ECITE 2025 – APPLY TODAY!
Warsaw, July 13-19
The European Contact Improvisation Teacher Exchange 2025 invites you to Warsaw for a special edition focusing on research and reflection through movement practice. This year, we explore how the physical and improvisational core of Contact Improvisation acts as a catalyst for building personal and collective resources—nurturing resilience, creativity, and the ability to connect.
Through shared practice, we are reflecting on the nature of CI, the form’s capacity to develop our physical, psychological, and collaborative skills; its potential to nurture creativity, empathy, and trust; and its relevance in addressing societal and ecological challenges of today.
Location: Mazovian Institute of Culture, Warsaw
Participation fee: 150 EUR / 500 PLN
Note: This is a non-residential event, but we support arranging student housing accommodation to stay nearby.
RESEARCH PATHS
The call for research enquiries resulted in these five research paths that we invite you to join in:
GATHERING IN MOTION
Exploring how CI fosters community, care, and collective awareness through jamming, witnessing, and group dynamics, shaping relational spaces, ethical engagement, and the experience of being together in dance.
BEYOND THE KNOWN BODY
Exploring the pedagogy of CI as a practice of unlearning ingrained social and perceptual patterns, expanding physical, relational, and spatial awareness. Exchanging practices and teaching approaches.
CI IN PERFORMANCE
Examining how CI functions as a performance form, how audience presence shapes improvisation, and how different media—such as camera, music, and structured improvisation—affect the experience.
THERAPEUTIC TOUCH
Exploring CI’s therapeutic dimensions, focusing on touch, co-regulation, and nervous system support. How can CI foster safety, resilience, and connection? What role do slowness, attunement, and mindful attention play in healing? How does CI expand our sense of relationality beyond human interactions?
TOWARDS THE WHOLE
The intersection of CI with spiritual and activist practices, drawing on Quaker worship, Buddhist and Eastern philosophies, and non-violence practices. Exploring deep listening, embodied connection, and collective transformation, with dance as a tool for healing, resistance, and alignment with the greater whole.
We plan an accompanying programme of whole group activities, including morning jams, workshops with special guests, and discussion circles.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The application form is now open. We have approximately 50 spots available and aim to create a diverse, multicultural platform for dialogue. To achieve this, we may need to apply some admission criteria.
To avoid keeping you waiting too long, we’ve decided to send out confirmations for participation every two weeks until the list is complete. Our review dates are April 14th and 28th and May 5th and 19th. Please be patient with our replies during this process.