Contact Improvisation Map

A collaborative map of Contact Improvisation practices, techniques and states. Explore 49 concepts across 5 lines: Awareness, Creativity, Embodiment, Relationality, Reflexivity.

Lines

Awareness

Horizontal axis — perception and boundaries

Senses
Flow
The Unknown
Meta- Awareness
Contact Improvisation
Ethics
Boundaries
Yielding
Attunement
Holding Space
Attention

Creativity

Horizontal axis — performance and exploration

Performance
Observing
Expression
Researching
Contact Improvisation
The Jam
Serious Play
Creative Agency
Risk
Improvisation

Embodiment

Central spine — physicality and technique

Touch
Rolling Point of Contact
Senses
Contact Improvisation
Leaning
Sharing & Pouring Weight
Sliding
Floorwork
Contemporary Dance
Falling Together
Spiraling
Lifts
Acrobatics
Emptiness
Meditation
Small Dance

Relationality

Loop of relationship — trust, consent, and communication between bodies

Touch
Expression
Contact Improvisation
Boundaries
Attunement
The Jam
Empathy
Care
Community
Autonomy
Dialogue
Negotiating
Communicating
Honesty
Consent Culture

Reflexivity

Arc — turning awareness back on care, inclusion, and healing history

Inclusivity
Trauma Learning
Somatic Therapy
Witnessing
De-Sexualization of Touch
Democratization of Body
Care
Consent Culture

All Stations

Touch
Rolling Point of Contact
Senses
Flow
The Unknown
Performance
Observing
Expression
Researching
Inclusivity
Trauma Learning
Somatic Therapy
Witnessing
De-Sexualization of Touch
Democratization of Body
Meta- Awareness
Contact Improvisation
Leaning
Sharing & Pouring Weight
Sliding
Floorwork
Contemporary Dance
Falling Together
Spiraling
Lifts
Acrobatics
Ethics
Boundaries
Yielding
Attunement
Holding Space
The Jam
Serious Play
Creative Agency
Risk
Improvisation
Empathy
Care
Community
Autonomy
Dialogue
Negotiating
Communicating
Honesty
Consent Culture
Attention
Emptiness
Meditation
Small Dance