Brandon Gonzalez

Single Class Teacher

Class Description

This class explores Contact Improvisation not only as a physical practice, but as an emergent, creative, and ritual-based form. By embracing authentic expression and deep listening, the practice invites movement without expectation. Creativity arises not from pre-planning, but from staying open to what each moment offers. Through the ritual capacity of Contact Improvisation, attention turns toward the weight of our unfolding, making room for ourselves to be fully present in the dance. Contact exercises, group scores, and eyes-closed practices create gentle containers for arriving more deeply, with care and relational awareness.

Biography

Brandon Gonzalez is an interdisciplinary dance artist, choreographer, and educator based in Austin, Texas. Drawn to the transformational power of dance as ritual, his work explores presence and embodied connection as pathways for creative emergence. For over 15 years, he has produced dance events in Austin and has taught Contact Improvisation both nationally and internationally. Brandon has been a co-organizing member of the Texas Dance Improvisation Festival since its early development and is currently an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University. He holds a BFA in Studio Art from TXST and an MFA in Dramatic Arts from UC Davis.

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