Contemporary, Improvisation Dance

Improvisation for Curious Bodies

Step into a laboratory where choreography unfolds through relationships, curiosity and play.

Improvisation for Curious Bodies invites you to discover the joy and creativity of improvisation. Moving beyond fixed steps and predefined forms, explore how dance can emerge in the spaces between bodies, objects, contexts and time.

Through guided prompts, games and gentle explorations, participants are supported to move in response to the moment, their impulses and one another. The class encourages curiosity and play, helping you build awareness, responsiveness and trust in your own movement.

You’ll grow confidence, expressiveness, and a deeper connection to your body and others, while learning tools to make movement feel intuitive and personal. Open to all levels, this course offers a welcoming space to explore creativity, imagination and the joy of moving together.

Requirements:

Timing and location:

February 3, 2026 – 05:30 PM

60 minutes – Tuesdays (5:30-6:30pm) – 9 weeks – ends March 31

Movement Studio 3

Price:

$15 (on-line booking, MOVE concession card or payment on the day)

$135 for the 9 week term booking (on-line booking only)

Your tutor

Janaína Moraes

Janaína Moraes is a Brazilian-born dance, research and performance artist based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. She holds a Doctorate in Dance Studies and is the Artistic Director of Tiny Performance Festival. Janaína’s work explores invitation-based poetics and open, collaborative processes, often shaped through art residencies and transdisciplinary exchange. She is deeply interested in the relational connections between people, place and materiality, and in how movement can support cura – creative healing and transformation. Her current practice weaves together choreography and writing, language transition, collective embodiment and expanded approaches to authorship, inviting others into thoughtful, curious and connected movement experiences.