LILA - the divine play
dance and movement improvisation
movement improvisation is a channel for joy, self-expression and healing
Classes 3 Mondays each month, 9.30 - 11am, at The May Pole Hall in Stroud.
Start 7 September. £12/£10
Saturdays once a month, 2.30-4.30pm.
Start 19 September. £15/£12
movement in nature
Awaken your energy connecting to the field inside you and around you.
The name 'Lila' has multiple origins, most commonly meaning "divine play" in Sanskrit. Moving our bodies, expressing ourselves and being creative has a divine side to it. We all have the rhythm in our bodies. As children we naturally moved to music that made our heart sing.
Here you have the chance to explore movement in silence and to a variety of music.
In the movement we are listening to the space within us and around us. Our movement is carried by us and the field around us. We move to themes inspired from nature, from emotional expression in the music, we move to different tempos and rhythms and we explore the movement in geometrics patterns. All this while we are creating in the space together. How does the dynamic change when there is a solo, a duet or what happens when many people are moving together? We practise our ability to sense and connect to each other without looking at each other. We move in different directions. We make shapes in the space and try different expressions. Small choreographies are being created on the spot.
This will boost your spirit, body and mind.
No previous experience is needed.
I praise the Dance
“I praise the dance, for it frees people
from the heaviness of matter and binds the isolated to community.
I praise the dance, which demands everything:
health and a clear spirit and a buoyant soul.
Dance is a transformation of space, of time, of people,
who are in constant danger of becoming all brain, will, or feeling.
Dancing demands a whole person,
one who is firmly anchored in the center of his life,
who is not obsessed by lust for people and things
and the demon of isolation in his own ego.
Dancing demands a freed person,
one who vibrates with the equipoise of all his powers.
I praise the dance.
O man, learn to dance,
or else the angels in heaven will not know what to do with you.”
– Saint Augustine
Dance Improvisations
creative movement with elderly
music video and dance 'Borrowed Shell' by Spence Cater
dementia and dance