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The running dance - contemporary dance and movement training
Running is one of the most fundamental forms of human movement, as is dance. In this practice, I propose an investigation of where these forms may intersect. We will approach the sessions as an opportunity to explore how seemingly simple fundamental movement principles present in running, might serve as an athletic and creative base for a contemporary dance practice, ranging from floorwork to jumping.
This practice reflects the current state in the meetings of my lifelong fascination for general athleticism and movement, combined with my experience of training and working as a dance performer. I aim to offer a precise and detailed training that invites playfulness, risk, rhythmicality and socio- spatial interaction in the group. We work very specifically on technique, balance, strength and locomotion. Some of the most apparent principles are cross lateral movement or spirals, elasticity and interconnectedness.
We follow the pull of gravity into an unstable state of balance, to explore momentum, speed and efficiency. We look for agility and attentiveness of the whole body system and the group-space-situation. We move run float swiftly lightly steadily, expanding what constitutes a dance, a run.
In longer workshop settings we use these elements as an entry point for improvisation practice, adding explorations of performative awareness.
Knut Vikström Precht is a dancer and performer currently based in Berlin. Born, raised and educated in Sweden, he has worked and performed all over Europe and toured on four continents. After completing his studies at the University of Dance and Circus(DOCH/UniArts) in Stockholm in 2013, he’s been involved in contexts of street performance, dance films, theatre productions and performance art alongside his main focus on contemporary dance performance. He joined Ultima Vez - Wim Vandekeybus (BE) 2015 - 2018 for the rehearsal and tour of In Spite of Wishing and Wanting - Revival, and has co-created and performed works of numerous other directors and choreographers such as Linda Kapetanea & Jozef Frucek/RootLessRoot (GR/SK), Luke Murphy(IRL), Per Sundberg/Dansinitiativet (SWE), Tony Tran (NO) and Carl Olof Berg (SWE). He has been teaching internationally since 2019, mainly together with Lito Anastasopoulou, but also solo. He is currently performing regularly in DRAMA by Constanza Macras/ Dorkypark at Volksbühne Berlin.