Movement Archery, Tom Weksler

Tom Weksler is back in Cologne!

After last years amazing experience, we are happy to have him back in November for his:

Movement Archery & Zen Acrobatics Workshop!

Dancers, Gymnastis, Acrobats, Martial Artists and Movers in general… THIS ONE IS FOR YOU!!!

ABOUT TOM:
Tom has been practicing Capoeira, Martial Arts and different forms of acrobatic disciplines from a young age. Tom graduated in 2009 from “The Workshop For Dancers and Choreographers in Haifa”. Since 2010, Tom has been dancing with “Inbal Pinto and Avshallom Pollak Dance Company” and performed with the company’s productions in many theaters and festivals around the world.
Over the last couple of years he has been studying the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and integrates a lot of its groundwork into his approach to dance and acrobatics.
Tom is currently performing around the world with the performance “Collective Loss Of Memory” – choreographed by “Rootlessroot” (Jozef Frucek and Lind Kapetnea) .

THE WORKSHOP:
The right art is purposeless, aimless. The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede. What stands in your way is that you have a much too willful will. You think that what you do not do yourself does not happen.”
Eugen Herrigel

Each day of the workshop will consist of 3 parts:

PART 1 – WARM-UP
Tom’s concept of warm-up is based on the mover’s need to tune into a clear and subtle quality before their practice and execution. The routine Tom follows and teaches is inspired
by concepts of Chaya (Shadow) Yoga and particularly the “Balakarma” series (stepping into strength), and other forms of soft martial arts.
The warm-up routine emphasizes the opening of the darkest parts of our bodies – our legs, which are also the most distant from our eyes.
Demanding postures alongside gentle flow with circular motions and spirals will be introduced in order to provide better awareness of the lower parts. The second principle Tom wishes to unfold is preparations (or introduction) to low movement while maintaining the gentle functions of the wrists and neck as tools for balance, sensing the space and organically digesting physical information – internal and external.

PART 2 – FLOORWORK
Tom’s technique of floor work serves as a “risk management” mechanism which ultimately, leads to freedom in a much larger scale than usually experienced by performers of a single
discipline.
Tom introduces dynamics of falling, rolling, collapsing, flipping and melting down in order to reduce and eventually eliminate the type of actions we usually refer to as “failure” in dance, athletics and martial arts.
The practice is composed both of simple, almost “daily” actions, alongside “complicated” acrobatic risks without distinguishing between them or judging what’s important and unimportant. This approach allows a blend of influences from the Animal Kingdom,
Capoeira, Gymnastics, Tae Kwon Do, Parkour, Brazillian Jiujitsu and Bboying to fall effortlessly into an empty category of functional motions.

PART 3 – ARCHERY
The “Archery” practice is Tom’s sincere attempt to create a practice of movement which lies in the space between fight and gestures-free expression. The practice can be executed with
two movers and up, and involves the development of both circular and sharp reactions which leads to high levels of awareness and a fluent – “tactical” mind. The movers will go
through different forms of “games” which can wear strict rules and objectives or just a physical play of examining and interacting – a play we are all familiar with but tend to lose
during our mature life in modern society.
Upon practicing Archery one can feel either like he or she is involved in a very skillful combat or in a passionate dance full of risks and traps. It is important to note that the name
“Archery” ultimately holds nothing behind it as it constantly changes and flows into the shape the practitioners make up according to their needs and passions.
Tom has been practicing Capoeira, Martial Arts and different forms.

ZEN ACROBATICS
Tom’s approach for acrobatics training has developed from the urge to look for freedom in movement.
The main goal is to find a movement quality that supports simple actions like walking and running, as well as acrobatic feats without a difference in effort or muscular usage.
In order to do this, Tom searches for high levels of awareness and precision so the body can react quickly to the changes in skeletal stress, and to maintain flow without unnecessary tension.
In classical acrobatic disciplines – Preparation, Climax and Landing are being treated as completely different aspects while usually one is more important than the other.
In „Zen Acrobatics“ the practitioner aspires to transform all 3 stages into one motion that can ultimately connect to any other type of movement.
Sounds of take-offs and landings, Placement of Eye-Focus and Optimal breath for each element are all being covered aside from the Anatomical Instructions and Basic Conditioning.
The acrobatic training allows the mover to tune into a „mind-quality“ which is usually present only in Extreme Sports or Full – Contact Sports. The mover becomes animalistic and functional, and while attempting complicated feats he turns on „survival instincts“ which allows him to reflect on his movement from an entirely different point of view.

WHEN: 3 Days, 5 Sessions!
Friday, 17. November: 19.00- 22.00
Saturday & Sunday, 18./19. November: 10.00-14.00 & 15.30-18.00

WHERE:
Ehrenfeldstudios, Wissmannstrasse 38, 50823 Köln

SEMINARFEE: 270€ ( Early Bird until 30. September – 250€!!!)

REGISTRATION:
Spots are limited, so make sure to register early for a spot and your Early Bird Price!
Please register via facebook AND via email to:

bagua.germany@gmail.com

After your email has been send, you will receive the banking details. NOTE: Registration only valid after paying the full seminar fee!

We are looking forward to meet you in Cologne in November!!!