The Human is a Caring Being

This workshop is for any body from any discipline who desires to investigate and engage in practices of embodied relational caring through deepening awarenesses of body, breath, memory, touch, and sound. Supported by Dreamwalker Dance Conscious Bodies practice, we will begin with sensory awakening actions progressing into sequences of fluid movement explorations and guided invitations rich with image, sensation and texture.

By tuning in to past and present experiences we will extend our perceptual fields, enhancing our capacities to observe and relate to our self, to others, and to the world around us. We will practice safer vulnerability and explore dynamic exchange by activating our physical, metaphorical and acoustic bodies – in both solo and group focussed exercises – cultivating a body better able to be in space in a relaxed way, and response-able to others with a deeper and more open sense of self and connection. We will breathe, undulate, hum, touch, and spiral together, practicing receiving and giving, exchanging kindnesses, and discovering and sustaining our authentic bodies and voices.

Andrea Nann (she/her/they) is a dance artist, deep listener, founding artist of Dreamwalker Dance Company, and founder/co-creator of Conscious Bodies, an embodied community practice. Andrea is a graduate of York University’s Fine Arts program and has collaborated on new works with over 70 dance and theatre creators across Turtle Island. She danced with Danny Grossman Dance Company for 15 years and has been recognized for contributions to the performing arts sector and work in community actioning. Andrea’s work celebrates possibility, imagination, and belonging, exploring how embodiment can shift attitudes, deepen empathy, and connect us through shared wonder and peaceful coexistence.