Moving together,
slowly.
Thirty years of practice in a quiet room. Weight, touch, shared breath — an invitation to listen with the whole body. Workshops, jams and quiet spaces, here and sometimes somewhere else.
A practice of listening through the body.
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Contact Improvisation is a dance form where two (or more) bodies meet at a single point of contact and let that point travel — across the back, a shoulder, a knee — carrying weight, offering it, receiving it.
There is no choreography. No music, or sometimes music. No right or wrong shape. Only the physics of two people paying attention to each other, and to gravity.
Dorothée’s path with Contact Improvisation began in 1993 — first in Bern, then mostly across Europe and the USA. She came back to Switzerland in 2012 and immersed herself in the hub of CI here. What she offers now is slower, quieter, more curious than at the start — and also louder in the moments it wants to be.
Read the long storyMy studies of movement have never begun or ended. It remains a constant flow of exploration.
— Dorothée Däster
Workshops & jams
Small groups, slow pace. Most sessions are at Studio Movity in Uster; occasional weekend immersions elsewhere.
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Principles & Practice · Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser
A four-day workshop with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser (USA) on physical intelligence and emotional resonance in CI.
Weiterbildung · Winter Intensive in CI
Four weekends in the same group — going deep into the layers of contact improvisation.
Ability Class & Jam · monthly class
Monthly Ability-Class & Jam: We are a small, dedicated group of diverse bodies that come together to dance contact improvisation. If you want to join, please contact us.
Bewegungs-Coach · CI Privat Lektion
Private Contact Improvisation sessions in Uster. A deep, tailored process to explore your movement and your dance.
Contemplative Dance Practice
Contemplative Dance Practice by Barbara Dilley — a dancer's meditation hall and improvisational research form.
Movement Lab · Gruppe
Hast du Lust, Teil einer regelmässigen Movement Lab Gruppe zu sein? Vier Stunden forschen, fragen, eintauchen.
Thirty years.
A hundred rooms.
One practice.
Since 1993, Dorothée has explored the world of Contact Improvisation — a place, a class, a jam, a retreat, a quiet Wednesday afternoon. The archive gathers photos, flyers, writings, and recordings from those years, forming a slow trail for anyone who wishes to follow it.
