“I feel that Contact Improvisation should be governed by the same measures as any other formal relationship, that is: civility, good humor, as much intelligence as one can bring to bear, and willingness to overlook fleeting incompatibilities.” — Steve Paxton
Here’s a nice video of Aaron “Brando” Brandes and Nezha Rhondali dancing contact improvisation on a public park bench on the High Line in New York City: Aaron Brando & Nezha Rhondali Dance Improvisation; On the Highline, NYC
Here is a video clip of Steve Paxton in 2008 talking about his creation of “Magnesium,” the first performance work recognized as Contact Improvisation in 1972: Steve Paxton
Here is a 3.5 minute video clip of Kathleen Rea and Lee Walder dancing contact improvisation at the 2011 Montreal Contact Dance Improvisation Festival: “Kathleen Rea and Lee Walder contact dance improvisation”
Here’s a video with Daniel Mollner and Jim Brown called “Gay Guy, Straight Guy” in which the two men share “while dancing [contact improv], how they have been affected by perceptions and prejudices regarding sexuality”: “Gay Guy, Straight Guy” (Project 52, Week 28)
