Movement & Improvisation Workshop with Roberta Ricci
As part of SCHÖN UNGEWÖHNLICH, Berlin-based dancer and choreographer Roberta Ricci invites participants to explore movement as a way of listening, connecting, and creating together.
How can we become more aware of our bodies while staying connected to what happens around us? How can we listen and respond to others through movement? And what can emerge when we allow ourselves to create something together in the moment?
Through playful exercises involving the body, breath, rhythm, energy, and space, participants will discover different qualities of movement and explore the possibilities of improvisation and collective creativity.
Moving between individual exploration, partnering, and group situations, the workshop introduces simple tools of instant composition, allowing spontaneous gestures to unfold into dances, stories, and shared experiences.
No choreography to memorize, no right or wrong movements. Just curiosity, presence, and the possibility of discovering something unexpected together.
The workshop is open to everyone aged 18 and over, with or without previous dance experience. We especially welcome people living in and around Schöneweide and the NOVILLA neighbourhood.
Workshop Times
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Session 1: 11:00–12:30
Session 2: 13:00–14:30
The workshop is offered in two time slots.
Admission: Free
Venue: Moving Poets NOVILLA
Hasselwerderstraße 22, 12439 Berlin-Schöneweide
Language: English with German translation
Participants: Adults aged 18+, no previous dance experience required
About Roberta Ricci
Roberta Ricci is a Berlin-based dancer, choreographer, and contemporary dance teacher whose artistic practice is rooted in improvisation and instant composition, exploring embodied knowledge, intuition, presence, and play.
She has collaborated with artists and companies including Cadmium Compagnie, Movimento Danza, REVOLVEr Dance Theater, and Maria Colusi. She is also a co-founder and artist of the Berlin-based Company HAA.
Her work has been presented at venues and festivals including DOCK 11, Sophiensaele, Laborgras, Acker Stadt Palast, TaorminaArte, and PAN Napoli.
Roberta holds a degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Dance and Performing Arts. She completed her professional dance training at Modem Atelier / Compagnia Zappalà and is a BASI® Certified Pilates Instructor.
SCHÖN UNGEWÖHNLICH is a community-oriented workshop series developed through sōydivision’s danlainlainlab residency at Moving Poets NOVILLA, supported by Partnerschaft für Demokratie Schöneweide.
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