Felt Sense Movement is a project of Marcus van Duren to create places and spaces for the practice and research of dance in community.
I aim to marry technique and play in a way that leaves people not just with information, but a felt sense of essential principles for further research.
Marcus van Duren is a dancer, teacher and community organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Marcus has intensively studied movement and dance since his discovery of contact improvisation in 2012. Shortly after, Marcus delved into contemporary dance and the invaluable information of the Axis Syllabus. Marcus has had the privilege of studying with Kira Kirsch, Frey Faust, Nuria Bowart, Chris Aiken, Angie Hauser, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Martin Keogh, Ray Chung, Nita Little, James Graham, Sarah Shelton Mann and many others. Marcus has been teaching classes and workshops locally in California since 2015, and seasonally travels internationally to teach at festivals and practice. In his teaching, Marcus seeks to marry technique and play in a way that leaves students with a felt sense of essential principles and gives them jumping off points for further research. Marcus holds an interdisciplinary BA from UC Berkeley with a focus in Theater, Dance & Performance.
Learning is a delicate process and while adding new information is critical, it’s also about removing barriers and giving permission. It’s important to me that people leave feeling more connected to their body and the world around them.