The Fulcrum – Mechanics versus Organics

The fulcrum, Latin for support or pivot point, refers to a point on which something is supported or balanced—such as the pivot point of a seesaw or lever. In contact improvisation, we like to expand this to include multi-axial tilting movements and rotation around a contact area before it transitions into rolling or sliding.
In this workshop, we will also address this three-dimensionality and multidirectionality during all movements in the contact area. In our improvisations, we will analyze and explore the extent to which this aspect actually benefits, inspires, or perhaps inhibits our freedom of movement, decision-making, and connection with our respective partners.
Can a mechanical approach to movement even have a somatic component and achieve an organic quality? And where is the clarity and specificity when all axes and directions are present at the same time? What do we orient ourselves by, and what do our partners orient themselves by, when everything is in motion?