A Dialogue between Contemporary and Ancient Movement Practices
with Sarah Tulivu
presented by ImpulsTanz
This workshop brings into dialogue the practices of two teaching artists rooted in distinct lineages of embodied knowledge. What connects their work is a shared commitment to cultivating resilience, presence, and a deepening sense of resourcefulness in a changing world.
Sarah teaches the Taoist movement arts of Tai Chi, Qigong, and Neigong – practices with an ancient history stretching back thousands of years. As part of her training, she lived for six years in a Tao Temple, practising six hours a day.
Malcolm has a background in post-modern dance and contemporary somatics. His teaching practice is rooted in artistic research. Shaped pedagogically by the Feldenkrais Method, his courses draw on a multiplicity of sources; from Body-Mind-Centering to the work of Steve Paxton, Embryology to Biotensegrity.
In experiencing each other’s teaching, they discovered many correspondences: a shared emphasis on how rather than what they teach; a similar care for language; a deep appreciation for principles and foundations; and a common intention to be of service to the greater whole. What strikes them is that, while honouring and preserving the integrity of our lineages, they are each in their own way allowing their practices to change and grow so they remain fully alive in them and relevant today.
During this workshop they will inquire from our different perspectives into: how attention shapes movement, and how movement can refine attention; how structure can support flow and how flow can reveal structure; and above all how, through an open-hearted presence, we can cultivate new capacities to meet life’s challenges.
Sarah and Malcolm invite participants to share in their dialogue, trusting that everyone will be enriched through this meeting of practices.
For every-body – practices can be adapted for all.