Somatic Presence-ing and Contact Improvisation
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Nicole Bindler
Jun 21, 2026, 10:16:36 AM (5 days ago) Jun 21
to ContactImprovPhilly
Somatic Presence-ing and Contact Improvisation
with Sharon Mansur
Drawing from somatic practices rooted in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies, Sharon will invite participants on a journey towards opening possibilities both within and all around us. Explore how innate, developmental connections through the gentle floor exercises of Bartenieff Fundamentals can ground our sense of self while enlivening our CI experiences. Embrace exertion/recuperation dynamics to nurture our resiliency, starting from personal everyday movements into duet weight sharing, pushing, pulling, balancing, waiting and pausing. This research lab invites the practice of presence as a verb through curiosity and play, and supports gentle edges of risk and experimentation.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Sharon Mansur is an Arab American dance and interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and community mover and shaker. Originally from Massachusetts, she is currently based in the Mississippi river town of Winona, Minnesota, on Dakota homelands. Sharon’s creative practice integrates improvisational techniques, somatic practices, site inspired actions, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Sharon is certified in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies and is also a therapeutic bodyworker.
Sharon has been exploring Contact Improvisation since her undergraduate days, and has continued those investigations over the years via rehearsals, jams, workshops, and performances. She has been honored to participate in the DC International Improvisation Festival, Wild Meadows Improvisation Intensive, New York Improvisation Festival, High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music, RADFest Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival, and the Dartington International Improvisation Festival. She also enjoyed developing a CI course at the University of Maryland while on the dance faculty.
CI is a foundational aspect of how Sharon approaches not only duet-ing, but also solos, site-responsive projects, and daily life.
www.mansurdance.com, www.cedartreeproject.com
with Sharon Mansur
Saturday, August 15th from 1-5pm at The Whole Shebang
To register please Venmo $40-$100 (sliding scale) to @Nicole-Bindler
To register please Venmo $40-$100 (sliding scale) to @Nicole-Bindler
Drawing from somatic practices rooted in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies, Sharon will invite participants on a journey towards opening possibilities both within and all around us. Explore how innate, developmental connections through the gentle floor exercises of Bartenieff Fundamentals can ground our sense of self while enlivening our CI experiences. Embrace exertion/recuperation dynamics to nurture our resiliency, starting from personal everyday movements into duet weight sharing, pushing, pulling, balancing, waiting and pausing. This research lab invites the practice of presence as a verb through curiosity and play, and supports gentle edges of risk and experimentation.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Sharon Mansur is an Arab American dance and interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and community mover and shaker. Originally from Massachusetts, she is currently based in the Mississippi river town of Winona, Minnesota, on Dakota homelands. Sharon’s creative practice integrates improvisational techniques, somatic practices, site inspired actions, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Sharon is certified in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies and is also a therapeutic bodyworker.
Sharon has been exploring Contact Improvisation since her undergraduate days, and has continued those investigations over the years via rehearsals, jams, workshops, and performances. She has been honored to participate in the DC International Improvisation Festival, Wild Meadows Improvisation Intensive, New York Improvisation Festival, High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music, RADFest Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival, and the Dartington International Improvisation Festival. She also enjoyed developing a CI course at the University of Maryland while on the dance faculty.
CI is a foundational aspect of how Sharon approaches not only duet-ing, but also solos, site-responsive projects, and daily life.
www.mansurdance.com, www.cedartreeproject.com
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