In this dance workshop, improvised movement explorations tune the body to sense and adapt to changes in weight and balance while moving in contact with others to create a responsive and playful relationship to gravity and momentum. As a partner to functional training, we will also practice a range of expressive skills leveraging the immediacy of improvisational exchanges to reveal our creative instincts for connection.

Stephanie Turner will also be leading the TDM Fall 2026 Dance Production Studio: Contact Improvisation—take this exciting opportunity to deepen your understanding of contact improv and learn more about next semester's dance production!

About Stephanie Turner

Stephanie Turner is a choreographer, performer, and educator based in Providence, Rhode Island. Her work explores the functional and expressive possibilities of movement, cultivating educational and performance spaces where experimentation, curiosity, and risk-taking can thrive. For over 15 years, contact improvisation has been the framework for her embodied research, integrating movement principles from dance, improvisation, and martial arts practices that allow structure and spontaneity to coexist. Stephanie is currently an Adjunct Professor of Dance and Performance Studies at Roger Williams University and a guest artist at Brown University. She also facilitates Contact Improvisation Providence, creating opportunities for ongoing community Practice.

This workshop is presented by Theater, Dance & Media and open to everyone. For more information, please visit the event webpage, and RSVP today!