unknown.possibilities. was founded by Josh Haines & Alina Jaggi in Braunschweig. u.p. is a dance company which places an emphasis on research, creating productions, and training. u.p. shares their movement approach ‘Spinal Mobility’ with professionals and amateurs at Staatstheater Braunschweig, Theater Halberstadt, Profitraining at Bad Lemons (Munich) & Redsapata/Sonnenstein Loft (Linz), and Hochschule der Bildende Kunst students in Braunschweig. From 2014 - 2023 Josh worked with Gregor Zöllig in Theater Bielefeld and Staatstheater Braunschweig as a dancer. Alina worked in different settings as a freelance dancer. From 2014 - 2018 Alina worked in GHT-Görlitz/Zittau as a dancer. After graduating her education for Event Management she worked for LOT-Theater organising the dance program.

ABOUT THE CLASS
Spinal Mobility is an approach to moving our bodies. Focusing on our spines being the driver, movement ripples out through the body and into space. Born out of our desire to integrate softness and articulation in our spines, beginnings are focused on mobilisation throughout the spine and joints of the body. Integrating breath is key. Through specific movement loops Spinal Mobility’s goal is to unlock the participant’s minds and bodies to even more movement possibilities. Whether that be in a micro or macro range, playing with this potential is fundamental. Throughout the class we share phrases which distills the essence of Spinal Mobility. We also use imagined states and improvisation tasks to trigger new movement pathways. Imagery and sensation are great access points to break habits, encourage surprise, and approach movement from new angles. Spinal Mobility also plays with the boundaries of sound and noise. Using sound’s vibration throughout the body allows the body to approach movement differently. Here we can drift between the borders of sound and language to produce a form of communication which seems absurd but somehow has it’s own logic too.