Here’s a nice video of a quintet with Gretchen Spiro, Steven Homsher, Alicia Grayson, Brandon Gonzalez, and Moti Mark Zemelman at the recent Moab Jam: “Moab Jam: Gretchen, Steve, Alicia, Brandon, & Moti, #2”
Here’s an interesting video which traces the evolution of contact improvisation way back to its primordial roots. Featuring Johan “Stov” Nilsson and Ulli “Pixton” Wittemann: “The Origins of Contact”
“From the beginning, people asked, “Well, is this dance?” Big question. It came from a dance-art mind and intention. It came at a time in American history, and probably world history, when established roles—of gender, authority, etc.—were being questioned. Part of it was a change in the way dance was made, that it could be made collaboratively. Also you had women lifting men; I didn’t think much about it then, but when we would show the work, people were amazed by things like that—by falling, by being on the floor, or by men being sensitive with each other, women being strong, people being a little bit out of control, and the pure physicality of it. People would see the work and get very excited and probably a little confused as well.” — Nancy Stark Smith
Here’s a nice contact improvisation duet entitled “Yield” performed by Rosemary Hannon and Vitali Kononov at the WCCIF in 2007: “Yield”
Here’s a nice video of contact improvisation on a lakeshore with Blake Nellis and Sophie Rog: Open (Score) Under (Water)
