15 Classes of the SRT Introductory Level - week 1 (Casses 1-7)

Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT)* is an experimental and poetic approach to movement, dance and creative process developed by American dance artist Joan Skinner (1924-2021).
SRT stimulates the process of letting go of unnecessary tension, releasing new possibilities in how we perceive and how we dance. Poetic imagery, shared partner-studies and improvisational practices facilitate deep and more nuanced kinaesthetic experience of movement and a sense of wholeness.
Basic concepts such as a fluid awareness, suppleness as readiness, moving off balance, and autonomy of the breath and different body parts are explored in playful ways - individually, with a partner, or the group.
Noticing as a first step for change and allowing movement to happen are key to this practice that emphasizes effortlessness, multi-directional alignment, presence and freedom in movement and stillness.

* Joan Skinner created a comprehensive, progressive pedagogy that is taught at three levels: Introductory (for all those coming to the technique for the first time), Ongoing (intermediate) and Advanced. The Introductory Level comprises 15 carefully crafted classes.

The fifteen classes of the Introductory pedagogy
Experiencing the fifteen classes is an opportunity to engage in an extended process of learning and transformation through dancing. One cultivates trust, openness and availability on physical, perceptual and imaginative levels, which might continue to further unfold in these areas of our life.

Read more about SRT and its benefits here

Please note: As in the course of the Introductory classes the foundational releasing principles are progressively introduced with different materials that overlap, refer back and evolve, participants benefit most by committing to the entire series of fifteen classes.

Schedule for both weeks:

Mornings:
Each day starts with an SRT class of 2,5 - 3 hours.

Afternoons:
Based on the Releasing principles experienced in the morning, the afternoon sessions offer different entries into creative process (such as writing and drawing) towards the making of improvised dances.
Through playful practice time in the studio and outdoors in the natural environment we discover how we listen and respond to the different layers of ourselves and our surroundings.
Allowing our sensuous body and intuition to guide us to what wants to emerge, as we're moving, gives voice to our imagination and the poetry of our dance.

Week 1: 1-7 December 2025 (Mo-Sun)- SRT classes 1-7
Week 2: 4-10 May 2026 (Mo-Sun) - SRT classes 8- 15

Venue: the course is facilitated by SOMATIC SPACE and takes place at Center Buchov , a beautiful settlement in the countryside of Czech Republic surrounded by nature and about 50 km south of Prague.

Early bird price: 230€/per person per one week + 280€ accommodation & studio fee + 190€ food
Regular price: 300€ / per person per one week + 280€ accommodation & studio fee + 190€ food

Terms of payment:
Early bird price: please send a deposit of 230€ by 31 August 2025 and the remaining 470€ by 31 October 2025
Regular price: please send 770€ or two installments of 300€ and 470€ between 1 September 2025 and 31 October 2025
Cancellation: cancelling before 31 October 2025 - the deposit of 230€ is charged.
Cancelling after 31 October 2025 - the whole amount of 700€/770€ is charged. Each participant is responsible for their own health and liability insurance.

Find all details about accommodation, registration, cancellation policy and other practicalities here