Kinesthetic perception refers to the ability to perceive and regulate the position, movement, tension and exertion of one’s own body parts – that is, muscles, tendons and joints – even without visual control. It is a component of proprioception, enables spatial coordination and plays a central role in learning movements.

Through kinaesthetically-oriented improvisation, the workshop invites participants to discover the body’s diverse possibilities, the interpersonal power of movement and their own deep sensitivity, which is shaped by various forms of interaction. In this process, the information from the receptors in muscles, tendons and joints does not come from outside the body, but simultaneously enables and enhances both unconscious and conscious control and coordination of movements.

In the ‘Golden Agers’ course, a guided improvisation leads participants into a creative process in which movement and gestures emerge from collective exploration.

Sandra Marín Garcia graduated from the School of Dance and Choreography at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona and is a certified practitioner of Yiquan, martial arts and healing arts at the Chen Academy in Switzerland. During her professional career, she has worked with several international companies, including the Polish Dance Theatre, the Theater Vorpommern in Greifswald and Stralsund, the Theater Dortmund, the Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, the Cullberg Ballet, the Netherlands Dance Theatre I and Kidd Pivot. During this time, she worked with renowned choreographers such as Johan Inger, Paul Lightfoot, Sol León, Mats Ek, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Marina Mascarell, Jiří Kylián and Crystal Pite. She has been working as a choreographer and teacher since 2010 and, since 2022, has been head of the ‘Coreografia i interpretació’ department at the Conservatori Superior de Dansa of the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona.