AXIS SYLLABUS INTENSIVE WEEK
9.-15.11.2026
We are happy to welcome you for the 4th edition of the Axis Syllabus Autumn Intensive week in Vienna.
The week is structured into modules that can be enjoyed as a whole series or as individual modules, depending on your options. By participating in the entire event, you’ll follow a learning curve that explores the topic through two similar yet different perspectives: those of Monika and Nuvola. By participating in a module or a single lesson, you’ll have access to a smaller, yet comprehensive learning curve.
As well we are inviting to a cross over jam!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us: institut@hara.at
EFFORTLESS EFFORT
A week of Axis Syllabus composed by: 4 days of double morning Training
9.-12.11.2027
09.30-11.00 // 11.15-12.45 W/
led by: Nuvola Vandini and Monika Shuberth
How much tension is enough?
Every movement is a negotiation between holding and releasing, between tension and flow. Too much tension creates rigidity and exhaustion; too little leaves us without support or direction. Somewhere in between lies efficient, intelligent movement – the art of using exactly what is needed, nothing more.
In this workshop we will explore tonus as the body’s living language of self-regulation – the constant, subtle adjustments happening beneath conscious awareness as we move through space, shift postures, and respond to gravity. True effortlessness is not the absence of effort, but its precise calibration – a quiet intelligence at work beneath every gesture.
What we will explore
The physiological basis of muscle tone and its role in movement
How tension travels through the body’s connective tissue network
Navigating transitions between different postures with ease
The body’s natural self-regulation systems during movement
Finding the minimal effective tension for maximum efficiency
The relationship between release and support – how letting go can create more stability, not less
THE SPRING WITHIN
A weekend workshop – Axis Syllabus led by Nuvola Vandini
13.-15.11.2027
Friday: 16:30 – 18:30
Saturday: 10.00 – 13.00// 14.00-16.00
Sunday: 10.00-14.00
The body as a spring, not a motor
Beneath every efficient movement lies a hidden mechanism: the body’s capacity to store and release energy like a spring. This weekend we dive into the biomechanical principles that transform effort into ease, exploring how tissues, joints, and timing work together to create movement that feels both powerful and light.
What we will explore
Elastic recoil – how connective tissue stores and releases energy, turning compression into propulsion
Lead and lag – the sequential timing between body parts that creates fluid, wave-like movement
Stretch-shortening cycles – the spring-loaded mechanism behind jumps, bounces, and efficient walking
Joint play – the subtle space within joints that allows freedom without instability
Through hands-on exploration and Axis Syllabus principles, we’ll discover how the body’s architecture already contains the intelligence for effortless power – we simply need to learn how to access it.
Open to all levels – no prior experience required
SATURDAY CROSSOVER JAM
14.11.2027
6.30pm till latest 11pm
Saturday in the evening we will open the door for a Crossover-Jam. A Jam for all kind of movements and improvisation like dance, partnering, contact improvisation, acrobatics, handstands, acroyoga,… A space for tryouts, training and sharing.
In the kitchen there will be some snacks and drinks and the sauna will be open too.
FACILITATORS
Monika Schuberth is a dancer, certified Axis Syllabus Teacher as well as practitioner and teacher of Yoga, Contact Improvisation and Contango. She is working under Silberbut-Movements in different formats and fields for humans of different ages. She is based in Vienna where she is leading a Seminarcenter and a community of practices for body- and mind treatments.
www.silberbunt-movements.at
www.hara.at
Nuvola Vandini is a dancer, certified Axis Syllabus teacher, choreographer, and independent curator. Founder of Architetture di Corpi and artistic director of Scie Festival and Humus Professional Program, she is now based between Bologna, Ostuni, and Australia.
nuvolavandini.com
architetturedicorpi.com
FEES
In order to make the event accessible to everyone, we propose a scale price. You can choose your price depending on your possibilities, knowing that those who choose the supporting price will allow other students with a lower budget to partecipate.
All week (morning training + workshop): support price 300€ /right cost 270€/ lower budget 230€
Morning Training all classes: support price 160€ / right cost 140€/ lower budget 120€
drop in morning training: support price 55€/ right cost 45€/ lower budget 35€
drop in single classes: 25€
Workshop: support price 200€ / right cost 160€ / lower budget 130€
ACCOMMODATION
If you come from abroad, you can bring your sleeping bag and stay overnight at the studio.
You can use the bathroom with showers and the kitchen inside the space with a contribution of 10€/night
We will ask you to keep the space proper and nice to welcome those who come only for the dance.
REGISTRATION:
https://forms.gle/MRWs2ed3rvpivgUr5
If you have some questions, please send us an mail to: institut@hara.at