Rising Bodies, inner moves

During the eight sessions held in collaboration with Associazione Spazio Levante, we will embark on a journey of exploration of our bodies and the ways we listen to, perceive, and use them.

Through dance and singing, we will discover various ways to refine the coordination between different parts of our bodies, bringing them into communication in extraordinary ways, and moving toward a deeper sense of harmony—both individual and collective.

The elements and concepts shared between the work of the artists in Ocean Space's 2025 exhibition season and these eight sessions include the use of improvisation~freestyle as a collective tool for rediscovery, revolution, and regeneration; and the idea of working on the deep and often forgotten connection that links the sensations of the various parts of our body with the world around us. Increasing awareness of this connection can lead to a new and better way of living the present and imagining the future.

The sessions will be divided into two cycles, the first in spring and the second in autumn. Each cycle will include four meetings focused on dance and movement and one session dedicated to voice and rhythmic coordination.

This journey will guide us out of the patterns of our daily routines, pushing us beyond the usual limits of body perception. Each session will be an opportunity to embrace spontaneous movement, allowing the body to express itself naturally and without judgment—surprising us with the endless possibilities we are capable of.

A physical and sensory exploration that allows us to explore our individuality and our interactions with the collective

During the worksop we will create connections and movements based on creativity and trust.

• May 17, 9:30 - 11am | Contact Improvisation with Isabella
• May 24, 9:30 - 11am | Height in the deep and deep in the height - Floating in depth with Gabriele
• May 31, 9:30 - 11am | Foot Singing with Claudia
• June 7, 9:30 - 11am | Animal Moves with Ilaria
  

Carla Marazzato is a performer, author, trainer and director of C.T.R. (Centro Teatrale di Ricerca) in Venice. She has been teaching Contact Improvisation and Theater for adults and children in public and private facilities since 2003. Assistant at Virgilio Sieni Biennale Danza 2014, teacher at Biennale Educational Architettura 2015, Liceo Benedetti and Musei Civici di Venezia 2015-17.

Gabriele Valerio trained in Milan in contemporary art theory and didactics at the Brera Academy and as a choreographer and dancer at the Scuola Civica Paolo Grassi. He completed his studies in Belgium and France and earned his master's degree at Iuav. He lives in Venice where he works in art, theater and clubbing.

Claudia Graziadei began her musical studies with jazz singing in Berlin. She continued in Vicenza switching to renaissance and baroque singing where she graduated in 2021. She works as a singer and performer in various contexts and holds choral singing workshops aimed at non-musicians. She also works regularly with groups of people with disabilities.

Ilaria Pagin founded Spazio Levante in 2021, where she teaches Functional Flow, mobility sequences with yogic positions for a postural approach. Teacher of aerobics, Yoga teacher (600+ Yttc and Master Yoga Studies at Ca' Foscari), kinesiologist (Postural Master with Elav and graduate student in exercise science) and acroyogi for fun.

Anara Abulkhassanova practices and teaches Yoga of the Himalayan tradition. She offers a deep postural practice following the teachings of the very ancient lineage of Himalayan Masters enriching it through her passion for music, art and dance. Following paths such as asana, pranayama, yoga nidra, yoga mantra, kundalini and meditazone she proposes a harmonious practice in the PranaVidya style which in two words can be defined as a flow from movement to inner silence.