How to Love Many in Many Ways

Workshop and lecture

October 4th, 6–9 PM
Ribnjak Youth Center

What if we start practising love not only within our romantic relationships, our families or with our friends but with Ourselves, Other/s and Other Other/s? What happens if we understand love, not only as something that concerns us privately but also as something that we can practise collectively. What if we start to understand love not as something that happens to us, but also as something that we can actively practise. And what would a collective practice of love towards Ourselves, Other/s, and Other Other/s eventually look like?

How to Love Many in Many Ways is a set of games and exercises that playfully challenge the way we see and practice love and with whom we share it. Starting with the question of “How to Love Many in Many Ways” Engy Mohsen and Gabriel Hensche developed 12 exercises that can be played with Yourself, Other/s, and Other Other/s. The players can be objects, plants, animals or people that share a completely different worldview or come from a different context.
In this workshop, Gabriel Hensche will guide you through a selection of these exercises that delve into both the social and somatic realms. No prior knowledge is required, and participation in these activities is entirely optional. While the workshop will be conducted in English, we will ensure that non-English speakers can fully engage and participate.

The SomaHut 2025 programme is co-funded by the City of Zagreb, the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, and the European Union.

This workshop is part of the SomaHut study group programme, initiated through the project INTERLACE: Art and Action in Contemporary Dance Education, co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ programme.

The INTERLACE project focuses on developing new approaches to contemporary dance education and provides dance educators with opportunities for learning, exchanging experiences, and sharing knowledge through collaboration and peer-to-peer learning. Particular emphasis is placed on developing inclusive methodologies for teaching creative dance when working with diverse local communities.

Funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.