Diving into the fabric of touch

About this event

Diving into the Fabric of Touch is a four-day workshop with Nita Little (September 6–9, 2026) at the Ouranos Club (Fontana Studio) in Arillas, Corfu, Greece. Daily sessions run 10:00–13:00 and 16:00–19:00. The workshop is a dive into the fabric of touch that is central to relational practices in Contact Improvisation — and for many, in the living of life itself. The material is steeped in somatic communication. This exploration begins within the self, then moves outward, to where selfhood becomes fluid: its instability is key to its creativity. Movement scores throughout the four days will make this connection tangible. Core themes include: moving weight like water — the actions of cascading; the details of touching within weight exchange; the rising and hanging of the body; how attention lives in the very small; extending to form surfaces that arc; trusting the physicality of extended intelligence that underlies reflexive action; and the many forms of temporal engagement. Practice will include substantial dancing — both as skills-building and open exploration. Nita Little is a founding developer of Contact Improvisation, who began over 50 years ago working with Steve Paxton at Bennington College and participated in its earliest performances and teaching. She holds a PhD in Performance Studies (2014) and is executive director of the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication (ISSC). She investigates embodied attention within improvisational and technical movement practices, with a focus on ecological actions and somatic communication, and currently tours six continents. For dancers beyond the beginning level. Contact: agelikicranio@gmail.com