Patricia Carolin Mai

LETGO

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The training deals with the state of active letting go: letting go of weight, falling, hanging, breathing, releasing. Using principles from the release technique, contact improvisation and shiatsu, the training focuses on the interplay between tension and relaxation. What dance potential lies in the transitions from one physical state to the next - in the fleeting and transformative moment of the in-between. Letgo is a moving and energetic practice that especially strengthens the posture and perception of the body.

Patricia Carolin Mai

Patricia Carolin Mai is a dancer, choreographer and artistic director of MAI:COMPANY. She studied dance at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and performance studies at the University of Hamburg. Since 2015, she has been producing dance pieces at Kampnagel and K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg, which have been performed internationally in countries including Belgium, France, Italy, Israel and Korea. Her artistic work in intergenerational and participatory contexts explores movement as a somatic and empowering practice and examines bodies in extreme states. Since 2019, she has been conducting research on soft skills in dance education as part of the EU project ‘Empowering Dance’ and works as a lecturer and mentor both in Germany and abroad. In 2025, she founded MAI:COMPANY – Hamburg’s first cross-generational dance company. From 2026 to 2028, she is deepening her work on community, participation and physical diversity with MAI:COMPANY as part of the City-State-Federal project ‘An Artistic Practice of Expansion’.

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