TENSEGRITY OF THE RELATIONSHIP
For a dialogue between bodies in contact
Dance, somatics, contact, partnering, contact improvisation / Axis syllabus study group
Bologna
Saturday, April 4, 2026
with Yiskah Jessica Cestaro and Giorgia Livan
This research is an invitation to attend the contact between bodies as a dynamic field of forces in dialogue: a shared, adaptive and sensitive system in which temporary spaces and forms and shifting balances are co-created in a continuous process of reorganization.
We will explore the structural principle of tensegrity and transpose it into contact, in terms of relational quality, in order to create stability, flexibility, readiness. We will train variations in weight, tone, balance, effort, timing, in order to sustainably manage our structure and shared structure. We will refine body intelligence and responsiveness to the unpredictability of contact, inhabiting the boundary between autonomy and interdependence.
We will move between somatic exploration, analysis, deep listening and dynamism. We will look at how the axis syllabus and somatics can inform and support the quality of contact in continuous movement. We will navigate the territory of contact improvisation, partnering and instant composition.
We will alternate between moments of theory, application, reflection and sharing in order to access the complexity of the body in a titular and assimilable way.
This training is for dancers, actors, artists, and researchers who wish to investigation of the body in art and performance, enriching their somatic vocabulary and movement practice. It also open to people with little experience, inclined to encounter the body in terms of knowledge and research, in a safe and non-competitive group environment.
Salotto Somatico programs orient to a multifaceted view of the body, celebrating a dialogue between art, health and life.
Yiskah is a dancer, teacher, performer, researcher in the field of movement and somatic languages. Somatic practitioner in bio-natural disciplines, craniosacral biodynamics and mindfulness. She trained in contemporary and African dance. She has studied and worked in Italy, Europe, Africa in a dance and theater companies, social projects for people with disabilities and as a street artist. It is in the process toward axis syllabus certification.
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Giorgia began her research in movement by observing means of transportation move, especially trains. She has been dancing since childhood, training for 13 years in classical and contemporary (Basic principles, Coreographies, Floorwork, Instant Composition) and landing in Street Dance, (Cypher and Freestyle) in Italy, Europe, USA, both in the industrial suburbs and Underground Culture of big cities and in less anthropic areas. In 2015 he encountered Contact Improvvisation, approaching a bodily sensibility that captures his interest and from which were born the creations of Work Shops, artistic residencies, writings and graffiti, supporting the works he proposes in different dimensions: festivals, events, classes, academies and study groups.
