HONOLULU accueillera un stage de Skinner Releasing Technique pour poursuivre la découverte de la pédagogie de Joan Skinner.

Créée par Joan Skinner, vers la fin des années soixante aux États-Unis, encore peu connue en France, la Skinner Releasing est à la fois une méthode d'improvisation et une pratique somatique. Plaçant l’imagination au cœur de l’apprentissage, des images poétiques viennent éveiller, susciter, altérer le mouvement spontané. Chaque cours est une géographie changeante qui résonne au-delà du studio.

Ce stage invite les personnes participantes à découvrir et pratiquer certains des principes fondateurs de la Skinner Releasing : souplesse, autonomie, jeu, ouverture, intégrité. Musique et environnement sonore soutiennent les études de mouvement, les explorations d’images et le processus de laisser-dé/faire (releasing).
Il rassemble les classes 3 à 7 du cycle introductif de cette pédagogie progressive.

À QUI S'ADRESSE CE STAGE ?

Autant aux danseureuses professionnelles, improvisateurices, qu'à toute personne curieuse des rapports entre mouvement et imagination quelle que soit sa condition physique, son âge ou son niveau d'expérience.

INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES

• DURÉE : 13,5 heures / 3 jours

• DATES ET HORAIRES
  vendredi 20 mars : 18h-20h30
  samedi 21 mars : 10h-12h30 et 14h-17h
  dimanche 22 mars : 10h-12h30 et 14h-17h

• ​TARIFS
  Tarif plein : 140 € + 15 € d'adhésion annuelle à ORO
  Tarif réduit : 115€ + 15€ d’adhésion annuelle à ORO (bénéficiaires RSA, étudiants)

• CONTACT : resa.honolulu@oro.fr

• ​INSCRIPTION avant le 1er mars en ligne, ci-dessous

*Le stage sera donné en français, avec des fragments en anglais, sa langue originale

Skinner Releasing Technique — November sessions at PiP Studio / Flutgraben 🌿

During 2025 autumn-winter at PiP Studios (Berlin), we’ll explore the Skinner Releasing Technique as a way to soften, tune perception, and open new pathways for movement and presence.

These weekend sessions offer time and space to slow down, to listen, and to move from inner images — guided by touch, alignment principles, and imagination. The classes are open to both newcomers and experienced movers who wish to (re)discover the foundations of SRT or deepen their practice.

Skinner Releasing Technique is a poetic and experiential approach to dance and embodiment. It uses guided imagery and tactile exercises to illuminate the relationship between release and flow in movement. Through letting go and awakening the imagination, we allow movement to arise with ease surprising us with its power and clarity. It nurtures awareness, sensitivity, and freedom in motion.

This practice invites softness, attention, and transformation, opening subtle layers of perception that unfold in the dialogue between body and imagination, stillness and movement.

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Dates:

21–22–23 November (3-5)

29-30 November (1-4)

13-14 December (1-4)

15,16,17 December (1-3)

Past dates:

• 8–9 November

• Each module comprises 5 classes (spread to two weekends)

• Friday : 18:00-21:00
  Saturday : 10:30-13:30
  Sunday : 10:30-13:30

• Place : PIP Studio / Flutgraben, Kreuzberg, Berlin

• 2 weekends — 180 € | 2 classes weekend — 80 € | 3 classes weekend — 100 €

• Places are limited and confirmed upon availability

• The workshop language is English

• Please remember that you can join with prior experience of the preceding classes of the repertoire

  
  Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) is a somatic practice and a pedagogical approach to movement developed in the late 1960s in the United States by dancer and educator Joan Skinner. At the crossroads of dance, improvisation, and guided imagery, SRT invites the release of unnecessary tension and the discovery of new ways of moving with ease, awareness, and creativity. It supports a shift from constrained voluntary control toward a state where movement arises almost on its own—often with more clarity, power, and subtlety.

FACILITATOR: AYŞE ORHON

A dancer and choreographer based in Berlin. She graduated from Artez (HKA) in 2001 and completed a Master’s degree in choreography in Amsterdam (AHK) in 2013. As a performer, she has danced with Aydın Teker, Emmanuelle Huynh, DD Dorvillier, Eszter Salamon, Deborah Hay, Hermann Heisig, Jule Flierl, among others. As a choreographer and dancer, she collaborates with choreographers in Berlin (including Litó Walkey, Christina Ciupke, and Begüm Erciyas). As a creator, Orhon has presented her work in various festivals across Europe. She is a certified Pilates trainer (Stott/Merrithew), Shiatsu practitioner (European Shiatsu Institute, Berlin), and certified in Skinner Releasing Technique™. Moving between the somatic and the artistic—between the kinesthetic and the aesthetic— she brings together technical knowledge, hands-on experience and artistic curiosity.

ADDITIONAL INFOS

• Come with your comfy clothes to move in and out of the floor

• Wear layers and/or come with a small blanket to lie on

• Bring your material to write and draw (different paper&colors) for the end of each session

• The classes start on time, you are welcomed to be in the space before

• Remember bringing your water bottle

• There is no recording/photographing/witnessing of the SRT Classes, creating a space for free discovery.

Photos: ©Robin Beumier, ©Ayşe Orhon

>>>> click here to register <<<<

17, 18, 19 NOV. 2025

For Beaux-Arts-Paris students, Emmanuelle Huynh class

This workshop includes the first three classes of the introductory cycle of this progressive pedagogy of Joan Skinner, founder of Skinner Releasing Technique.

Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) is a somatic practice and a pedagogical approach to movement developed in the late 1960s in the United States by dancer and educator Joan Skinner. At the crossroads of dance, improvisation, and guided imagery, SRT invites the release of unnecessary tension and the discovery of new ways of moving with ease, awareness, and creativity. It supports a shift from constrained voluntary control toward a state where movement arises almost on its own—often with more clarity, power, and subtlety.

FACILITATOR

AYŞE ORHON

A dancer and choreographer based in Berlin. She graduated from Artez (HKA) in 2001 and completed a Master’s degree in choreography in Amsterdam (AHK) in 2013. As a performer, she has danced with Aydın Teker, Emmanuelle Huynh, DD Dorvillier, Eszter Salamon, Deborah Hay, Hermann Heisig, Jule Flierl, among others. As a choreographer and dancer, she collaborates with choreographers in Berlin (including Litó Walkey, Christina Ciupke, and Begüm Erciyas). As a creator, Orhon has presented her work in various festivals across Europe. She is a certified Pilates teacher (Stott/Merrithew, 2004), Shiatsu practitioner (European Shiatsu Institute, Berlin, 2022), and certified in Skinner Releasing Technique™ (Skinner Releasing Institute, 2024). Her practice moves between the somatic and the artistic—in other words, between the kinesthetic and the aesthetic.

PRACTICAL INFOS

• Come with your comfy clothes to move in and out of the floor

• Wear layers and/or come with a small blanket to lie on

• Bring your material to write and draw (different paper&colors) for the end of each session

• There is no recording/photographing/witnessing of the SRT Classes, creating a space for free discovery

• The classes start on time, you are welcomed to be in the space before

• Remember bringing your water

*The workshop will be held in English, in its original language.

Introductory Classes 1-15: Sept-Nov-Dec 2025

These workshops present the full introductory cycle of Skinner Releasing Technique, developed by Joan Skinner, consisting of 15 consecutive classes. Each module takes place over two weekends with a group of professional dancers, improvisers, body workers and somatic teachers, as well as practitioners with a background in movement or somatic work. The series also extends across September, November, and December for those who wish to follow two or three modules as a longer arc.

1st module 13,14,19,20,21 September (Classes 1-5)

2nd module 8,9,21,22,23 November (Classes 6-10)

3rd module 5,6,7,13,14 December (Classes 11-15)

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• Each module comprises 5 classes (spread to two weekends)

• Friday : 18:00-21:00
  Saturday : 10:30-13:30
  Sunday : 10:30-13:30

• Place : PIP Studio / Flutgraben, Kreuzberg, Berlin

• ​Fee : 200 € for one module (both weekends)

• Early bird: 180 € until 4 weeks before the workshop starts

• Places are limited and confirmed upon availability

• The workshop language is English

• Please remember that you can join module 2 and/or 3 with prior experience of the preceding classes of the repertoire (for 2nd module 2 Classes 1-5, for 3rd module Classes 1-10).

Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) is a somatic practice and a pedagogical approach to movement developed in the late 1960s in the United States by dancer and educator Joan Skinner. At the crossroads of dance, improvisation, and guided imagery, SRT invites the release of unnecessary tension and the discovery of new ways of moving with ease, awareness, and creativity. It supports a shift from constrained voluntary control toward a state where movement arises almost on its own—often with more clarity, power, and subtlety.

FACILITATOR: AYŞE ORHON

A dancer and choreographer based in Berlin. She graduated from Artez (HKA) in 2001 and completed a Master’s degree in choreography in Amsterdam (AHK) in 2013. As a performer, she has danced with Aydın Teker, Emmanuelle Huynh, DD Dorvillier, Eszter Salamon, Deborah Hay, Hermann Heisig, Jule Flierl, among others. As a choreographer and dancer, she collaborates with choreographers in Berlin (including Litó Walkey, Christina Ciupke, and Begüm Erciyas). As a creator, Orhon has presented her work in various festivals across Europe. She is a certified Pilates trainer (Stott/Merrithew), Shiatsu practitioner (European Shiatsu Institute, Berlin), and certified in Skinner Releasing Technique™. Moving between the somatic and the artistic—between the kinesthetic and the aesthetic— she brings together technical knowledge, hands-on experience and artistic curiosity.

Please remember that you can join to any module only if you have done the preceding classes of the repertoire at least once (for 2nd module 2 Classes 1-5, for 3rd module Classes 1-10).

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To register click here

ADDITIONAL INFOS

• Come with your comfy clothes to move in and out of the floor

• Wear layers and/or come with a small blanket to lie on

• Bring your material to write and draw (different paper&colors) for the end of each session

• The classes start on time, you are welcomed to be in the space before

• Remember bringing your water bottle

• There is no recording/photographing/witnessing of the SRT Classes, creating a space for free discovery.

Photos: ©Robin Beumier, ©Ayşe Orhon

>>>> click here to register <<<<

Skinner Releasing Technique Introductory Classes 1-2

Next: Tuesdays 13, 20
10:30 – 13:00 (followed by optional Flutgraben lunch at 13:00)
📍 Am Flutgraben 3 12435 Berlin. (meeting at the door)

Join the classes to move, rest, connect, integrate, create, learn or simply to be.

Ways to Begin

Individuality and community; the parts and the whole; autonomy and interdependence; holding and letting go.

These seeming dichotomies belong to one another, allowing for a rich, expansive experience.

In these classes, Joan Skinner invites us to the above concepts as kinaesthetic experiences with solo, partner, and group studies. The process of letting go is prevalent. But what do we let go of? Where in the body, or in the self? How? What remains? What becomes visible through letting go? Why let go at all?

The poetic and precise language of the technique offers suggestions through guided movement explorations. Each class, distinct in its focus and content, becomes a dance of shifting awarenesses, tapping into your power, gently.

Gentleness can be powerful.

Check out this wonderful interview of Bettina Neuhaus with Joan Skinner.

About the community class at the PIP studio:

Community Class at PIP studio is a weekly format of community movement and dance classes with different teachers, choreographers, and dancers who want to offer their practices.

The classes aim to cultivate a sense of togetherness and community through the sharing of body practices and somatic experiences, while providing a platform and dedicated time for dance and the body. The classes are open to everyone. We aim to create a regular exchange between movement practitioners in a warm and supportive environment.

The PIP studio is the space where is based the dance cie Public in private.

Sign in the telegram group here to follow further activities at the PIP studio.

I’ll be offering shiatsu sessions this weekend at the beautiful Touchee Berlin retreat space. Here are some information on my background and my practice of Shiatsu.

Whether you are seeking relaxation, relief from tension, or simply an opportunity to reconnect, I look forward to meeting you—body, mind, and soul.

For the retreat website CLICK HERE

I’ve been working in the fields of dance, somatic practices, and bodywork since 1997. My journey began with dance practice earlier in Istanbul then continued with dance studies in the Netherlands, where I developed a deep understanding of liberated and conscious movement and the connection between body and mind. During my functional anatomy classes, Eva Karczag introduced us not only to concepts like tensegrity, fascia, and embodied movement but also to Shiatsu and the meridians. She used these practices to help us explore the diverse landscapes of different bodies and deepen our understanding of touch and its role in movement and connection. This experience planted the seeds for my later exploration of Shiatsu as a practice in its own right.

In 2004, I earned full certification from Stott/Merrithew Pilates and began teaching in Istanbul. My dance education, rooted in somatic practices, influenced my contemporary approach to Pilates. Until 2016, I worked with post-rehabilitation clients, professional dancers, and with individuals seeking relief from pain or wanting to reconnect with their bodies, helping them rediscover movement and confidence.

With a growing curiosity about fascia and the quality of touch, and inspired by Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains, in 2009, I attended his Structural Integration training in Oxford. This training deepened my understanding of how movement, posture, and health interact—and how they shape us as the biopsychosocial beings we are.

Finally in Berlin, I started studying Shiatsu in the Masunaga Tradition at the European Shiatsu Institute (ESI) with Katrin Schröder (2021). Rooted in Zen principles, this approach emphasizes the extended meridian system and the flow of energy throughout the body. 

I am certified as a Shiatsu Practitioner and as a Holistic Health Practitioner (Gesundheitspraktikerin) by the German Association for Alternative Medicine (DGAM).

La Skinner Releasing revient à Marseille !

Le stage aura lieu la première semaine des vacances de février 2025 dans un grand et lumineux studio Marseillais. À vos agendas !

Les inscriptions sont ouvertes, n'hésitez si vous avez des questions.

Dans ce stage, les dix premières classes du cycle introductif seront données alternativement par Cléo et Ayşe. Ce format intensif permet une immersion dans l'expérience kinesthesique. 

Les personnes participantes peuvent découvrir ou approfondir les principes qui fondent la Skinner Releasing : souplesse, autonomie, espace, unité, économie, resilience (...) à travers les images, les graphiques et les études de mouvements. 

Musiques et environnements sonores soutiennent les explorations et le processus de laisser-dé/faire. Au fil du stage, l'autonomie des participantes est favorisée et un dialogue, une recherche s'instaure entre l'imagination dynamique et le matériau savamment agencé par Joan Skinner.

Ce stage s'adresse à toute personne curieuse des rapports entre mouvement et imagination, qu'elle que soit sa condition physique, son âge ou son niveau d'expérience.

Dates

Dimanche 9 février   /   10h à 16h

Lundi 10 février        /   10h à 16h

Mardi 11février         /   10h à 13h

Mercredi 12 février   /   10h à 16h

Jeudi 13 février         /   10h à 16h

Vendredi 14 février   /   10h à 13h

Tarifs

Tarif plein*    /   240 euros

Tarif réduit*  /   180 euros (early bird, faible revenu ou personnes n'habitant pas à Marseille)

*Considérez votre capacité financière en fonction de votre situation géographique et sociale et d'autres circonstances pouvant entrer en compte. 

Nous pratiquons des tarifs qui, nous l'espérons, facilite l'accès à la pédagogie, sachant qu'un cours de SRT coûte généralement autour de 35 euros.

Inscription

Email ici

L'inscription ne sera définitive qu'après le réglèment par virement (avant le 20 février 2025). Places limitées.

Adresse

À la Fabrique d'Art et de Culture, 149 rue Sainte, 13007 Marseille

Ce projet de co-animation des dix premiers classes de la pédagogie de Skinner Releasing est soutenu par le programme de mobilité de l’Union européenne dans le cadre du Fonds de Mobilité Creative Europe.

Skinner Releasing Returns to Marseille!

The workshop will take place during the first week of the February 2025 holidays in a spacious, light-filled studio in Marseille. Mark your calendars!

Registrations are open, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

During this workshop, the first ten classes of the introductory cycle will be taught alternately by Cléo and Ayşe. This intensive format offers full immersion in the kinesthetic experience.

Participants will discover and deepen their understanding of the foundational principles of Skinner Releasing: suppleness, autonomy, space, unity, economy, resilience (...) through imagery, graphic explorations, and movement studies.

Music and soundscapes support these explorations and the process of releasing. Throughout the workshop, participants are encouraged to develop autonomy, fostering a dialogue and exploration between dynamic imagination and the carefully crafted material created by Joan Skinner.

This workshop is open to anyone curious about the relationship between movement and imagination, regardless of physical condition, age, or experience level.

This co-teaching project of the first ten classes of Skinner Releasing pedagogy is supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe Mobility Fund.

Dates

• Sunday, February 9 / 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Monday, February 10 / 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Tuesday, February 11 / 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Wednesday, February 12 / 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Thursday, February 13 / 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Friday, February 14 / 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Fees

• Full Rate / €240

• Reduced Rate / €180 (early bird, low income, or non-residents of Marseille)

Please consider your financial capacity based on your geographic and social situation, as well as any other circumstances. We aim to offer accessible rates, recognizing that an SRT class typically costs around €35.

Registration

Email here

Registration will only be finalized after payment by bank transfer (before February 20, 2025). Limited spots are available.

Venue

La Fabrique d'Art et de Culture, 149 rue Sainte, 13007 Marseille

En ce début de saison, HONOLULU est heureux de vous proposer un stage de Skinner Releasing Technique pour découvrir la pédagogie de Joan Skinner

Créée par Joan Skinner, vers la fin des années soixante aux États-Unis, encore peu connue en France, la Skinner Releasing est à la fois une méthode d'improvisation et une pratique somatique. Plaçant l’imagination au cœur de l’apprentissage, des images poétiques viennent éveiller, susciter, altérer le mouvement spontané. Chaque cours est une géographie changeante qui résonne au-delà du studio.

Ce stage invite les personnes participantes à découvrir et pratiquer certains des principes fondateurs de la Skinner Releasing : souplesse, autonomie, jeu, ouverture, intégrité. Musique et environnement sonore soutiennent les études de mouvement, les explorations d’images et le processus de laisser-dé/faire (releasing).
Il rassemble les cinq premières classes du cycle introductif de cette pédagogie progressive.

LES INTERVENANTES

AYŞE ORHON

Danseuse et chorégraphe basée à Berlin. Elle est diplômée d'Artez (HKA) en 2001 et termine un Master en chorégraphie à Amsterdam (AHK) en 2013. En tant qu'interprète, elle a dansé avec Aydın Teker, Emmanuelle Huynh, DD Dorvillier, Eszter Salamon, Deborah Hay, Hermann Heisig, Jule Flierl parmi d'autres. En tant que chorégraphe et danseuse, elle collabore avec des chorégraphes à Berlin (Litó Walkey, Christina Ciupke, Begüm Erciyas entre autres). En tant que créatrice, Orhon a présenté ses productions dans divers festivals en Europe.
Elle est enseignante certifiée en Pilates (Stott/Merrithew, 2004), praticienne de Shiatsu (Institut Européen de Shiatsu, Berlin, 2022) et également certifiée en Skinner Releasing Technique™ (Skinner Releasing Institute, 2024). La pratique d'Orhon oscille entre le somatique et l'artistique autrement dit entre le kinesthésique et l’esthétique.

CLÉO TABAKIAN

Danseuse, pédagogue et dessinatrice basée à Marseille. Diplômée des Beaux-Arts de Paris, son travail graphique manifeste des circonvolutions du mouvement physique. Dans un livre en cours, Movement Speculation, ses dessins sont assemblés avec les fragments d’un poème épique.
Elle obtient un Master au Laban Conservatoire of Dance de Londres, en 2018.
Sa pratique de la danse dialogue avec les somatiques et les arts martiaux. Enseignante certifiée en Skinner Releasing Technique™ depuis 2024. Largement influencée par cette approche holistique, elle réalise un ouvrage à venir sur la pédagogie de Joan Skinner en français, en collaboration avec deux autres enseignantes: Bettina Neuhaus et Ana Stegnar.

À QUI S'ADRESSE CE STAGE ?

Autant aux danseureuses professionnelles, improvisateurices, qu'à toute personne curieuse des rapports entre mouvement et imagination qu'elle que soit sa condition physique, son âge ou son niveau d'expérience.

INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES

• Durée : 13,5 heures / 3 jours

• Dates et horaires
  vendredi 8 novembre : 18h30-21h00
  samedi 9 novembre : 10h-12h30 et 14h-17h
  dimanche 10 novembre : 10h-12h30 et 14h-17h

• ​Tarif : 170 € + 15 € d'adhésion annuelle à l'association
  Tarif réduit (nous consulter) : 115€ + 15€ d’adhésion

• ​Inscription avant le 18 octobre par mail ici

*Le stage sera donné en français, avec des fragments en anglais, sa langue originaire

https://ubabyhyh.oro.fr/calendrier/skinner-releasing-technique

At the start of this season, HONOLULU is pleased to offer a Skinner Releasing Technique workshop to introduce you to Joan Skinner's teaching approach.

Created by Joan Skinner in the late 1960s in the United States and still relatively unknown in France, Skinner Releasing is both a method for dance improvisation and a somatic practice. Placing imagination at the core of learning, poetic images awaken and alter spontaneous movement. Each class becomes a changing landscape that resonates beyond the studio.

This workshop invites participants to explore and practice some of the foundational principles of Skinner Releasing: suppleness, autonomy, playfulness, openness, and integrity. Music and soundscapes support movement studies, image explorations, and the process of letting go (releasing). It brings together the first five classes of the introductory cycle of this progressive pedagogy, taught alternately by two teachers.

THE INSTRUCTORS

AYŞE ORHON is a dancer and choreographer based in Berlin. She graduated from Artez (HKA) in 2001 and completed a Master’s in choreography in Amsterdam (AHK) in 2013. As a performer, she has worked with Aydın Teker, Emmanuelle Huynh, DD Dorvillier, Eszter Salamon, Deborah Hay, Hermann Heisig, Jule Flierl, among others. As a choreographer, Orhon has presented her work at various European festivals. She is a certified Pilates instructor (Stott/Merrithew, 2004), a Shiatsu practitioner (European Shiatsu Institute, Berlin, 2022), and certified teacher for Skinner Releasing Technique™ (Skinner Releasing Institute, 2024). Orhon’s practice is a dance between the somatic and the artistic, between the kinaesthetic and the aesthetic.

CLÉO TABAKIAN is a dancer and visual artist based in Marseille. She graduated from the Beaux-Arts in Paris, and her graphic works manifests the convolutions of the physical self. In her ongoing book project Movement Speculation, her drawings are combined with fragments of an epic poem. She obtained a Master’s degree from the Laban Conservatoire of Dance in London in 2018. Her dance practice is in dialogue with somatics and martial arts. She became a certified teacher for Skinner Releasing Technique™ in 2024. Strongly influenced by this holistic approach, she is working on a forthcoming book on Joan Skinner’s pedagogy in collaboration with two other teachers: Bettina Neuhaus and Ana Stegnar.

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?
This workshop is designed for professional dancers, improvisers, and anyone curious about the relationship between movement and imagination, regardless of their physical condition, age, or level of experience.

IPRACTICAL INFORMATION

Duration: 13.5 hours / 3 days

Dates and Schedule
Friday, November 8: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 9: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 10: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Price: €170 + €15 annual association membership
Reduced Rate (please contact us): €115 + €15 membership

Registration: Before October 18 by email here

The workshop will be conducted in French, with some sections in English, its original language.

https://ubabyhyh.oro.fr/calendrier/skinner-releasing-technique