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The first thing to tell you is there will be a workshop on Sat 8th April at Dance House in Dublin.

Skills, scores and Jamming: Contact Improv with Lewis Wilkins.  10am – 5pm.

Message us a co******************@gm***.com if you want more information or to book a place.

The Contact Improvisation Ireland dance community welcomes you to their webpage where you will find information about CI jams, classes and workshops taking place in Ireland.

You can also find up to date information on our Facebook page:

Contact Improvisation Ireland

Jams

Jam

WEST CORKAn Sanctóir, Ballydehob

JAM: 15th November – 13th December 2024

*all musicians and movers welcome*

Fridays: 5.30 – 7.30pm 

Patricia and Lucia (and others) guide a warm-up and closing for dancers to safely and gradually explore the vast creative possibilities of coming into contact with ourselves, the ground and each other.

 €5 (donation to An Sanctóir)


Dublin @ The lab on Foley street –

Jams occur on alternate Mondays as a counterpoint to the Classes. A warm up will be facilitated  by a member of the CI community, before the session evolves into a jam.

6:30 to 9pm – Open to all – €10/€7
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Galway @ Terryland houseCurrently on hold

One Monday a month Honza from Contact Improvisation Dance Galway is leading a warm-up into a dance jam.

7:30 to 9:30pm – Open to all – between €5 and €10
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Cork @ Eason’s Hill community centre (near Shandon bells) – Not held anymore

Every Monday Sherry and Mira from Contact Improvisation Cork will welcome you to dance, share exercises and for some bodywork.

8 to 10pm – Open to all – between €2 and €5
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Dundalk @ Dundalk Yoga Collective

Every second Saturday with Sandra and the Contact Improvisation Dundalk team.

5:30 to 7pm – Open to all –  €5
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Sligo @ The next, Custom house quayCurrently on hold

Every second Sunday Ciara will lead you into a lovely afternoon jam. Contact Improvisation Sligo.

12:30 to 2:30pm – Open to all –  €0 to €15

Classes

Classes

WEST CORKAn Sanctóir, Ballydehob

Class on hold

*JAM* 15th November – 13th December 2024

Fridays: 5.30 – 7.30pm: €5

DUBLIN @ The Lab –

Classes and jams occur on alternate  Mondays.

A member of the CI community will lead a class which is followed by a dance jam.

Jams begin with a facilitated warm up and then evolve into jamming.

6:30 to 9pm – open to all (studio opens at 6)
Class and Jam:  €15 / €10 unwaged – Jam only: €10

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Workshops

Workshops

FORTHCOMING: Sat 8th April, 2023.

“Skills, Scores and Jamming: Contact Improv with Lewis Wilkins” at Dance House, Dublin.  10 -5pm. €50/€40. Message co******************@gm***.com if you would like to book.

Past CI workshops.

5TH TO 7TH OF APRIL 2019 – ECHO ECHO – ZOE, TONYA, KELLY & AYESHA
21st to 23rd of September 2018 – Visceral listening – Tara Brandel
24th to 26th of August 2018 – Reídhe – An exploration into contact improvisation
23rd to 25th of February 2018 – Presence – Johan nilsson
11th to 13th of August 2017 – Reídhe – an introduction to Contact Improvisation
19th to 21st of May 2017 – A luscious touch – Andrew Harwood
10th to 12th of February 2017 – Imperfect sphericity – Johan Nilsson
30th of September to 2nd of OCtober 2016 – Ecology in movement – Javier Cura
6th to 8th of May 2016 – Big mistake – Itay Yatuv
29th to 30th of January 2016 – Around axis – Mirva Makinen
2nd to 4th of October 2015 – Contact improvisation and poetic movement – Steve Batts