In Colombia, every space demanded your full presence. But here, in the Netherlands, it’s different. I can walk for hours without looking down, without thinking about my next step. The streets are smooth, predictable. And it’s in this stillness that I’ve begun to notice the non-places within myself and others—the spaces we carry, the pauses we overlook. Like the one I found with Reka.

Published in REMO magazine https://www.remostudio.nl/

One accumulates scattered mental images, bits of paper, dance experiences, and heaps of notes in notebooks that seemingly serve no purpose and that one does not discard because one never knows. And so, one wanders amidst all that disorder, pondering what to say in a text about contact improvisation. Then, suddenly, an image jumps at me, seemingly unrelated to the topic, but the image doesn't leave me…

Published in REMO magazine https://www.remostudio.nl/

Contact Improvisation (CI) serves as a profound means to rediscover the lost essence of play and creativity in our adult lives. It offers a vital escape from the confines of rigid routines and habitual behaviors that often stifle the spontaneity we once reveled in during our childhood. The beauty of CI is its power to reignite the spark of playfulness within us, inviting us to embrace the unanticipated.