Jochen Kraft
🇩🇪Frankfurt, Germany
About
Jochen Kraft has been engaged with Contact Improvisation for nearly two decades, continuously exploring new focuses and connections. His approach has evolved over time — initially emphasizing the impulse to follow authenticity through improvisation, later incorporating influences from Action Theatre, ConTango, and water-based Contact Improvisation. His current work centers on refining authentic contact with dance partners and the broader space, prioritizing dosage, presence, and rhythm rather than restricting dance to conventional norms, moving across the full spectrum from gentle and tender to playful and vigorous while staying curious and present. He is associated with Tabeko e.V., a non-profit association promoting Contact Improvisation in the Rhein-Main area of Germany.