Muscle Tension within Flow
Trening
MUSCLE TENSION WITHIN FLOW /
We approach the body as a connected system where, through certain exercises, we investigate how the movement of one part of the body (in)directly affects the movement of other parts. Shifting weight from one focal point to another helps us become more attuned to the moments with the greatest potential for a particular movement.
We continue practicing this vigilance through improvisation, which makes us more precise in our movements and creates a better and more efficient use of weight as a force in the kinetic chain of motion. We try to perform tasks that focus on muscle activation over a longer period of time, which we then reduce to shorter intervals. This way, we work on purposeful increase, as well as the release of muscle tension in order to better sense our weight and gravity. We play with this idea in different parts of the body and in different rhythms.
Finally, we shift our focus to facial muscles and explore them in relation to the rest of the body. We finish with the set material, with which we a gradient the polyrhythmic movement formed by activating and releasing the tension of certain (groups of) muscles.
BIOGRAPHY /
Silvija Musić graduated from the Ana Maletić Secondary School for Contemporary Dance – with a focus on dance pedagogy, simultaneously researching street styles (hip-hop, house, waacking, locking, popping) at the School of Street Styles, where she has been learning from Suzana Čečura. She received additional jazz dance training at the Escape Dance Studio and completed a heels class with Lidija Iveković. At the same time, she led the Afrolatino group at the Faculty of Humanities as a teaching assistant, which included styles such as salsa, bachata, kizomba, reggaeton, etc., which she learned about at the So Dance Studio. She completed her BA studies in Pedagogy as well as Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities in Zagreb, and BA studies in Contemporary Dance – Performance Department at the Academy of Dramatic Art. She expands her dance education in informal ways by participating in workshops and EU projects in different cities and countries, from Zadar, through Málaga (ES), to Berlin (DE) and all the way to Los Angeles (USA). As a choreographer, she participated in the Streetforma Festival in 2018, and as a dance class teacher she continues working at the JazzElle Dance Studio, where she also attends workshops (musical theatre) of mentor Tihana Strmečki. She has been a member of the Zagreb Dance Company since January 2023.
The training is free of charge, but please reserve your spot at info@zagrebackiplesnicentar.hr