A research-based movement workshop integrating functional body conditioning with improvisational practice, where joint-level work, micro-movements, spirals, and anatomical awareness support alignment, coordination, and the transformation of structured training into creative improvisation.
Where: Tictac Art Centre, Brussels, Belgium
When: April 6 – 10 | 10:00 – 17:30, 2026
Functional Improvisation is a research-based movement workshop that brings functional body conditioning into direct dialogue with improvisational practice. The work is grounded in pre-Pilates methodology transmitted to me by my mentor Deborah Lessen, based on the work of Eve Gentry.
The practice focuses on movement timing and minimal, joint-level movement: locating the center of each joint, working with micro-movements, spirals, and lever systems. These precise actions support alignment, re-organization, and fine coordination, offering a restorative counterbalance to intensive or highly performative physical practices.
From this grounded base, the work opens into improvisation. Functional material becomes a field for exploration—how anatomical knowledge can remain active inside motion, and how structured conditioning can transform into creative choice. Rather than separating functional training from improvisation, the workshop integrates them, allowing structure to become a resource for play, adaptability, and embodied awareness.
Indrek Kornel’s bio:
Indrek Kornel is an interdisciplinary choreographer, dancer, and movement educator whose work combines improvisation, functional movement research, and embodied systems thinking, drawing on pre-Pilates methodology transmitted through Deborah Lessen (based on Eve Gentry’s work) and improvisation practices developed with artists including David Zambrano and Ruth Zaporah, while focusing on reorganizing physical and experiential structures into accessible movement practices.
How to register:
Info and registrations through: https://tictacartcentre.com/workshop/functional-improvisation/
Costs for participants:
Standard €300 (Our base rate)
Opportunity €240 (For those who need support)
Supporter €360 (Your extra helps others attend)
Contact details:
info@tictacartcentre.com
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For further information, please visit https://tictacartcentre.com/workshops/
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