IMPULSE-through-Bodies

Workshop Series – Exploring Research through Bodily Experiences

How can bodily experience become a way of engaging with academic knowledge? How can movement, perception, and embodied practices contribute to the production of knowledge?

The workshop series IMPULSE-through-Bodies creates an experimental and supportive space to explore ongoing research through bodily experiences. Bringing together academic inputs from different disciplines with embodied practices such as dance, theatre, singing, and other approaches, the series invites participants to engage with research in new and experiential ways. Each workshop combines a short scholarly input with a practical, body-based exploration and concludes with a shared reflection on the experiences and insights that emerge.

The series is open to everyone. No experience with movement practices is required—only curiosity and the willingness to explore. We also welcome collaborations with researchers, artists, and practitioners who are interested in contributing to future sessions. If you would like to get involved, please get in touch (contact details below).

21 September, 5:00–9:00 pm   |    IMPULSE, Adenauerallee 131

During this opening event of the series “IMPULSE-through-Bodies”, participants were invited to explore ongoing research through dancing. The event started with an anthropological input by Louisa Müller, presenting key perspectives on embodied experience and processes of belonging. Following, a free dance session (non-guided), curated by Silke Steinert-Berndt, invited participants to explore the concepts introduced before through movement. The session concluded with a joint reflection on the experiences and insights that emerged from the dance practice.

The dance session took place barefoot and without words, creating space to engage with the themes through movement and personal experience.