Welcome to the Global Underscore (GUS) 2026 Sites page!

Registration for GUS 2026 Sites is OPEN!  It takes a few days for your information to appear on this page.

If you choose, your site can join LIVE STREAMING during the Practice (20 June 2026, 14:00–18:00 UTC) — Live Streaming registration is in the GUS Site Registration. Also, please register for the Global In-Depth Talk-Through on 6 June 2026. We also have another online event: the 2-session Breaking Ground: How To Facilitate Your First Underscore, facilitated by Meng Fan (Agni), Shanghai, China and yuenjie MARU, Hong Kong. Click ALL EVENTS below!

Contact us with any questions or concerns.

CENTRAL AMÉRICA

COSTA RICA

GUATEMALA

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

Vienna
Internationale Dzogchen-Gemeinschaft Samdrubling
Friedrich-Kaiser-Gasse 74, 1160 Wien
Time: 17:30 – 20 h (CET)
Talk-Through: 15:00, before the GUS; see website
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Joining “Live Streaming”
Facilitator: Menno van der Woude,
Website: vienna.contactimpro.eu
Dancers: Menno, and who else (with some experience) wants to join!
History: Have been dancing CI since over 17 years now, currently teaching sometimes at the Movement Lab in Vienna (with Juli Gabor, Matan Levkovich), will teach at Contact in Paradise this year in May. In terms of Underscore, I have done those over the years, sometimes liking it, sometimes experiencing it as a bit restricting; currently I enjoy the Underscore a lot as a frame that “”allows”” breaking usual patterns in jams (ie.: couple couple couple) and to allow non-contact-ish influence (even if CI is my primary focus). I’ve also talked with Malcolm Manning quite a lot about the Underscore – he is also based in Vienna but unfortunately not here on the 20th; he worked with Nancy a lot.
Other Info: I build a small site for this event. It is open source here: github.com/mennowo/GlobalUnderscoreSiteSite . It is easy to deploy via Docker, and you can edit the content in the browser, and see/export signups. Maybe other sites can benefit from this. I am happy to spin up some instances of the site if there is a wish for this.

BELGIUM

DENMARK

Copenhagen
Dansekapellet
Bispebjerg Torv 1, 2400 København
Time: 16:00-20:00
Talk-Through: Day of event 14:45-15:45
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitator: Anne Vejen Hansen & Agata Rutkowska,
Website: fb.me/e/6NWgRPhkC
History: This is the 3rd year in a row we are having the Global Underscore in Copenhagen, this year will be an experimental edition with integrated dance.

FRANCE

Montreuil, Paris
La Fonderie
105 rue Edouard Vaillant 93100 Montreuil
Time: 18h- 20h
Talk-Through: Day of event 17h15. Bring pen crayons and paper.
Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitator: Carey Jeffries,
Website: www.deepcontacts.com
Instagram: @deepcontacts
Info: A basic level of contact improvsation is requested. this will follow on from the advanced lifts of C.I. a W/E workrshop wth Vinicius Carvalho in the same studio. Reduced prices for both events avalable in Hellasso site.
History: Facilitated it for the last 10 (?) years. Before that, it was Claire Filmon whom I studied with, as well as with Nancy Stark Smith.

GERMANY (DEUTSCHLAND)

Berlin
Tanzfabrik Berlin
Möckernstr. 68, 10965 Berlin
Time: 17:30 – 20 h (CET)
Talk-Through: same day and venue at 16:15h (as part of the whole event)
Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
RESPONSABLES/SPACE HOLDERS: Dino Spiri and Mireia Aragonés, | www.dinospiri.com | www.mireiaaragones.com |
Website: www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/de/contact-jam
Info: We begin the practice all together with an hour interactive Talk Through and then 2,5h Underscore – joining the GUS as a modified (shorter) Practice. We do believe a jam is as safe space as we create it. Being aware of that, reminding everyone to take care of ourselves and each other, we can create more sensitivity.
We ask for registration before due to the space limited capacity. So, regarding the next qüestion, YES, we are open to others to join when they register or if they don´t register, if there´s still availability. More information will be posted in the venue´s website and in our private ones.
History: Contact Improvisation arrived in Berlin in the 1980s and quickly became a cornerstone of the city’s vibrant improvisational dance community. Tanzfabrik Berlin, one of Europe’s leading contemporary dance centers shortly after its founding in 1978, has been instrumental in nurturing this practice, hosting weekly Contact Improvisation jams, Global Underscore sessions, and international workshops.

Osnabrück
Aikido Osnabrück
Liebigstr. 25, 49074 Osnabrück
Time: 17:00 – 20:00
Talk-Through: same day at 16:00h
Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Johanna Hantke, Kai Kaldrack,

Würzburg
Global Underscore Würzburg, DJK-Halle
Wredestraße 23, 97082 Würzburg, Germany
Time: 14-18 UTC
Schedule:
11:00 – 11:30 | Check-in & Active Arrival
11:30 – 13:00 | Sharing, Introduction & Exchange
13:00 – 13:45 | Break
13:30 | Jam Check-in (for experienced participants only)
14:00 – 18:00 | Underscore Jam – Full Score
18:00 – 18:30 | Reflection Time, Sharing & Bodywork
18:30 – 19:00 | Harvest & Closing
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Manuela Schmied,
Website: tanzraum-wuerzburg.de
Info, Pricing, & Registration:  Limited to a maximum of 30 “Impronautis” 🤍 Early Bird (until May 11, 2026): €35. Regular Price (after May 11): €45 – €65 (Sliding scale). Registration: Please register by sending an email to my .

GREECE

HUNGARY

Budapest
Kontakt Budapest Studio
Budapest, Szabolcs u. 27, 1134
Time: 3 pm Talk-Through, 4-8 pm CET
Talk-Through: 20th June 3pm
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join, Joining “Live Streaming”
Facilitators: Juli Gabor, Peter Lipka,
Facebook: facebook.com/KontaktBudapestStudio
Accessibility: We have elevators, though participation with wheelchair is not possible. The building is approved by fire department and exit signs are marked.
History: There has been several Underscores in Budapest, last time led by Eszter Gal and Peter Player.

IRELAND

ITALY (ITALIA)

Pian di Sco, Arezzo
Spazio Il Mulino
Localita cella 33
Time: 16.00 – 20.00
Talk-Through: Yes
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Outside, Others can join
Facilitators: Antü Munay e Margherita Fort,

THE NETHERLANDS

NORWAY

POLAND

Poznań
Studio Nieznane
Kramarska 26, Poznań
Time: 3 pm – talk-through, 4-8 pm (14-18 UTC) – underscore jam, 8-9 pm community time
Talk-Through: 20.06, 15-16, Studio Nieznane, ul.Kramarska 26, Poznań
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Marta Milewska, Bartek Mroczkowski,
Instagram: @w.kontakcie.ik
Facebook: facebook.com/share/1GqG6ibFxm
Info: I will contact all participants individually before about the protocols etc., we will also have an hour meeting before the Global Underscore where all will be explained.
History: I’ve organized the Underscore last year. From what I know there was no Underscore organized for the last 8 years at minimum, maybe before.

PORTUGAL

Palmela
SerVivo
Estrada do vale dos Barris, 2950-055 Palmela
Time: 14:00–18:00
Talk-Through: Same day at 10:30, same location
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Others can join
Facilitators: Jo Bruhn, Irene Pons,
Website: www.servivo.earth
Facebook: facebook.com/share/1GqG6ibFxm
History: SerVivo is a community and CI is an important part of it. We host many CI and CI related events.

RUSSIA

SPAIN (ESPAÑA)

SWITZERLAND

Basel City
TanzRaum im Warteck
Burgweg 15
Time: 3pm – 8pm (CEST / UTC+2)
Talk-Through: One hour slot as a short refresher and to ask questions
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Others can join
Facilitators: Monique Kroepfli & Nathalie Baumann,
Accessibility: It’s possible via elevator but still one step as an obstacle into the space.
Info & Registration: No registration required. Please turn up punctually!
History: 30 years of CI-Jams and courses; in this space there have been 8 GUS events during the last 12 years. Personally I have danced many Underscores with and alongside Nancy Stark Smith.</p

UNITED KINGDOM

London
Acland Burghley School Sports Centre
Churchill Road, London, NW5 1AN
Time: 15.00 – 19.00 (UK time), 20th June 2026
Talk-Through: yes, TBA.
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Colleen Bartley, Robert Anderson, Josephine Dyer,
Accessibility & Safety: The venue is on ground floor. Health and safety protocols common to a dance studio within a secondary education school will be followed. Contact the organisers for any questions / access needs.
Info: We’ll let you know further info once things are confirmed.
History: We’ve hosted a GUS quite a few times. We had Nancy with us in 2012.

MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL

LEBANON

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA

Victoria, British Columbia
Saint Matthias Church
600 Richmond Ave, Victoria, BC V8S 3Y7
Time: 6:30pm – 10pm
Talk-Through: Yes
Non-Synchronous Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitator: Arunima McNeish,
Website: www.facebook.com/groups/605816639482380 ~ “Victoria Contact Improv Jam” on Facebook
History: We’ve been practicing yearly Underscores for the last 5 years with a growing group of people.

Stukely-Sud, Québec
Danse Orée des Bois
823, chemin Sainte-Anne
Time: 2 pm to 6pm, June 20
Talk-Through: Yes, May 9
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Outside, Others can join
Facilitator: Stéphanie Gaudreau & Loïs Darie,
Website: www.facebook.com/Danseoreedesbois
Dancers: 25 persons 😉
History: 12 Edition.

MÉXICO

UNITED STATES

Boulder, Colorado
Boulder Elks Lodge #566
3975 28th St Boulder Co 80302
Time: 8:00 am to Noon
Talk-Through: We will start promptly at 7:30 AM before the GUS. $10 Venmo or cash at the door. (same location)
History: We have a very large weekly
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Outside, Others can join
Facilitators: Sue Lauther, Courtney Young, Alicia Grayson
Info: Turn left as you enter until you reach a large ballroom. Bring water and a snack and a journal if you like.
History: We have a very large weekly jam. The underscore is practiced in short spurts, intermittently. We don’t have a robust Underscore practice.

Florence/Northampton, Massachusetts
Florence Community Center
140 Pine St, Florence, MA 01062
Time: 10 am–2 pm EST
Talk-Through: please go to Global Online In-Depth Talk-Through
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Outside, Live Streaming Zoom, Others can join
Facilitators: Sarah Young, Patrick Crowley,
Website: www.patrickcrowley.net/underscore.   Register
Dancers: Patrick Crowley, Sarah Young,
History: We are excited to dance at the Florence Community Center (FCC) where Nancy Stark Smith held the January Workshop many moons ago before she moved it to Earthdance. The Global Underscore was essentially conceived at FCC (and Earthdance) by Claire Filmon when she took the January Workshop in 2000! One side of the studio is mostly glass letting in a lot of light. Also there are doors to the outside so we can extend our dancing to the lawn.
Florence/Northampton Massachusetts USA has been a central place for Underscore and CI because Nancy Stark Smith lived here and started Contact Quarterly here (with Lisa Nelson) in the 1970’s. Earthdance, a center for CI and other related work, started nearby in Plainfield in 1987 because of Nancy and CI being here. Acappella Motion workshop, Nancy’s January Workshop, a local GUS site, and countless other CI classes and workshops has been held in this area for decades. Nancy led seasonal Underscores here, which Patrick Crowley and Sarah Young host now. Nancy started the Underscore +/- Group in 2010 as a weekly peer workgroup and was a regular member until her death in 2020 — the group continues with 20 dancers!

Kansas City, Missouri
Park 39 (Office Building 1)
300 E 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Time: 9a – 1p CT, 6/20/26
Talk-Through: Yes. TBD
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: April Biggs,
Instagram: @biggbiggsdance
Accessibility: Elevators for access to studio.
Info: For more information, please contact

Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Hut
1285 Clark Rd Unit 1 and 2, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Time: Saturday, June 20th: 10am-2pm GUS practice
Talk-Through: Saturday, June 20th: 9am-10am Talk-through at The Hut
Non-Synchronous Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Casey Loomis,
Register in advance: shorturl.at/7GrA9
Website: www.facebook.com/share/1EC8eVgLoB/
Accessibility & safety: The Hut is ground level. Masks are not required. Contact with any accessibility Q’s or requests.
History: We’ve been Underscore-ing monthly since February 2024!

New York, New York
MR Studios
122 Cultural Center 150 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Talk-Through: before practice
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Live Streaming Zoom, Others can join
Facilitators: Luce Mahler, Nicole Touzien,
Accessibility: www.movementresearch.org/about-us/accessibility

Ashland, Oregon
Studio Z
250 Hersey Street Suite 1, Ashland
Time: 4-7 pm on June 20th 2026
Talk-Through: 4pm – 4:40pm
Non-Synchronous Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Mali Jarvis,
Website: www.malijarvis.com
Info: 4-4:40 Talk through, 4:45 opening circle, 6:45 closing circle, end by 7:00 pm. Registration is required. To register, please join WhatsApp group called “Global Underscore Practice in Ashland June 20th” and I will put all the details there regarding registration and logistics. If WhatsApp is inaccessible for any reason, email me.
History: I have participated in around 20 Full Underscores. I have facilitated around 6 or 7, giving the talk through and all. I don’t know if Ashland, Oregon has been registered participant in GUS before.

SOUTH AMERICA

ARGENTINA

Molinari, Córdoba
monteCIto
Av. Costanera s/n, X5166
Time: 11:00 – 15:00
Talk-Through: At monteCIto on Friday 19 (it’s not open)
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Andrea Fernández, Iván Baucia, Tolý Rogêt,
Website: espaciomontecito.com
History: Located in the hills of Córdoba, monteCIto is a rehearsal and residency space dedicated to dance and the performing arts where CI events are periodically held. On this ocassion, the GUS will be part of a 4-day CI meeting dedicated to study the Underscore.

San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro
22 Encuentro de Contact de Los Lagos
Time: 11:00 – 15:00 hs (GMT -3)
Talk-Through: Yes, Not yet confirmed.
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators: Comunidad Contact de Los Lagos,
Instagram: @contactimprov.deloslagos
History: La Comunidad de C.I. de Los Lagos reúne practicantes de San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angostura, Dina Huapi, Bariloche, El Bolsón y Lago Puelo (Patagonia, Argentina). Desde el año 2023, nos reunimos periódicamente a convivir entre danzas en diálogo con el territorio.
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The Comunidad de C.I. de Los Lagos brings together practitioners from San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angostura, Dina Huapi, Bariloche, El Bolsón, and Lago Puelo (Patagonia, Argentina). Since 2023, we have met regularly to share our experiences through dance and in dialogue with the land.

BRASIL

Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás
Instituto Federal de Educação – Câmpus Aparecida de Goiânia
Av. Universitária Vereador Vagner da Silva Ferreira, Quadra 1, Lote 1-A S/N – Parque Itatiaia
Time: 9 am – 12 pm
Talk-Through: Laboratório de Underscore 21/06/2025 – 9h as 11h
Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Outside, Others can join
Facilitators: Ana Alonso / Felipe Ferreira Ferro,
Website: entrandoemcontato.blogspot.com
Instagram: @ana.alonsa, @felipe.ferreiraferro, @ifgaparecida
Accessibility & Safety: O espaço conta com rampas de acessibilidade e tradutores de libras disponíveis. Para saber mais, entre em contato por WhatsApp (+5562996830088). The space has accessibility ramps and sign language interpreters available. To learn more, contact us via WhatsApp (+5562996830088).

CHILE

Valparaíso
Sala Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo #16, Barrio Puerto
Time: sábado 20 Junio, 10 am to 14 pm (horario Chile)
Talk-Through: viernes 19 de junio, 18 a 20 pm / Sala Santo Domingo
Modified Score, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators & More Info: Rocío Rivera Marchevsky, ,
Instagram: @en_practica_valparaiso, @rocioriveramarchevsky
Accessibility: The studio is in the third floor — the access can be complicated to persons with reduced mobility because it is only by stairs.
Info: The details will be communicated in instagram and by a mailing list. In specific about Underscore, we facilitate few practices the week before to introduce in the collective knowlege of the glifos-scores, looking for complicity, participation, joy and commitment with the presence in the Global Underscore day. Sala Santo Domingo is a place to safety practice, and is a place that offer weekly C.I. practices facilitated by Rocío Rivera Marchevsky and Cristian Reyes Montes, and JAMS. Also the organizers of the En_práctica C.I. festival make frequently calls for the place, so there is a community around.
History: Since 2018, Colectivo En Práctica has organized festivals, workshops, and the Jamarada (a 3-day event with 8-hour daily jams), contributing to the visibility and depth of the practice. The collective is currently composed of Daniela Villanueva Tolosa, Cristián Reyes Montes, and Rocío Rivera Marchevsky. The founding members were too Bárbara Trejo Cruz and Consuelo Pacheco. This is the first time we are registering the Underscore as a collective.

I (Rocío Rivera Marchevsky) have coordinated several Global Underscore events. As part of the Contact Improvisation (C.I.) community in Chile, we participate in various initiatives centered around the practice to support its transmission and “”pollination”” within our social and artistic environments. I have sustained public research and C.I. practice in the city since 2002, establishing TEJIDOS PERCEPTIBLES, a weekly space for the practice, for over 10 years. For the last two years, this practice has been co-guided with Cristián Reyes Montes, merging our inquiries, interests, and research. Please consign that the call will be made together by COLECTIVO EN PRÁCTICA and TEJIDOS PERCEPTIBLES.

COLUMBIA

ECUADOR

Quito, Pichincha
Pabellón de las Artes, Quito
Parque del Arbolito
Santo Domingo #16, Barrio Puerto
Time: 10 am – 2 pm
Talk-Through: 1 dqy before
Full Score Practice, In-Person, Inside, Others can join
Facilitators & More Info: Sofía Barriga,
Instagram: @somos.solo.uno
Dancers: Sofía Barriga, Arco Huayamave, Ricardo Mena, Mane Silva, Sol Vasconez, Gina, Sebastián Salvador.
History: I do other UNDERSCORE y diferentes momentos of My life. With Lucy Maler un Cuba and Ecuador and with Cristina Turdo en Argentina.

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