organised by O Rumo do Fumo with support by Câmara Municipal de Lisboa 

"During this workshop I will share some improvisation practices that I have acquired throughout my artistic career, as a result of meeting different creators in the performing arts. While improvising, the performer/dancer puts themselves in a state of extreme attention and openness to the various stimuli - both interior and exterior - so that they can react to the information, integrate it and make decisions. This state, which is characterised by an expanded perception of the different levels of sensation (seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, touching, intuiting), allows us to broaden the possibilities of positioning ourselves and acting responsibly in a continuous flow of information. Whether in relation to others, in a group, or in relation to yourself, your imagination, desires, fears and ghosts. In this sense, we will do exercises that insist on the quality of presence and attention, in order to create an open and vibrant body that lets itself be crossed, without fear of the unknown and without judgement, where discovery moves through curiosity."

Elizabete Francisca