Jonas Althaus
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Improvisation performance
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I improvise with juggling, moving, and dancing. Masterly juggling is hereby complemented with experimental juggling. The movement language, weightless and effortless, varies from humorous and lively to precise, rhythmic, abstract. Sometimes I improvise alone, at other times in intense dialogue with musicians and other artists. In the space between banality and profundity, or between triviality and excellence, there emerges an exciting homage to the here and now.
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Next performance with Benjamin Brodbeck (drums):
28.4.23 20:15 & 21:15 hrs.
at the Quartierkultur St. Johann
Mühlhauserstr. 98, Basel
https://www.quartierkultur.ch/programm/
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Improvisation method and classes
Improvisation is an important art form in its own right. While it is a tool for research, it also raises awareness and refines the artistic expression. Ultimately, improvisation is a deep contemplation of one’s self. This enhances the artistic and personal development process.
My method focuses on immersing oneself completely in the present, letting go and accepting all. We improvise using the body, acting and circus art skills; space, time, movement, objects and energies are consciously experienced and applied. In this way, "nothing much" can go a long way to build a lot of suspense.
Detailed description of the method PDF- Link
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Through my intensive involvement with Taichi I have become more and more aware of how directly body and mind (spirit) are connected. Every work with the body is also mental work and vice versa. This comprehensive examination means a confrontation with deep-seated issues and leads to the ability to consciously direct oneself. This is the key to all my work, which can be applied in different areas.
Jonas Althaus is a juggler, performer, circus teacher and Taichi teacher. Since his training at the Academy Teatro Dimitri (2001-2004) he has been performing on stage with companies and his own projects. His artistic focus is on improvisation with experimental juggling and music. Since 2011 he has been working as a guest lecturer at the ACaPA (Academy of Circus and Performance Art, Tilburg NL). In this capacity he developed an improvisation method. His artistic eye supports numerous artists and companies in their creations. Jonas Althaus has also been teaching Taichi Chuan in his space in Basel since 2014.
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