For more than 30 years I have been designing and organizing in-service training courses and workshops in dance, Body-Mind Centering® and performance. SubsTanz – Atelier für Tanz in Trogen CH has various events in its own organization. Otherwise, I am also happy to be invited by other institutions.

The range of training programs is listed below. All workshops can be found on the agenda.

Time leads beYond

Somatics for dance and performance practices an approach that leads into the intelligence of one’s own body. Moving body anatomy and physics become a living experience. In the abundance of possibilities, tools are invited to transform the dilemma of ‘here and now’ into a unique moment. The improvisers find a choreographic voice. Not-knowing is encouraged, space for the new is created. Dance calibrates change. Performance becomes when ‘seeing and being seen’ is a gift of wonder.

Dancers and movers who want to open up to this new BeYond work are welcome. Also for individual modules.

There are currently 2 training projects underway:
– Practicing Somatic Performance at the Tanz- und Theaterwerkstatt Ludwigsburg
– BeYond Somatic Performance in Cologne / Berlin

Both trajects have a somatic as well as a creative focus.

 

The next modules

Moving BeYond at Dock 11 EDEN in Berlin
Module 5 _ The fluid, mobile body. How does time move you?
October 17–20

Here you can find the flyer for the whole project. It is very possible to take individual modules!
Flyer BeYond in Cologne and Berlin

 

“Practicing Somatic Performance” at the Dance and Theater Workshop in Ludwigsburg
Module 8 _ Somatic Performance _ focuses on communication within the body-mind continuum—a dance that transcends the individual self and moves toward listening and self-expression
October 24–27

October 27: From 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Open performances for visitors to watch

Flyer Ludwigsburg

 

NB the seminar costs are flexible and accommodating if there is a need.

The extra-occupational series Ecosomatics – sentient Being in sentient Worlds takes place in Klappholttal on Sylt. It is organized by the Akademie am Meer.
The 5 module weeks in 2025 – 2027 can be booked individually or as a complete training course

Flyer Sept.-Oct. week 2026

Ecosomatics – sentient Being in sentientWorlds confronts the present and prepares for what is to come by rooting us back into our sensual body.

Ecosomatics – sentient Being in sentient Worlds introduces a new somatic and artistic practice that aims to strengthen one’s own actions in the world and open up paths for profound change. EcoSomatics is for people who

– want to become even more familiar with your own body
– want to explore the relationship between the body and the living environment
– to find orientation in uncertainty
– and to try out new ways of being together and in intimacy with the world around us

Director: Wilma Vesseur, Collaboration: Laura Machler, Musician: Christoph Schumacher

Further information in the complete flyer

‘Moving BeYond’ is the collective name for further workshops in Practicing Somatics and Performance
The following options are available in Trogen in 2026

Moving BeYond Dance of the Present
Flyer

Moving Agency
Moving Agency is about ‘working’ and ‘performing’. Choreographic, creative interest, anchored in the body, connects interior and exterior spaces, one’s own and others, micro and macro spaces. Agency, the ability to act, the vocal aspects that lead to change are researched and developed.

The Moving Agency project is for dancers with a longer path in BeYond or the like.

 

Dance: the most natural and resilient way of being and moving.

My workshops, which are offered in many places, have different focuses: in the dance room or outdoors, body-oriented, BMC®-based, dance- and music-oriented or performative. The emphasis is described in the respective announcements.

Content-related, musical and body-related impulses create inner and outer dance spaces. Parameters in improvisational scores keep us interested both solo and together. Awareness in the ensemble is a choreographic principle in its own right that needs to be explored. Sometimes I lead my own choreographies to explore dance or musical forms.

We don’t always know what is beautiful or right for the moment, and suddenly it’s there. Sensuality brings us into connection. Everything that brings us into relationship tirelessly co-creates: Space, time, gravity, suspension as well as other bodies and other perspectives.

Ecosomatics by the Sea

The in-service training course “Ecosomatics – sentient Being in sentient Worlds” introduces a new somatic and artistic practice that aims to deepen our relationship to all living things and strengthen our own actions in the world.

The continuing education program consists of 5 modules spanning the period from 2025 to 2027. This is the fourth module, focusing on the Earth. This module can be taken individually or as part of the continuing education program. This module is eligible for educational leave!

The event is organized by the Akademie am Meer on Sylt.

Info / Registration

 

In company, listening to the intelligence of your cellular universe

PRO September 26–October 3, 2026 EcosomaticsModule4_Lore

As a dancer, Body-Mind Centering® Practitioner and IDME, Infant Developmental Movement Educator, I accompany adults, babies and toddlers in individual sessions. The desire for coaching can be mental, physical, dance, artistic or completely different motivations.

Body-Mind Centering® can be translated as body-mind centering. The BMC® work sets healing processes in motion, supports the path to development and offers a very sound basis for dance and somatic performance. Body-Mind Centering® was developed by Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, USA and has been used intensively by dancers and therapists as an approach in somatics for 50 years.

The practice of Body-Mind Centering® involves sensing and embodying different body structures and systems (muscular, skeletal, organ, endocrine glandular, nervous and fluid systems). The body reveals itself as a holistic world. Movement developments, both ontogenetic (early childhood development) and phylogenetic (evolutionary) are recalled. This serves as a guideline to catch up on movement options, to learn new ones or to make something possible that seems difficult.

Your own needs and concerns form the starting point for a coaching session.

Infant Developmental Movement Education (IDME) is based on the methods and applications of Body-Mind Centering®.
This approach is respectful and mindful for both child and caregiver. Movement development means that movement and touch set certain developmental steps in motion. The aim is to find the stimuli and support that the child needs at the time. Every child is different and shows its own way of being from an early age. Our guideline is to meet and accompany the child in what it is practising and not to force anything.
Parents and caregivers are invited to observe, accompany and participate in their child’s movement development.

Parents / caregivers and children from 0 months to 3 years are welcome!

Flyer: Baby Movements

Liminal means: no longer this, not yet that. No longer here, not yet there.
The biggest liminal projects are birth and death, the first years of life and the last phases before passing on. In between, there are an infinite number of liminal periods in which we come and go and change.
My soul has found the dance in the broadest sense in order to become more and more familiar with impermanence. It has been able to recognize in it the power to create and the appreciation of development. I meet you in this attitude. As a space-holder, I offer what seems harmonious to us: listening, silence, movement, touch, song, conversation.

These liminal projects are about dedicating yourself to the unknown and becoming more familiar with not-knowing. This can be in individual sessions, a solo work by you that I accompany, or a joint artistic project. The format is defined on the basis of spatial and temporal coordinates.

A liminal project is concluded with a concentration that initiates a new phase. This can be a documentary or a performance. It can be dance, visual, written, spoken, sung, large or small, according to your own ideas. Publicly perceived only by the two of us, or by those you want to communicate with.

The Rössli in Trogen CH offers guest accommodation and space for movement and provides a performance venue.

2026

17. - 20. October

BeYond in Berlin

Dock 11 Eden, Berlin [ DE ]

Anfrage / Anmeldung

Practicing Somatics in BeYond
Module _ The liquid, mobile body _ sensual fluids

Here you can find the flyer for the whole project. It is very possible to take individual modules!

Flyer BeYond in Cologne and Berlin

24. - 27. October

Practicing Somatic Performance, Module 8

Ludwigsburg [ DE ]

Practicing Somatic Performance

This two-year project is for dancers who wish to move from a place of “being in the body” and who want to transcend what seems self-evident. The project is considered a continuing education program that can be pursued alongside one’s career, but it is primarily research-oriented. Seeing and being seen extend beyond studio work into other, public spaces.

It is possible to participate in individual modules

Module 8 _ Somatic Performance _ is dedicated to dance that goes beyond performance into listening and sharing

On October 27: “
” From 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM: Open performances to check out

Flyer PDF
Information and registration at the TTW

29. - 01. November

Moving Agency IV

Trogen [ CH ]

“Moving Agency” is an artistic, research-based, and spiritual exploration.

Moving Agency explores, beyond “action” and “the performative,” choreographic and creative interests based on the body in its state of being

The Moving Agency project is for dancers with a longer path in BeYond or the like.

 

01. November

Performance _ Take a Chair

Trogen [ CH ]

Download PDF

12. - 15. November

Moving BeYond in contemporary dance – Integration

Trogen [ CH ]

Anfrage / Anmeldung

BeYond- Im Tanz der Gegenwart, is an advanced training program with Wilma in Trogen 2024 – 2026 for graduates of “Tanz der Gegenwart” and for movers and dancers with similar experiences. The training course can be booked as a whole or per module

Moving BeYond is an artistic, exploratory, and spiritual exploration of being in the body / being in the world. We want to move in a way that allows dance to regulate us. To this end, the autonomic nervous system works alongside the somatic nervous system. Sensations, feelings, and humor (vitality) bring us into the flow. It is not knowledge that is validated and strengthened, but embodiment that is practiced.

Module IV is dedicated to the body-mind continuum. Intrinsic movement, integration: Being in motion within the body and in the world,

Flyer PDF

20. - 22. November

Dancing on Lake Maggiore

Cannero Riviera

Info will follow soon

28. - 29. November

The Danced Christmas Oratorio

Propstei Wislikofen [ CH ]

Dancing to the music of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio has become a ritual for many. Every year I am delighted that so many people want to dance along. How do you dance to this music? My choreographies and impulses are invitations to listen, where dancing becomes inevitable, simply because Bach invites us to dance. We dance freely and in simple forms. A careful introduction ensures that everyone, with or without dance experience, is welcome.
Early registration is recommended.

Information and registration on the Wislikofen Provost’s website

04. - 06. December

The Danced Christmas Oratorio

Heiligkreuztal Monastery [ DE ]

Dancing to the music of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio has become a ritual for many. Every year I am delighted that so many people want to dance along. How do you dance to this music? My choreographies and impulses are invitations to listen, where dancing becomes inevitable, simply because Bach invites us to dance. We dance freely and in simple forms. A careful introduction ensures that everyone, with or without dance experience, is welcome.
Registrations will only be accepted from February.

Information and registration on the K-e-b website

07. December

DanceDanceDay

Rösslisaal [ CH ]

In 2026, 4 TänzeTanzTage will take place in the Rösslisaal Trogen, where Wilma’s dances will be learned, practiced, danced and deepened:

Monday, March 23
Monday, June 1
Monday, August 31
Monday, December 7

Times are: 10.30 – 16.30
The days can be booked individually. For registrations please contact Sylvia Seifert: sylvia.seifert@sunrise.ch

Flyer TänzeTanzTage 2026

12. - 13. December

The Danced Christmas Oratorio

Mattli, Morschach [ CH ]

Dancing to the music of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio has become a ritual for many. Every year I am delighted that so many people want to dance along. How do you dance to this music? My choreographies and impulses are invitations to listen, where dancing becomes inevitable, simply because Bach invites us to dance. We dance freely and in simple forms. A careful introduction ensures that everyone, with or without dance experience, is welcome.

Info and registration Antoniushaus Mattli

19. - 23. December

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in Antwerp [BE]

Antwerp [ BE ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which provide training to become:

– Somatic Movement Educator
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator

From December 19–23, Wilma will be teaching the “Ontogenetics” module in Antwerp

Body-Mind Centering® Program

Tessura

2027

07. - 10. January

In Transition _ Moving Beyond I

Ludwigsburg [ DE ]

Module I _ Developmental Movement (BMC®) _ Inner Witness
January 7, 10:00 a.m. – January 10, 2027, 1:00 p.m.

In the dance research on transformation, the first module adopts the perspective of the horizontal plane : coexistence. Where does “one” end and “the other” begin? When does “something” end and something else begin?
We draw inspiration from “Developmental Movement” (BMC®) and focus on the intelligence of trillions of cells, our coexistence with bacteria, and our connection to the Earth.
In Moving BeYond, we develop—through dance and movement—an “inner witness” to explore and shape “transitions” in an exploratory way.

Moving BeYond is an artistic, exploratory, and spiritual exploration of being in the body and being in the world. The one-year continuing education program “In Transition” consists of four modules and can be booked as a whole or individually.

Information and Registration for the Ludwigsburg Dance and Theater Workshop

15. - 17. January

Dancing with the Heart

Bad Herrenalb [ DE ]

Movement has an echo; dance creates fields that extend beyond us. Come, let’s dance with our hearts. The heart is a sensory organ; it calibrates flow and change. Above all, however, the heart is the center of our circulatory system. The vortex of the heart lifts us beyond two-dimensional perception and into the creation of multidimensional spirals. We experience a living pulsation and the breath of the still center.

Wilma’s choreographies, supported by Body-Mind Centering® and BeYond dance improvisation exercises

Information and Registration: Beate Frey, Travel and Dance

29. - 31. January

Dance _ The Center Moves to the Periphery

Trogen [ CH ]

Anfrage / Anmeldung

Katsugen Undo _ Spontaneous movement, regenerative movement.
Body-Mind Centering® _ a careful guided journey into the landscape of one’s own body.
Dance _ Shaping space and time, solo and ensemble.

 

The spine extends into the ribs and into the fingers
Take the organs into your hands.

Your feet get their direction from your pelvis.
The center of your navel breathes and radiates.

From Centering to Balancing
—it’s easy to dance into an off-balance position

 

04. - 07. February

BeYond in Berlin

Dock 11 Eden, Berlin [ DE ]

Anfrage / Anmeldung

Practicing Somatics in BeYond
, Module VI _ Moving through States and Shapes, the Liminal Body, in Transformation. Endocrine Glands and Transformation

Here you can find the flyer for the whole project. It is very possible to take individual modules!

Flyer BeYond in Cologne and Berlin

16. - 21. February

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in Brussels [BE]

Brussels [ BE ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which provide training in:

– Somatic Movement Educator
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator

From February 16–21, Wilma will be teaching the “Ontogenetics” module in Brussels

Body-Mind Centering® Program

Tessura

26. - 28. February

Moving Agency _ Performance Research 2027 _ I

Trogen [ CH ]

Anfrage / Anmeldung

Moving Agency is about agency and the performative. The choreographic and creative focus is somatic in nature.
The Moving Agency project is for dancers with extensive experience at BeYond or similar programs.

11. - 14. March

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in The Hague [NL]

The Hague [ NL ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which provide training in:

– Somatic Movement Educator
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator

From March 11–14, Wilma will be teaching the “Senses & Perceptions” module in The Hague

Body-Mind Centering® Program

Tessura

20. - 27. March

Ecosomatics _ Dance and Bodywork _ FIRE

Academy by the Sea, Sylt [ DE ]

The in-service training course “Ecosomatics – sentient Being in sentient Worlds” introduces a new somatic and artistic practice that aims to deepen our relationship to all living things and strengthen our own actions in the world.

The training program consists of 5 modules spanning the period from 2025 to 2027. This is the fifth module, which focuses on fire. This module can be taken individually or as part of the training program. We are in the process of having this March seminar recognized as educational leave.

The organization is in the hands of the Akademie am Meer on Sylt. Wilma Vesseur is the director. Collaborators are: Lore Machler (activist, young mother, BMC woman and ecologist) and Christoph Schumacher (musician and sound researcher)

Flyer: Module 5—Fire

Complete flyer PDF

Information and registration on the Akademie am Meer website

27. - 02. April

10th Dance and Music Festival by the Sea

Academy by the Sea, Sylt [ DE ]

10th Dance and Music Festival by the Sea

featuring Christian Bollmann, Michael Reimann, Frank Liebscher, Piry Krakow, Ingeborg Lenz-Schikore, Matti Goldsmith, and Wilma Vesseur

Info / Registration

11. - 17. April

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in Brussels

Brussels [ BE ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which provide training in:

– Somatic Movement Educator
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator
– Practitioner

From April 11–17, Wilma will be teaching the “Breathing & Vocalization” Practitioner module in Brussels

Body-Mind Centering® Program

Tessura

30. - 02. May

Dancing to Bach’s Mass in B minor and contemporary music

Heiligkreuztal [DE]

The music of a mass leads us into a dance ritual where we keep entering new spaces. Unfamiliar sounds can be disorienting, and we don’t know how to dance. The somatic guidance into the body, on the other hand, is clear and careful. The dance begins to unfold on its own.

Info / Registration

06. - 09. May

BeYond in Cologne

Cologne [ DE ]

This 2-year project is for dancers who want to move from ‘being in the body’ and who want to grow beyond what seems natural. The project is an in-service training course, but above all has a research character. Seeing and being seen leads beyond the studio work into other and public spaces.

The Available Body: What Must We Let Go Of to Truly Be Present?
In this 7th module, we explore the body’s readiness. Absence and non-action as the foundation for presence?
Research is being conducted on muscle tone in the nervous system, but especially in the muscles. The fascia and fat also promote flow and comfort.

Here you can find the flyer for the whole project. It is very possible to take individual modules!

Flyer BeYond in Cologne and Berlin

14. - 19. May

Moving Agency _ Performance Research 2027 _ II

Trogen [ CH ]

Moving Agency is about agency and the performative. The choreographic and creative focus is somatic in nature.
The Moving Agency project is for dancers with extensive experience at BeYond or similar programs.

20. - 23. May

In Transition – Moving Beyond II

Ludwigsburg [ DE ]

Module II – The Spine – Standing Up Straight and Bowing
22 May 10, 10:00 a.m. – May 23, 2027, 1:00 p.m.

In the dance research project on change, the second module focuses on the vertical plane : collaboration. How central is the spine? Explorations of “how we perceive and make decisions” lead to research into the development of the spinal cord and the brain. As we explore pre-spinal and spinal movements, we become aware of the space occupied by the back and internal organs. Through the practice of “decentralization,” we delve into the complexity of neuromuscular and fascial networks. This leads to an upright posture and, just as importantly, a multitude of ways to bow.

At Moving BeYond, we develop dance and performance “tools” to explore and shape “transitions” in an exploratory way.

Information and Registration for the Ludwigsburg Dance and Theater Workshop

28. - 02. June

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in The Hague [NL]

Brussels [ BE ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which provide training in:

– Somatic Movement Educator (SME)
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator (IDME)
– Practitioner

From May 28 to June 2, Wilma will be teaching the “Infant Developmental Movement 1A” module.

05. - 12. June

Dancing by the Sea, Open Summer Week

Academy by the Sea, Sylt [ DE ]

Summer Dance by the Sea _ Dance, Body-Mind Centering®.

Body and movement explorations that lead into movement improvisation and dance provide the impetus for a relaxing, active week by the sea.
Please note: this annual week is always fully booked!

Summer Week Flyer

Information and Registration for the Academy by the Sea

24. - 28. July

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in Brussels [BE]

Brussels [ BE ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which provide training to become:

– Somatic Movement Educator
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator

From July 24–28, Wilma will be teaching the “Endocrin” module in Brussels

Body-Mind Centering® Program

Tessura

30. - 06. August

International Body-Mind Centering® Program in Brussels [BE]

Brussels [ BE ]

Tessura organizes the programs licensed by the School for Body-Mind Centering, which train participants to become:

– Somatic Movement Educator
– Infant Developmental Movement Educator

From July 30 to August 6, Wilma will be teaching the “Nervous System” module in Brussels

Body-Mind Centering® Program

Tessura

10. - 15. August

BeYond in Cologne

Cologne [ DE ]

This two-year project is for dancers who wish to move from a place of “being in the body” and who want to go beyond what seems self-evident. The project is considered a continuing education program that can be pursued alongside one’s career, but it is primarily research-oriented. Seeing and being seen extend beyond studio work into broader and public spaces.

Module 8 _ Somatic Performance _ is dedicated to dance that goes beyond performance into listening and sharing

Here you’ll find the flyer for the entire project. It’s certainly possible to take individual modules!

BeYond Flyer in Cologne and Berlin

17. - 22. August

BeYond in Berlin

Berlin [ DE ]

This two-year project is for dancers who wish to move from a place of “being in the body” and who want to go beyond what seems self-evident. The project is considered a continuing education program that can be pursued alongside one’s career, but it is primarily research-oriented. Seeing and being seen extend beyond studio work into broader and public spaces.

Module 8 _ Somatic Performance _ is dedicated to dance that goes beyond performance into listening and sharing

Here you’ll find the flyer for the entire project. It’s certainly possible to take individual modules!

BeYond Flyer in Cologne and Berlin

01. - 05. September

Moving Agency _ Performance Research 2027 _ III

Trogen [ CH ]

Moving Agency is about agency and the performative. The choreographic and creative focus is somatic in nature.
The Moving Agency project is for dancers with extensive experience at BeYond or similar programs.

07. - 12. September

In Transition _ Moving BeYond III

Ludwigsburg [ DE ]

Module III – Limbs, Hands, and Feet – Where Worlds Meet
September 7, September 7, 7:00 p.m. – September 12, 2027, 1:00 p.m.

In our research on transformation, the third module adopts the perspective of the lateral level: cooperating, coordinating. Drawing on the embryological development and anatomy of the limbs, we explore the acts of reaching out, giving, and receiving—movements that connect us to our surroundings. Practicing the balance between “yes” and “no,” between surrender and withdrawal, leads to greater authenticity. Bones, muscles, skin, and the senses convey our openness. “BeYond Control” places us in cooperation with the moment.

In Moving BeYond, we develop dance and performance “scores” to explore and shape “transitions” in an exploratory manner.

Information and Registration for the Ludwigsburg Dance and Theater Workshop

21. - 24. October

Moving Agency _ Performance Research 2027 _ IV

Trogen [ CH ]

Moving Agency is about agency and the performative. The choreographic and creative focus is somatic in nature.
The Moving Agency project is for dancers with extensive experience at BeYond or similar programs.

03. - 05. December

In Transition _ Moving Beyond IV

Ludwigsburg [ DE ]

Module IV – Depth and Surface, Life and Death
December 3, 10:00 a.m. – December 5, 2027, 1:00 p.m.

In the Research on Transformation, the fourth module adopts the perspective of the sagittal plane: co-creation. The transformative power of the endocrine glands inspires us to let go of mind and body states and create new “states and shapes.” Different rhythms of fluids give structure to the movements. Is depth perhaps found on the surface? Absence enables presence. “BeYond Here and Now” expands and intensifies the experience of entering new spaces over time.

Moving BeYond demonstrates respect and consideration for all whose time on Earth is uncertain.

Information and Registration for the Ludwigsburg Dance and Theater Workshop