He began his work on the body in 1996 through the study of Shiatsu (of which he is currently a practitioner with his own private studio and teacher at the Shiatsu-ShinTai School).
He subsequently deepened his technique by studying ShinTai, Fascia, Chakras, Activation of the Body of Light (Light Body Yoga) and numerous other holistic approaches. In 2003 he synthesized the “Tatto Interno”, a body technique of
movement and perception of which he holds workshops and training courses. In 2004, teaching Tatto Interno at an International Dance Festival, he discovered Contact Improvisation, which he follows as a student, event organizer and
international teacher.
His research has led him over the years to write numerous articles until the publication of “Somatics of Contact Improvisation” available in Italian and English.
In parallel to the work on the body, he faces, with the same curiosity and dedication of a researcher, a deep passion for music. He explores with interest, focusing above all on the improvisational aspects, the interweaving and interactions of sound with other forms of artistic expression.
Somatic into Contact Improvisation - Intensive
THE SOMATIC DIMENSION OF CONTACT IMPROVISATION
The term “somatic” comes from the Greek “soma,” meaning body . Somatic practices invite us to rediscover bodily intelligence: it’s not just about moving the body, but about listening to it, perceiving it, and understanding the subtlest languages that emerge through movement.
The intensive aims to explore the somatics of Contact by recognizing it as a somatic practice in its own right. We will investigate the somatic aspects through his language, his vision and his unique way of generating bodily knowledge. The founders of Contact Improvisation deliberately left the discipline open, without rigid boundaries, encouraging freedom of expression. In this space of possibility, everyone is invited to define their own personal framework for exploration and research within a broader framework.
In Contact Improvisation, “Somatics and Research coincide,” and the reason lies in that intricate process called improvisation . The body’s responses are simultaneously a somatic process and a continuous discovery that fuels the dance.
This vision will explore the physiological and behavioral processes of the Nervous System, the Fascia, the dynamics of patterns, the state of the body/mind, touch, and how all these systems intertwine to generate a creative and truly improvised dance.