C-Star Field
floor work fundamentals
Axis Syllabus-universal motor principles

The AS-ump™ is an inertia and weight-distribution analysis system that can be applied to any human body in any situation. Movement patterns are examined according to the following criteria: observance of healthy parameters for joint and muscle-function, logical falling and walking reflexes and most importantly the conservation of kinetic energy.
The C-Star is the most basic falling study in the AS vocabulary. Through the study the student will be able to transform the floor from a dangerous obstacle to a trampoline, allowing for less inhibition when learning more demanding or risky movements. The C-Star develops all-round support, stretches and strengthens the rotators of the hip and stabilizers of the knees.



Flight Basics
artful walking
Axis Syllabus-universal motor principles – intermediate

The AS-ump™ is a movement training and weight distribution analysis system that takes physiodynamics and anatomical parameters into account. Classes are structured using repeating motivs, that represent illustrations of different falling studies. They will focus on alignment and the channeling of kinetic energy, which will include discussions of joint function and physical laws. Gradual addition of the motivs to each other will lead to longer phrases.

This workshop concentrates on take-off and landing principles for standing work. Frey Faust will take a close look at walking as it is forming the base for any jumping and flying movements.
“Optimal use of the foot, knee, hip, spine and arms to harness gravity. Analysis and restructuring of individual walking/running patterns. Prepare to leap, study foot mechanics and optimal anatomical jumping architecture, learn to harness gravity and inertia to fly. Walking well is a preparation for life, for everything we will do with our bodies. Our walking patterns form the base of unconscious reflexes that serve as a starting point for learning any other coordination, such as sport and dance or any kind of active work. If the knees are not aligned, if the curves in the spine are not adjusted for optimal rebound, if the feet are not actively supporting the arch and ankle, the repetition of minimal gestures that compromise the integrity of these structures will cause a gradual or even sudden deterioration. On the average, the human being takes about 80 to 90 steps a minute, that is about 5000 steps every hour.
Walking well includes understanding and supporting the side-bending principles, the involuntary internal and external rotations of the knee, foot structure, as well as finding and applying the motions of individual spinal curves to the different cases of locomotion. The healthy motion of walking includes continuous tri-axial undulations in the axial skeleton, a rotary under-curve swing in the pelvis, diagonally angled arcs of the extremities as they swing and receive the weight of the body falling through space. Each body has an optimal walk and personal rhythm. This workshop is designed to assist the participant in breaking the code of the habits that are potentially dangerous, ultimately finding their own walk, a walk that optimalises the structure of their bodies. “



Dynamic Geometry
sound shapes and transitions for movement artists
Axis Syllabus-universal motor principles – advanced

The AS-ump™ derives its name from the medical orientation system using the axes and planes to describe the body’s dimensions and spatial disposition. An axis is a point around which a joint or motion segment can rotate, as well as a general direction taken. A plane is a surface or cross section, as well a general direction taken. These two concepts describe space and orientation, indicate mass in motion, implying inertia. In both cases, direction implies time and therefore dynamics and ultimately physio-dynamics. Syllabus means a list or table of contents in old Greek. A Syllabus might also be described as an acquired number of skills, a grammar of ability. Thus, the Axis Syllabus-universal motor principles™ can be called the grammar of physio-dynamic principles.

The AS-ump™ is an inertia and weight-distribution analysis system that can be applied to any human body in any situation. Movement patterns are examined according to the following criteria, observance of healthy parameters for joint and muscle-function, logical falling and walking reflexes and most importantly the conservation of kinetic energy.
This last implies the ability to permit and steer inertia-driven undulations in the body-core, the sequential use of the various body elements for support and locomotion and the application of appropriate alignment to dynamic situations.

This workshop for experienced movers will apply the C-Star and the Flight Basics (see other workshop discriptions) in a complex and demanding way. Gradual addition of the motivs to each other will lead to long phrases intertwining the different principles in floor and standing work.



Frey Faust
Frey Faust was given direction, discipline and the chance to develop a passion for his chosen muse by his mother, Shekhinah Mountainwater, a known author and leading figure in the women’s spiritual movement of America. He worked under her direction from age 8 to age 15, performing as a pantomime-dancer-actor in all manner of circumstances, from the street to the theatre. Nita Little, co-creator of Contact Improvisation, initiated him to its liberating concepts at the age of 14. At Marcel Marceau’s invitation he then went to Paris to study at the former’s Écôle de Mimodrame for one year. Afterwards, he returned to California to pursue his personal education through the practice of Afro-Haitian dance, Aikido, Capoeira and Percussion. In 1980, he decided to try his luck in New York. Ten years later, having worked with some of the best of the NY movers and shakers such as David Parsons, Donald Byrd, Randy Warshaw, Gina Buntz, Ohad Naharin, Meredith Monk, Merce Cunningham and Stephen Petronio, he was granted the opportunity to be the artist in residence at the Werkstatt, Düsseldorf, Germany for two years (now the Tanzhaus NRW). There he was able, with the support of the German government, to create six solos and three evening-length works and to begin the consolidation of his pedagogical ideas. He is the author of the book and the originator of the "Axis Syllabus-universal motor principles, a method for teaching movement" through which he aspires to assist his students to deepen their understanding and use of nature's gift to us.