🌚 The winter solstice marks a powerful threshold—a turning point when the light in the darkness shrinks to its smallest, and then starts to grow again. Join us for an immersive movement ritual to honor this moment of transition. 🌟
🐚 In this special 2,5-hour movement session, we’ll use dance to celebrate the unique energy of the solstice: a time to witness, create space, and realign our own inner rhythms with nature’s expansion and contraction. Through mindful movement, evocative music, and a simple ritual space, we’ll explore the dynamic interplay of opposites: light and shadow, solitude and community, rest and activity. 👯
Whether you come to release, recharge, or nourish your hunger for connection and belonging, this class offers a rich space to embody the solstice’s symbolic power. No prior dance experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity, your presence, and a willingness to move and be moved. 🌊
🍭🫧🌞🦴🌠🎛️⚖️🔮☯️🌀♾️
🕊️ Every body welcome, no previous experience needed. The studio has limited barrier-free access. 🌱
🗣️ Language: English and/or German
⏳ Time: Saturday 21 December 15:00–17:30 Doors open at 14:45
🗺 Venue: Studio 2, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin
💰 Prices:
€20 – For individuals who can comfortably meet their financial needs and wish to contribute fairly.
€30 – By choosing this rate, you help make the course more accessible for others by supporting those who need financial assistance through lower-cost options.
€10 – This rate is for participants with limited financial capacity or who are currently experiencing financial difficulties. Contributions from higher-rate participants help subsidise this option.
If you need to pay less, pay what you can.
📝 Registration & Payment info:
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🌿 About Bence:
Open Floor Teacher, Evolutionary Biologist (PhD)
Bence believes that through mindful movement, we can open space for the complex paradoxes inherent in human life. His teaching draws on a rich synthesis of three distinct yet interconnected domains: over 20 years of practice in dance, yoga, and meditation; a PhD in evolutionary ecology; and in-depth studies in critical social theory. This unique blend offers an integrative approach to movement, deepening the research and exploration of dancers through the understanding that all personal experiences are embedded in social structures and in the wide container of the natural world.
Having completed the Open Floor Teacher Training in 2019, Bence went on to serve as Assistant Faculty and Mentor on the following round of Teacher Training between 2022 and 2024. In 2024, he became the first of his generation to co-facilitate an Open Floor International (OFI) Core Program as Faculty, at the Ground Floor Lab in London. As a member of the OFI Board of Directors, Bence is also actively shaping the organization’s renewal as it moves into its second decade.
Known for curating captivating soundscapes, Bence invites participants to explore the intricate, multidimensional networks we navigate throughout life. His teaching style is described as fluid, organic, and deeply informed by his personal journey in embodied mindfulness practice.
Based in Berlin, Bence teaches internationally, both in person and online.