bipod 2010

Hidden among daily things arise new worlds, new dimensions led by metaphors which alter the perception of an immediate reality. The absurd, the paradoxy, the humor are to be found in our body. A daily body decontextualised which is not only the reflextion of what was there but related to conscious of disappearing. Articulated behind its normal appearance, recognizable and familiar to us all, it hides a weirdness which yields new sensations and different perceptions.

The first part of the workshop will focus on technique: the elements of bodyweight, release, momentum and speed are approached through exercises that propose a very close relationship to the floor, as well as a understanding of the body’s anatomy and of the physical forces that create, influence and manipulate the body’s motion. The class is structured in exercises that develop in technical difficulty: body coordination, spatial awareness. The end of the class applies the elements previously worked on to relate the dancer's body to other bodies: partnering. The second part is invested in creating, analyzing and choreographing physical material. The meaning of movement is questioned, while the dancers look for a personal physical vocabulary, and are invited to challenge their movement patterns through the use of improvisation as well as through personal research, in directed exercises with concrete tasks and goals. Improvisation is used as a tool to create choreographic material, two being the main improvisational inputs: a purely physical one, and a theatrical situation (or an emotional state). The work will be individual, in couples, and as a group.   

The workshop will be based around principles of sharing weight dancing with a partner. We will work on how an enhanced awareness of using body direction and body ledges help to be light and responsive in working with a partner. The workshop will move from technical exercises into dynamic dancing.   

The workshop will develop a technical work based on the relation to gravity, imbalance, fluidity, energy and the precision of the movement.

The analysis of the internal paths of the body, of the “anatomy” of the gesture, allows exploring several amplifications and qualities of movement with a new authenticity.

The most elaborate choreographic phrases of our repertoire will be proposed in order to research the movement entirely experienced into the space.

 

From April 15 until April 25

Cinedans is an International Film, Dance and Media Festival which takes place yearly in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Cinedans describes a “dance film” as a true synthesis between two different media – dance and cinematography. Cinedans also presents installations involving crossovers between dance, technology and media. Entrycall for new films festival 2010 see also www.cinedans.nl

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