ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS

VIM VIGOR WORKSHOP / MANIAC
Push your physical and creative limits in this high-intensity workshop led by VIM VIGOR co-directors Shannon Gillen and Jason Cianciulli. We fuse raw physicality with deep, dynamic connection, igniting both the athlete and the artist within you. Each session begins with an intense physical progression designed to build heat, strength, stamina, and control, preparing your body for mind-bending phrase work that has you navigating unexpected shifts in size, direction, tone, texture, perspective, environment, and imagined scenarios. For us, creativity starts with connecting to our attention, so you will explore movement practices that bring you into the here and now, where you can push your body, test new terrain, and transcend preconceived limits. In keeping with VIM’s choreographic work, you will dive into space-eating actions that move seamlessly into and out of the floor, blending acrobatic techniques with contemporary movement. Together we will find internal and external engines for our explosive physicality, combining raw athleticism with complex gestural work that taps into layered rhythmic and energetic qualities. As we move into partnering work, we bring our attention to one another. You will hone the skill of reading your partner’s body and energy, learning when to release control and when to direct the flow, finding perfect moments to transfer weight, judge distances, and ride shifting trajectories through space. It’s a high-stakes game of listening, responding, and connecting—both with your fellow movers and with the deeper, unexplored parts of yourself. Collectively, we will create a space where robust physical research fuels a living, breathing fantasy—a kind of wish fulfillment in motion. Effort, surrender, transformation, and full-bodied passion are waiting. Come get lost.