CounterBalance Gathering

About this event

CounterBalance is a new frame to study Contact Improvisation in Goa, India, combining sessions facilitated by Indian and international teachers with open spaces for community-led research organized through discussions, laboratories, and jams. The gathering explores two themes: attention to physical forces and the socio-political dimension of the practice, centered on the idea of counterbalancing as redistributing load, listening across differences, and holding tension without crushing. The program includes intensives with Nica Portavia and Hugh Stanier, a mini-intensive with Anna Borràs, classes with Naresh Kumar, Josh Jones, and Alexander Dodgson, and laboratories with Nonie Yung, Kathleen Rea, and Guru Suraj, alongside community-led research sessions and evening jams and performances. Vegetarian lunch and dinner are provided, with vegan options available; accommodation is not managed by the event, though venue huts and a local landlord list are available on request. Limited to 80 spots. Held in Arambol, on the northern coast of Goa, a well-known hub for Contact Improvisation and somatic practices during the winter season.