Shut up and Listen

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This video-dance emphasizes a universal need of all human beings: the need to be heard. Two people engage in a dialog in words and dance.
When we are in pain, the mere fact that another person is listening with empathy can make a difference. If we don’t get that kind of listening, we both end up in more pain than before. How can we use our bodies in order to expand our ability to listen to one another? In what ways can physical movement convey what we wish to express? How can movement help to underline the dynamics of a dialog taking place and show our need for connection and mutual support?
This video is a result of a research on how certain themes of verbal communication, based on Non-violent Communication (NVC) principles, can be translated into physical movements of Contact Improvisation.

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