CONTACT IMPROVISATION IN SPAIN: THE BEGINNING (1980-1990)

Contact Improvisation is a postmodern dance with origins in the United States (1972) that has evolved slowly and relatively anonymously in Spain. The objective of this work is to reveal how, where and when Contact Improvisation began in Spanish context. The research method combines interpretation of written sources, mainly from the journal Contact Quarterly, as well as correspondence and interviews with the figures involved in the processes analysed. Banolas, Barcelona and Mallorca were pioneering centres during the 1980s. These cities encompassed a geographic nucleus where the simultaneous arrival of independent initiatives of great importance supported by the creation of contemporary dance studios can be seen. In addition, migrating processes between these spaces and externals were decisive in Contact's development.