Labbing Hosted by I-Ying Wu: August 26
Labbing hosted by I-Ying Wu
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023
Cost: FREE while a small donation is appreciated to support facilitation
Time: 3:00-4:30pm
Location: New Dance Horizons
How can we improvise with individuals from diverse backgrounds? Is there an approach to improvisation that can be universally applied to dissolve boundaries between different disciplines? Most importantly, how can we find a common ground while maintaining our own characteristics during improvisation? This labbing session is a space to explore improvisation through a cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary lens. Whether you are an improviser, an artist, or simply someone with a deep curiosity for improvisation, you are warmly invited to join this exciting journey. Feel free to bring a brief exercise that showcases improvisation within your field. It is a great opportunity to share and explore ideas together!
Instructor Biography
I-Ying Wu is a somatic and improvisation practitioner and researcher, who works closely with international artistic and academic circles in Taiwan, UK, and Canada. She completed a PhD at the University of Northampton, UK. Later, sponsored by the International Institute for Critical Studies of Improvisation (IICSI). I-Ying completed postdoctoral research at the Improvisation Studies Centre at the University of Regina. Informed by Contact Improvisation, Chinese traditional qigong, martial arts, and Daoist philosophy, I-Ying’s practice focuses on subtle awareness of the very moment when an improvisational phenomenon emerges. To her, improvisation itself is interdisciplinary and transcends boundaries of particular art forms. Currently, I-Ying is involved in teaching, performing, and undertaking artistic research as an independent artist.
