing other peoples physical boundaries

Never been before?

Feel welcome. This is a large group movement session in which we dance through the 5Rhythms movment map. This natural and powerful exploration of embodiment allows us to easily acces the richness of our individual and collective expereince; opening the doors to somatic process and cathartic ecstasy. It's recommened to bring a full water bottle and layers to move in comfortably.

Our next Session:

*****SEPTEMBER GATHERING: "THE HARVEST" + "RIPE EQUINOX"*****

We're back, and we're going all in...

It's MOTION as normal on a Saturday morning, with the option to also attend an afternoon session - turning the day into a deep dive workshop.

This will be our first gathering since the summer break and it already feels so good to be back. But MOTION is not simply about dancing, it's about showing up with all we are and all we will be. This extended offering is an honouring to that.

The Morning (10:45-13:30) THE HARVEST:

What have you become along your journey? What is ready to be harvested for your next steps? What still needs nurturing?

As a collective, our movement enquiry will orbit around the presence required to be in the moment, the discipline needed to be a free spirit. Whether it be wild and loud or delicate and quiet.

The Afternoon (16:30-20:00) RIPE EQUINOX:

Together and alone we'll be making space for all that is juicy as well as all that is bitter.

Moving with the stuck and sticky; the tense and bursting; the catalytic and combusting; the light and luscious; and the perfectly imperfect.

Equinoxs' are portals. The question is, are we ready to jump through? Is readiness a doing? Or is it simply an act of patience? How can we honour this process and use our body to ritualise it?

The autumn equinox harvest time offers us this opportunity like no other - a gateway to ripening our embodiment.

Expect a deep dive into somatic inquiry, ritualised movement and wild abandon that is particluarly harvested from my last years' workshop material across Europe and the USA.

Yes, attending the whole day counts as a one day workshop towards the 5Rhythms Teacher Trainning.

On the fence?:

`Over the last 5years I've been holding everything between 90min classes and 6day retreats... I offer this whole day of dance as a workshop for those interested in approaching movement as a practice. Whether you're new to taking your embodiment on this path or you've been doing it for epochs, you're 100% welcome. It's everything you are that we'll be harvesting and everything you will be that we'll be ripening. For that concuction, you're exactly how you need to be.

Timings:

Completing together is always easier when we start together. Arrive early to really drop into the body. I honestly believe the greatest learnings I have recieved have been before the doors close.

• Doors Open: 10:45
• Doors Close: 11:15
• Closing Circle: 13:15

• Doors Re-Open 16:20
• Doors Re-Close 16:45
• Closing Circle 20:00

Venue:

We dance in The Great Hall, inside the Richard Hoggart Building of Goldmsiths University, SE146NW (enter via the big main entrance).

With a comfrotable wooden floor that's over 550msq to move in + a juicy sound system + climactic waves of music, this is Londons largest movement space in more ways than one.

Pricing: (+ eventbrite fee)

Whole day of movement "RIPE EQUINOX":

£40 First Release Super Early Bird (first 5 tickets)

£43 Second Release Early Bird (limited to one month before)

£48 Final Release Advance Ticket

or just the morning "THE HARVEST":

£13 CONCESSION

£16 ADVANCE

£20 PAY IT FORWARD

+Limited tickets are available on the door for the morning session only at £22.50

*note it is not possible to just attend the afternoon, we will be building on our morning together, rather than starting anew.

*lunch is DIY... bring something to enjoy on campus or take advantage of the many options nearby

Facilitation:

Sessions are held by Tim Barnes - known for his music led, DJ centred approach to creating sonic sound journeys that bridge the highs of Ecstatic Dance + the depths of 5Rhythms. He’s been utilising dance as his healing modality for nearly 15 years, and holding space for others’ processes across the last 5, both in the UK and internationally with classes, workshops, retreats and festivals.

Tim and the crew look forward to welcoming you,

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Next dates - Oct 25th, Nov 22nd, aaaand maybe a suprise for December, let's see...