ELEMENTARY PROGRAM - WEEK 4 (29 July - 2 August 2024)

Yoga class with Niloufar Shahisavandi
This workshop will give everybody the opportunity to review the base of different asanas and their important actions.
The aim is to help you to discover a deeper physical and mental understanding of the asanas and their effects on body, mind and soul.
Please feel free to share your interest and questions during the workshop for adapting the practice to your needs.
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Ballet technique class for contemporary dancers with Roman Van Houtven
In this class you will learn the basic principles of ballet technique, explained and practised in a way which is functional for the contemporary dancer’s body. The ballet class sets out as a regular ballet class, starting at the barre and going on in the center, while tackling a large number of movement principles of the ballet technique, and always combining them with contemporary notions such as basic anatomy, release technique, alignment, grounding etc. By revisiting the basic principles of ballet technique, we will allow ourselves to revisit our own basic –and personal- movement mechanics.
Biography Roman Van Houtven>>

Workshop 'Perfoming the present' with Susanne Bentley
Performance improvisation in movement & voice
For people who like to explore improvisation from all different directions!
Movement and voice improvisation for performance, for adult beginners to professionals.
What makes you unique as a performer? How can you expand your palette of skills? What do you appreciate watching in a performance? What do you most enjoy giving to an audience?
The essence of Performing the Present is to help people find their own unique performance presence using movement and voice. Inspired by Al Wunder’s Theater of the Ordinary, the work of Andrew Morrish and Ruth Zaporah’s Action Theater, this class promotes an experiential way of learning. Participants discover what they like doing, what they like seeing and take responsibility for developing their own style of theatrical self-presentation.
We start warming up the body and voice using a variety of images and exercises focused towards certain themes for each day or class. We discover how to generate material instantaneously, reflect on the dramaturgy of the piece that is developing and take the audience into account while creating. The practice, in small or large groups, moves into performances for others where we learn by doing and watching. The experience of creating with a public present is an essential part of the process. Feedback sessions help the performer and public evaluate their preferences, strengths and foci, to further improve the experience from both angles.
Each individual has their own unique presence onstage, so whether you are a practicing professional or an enthusiastic amateur looking for a fun way to express and develop yourself, this course is for you.
Biography Susanne Bentley>>