The epoch of Romanticism can be traced from the end of the 18th century to the late 19th century, whereby literary Romanticism dates approximately to the years 1795 to 1848. It stands between Classicism, Sturm und Drang, Sensibility, the Enlightenment, Biedermeier, Vormärz and Realism.

In this workshop, I invite you to discover the ability to express the sensitivity of your body in motion. You enter an empty space with a feather of your choice, size and colour, and meet a partner. We begin as couples with romantic poetry, courting each other vis-à-vis. There are five stations – romantic talk, walk, watch and touch – which lead us to a romantic dance. Simply romantic: this workshop is a mélange of somatic sensing and creative poetry! May I ask for your hand, Madame … a waltz … or a minuet?

Then we make the twist and create a simple dance out of our raw-man-tic gestures, as we search for the words and movements to accompany us through this workshop. You will be asked to share your body as a canvas with your partner, to relate the one word in which you wish to become the reality of your experience.