Describe the process and application of combining text with contact.

Usually in my experience the contact part of the process comes first. The contact creates opportunities to implement text and inspires the kind of text that will be used. In our devising process we have an underlying theme and from that we develop choreography with the help of contact improvisation. The theme also helps guide us to finding suitable text for the piece. You also want make sure that the text isn't shoe horned into the piece and that it doesn't feel forced. If it benefits the segment then keep it if you are unsure try the segment with and then without the text and see how the two compare.

If your having trouble choosing where to  add text, perform what you have and think about which part feels the most boring or the most bland. When finding text bear in mind what movements you have in your piece and if they need to be adapted for the text. You could also devise a section from a piece of text instead of adapting a segment to involve text. When doing this it helps to have the text being read out while rehearsing to make sure you have timing right.