Nen

A speculative somatic-movement practice based on the practice of Nen: a technique that allows a living being to use and manipulate their own life energy (known as aura), allowing them to can craft a great variety of parapsychological abilities. Nen is an artificial practice which serves as the core power system of the anime Hunter X Hunter.

(See previous videos for the base, preparatory-exercise description.)

In this session, we proposed the "advanced technique" of Nen called En (circle), wherein Nen is expanded into a sphere through which the practitioners can sense their surroundings. Through this application, we attempted to utilize Nen-practice as a means for collective improvisation, tuning into the ebbs and flows of energy facilitated by the inidividuals and the group as a whole - the fire in the space. Compounding that, we evoked notions of kinesphere and of the Emergent Improvisation notion of leader-responder-framer.

Nen 5.3