Sensing moving

Sarah Pini (Organiser), Doris McIlwain (Organiser), Sutton, J. (Organiser)

Faculty of Human Sciences
Department of Psychology
Department of Cognitive Science
Centre for Elite Performance Expertise and Training (CEPET): Application University Research Centre
Centre for Agency, Values and Ethics (CAVE)
ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD)

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Description

This workshop addressed skilled performances showcasing forms of movement where the connection with and through the body of another permits fresh sensory engagement with local context, one’s own bodily economy & aesthetic history.Featuring: contact improvisation, aikido, tango, sport and yoga.Theoretical approaches explored: from phenomenology to cognitive science, from participant observation in the field to the lab.Invited speaker: Prof Susanne Ravn (University of Southern Denmark)

Period	4 Apr 2014
Event type	Workshop
Location	Sydney, Australia