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Caiomhe Day Rush — From Practice to Facilitation in Contact Improvisation
Our guest today is Caiomhe Day Rush, a graduate of our Momentum Contact Facilitator Training, recorded December 2025. Caiomhe reflects on their experience moving from practice into facilitation —…
Ivan Guryanov - Ci, Butoh, Water Contact + Our Wild Weird
🎙️ New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationIn this episode, I’m joined by my longtime friend and fellow Gemini, Ivan Guryanov — a dancer I’ve shared the floor with for years…
S1E16 Leilani Weis — The Superpowers of Contact Dancers (Saltspring Contact Festival 2023)
Our guest today is the multi-directional being Leilani Weis — Contact Improvisation teacher of 26 years. Originally from Chile, she helped develop CI scenes in Mexico and Italy, and now resides in…
S1E29 Aalia Hashem - Moving To Thailand, The Art of the Pauses, & Navigating Challenges in Communities
🎙️ New Solo Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationIt’s Aalia here. I’m opening up in a raw and real solo episode:✨ Transitioning to Thailand✨ The Art of the Pause✨ Being…
Sasha Bezrodnova — Ocean Dance, Aquatic Somatics & Eco-Activism (Russia)
Today I’m joined by Sasha Bezrodnova (Russia), recorded in Koh Phangan, Thailand.✨ Her work in the Ocean Dance community — where Contact meets Freediving and Aquatic Somatics✨ Entering the world of…
S1E25 Andy Chen — Mindsets & Choice — Momentum Contact Facilitator Training
New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationToday I’m joined by Andy Chen (USA / Portugal) — our newest graduate of the Momentum Contact Facilitator Training.✨ Reflections on the…
S1E24 Authentic Movement — From Our Dancers of Momentum Contact Workshop
We’re coming to you live from one of our Momentum Beginners Contact Workshops — with a twist… our students are the guests!In this special episode, we hear their voices and insights on:✨ What it means…
S1E23 What Is A Dancer? What Is Flow? — From Our Dancers of Momentum Contact Workshop
In this episode, we sit with our students in a Momentum Contact Workshop, reflecting on the questions:✨ What is a dancer?✨ What is flow in your body?I’m in awe of my students’ shares each time we do…
S1E23 Sunny & Janice — Building Facilitation Skills for Safety & Gaining Confidence to Teach CI
New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationOur guests today are Sunny Zheng (Beijing, China) and Janice Chen (Berkeley, USA) — new graduate facilitators from the first edition…
S1E22 Stuart Phillips — Contact as Therapy, Shadowwork, and Deconditioning (Victoria, Canada)
New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationOur guest today is Stuart Phillips — Contact teacher since the 1980s, joining us from Victoria, BC, Canada.From his wild roots at…
S1E22 Peter Bingham — Contact Mechanics and Choreography of EDAM Dance Company, Hypnosis, and Parkinsons
Peter Bingham is a force within the world of Contact Improvisation, teaching and creating performance works through his company EDAM Dance in Vancouver, Canada since 1980.In this episode we explore:✨…
S1E21 Aalia Solo — Cultivating Joy, Play, and Self-Compassion in the Dance
New Solo Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationIt’s me, Aalia! In this episode, I ramble and reflect on:✨ Cultivating joy, play, and weirdness in jams to reset and shake…
S1E20 Olivia Schaffer — From Contemporary to Contact at Edam Dance
New Episode ~ Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationI’m delighted to be joined by my first Contact teacher, Olivia Shaffer — dancer and Assistant Director at EDAM Dance Company.In this…
S1E19 Andrew Harwood — Canada's Contact Pioneer (Saltspring Contact Festival 2023)
Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationOur guest today is the legendary Contact teacher Andrew Harwood (Montreal). Since 1975, Andrew has been instrumental in spreading Contact…
S1E18 Aalia Solo — Leadership & Embodiment in Dance Spaces — Momentum Contact Facilitator Trainings
Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationIn this episode, I share details about an exciting new training I’ll be hosting in Bali:Momentum Contact Improvisation Facilitator Training📅…
S1E17 Manuel Rochette & Selena La Brooy — Creators of Saltspring Island Contact Festival (Canada)
Faces of CI: Conversations on Contact ImprovisationOur guests today are Selena Lo Brooy & Manuel Rochette — hosts of Saltspring Contact Festival.We danced together for 10 inspiring days of…
S1E4 Aalia Solo — Contact Jam Styles, Discovering Fusion & Nancy Wisdom
In this episode, I share more about my own dance journey:✨ Discovering Contact Improvisation at a fusion festival✨ The four dance styles I notice at jams✨ Wisdom from Nancy Stark Smith✨ Reflections…
S1E15 Christina Dohr & Santiago Ortiz Heredia — Contact Architecture to Aikido (Towards CI Conference)
Our guests today are the dancing teaching duo Christina Dohr (Germany) & Santiago Ortiz Heredia (Spain) — in this bi-lingual episode (Spanish with translation) we explore:✨ Architecture &…
S1E14 Tu Anh Le — Pacing & Paradox in Hanoi Contact (Vietnam)
Our guest today is Tu Le (Vietnam) — independent movement artist and teacher of Contact Improvisation, with a background in contemporary dance and ballet. In 2017, Tu founded Contact Improv Hanoi and…
S1E13 Nitipat Ong Polchai — Physics & Queering The Practice of CI (Bangkok, Thailand)
Our guest today is Nitipat “Ong” Ong Polchai (Thailand) — performer, community builder, and long-time organizer of the Bangkok Contact jam scene. Ong’s journey began in San Francisco’s…
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