Somatic movement 

Denna morgonklass är avsedd för både skådespelare och dansare.

This morning class is intended for actors and dancers together.

A collaboration between Dansalliansen, Teateralliansen and Danscentrum Syd.

Vecka 4 - 16  Måndagar 9.00-10.15. 

13/1, 27/1, 3/2, 10/2, 17/2, 24/2, 3/3, 10/3, 17/3, 24/3, 31/3 & 7/4.

"I den här klassen kommer vi att använda vår fantasi, beröring och improvisation för att få tillgång till frihet och spontanitet i hur vi dansar, rör oss och relaterar till våra kroppar. Jag kommer att guida er genom djup vila, praktiskt arbete med partner, upplevelsebaserad anatomi, poetiska bilder och improvisationsövningar som skapar ett utrymme för er fysiska kropp att stämma in på en djupare känsla av självet, släppa onödig spänning, bryta vanor och öka er förmåga att lyssna på er själva och er omgivning. Under denna timme övar vi på att släppa behovet av att prestera på ett specifikt sätt och lita på kroppens inneboende intelligens. I vissa klasser kommer vi att röra oss långsammare och djupare, och i andra med mer lekfullhet och intensitet.

Att öppna upp vår förmåga att röra oss och tänka med öppenhet, lätthet och lekfullhet, samt med intensitet på ett hållbart sätt, kan tillämpas på hur ni använder er röst i en pjäs, vid genomförandet av en koreografi, när ni improviserar eller skapar självständiga konstnärliga verk; det kan låta er närvaro blomstra och kreativiteten flöda.

Materialet i klassen är influerat av somatiska tekniker såsom Skinner Releasing Technique, Alexander Technique, BodyMind Centering, Ideokinesis, Eva Karczags arbete och improvisationsmetoder från post-Judson danskonstnärer i New York, såsom K.J. Holmes, Stephanie Skura och Deborah Hay."

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“In this class we will use our imagination, touch and improvisation to access freedom and spontaneity in how we dance, move and relate to our body. I will guide you through deep rest, hands-on partner graphics, experiential anatomy, poetic imagery and improvisational scores which creates a space for your physical self to tune into a deeper felt sense of self, to let go of unnecessary tension, to break habits and heighten your ability to listen to yourself and your environment. In this hour we practice letting go of having to perform in a specific way and trust the innate intelligence of your body. In some classes we will move slower and deeper, and in some we will move with more play and rigor.

To open up our ability to move and think with openness, ease and play, as well as rigor in a sustainable way can be applied to how you use your voice in a play, in the execution of a choreography, when improvising or when creating independent artistic work; it may allow your presence to flourish and creativity to flow.

The material in the class is influenced by somatic techniques such as Skinner Releasing Technique, Alexander Technique, BodyMind Centering, Ideokinesis, the work of Eva Karczag and improvisational methods from post-Judson dance artists in New York, such as K.J. Holmes, Stephanie Skura and Deborah Hay.”

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BIO:

Tuva Hildebrand är en koreograf, performer och pedagog från Skåne med omfattande erfarenhet av somatiska dansmoduler såsom Skinner Releasing Technique, Alexander Technique, BodyMind Centering och Eva Karczags arbete (pionjär inom Release-teknik och somatisk danspraktik). Sedan 2018 har hon arkiverat Eva Karczags pedagogiska metoder genom en MFA-forskning, där hon även undersökt arbetet ur ett socio-politiskt perspektiv. Under åren 2011-2018 bodde Hildebrand i New York och arbetade med koreografer som Stacy Grossfield och Heather Kravas, men ägnade mestadels sin tid åt improvisations- och releasebaserade praktiker genom nära samarbete med pionjärer inom NY

downtown-scen, såsom K.J. Holmes, Stephanie Skura, Eva Karczag och många andra under sin tid på Movement Research 2013-2016.  http://tuvahildebrand.com

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BIO:

Tuva Hildebrand is a choreographer, performer and pedagogue from Skåne with extensive experience somatic dance modules such as Skinner Releasing Technique, Alexander Technique, BodyMind Centering and the work of Eva Karczag (pioneer within Release technique and somatic dance practice). During 2018-now she has been archiving the pedagogical methods of Eva Karczag through an MFA research, by also examining the work from a socio-political perspective. In 2011-2018 Hildebrand lived in New York and worked with choreographers such as Stacy Grossfield and Heather Kravas, but mostly dedicated her time to improvisational and release based practices through working closely with pioneers in the NY downtown scene such as K.J. Holmes, Stephanie Skura, Eva Karczag and many others through her time at Movement Research 2013-2016. http://tuvahildebrand.com

Floorwork

Vecka 2 torsdag 9/1 9.15-10.30

Vecka 3 14 + 16/1 tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

"In the class, we will focus on the technical dance with the floor. We will treat the floor as our dance partner to understand the use of the floor in our movement trajectories. Through this practice, we learn how to control the body off-balance and use the potential of momentum, force, release, and conscious direction to travel in a smooth and dynamic dance. 

The class will include guided exercises and choreography."

BIO:

Katarzyna Paluch is a performer, dancer, creator, and teacher. In 2024, she completed an MA in Contemporary Performing Arts at the University of Gothenburg, defending her ongoing research in movement improvisation. She has created and co-created group, duet, and solo performances, including The Other Side (PL), Vanishing (PT), Good Life (PT), Study on Fool's Paradise (PT/AT/PL), Alias (PT/FR/PL), Forward Failure (PT/PL/SE), Endless Self (DE), Art Stamp (SE), and gentle pain (SE). Currently, she is engaged in a research practice on improvised partnering with Aaron Lang, called ‘improbable lifts’. Based in Malmö, she works as a freelance performing artist and teaches workshops from partnering, floorwork, and movement improvisation. Katarzyna is a member of Collective Nest and co-organizes the annual international contemporary dance festival, ‘DO Festival’, in Poland, which provides professional education and supports the freelance dance scene.

Morgonträning med Kroppsklubben / Lisa Nilsson

Vecka 5. 28+30/1 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

"KROPPSKLUBBEN vänder och vrider genom rörelse på kroppen för att uppleva den ur olika perspektiv. Under denna timmeslånga klass undersöker vi vad dansträning är och kan vara och utgår ifrån vad som intresserar oss just nu. Vi anpassar oss efter hur kroppen mår och vad den bär med sig just idag och utmanar oss på ett lustfyllt sätt. Vi inspireras av somatiska praktiker, shaking-sessions, våra inre jazzbarn, floorwork-praktiker, styrkeövningar, yoga, beröring och lekar."

Bio:

KROPPSKLUBBEN drivs av de konstnärliga ledarna Jilda Hallin och Lisa Nilsson båda utbildade på Dans och Cirkushögskolan (DOCH). KROPPSKLUBBEN skapar normkreativ scenkonst för barn och unga. Vi riktar strålkastarljuset mot en kroppsdel i taget och låter den skapa koreografi och rörelse i dialog med större tematik om kroppsliga värderingar och tabun.

Fotograf: Carl Thorborg

  JAZZ 

V.5 27, 31 /1 Måndag & fredag 11.00-12.30 

"På mina klasser bygger vi teknik och styrka under uppvärmningen och fokus ligger på funktionalitet.

Jag försöker mer och mer inkorporera mitt PT-tänk i klassupplägget vad gäller övningarnas syfte.

När vi väl kommer till koreografier är fokus på musikalitet, dynamik och dansglädje!"

BIO: 

Jacob Walleberg är utbildad dansare på Balettakademiens dansarutbildning i Stockholm samt utbildad PT genom Safe-academy. Jacob har jobbat mest som musikalartist men också bl.a. som showartist på Wallmans i Köpenhamn och två år som modern/jazzdansare i kompaniet Oslo Danse Ensemble.

Han har jobbat på Oscarsteatern, Uppsala Stadsteater, GöteborgsOperan och Malmö Opera i musikalerna La Cage aux Folles, Top Hat, Billy Elliot och Spelman på taket.

Contemporary / Tangoresonans /Workshop

En upplevelse av kropp, musik och rörelse med Argentinsk tango som inspiration

Vecka 5. 28/1 Tisdag 11.00-13.00

Medlemmar i DC visar terminskort/klippkort/enstaka klass.

(Icke medlemmar kontaktar Nidia M Barbieri: nidiainfo@yahoo.com)

Den samtida dansaren Nidia Martínez Barbieri och de argentinska musikerna Orquesta de Señoritas föreslår en upplevelse baserad på dessa frågor: 

Var i kroppen känner jag ljudet av varje instrument?

Hur påverkar det hur jag rör mig? 

Hur upplever jag detta i kontakt med andra?

Workshop: 

"Efter att ha vägletts in i kroppslig närvaro och tillgänglighet inspireras deltagarna att gå in i djuplyssnande på orkesterns instrument. Därefter ingår fysisk kontakt med andra. Hela upplevelsen avslutas med att lära sig en sekvens av argentinsk tango, i en rörelse som går från internt lyssnande till kroppslig dialog med andra."

Språk: engelska.

Målgrupp: dansare

Musiker - Orquesta de Señoritas

Briseida Alejo Ortega y Julia Testa (fiol),

Irmgard Münchgesang (viola, röst, kompositioner),

Yanina Bolognese (piano, röst, kompositioner),

Julia Martínez (kontrabas och recitationer).

Gästbandoneonist: Lisandro Bazzana (ARG-Paris)

BIO:

Orquesta de Señoritas is a tango group that emerged in 2009 in the city of Rosario (Argentina) as a proposal by director and pianist Javier Martínez Lo Re to put together a group made up exclusively of women who would express the passion that characterizes the tango genre. Its members are: Briseida Alejo Ortega and Julia Testa (violins), Irmgard Münchgesang (viola), Lucia Coggiola (bandoneon), Yanina Bolognese (piano), Julia Martinez (double bass) and Javier Martínez Lo Re (direction and arrangements). They had trained with renewed teachers such as Ramiro Gallo (violin), Alicia Alonso (violin), Rodolfo "Cholo" Montironi (bandoneon), Rodolfo Mederos (bandoneon), Camilo Ferraro (bandoneon) and Sergio Rivas (double bass).  The orquesta had performed at the V, VI and VII Metropolitan Tango Meeting (Rosario), Palacio Pizzurno (Buenos Aires), MutaR Festival (Músicos Tangueros Rosarinos). The first European tour, 2015, included performances at auditoriums, cultural centers, bars and milongas in Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and France. The orquesa repertoire includes Di Sarli, Fresedo, Gobbi, Plaza, and Piazzolla, among other composers, offering exceptional quality and a great musical spectacle. The group maintains a balance between a smooth cadence and sonorous power, with arrangements with a fresh and youthful identity, and a unique seal that highlights the orchestra's personality.

Nidia Martinez Barbieri 

Nidia graduated from Escuela de Danzas Clásicas de La Plata (Argentina) as a Dancer and Contemporary Dance Teacher. She is a member of Danscentrum Syd and Nya rörelsen - koreografer i Skåne. Between 2011 and 2013 she lived in Bryssel and is currently based in Malmö. Since 1995 Nidia has worked with choreography both creating her own pieces and working in collaboration with other choreographers and artists from different artistic backgrounds. She works as a freelance dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. Nidia dances Argentinean tango dance and in these contexts develops a part of her reasearch about body contact. Nidia had collaborated with local artists and the Argentinian tango school Tangokompaniet.

Countertechnique®  

Vecka 15. 8 +10/4 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

Vecka 23. 3 + 5/6  Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

Balett

Vecka 15. 7, 9, 11/4 Måndag, onsdag & fredag 9.15-10.45

Vecka 16. 14 +16/4 Måndag, onsdag 9.15-10.45

"The Countertechnique® class is a contemporary dance technique class. It stretches, coordinates and strengthens the body, making the dancer sweat, build stamina and really move.

The class starts with a recurring set of exercises, allowing dancers to investigate the Countertechnique® principles in detail. The second half of the class consists of changing components, working towards luscious movement combinations and jumping at the end.

The Countertechnique® class results in dancers using less energy, losing their fear of taking risks and gaining speed in changing direction. "

Balett

"By exploring how to create more space in our joints and at the same time relate to the space outside our bodies we reduce the pressure on our overall body structure. This class provides dancers with tools on how to move with more freedom and ease in a traditionally structured ballet class."

BIO:

Born and raised in Sweden, Anette is now based in Malmö and Stockholm. She started taking Countertechnique classes in 2016 and worked in a creation with Anouk van Dijk during the autumn of 2021. Anette took part in the One Body One Career and the Teacher Training in 2022, where she acquired her certification as a teacher.

Anette trained as a dancer at The Royal Ballet School in Stockholm and received acting and pedagogical training at The Stockholm University of the Arts. She started her career as a freelancer before becoming a company member of Skånes Dansteater between 2006-2022, where she has worked with numerous choreographers; Alexander Ekman, Marina Mascarell, Alan Lucien Øyen, Örjan Andersson, Angelin Preljocaj, Jo Strømgren, Ben Wright and Susanna Leinonen to name a few.

Since 2018 Anette has been the Artistic Director of SpaceTimeLab and today she divides her time between creating works for the stage, teaching and working as a dancer and actor.

“I love that double presence; being aware of what’s happening in my own body while being fully present in the room dancing together with the other bodies in the space. After a long dance career, the encounter with Countertechnique has given me a new spark and a strong desire to keep dancing professionally. As a dancer I feel freer in my body and stronger than ever, provided with tools to assist me in all kinds of situations - physical as well as mental.

The Countertechnique system is sensible and well conceived. It sums up a lot of valuable knowledge for the body and mind as well as offering a well thought through and up to date approach to teaching dance. It is a faithful everyday companion, providing each individual with the possibility of making their own choices in their aim to develop and find more freedom and control.

I strive to facilitate an allowing and positive atmosphere in the dance studio, so that dancers can feel comfortable to explore, take risks, fail, evolve and enjoy - or rediscover - the joy of dancing.”

Partnering Principles

Vecka 7. 11-13/2 (tisd, ons & tors) 9.15 -10.30

"In this class we’ll share ways of tuning in with ourselves and each other, to warm up and get going through partnering. We will propose exercises and principles that constitute a useful base for further exploration and detailing of partnering practices. 

The class will revolve around some core principles such as weight sharing/weight bearing, strengthening, listening/following, guiding, footwork/alignment and group/partner awareness. 

This class will also serve as a useful introduction to several of the elements that we’ll explore further in the workshop setting."

Contemporary

Vecka 4. 21+23/1 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

Vecka 12. 18 +20/3 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

"The methodology of Philippe's creative practice in the morning class is embedded in the liaison we hold with our own body, seeking to farm and grasp internal information, reacting to the interconnected web we are participating in. How do we regularly revitalize our sense of belonging to our urban or natural surroundings? The practice aims to support the dance practitioners in their daily journey, to launch them into their quotidian. It offers a toolbox premised on a continuous (non-stop) session where participants build their strengths and energies. The class grazes somatic methods but invites the participants to explore their singular movement through improvisational dynamics."

BIO:

Born in France and based in Sweden, Philippe is a former dancer for companies such as NDT, Batsheva Dance Company and Cullbergballetten. He has established himself as an international choreographer and dance practitioner and recently graduated as an M.A. student in Arts & Ecology at the Dartington Arts School/Plymouth University. Philippe teaches his practice in various European and U.K. universities, such as Den Dansk Sceneskole and CNSMDP (Paris) dance schools or independent dance (London). He leads lectures and master classes for professional dancers/performers in Sweden and the U.K., among morning awakening lessons for trained performers.

Jazz

Måndagar & fredagar

Vecka 7. 10, 14/2 11.00-12.30 

Vecka 8. 17, 21/2 11.00-12.30                                                   

Vecka 16 Måndag 14/4 11.00-12.30 

 Vecka 17 Fredag 25/4 11.00-12.30

"Klassens fokus ligger jämnt fördelat över teknik, flow och koreografi.

Jag vill ge dansarna tillfälle att komma djupt ner i kroppen och landa i tekniken. Detta genom en lång och grundlig uppvärmning följt av koreografiskt arbete.

Uppvärmningen fokuserar på placering och alignment, musikalitet och teknik, styrka och stretch, allt sammanhållet av ett dansant flow.

 Koreografiskt vill jag gärna omfamna mångfalden i jazz. En koreografi kan vara inspirerad av klassisk jazz, andra av musical, contemporary, urban eller lyrical – men alltid med jazzens teknik som bas. Koreografierna ger dansarna möjlighet för att komma i kontakt med sin känsla för jazz, sin musikalitet och sitt konstnärliga uttryck."

BIO:

Jenny Major har varit professionellt utövande danskonstnär sedan 1996, med pauser endast för vidareutbildning. Hennes konst danskonst är allsidig och täcker över jazz/show, modernt/contemporary, performancekonst, site specific och på kors och tvärs över konstnärliga genrer – genom undervisning, föreställningar och mångtaliga samarbeten i in- och utland.

Bosatt i Danmark och driver sedan 2003 dansstudion Sceneindgangen ( just i färd med att byta namn till ArtReach Dance Community), samarbetar med bland annat Dansk Arkitektur Center och Metropolis – Köbenhavns Internationelle Teater.

Har givit workshops i contemporary, komposition och jazz i de nordiska länderna, England, Grekland, Spanien, Argentina, Cuba, USA, Israel, Palestina.

Photo Credits: Bild 1 och 2 Henning Sjøstrøm

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Jazz 

11.00-12.30

Vecka 4. 20, 21, 22, 24/1 Månd, tisd, onsd & fredag.

Vecka 22. 26, 27, 28/5 Månd, tisd & onsdag.

"My style has been described as "Athletic" because of the energy and physicality exuded in the performance and required of myself and my dancers within my movement which pulls foundations rooted from African, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Commercial/Pop, House, Latin and basic human emotion. There's a story to be told with a message - my message is to LIVE! Live in the moment, live in the music, live out in life.  Allow yourself to feel.  Allow yourself to dare.  Allow yourself to take risks and stumble or fall, getting right back up and keep on moving. 

Just have FUN and DANCE! "

PHILOSOPHY OF DANCE

Dance without joy and expression just isn't dance. 

It's boring, unappreciative and non-committal - it's not fun to do nor fun watch. We dance  because we like to - we like how music makes us feel, we like how it makes us want to move, we  like how it all speaks to us and we like how the audience relates to us from what are bodies are  doing and what they are saying. 

Dance is a relationship between the music, the choreographer, the dancer and the audience. Within this relationship are three key/core components that allow us to effectively communicate  the story to be told in each moment: 

--MUSICALITY; listening to and understanding rhythmical components within music. --FIGURE; lines, shapes and body language within movement. 

--EXPRESSION; energy, character and dynamics within performance. 

Whether it is class or a production, we explore this communication and relationship by learning how the body works through the individual parts utilizing movement patterns through elongation, isolation, balance, release, power, energy and control; piecing the parts together into sequences, working across the floor done with traveling combinations meant to challenge and stimulate the mind and body in preparation to speak/communicate; then finally communicating/telling a story via the movement - breaking thru the traditional form and technique, dirtying it up and extending it with personal flavor.  

BIO:

How often do you find an instructor/  choreographer that actually teaches  

and focuses on listening to the music and performing with energy instead  of relying on counts and just dosing  out choreography? It's a rare find, but that's what you get (and more) in class with MIKE GAMBLE every time! 

Originally from Hartford, CT, Mike hails from Philadelphia, PA where he garnered most of his training in West African, Hip Hop, Modern, Jazz, House, Breaking and Capoeira. While in Philadelphia he guest performed with Gwendolyn Bye and Dance Del Bello dance companies, choreographed for the Drexel University Dance Ensemble and Dance Team, and was an original founding member of FLOMotion, an international Hip Hop dance company, while also maintaining a career in Marketing and Special Events. In the summer of 2000, Mike made dance history becoming the first (and only) male to complete the final cuts of the Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team. 

Mike moved to Los Angeles in 2003 and quickly became active in the commercial industry performing (dancing, acting and modeling) in music videos and commercials  including work with artists Leela James, Chris Cornell and India Arie and companies  including Target, Nike, Apple/iPod and Reebok. He has also produced, choreographed  and directed burlesque companies whom have performed in and around Los Angeles,  Reno, Laughlin and Las Vegas and with artists including Panic! At the Disco and R. Kelly,  as well as companies including SPIKE TV and Trashy Lingerie. 

While he continues to enjoy being in front of the camera, Mike is focusing his talents  behind the scenes in production and education through the arts, having  choreographed an Emmy-nominated children’s television program, producing and  choreographing numerous events & shows, while also co-founding and running an  international management agency with his long-time close friend/former agent whom  herself was one of the top agents at the top two dance agencies in New York & Los  Angeles. 

His passion for spreading knowledge and the joy of dance has taken him on  an international journey as he relocated in September 2009 to Gothenburg, Sweden  where he is currently teaching master classes, workshops and daily classes as well as  throughout Scandinavia, Europe and around the world, continuing to share his gift of  inspiration and dance. 

"My purpose in life is to inspire other people and I'm doing it one performance,  one dance and one student at a time." --Mike Gamble

Dynamic Expansion

Vecka 12. 18 + 19/3  Tisdag & onsdag  11.00-14.00

"Dynamic Expansion created by Shannon Cooney, is an embodiment approach to movement and dance inviting active sensing and connection to the Fluid Body. Tuning into the Craniosacral system fluid dynamics and it’s stillness phenomena grounds the practice.

It is a movement and performance enhancement that flows between deeper inner listening to the fluid dynamics in the body, allowing them to move us. 

There are guided movement meditations and improvisation scores inspired from water dynamics in Nature giving one space for movement discovery, new patterning, freedom through mobility and connectivity. 

These explorations are autonomous, in partnerships and group scored practices

Included in the work is visual sensing practice “Moveable Cinema” with expands and enhances one’s connection to the visual field while moving."

BIO:

Shannon Cooney; Berlin-based Canadian dance artist, choreographer, dance educator, creative facilitator and Craniosacral practitioner. She has been creating and touring her choreographic work since 1992 which encompasses stage work, performance installations and landscape art. 

She danced and toured with Toronto’s Dancemakers from 1994-2006 and worked with several international choreographers. 

Her teaching practice; Dynamic Expansion/Moveable Cinema are embodiment approaches that meld her experiences of contemporary dance,movement, research, performance, Craniosacral bodywork and Nature. 

Balett

Vecka 8 17, 19, 21/2  Måndag, onsdag & fredag 9.15-10.45

Vecka 25 16 + 18/6 Måndag, onsdag 9.15-10.45

"In my classes I aim to give the dancers the possibility to improve their own ballet technique without neglecting the freedom of moving in the space."

BIO

Corrado received his bachelor in "Ballet Pedagogy" at AMTII (Academy of Music and Dance Art) in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He has been working at Sofia National Opera and Ballet, where he danced in the all repertoire of the company as corpus de ballet and demi soloist. He is currently freelancing as a performer, actor and ballet teacher.

He has taught at Danscentrum Syd, Danscentrum Väst, Stockholm Daily Training, Skånes Dansteater, Regionteater Väst, Dansehallerne, CCDS, LDMG and others.

Contemporary

Vecka 8. 18 + 20/2 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

"Marias klass uppmuntrar till teknisk och konstnärlig virtuositet via en skonsam, hållbar och njutbar daglig träning. 

Olika somatiska praktiker samt influenser från klassisk balett, yoga, Klein, flying low och Graham återkommer ofta. 

Fokus ligger på andning och mindfulness, god placering av skelett och leder, för att sedan leda vidare in i avancerade kombinationer där flöde, expressivitet, fantasi och musikalitet är ledord."

BIO:

Maria Nilsson Waller (1984) är dansare, koreograf och designer född och uppvuxen i Östersund. Hon är utbildad vid Härnösands Folkhögskola, Kgl. Svenska Balettskolan, SEAD Salzburg och ECSD Rosella Hightower, Cannes. 

Hon har skapat mer än 20 koreografiska verk, och driver sedan 2018 kompaniet Flora Fauna Project tillsammans med Irländska multi-konstnären Stace Gill. Maria arbetar gränsöverskridande och hennes praktik innefattar även ljus och ljuddesign, kostym och scenografi. 

Maria undervisar regelbundet proffstärning hos Dance Ireland, Danscentrum Norr och College of Dance, Dublin. 

Contemporary floorwork

Vecka 9 25 + 27/2 Tisdag & torsdag OBS TIME! 11.30-13.00

"Michael Langeneckert's contemporary training is based on 35 years of experience as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. 

It deals with floor work technique, researching and developing individual possibilities and the perception of body and space. 

The warm-up phase takes place in open structures and defined processes, which alternate with body work/partnering elements and the exploration of elementary movement possibilities. 

The goal of the training is to develop a constant flow of movement, making use of the body weight in a varies ways and use gravity and momentum to drive our movements.  In the end, the aim is to achieve a permeable, energetic and dynamic movement quality.

Each session concludes in various choreographies in which the experiences gained during the training are put to a complex application in space.

BIO:

Michael Langeneckert works freelance as a choreographer, teacher, professor and dancer and lives in Freiburg/Germany. 

Since October 2018 he has been working under his new label Moving Orchestra, developing free dance projects in Freiburg and working as a guest choreographer for companies as well as at universities/schools (E-Werk Freiburg, Theater Lucerne/CH, Theater Lüneburg/G, University of Amsterdam/ NL, Folkwang University Essen/G). 

He teaches contemporary dance at numerous locations across Europe, including Aterballetto/I, Skanes Dance Theater/S, Göteborg Opera Ballett/S, Theater Bern/St. Gallen/Luzern/CH, Staatstheater Mainz, Wiesbaden, Braunschweig, Kassel, Munich/G, Oper Graz/Tanz Linz/AU, Codarts Rotterdam/NL, Artez Arnheim/NL and as a guest professor at the Folkwang University Essen. 

He was rehearsal director at the Mainz State Theater (2015-2018, director Honne Dohrmann) and at the Kassel State Theater (2008-2012, director Johannes Wieland).  As a dancer, he worked freelance and under contract at various theaters in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Photo with arm & leg

Photo Credit Marc Doradzillo

Photo front

Photo Credit: Karl-Heinz Mierke. 

Guidad improvisation

Vecka 10. 4/3 Tisdag 9.15-10.30

Vecka 14. 1 + 3/4 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

"Bobbi Lo Produktion (BLP) ger en dynamisk klass där målet är att bli varm och redo för dagen och framtiden, båda fysisk och mentalt. Klassen leds av en av de konstnärliga ledare, Lava Markusson eller Michel Tang. Genom att använda kroppens intelligens och intuition leds du genom en guidad improvisation som fokuserar på artikulation och mjukgörande av lederna samt kickstartar de stora muskelgrupperna. Vi varvar mellan fysiska övningar och har stort intresse av att använda, utmana och utveckla kroppen på ett naturligt sätt, i form av övningar inspirerad av yoga och naturlig träning. Ibland leker vi, och vi tycker det är viktigt att ha roligt både i arbetet och i livet. Fantasi är en stor del av arbetet, genom att introducera bilder och texturer till kroppens fysikalitet vill BLP att en inre medvetenhet skapas som ger deltagarna möjlighet att utveckla egna praktiker."

Bio:

Bobbi Lo Produktion leds av konstnärliga ledarna Lava Markusson och Michael Tang och de skapar innovativ scenkonst för en ung publik. Bobbi Lo Produktions verk kännetecknas av ett starkt fysiskt uttryck som i sin tematik utgår från ett intresse för mänskligt beteende och hur konst för ung publik kan ifrågasätta och skapa dialog kring detsamma. Genom att skapa provokativ scenkonst förankrad i sin samtid arbetar Bobbi Lo Produktion för att väcka eftertanke och reflektioner kring vår egen tillvaro, och samhället i stort.

Balett 

Vecka 14. 2+4/4 Onsdag & fredag 9.15-10.45

"I mina klasser försöker jag lära ut teknik som först och främst bygger på idén om den klassisk baletten som jag tycker är användbar både för klassiskt utbildade dansare men också om man är mer intresserad av moderna / samtida dansverk.

Samtidigt som att arbeta igenom hela kroppen bör man också få ett ordentligt "träningspass" för uthållighet & kondition.

Fotarbete, andning, koordination och förmågan att röra sig snabbt med precision med både in & utåt rotation är för mig som yin & yang.

Helt olika muskelgrupper måste samarbeta för att kunna använda kroppen till sin fulla utsträckning. Att ta plats i rummet när man kommer till centrum & scenen. Det är snart 2022 & dansare bör vara utrustade med bra teknik ändå för att närma sig olika jobb som kräver teknisk kompetens men också för att skydda kroppen från skador.

-bäst beskrivning av min klass är "funky balett"

BIO:

Jag heter Pontus S. Granat, 46år.

Nu bosatt i Stockholm, utbildad vid Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan i Stockholm examensåret 1998, jag hat arbetat i kompanier som till exempel Norrdans Carte Blanche, Ballet Victor Ullate, Skånes Dansteater, BallettAmRhein & Royal Swedish Ballet. Nu frilansar jag och samarbetar ofta både konstnärligt och spirituellt med den finska koreografen Virpi Pahkinen.

JAZZ

Vecka 14. 31/3, 4/4 Måndag & fredag 11.00-12.30

Vecka 15. 7/4 Måndag 11.00-12.30

"Vi startar med en klassisk jazzuppvärmning som inkludera grundteknik, styrka och stretch. Jag utgår från att hitta lugn och fokus i kropp och sinne för att effektivare kunna värma och hitta flöden. Vi jobbar med form och linjering för att hitta balans, smidighet och stabilitet.

Under diagonaler är det fokus på jazzteknikens grundsteg, snurrar och hopp. Vi varierar dessa genom rytmik, dynamik och uttryck.

När vi kommer till koreografin ska vi vara så pass uppvärmda och förberedda i kropp och sinne att vi har ett stort spektra att använda oss av vad kommer till rörelse, tempo och rumslighet. Kroppen ska vara öppen för att arbeta med såväl explosiva rörelser som att kunna vara en närvarande kropp i stillhet. Koreografierna är dynamiska i tempo och rörelsekvalité. Målet är att kunna vara mjuk och kraftfull samtidigt. Vara specifik och skarp likväl som att vara flytande och avslappnade i sina rörelser."

BIO:

Elin Hedin arbetar som dansare, koreograf och pedagog. Hon är utbildad vid Balettakademien i Stockholm och har vidareutbildat sig i New York, Tel Aviv, Sydney och på Stockholms Konstnärliga Högskola. Som dansare har hon arbetat med många av Sveriges fria koreografer för en ung publik.  

Hon har medverkat i föreställningar på Kungliga Operan och Konserthuset i Stockholm, varit engagerad vid Estrad Norr i Östersund och medverkat i föreställningar på Dublin Dance Festival och Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Elin grundade och drev Stockholms Dansfilmfestival 2015-2019. 

Hon assisterade koreograf Maria Nilsson Waller i arbetet med Östersunds Fotbollsklubb där de skapade dansföreställning Svansjön / See The Man. Som koreograf har hon skapat flera egna föreställningar och har stor erfarenhet av pedagogiskt arbete. 

2021-22 är Elin Hedin Kommunkoreograf i Helsingborg.

Modern Balett

Vecka 10. 5-7/3 Onsd, torsd, fred. 9.15-10.45

"What I try to achieve, when teaching, is making ballet as organic and respectful as possible anatomically, with a slow and coherent progression, allowing the body, but also the mind, to come into the space and the present moment. While doing this, I like to give room for people to approach the ballet technique in alignment to their personal needs and abilities, with a general focus on dynamics, musicality, coordination and connection between all body parts; and above all, the element of joy related to the simple and fundamental act of dancing."

Theatre Jazz

Vecka 12 17/3 Måndag 11.00-12.30

Vecka 13  24 + 28/3  Måndag & fredag 11.00-12.30

-"My classes focus on the different elements of theatre jazz. A thorough warm-up including technical elements, strength and stretch. Work across the floor to start combining the technique with performance. Finishing the class with a theatre jazz-combination, focused on performance, dynamics, lines and technique. I enjoy working on the technique and the aesthetics of theatre jazz in heels, so I usually wear jazz-heels (Laducas) for the combination, but it’s always optional."

BIO:

Emma Kumlien was born in Stockholm and started dancing already at the age of three. In 2016 she graduated from Stockholm Musicalartist Education (SMU) where she during her education originated the role of Queen Christina in the Prix Italia-nominated dancefilm ”Being Christina”.  Since then she has worked internationally, including countries as Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany and has been a part of productions such as The Producers, Cats, On The Town, My Fair Lady, Matilda, The Witches of Eastwick, Jesus Christ Superstar, among others.  She has also done numerous arenatours and TV-galas. So far this year Emma has been a part of productions at Bayerische Staatsoper (DE) and Det Kongelige Teater (DK) and this fall she will be a part of the original cast for the world premiere of ”Joyride” at Malmö Opera.

Photo: Håkan Larsson

Contemporary 

Vecka 13. 25 + 27/3 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30 

"This class is an invitation to explore movement from a deep, internal space. Drawing from the principles of Qi Gong, we focus on cultivating a natural, spontaneous flow within the body. 

Through the use of spiral dynamics, both in individual practice and in connection with others, we explore how to release tension and engage from a place of effortless action, allowing all qualities of movement to emerge. 

Simple exercises serve as the foundation, evolving into infinite possibilities of motion. The class encourages playful exploration of energy dynamics, blending movement with imagination and theatricality to expand the range of physical and energetic expression."

BIO:

Benjamin Lindh Medin, born 1989, grew up in Stockholm, Sweden in a family with dance, theater and music and gained his first experiences very young as a performer. As a child he learned hip-hop, and joined The Royal Swedish Ballet School by 10. In his teens, Benjamin went back to learning Hip-hop and Break dance. 

He was part of various dance crews as well as studied at The City Theater High School of Performing arts. In 2013 he completed his BA in Contemporary Dance and Education at the Norwegian College of Dance in Oslo. He then worked in various projects as a dancer and teacher in Norway and Sweden.

Recently moved to the countryside, Skåne, Benjamin lived the past 7 years in Basel, Switzerland, where he has worked several years mainly with Rebecca Weingartner, creating a piece called “Equality!” as well as touring with Tabea Martin´s ”Forever”, both for young audience. 

Both these productions has toured extensively around Europe, whereas Equality! Also touring northeast India. Other works Benjamin has been part of have been within the fields of Inclusive and Young Audience. 

Some companies include Cie. Beweggrund, Momentum Dance Company and Fokus Leben.

Benjamin is a practitioner of various forms within contemporary dance, improvisation and music. He also works with meditation and continually looks for ways of building a bridge between spiritual practices and artistic work. He teaches workshops and continues research based on ancestral wisdom and our connection to nature in the body.

In 2021 he started developing a practice called “The listening body”, which he continues to explore in relation to cultivating sensitivity and energy awareness through movement and meditations.

Lindh-Medin.com

Contemporary 

Vecka 16. 15/4 Tisdag 9.15-10.30

Vecka 17. 22 + 24/4 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30 

"The class is dedicated to technique training. It is built up by techniques such as floorwork, running, jumps, learning phrases and specific “moves” or acrobatic skills. Improvisation tasks and games are also part of the training in order to warm up the body and find a playful approach to dance." 

BIO:

Lotta Sandborgh is a dance artist from Sweden. She finished her studies in contemporary dance at Iwanson School of Contemporary Dance in 2018. She has worked as a dancer, dance teacher and choreographer in various contexts around Europe's international dance scene. 

She has worked with choreographers and companies such as Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Cooperativa Maura Morales, Bobbi Lo Produktion, Judith Sanchéz Ruíz, Cia. Nadine Gerspacher and others. 

Lotta is also active with her own work and has presented her own works on stages and festivals such as Hier ist Jetzt, HAUT Åben Dans Roskilde, Florence Dance Festival, Tanzzentrale Fürth, Sommarlund and others

JAZZ 

Vecka 18. 28/4, 2/5 Måndag & fredag 11.00-12.30

Vecka 19. 5 + 9/5 Måndag & fredag 11.00-12.30

“Mina klasser bygger mycket på stora rörelser och musikalitet.

 Med en teknisk uppvärmning och klassiska diagonaler så kommer vi under koreografierna resa mellan lyrical och musikaljazz! !

BIO:

Utbildad på Balettakademien i Göteborg 2008-2011. Har efter det arbetat som dansare och musikalartist i Sverige, Norge och Danmark. 

Är bosatt i Malmö och har de senaste åren  jobbat mycket på Malmö Opera. Där har jag medverkat i föreställningar som Matilda, Skönheten och Odjuret, Funny Girl, Sound of Music och Everybody's Talking about Jamie.

Contemporary

Vecka 19. 6 + 8/5 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

Vecka 25. 17 + 19/6 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

"The class will have a dynamic released based feel, using phrases and choreographic sequences to warmup the body and mind, systemically. Fundamentals including the core, use of weight and breath will be worked on throughout. The class will incorporate floorwork, traveling, jumps and phrases. A sense of flow, connection with ourselves and others and tuning will be the key themes of the week. I hope we can share some good feelings, some fun and some hard work. " 

BIO:

Toby was a member of Scottish Dance Theatre [Janet Smith] for 8 years. Touring the UK, Europe and beyond. Performing works by choreographers including Liv Lorent, Rui Horta, Hofesh Shechter, James Wilton, Ina Christel Johannessen, Kate Weare and Rachel Lopez De La Nieta. Toby danced with Norrdans [Mira Helenius Martinsson] Sweden, for 3 years, touring Sweden and Europe. Performing works by choreographers including Ohad Naharin, Marcos Morau, Thomas Noone, Yossi and Oded, and Fernando Melo. 

Toby has freelanced with Emma Martin Dance [Dublin] and with Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Dance Theatre [Israel]. Toby Joined balletLORENT in summer 2015.

Modern /Nutida

Vecka 24  10-12/6 Tisdag-torsdag 9.15-10.30 

OBS! Se även under fliken WORKSHOP Tisdag-torsdag  kl. 11.00-16.00 i samarbete med Dansalliansen.

"Helena Franzén har utvecklat en samtida dansteknik som hon förfinat under sin trettioåriga verksamhet där medvetenheten om kroppens möjlighet till rörelse står i fokus. Golvövningar och inspiration av yoga är metoder i arbetet med att finna tillgänglighet, centrering, flexibilitet och styrka. Under klassen ges tid att uppmärksamma olika rörelsekvaliteter där precision, känslighet och den egna närvaron är betydelsefull.

Uppvärmningen är en förberedelse för ett längre frasmaterial där dynamiska flöden, rumsuppfattning och musikalitet exponeras och tydliggörs. Klassen inspirerar till att lyssna, dela och uppleva rörelse i ett gemensamt arbete."

BIO:

”I varje dans vill jag hylla det ogripbara, det som inte går att förklara men som berör – en slags hypnotisk enkelhet… Jag ser mig själv som en kroppens budbärare och allt den kan uttrycka. Allt hör samman; dansen, konsten, livet”

Helena Franzén har under sin omfattande karriär varit en kompromisslös och konsekvent röst inom danskonsten, där hon sedan 1990-talet har utvecklat ett unikt och personligt rörelsespråk. Hon har outtröttligt skapat dansföreställningar som framhäver dansen som en autonom konstform, med en konstnärlig integritet som är ständigt närvarande, oavsett var och hur verken presenteras. Under de senaste åren har Franzén även utvidgat sitt konstnärliga uttryck till att omfatta en yngre publik, utan att göra avkall på sitt distinkta rörelsespråk. Med en stark och särpräglad röst inom svensk danskonst, har hon etablerat sig som en betydande aktör i hela landet. Helena Franzén har bibehållit sitt fokus på dansen som konstform, utan att kompromissa med det konstnärliga uttrycket.

Helena Franzén är en koreograf med över 35 års verksamhet som dansare och koreografiskt arbete. Hon har skapat närmare 100 sceniska verk som turnerat nationellt och internationellt både i egen regi och som uppdrag för institutioner som: Skånes Dansteater, Göteborgsoperans danskompani, Norrdans, The Edge, Nytt Dansk Dansteater. Helena Franzén är en eftertraktad lärare och mentor och hon undervisar regelbundet på många olika dansutbildningar runtom i världen.
2019–2020 presenterade Helena Franzén en omfattande retrospektiv utställning på Dansmuseet i Stockholm Mitt dansande liv. 

Helena Franzén är en koreograf hängiven rörelsens gränslösa variationsrikedom – en koreograf vars verk präglas av det precisa i rörelsekvalitet och uttryck. Hennes verk beskrivs ofta med ord som fysisk intelligens, rörelse-poesi med nerv och närvaro, beskrivningar som tydliggör hennes plats i det svenska danslandskapet. Återkommande teman handlar om minnet, hur de tar plats och vad gör de med oss, om platsens påverkan och om fenomen som rör vår utmätta tid. Sedan tio tillbaka har Helena Franzén skapat film tillsammans med fotografen och filmaren Håkan Jelk. Flera av deras filmer har blivit presenterade på internationella dansfilm festivaler. 

Helena är aktuell med sitt solo TRIA solo som presenteras på Atalante i Göteborg 28 feb- 1 mars 2025.

Helena Franzén tilldelades DANSPRISET 2024 av Samarbetsrådet för regional Dansutveckling  och Ganneviks stipendium 2014 med motiveringen:

”En koreograf vars konstnärskap framstod som stringent och moget redan i början.  Hon har sedan kompromisslöst och konsekvent undersökt dansens oändliga rörelsemöjligheter i tätt samarbete med musiken. Hon är en danskonstnär som genom sin egen extrema fysiska kontroll, tillsammans med sina dansare skapar den artikulerade kroppens poesi.”

Class description:

"Helena Franzén has developed a contemporary dance technique that she has refined during her thirty years of choreographic work, where the awareness of the body's ability to move is in focus. Floor exercises and inspiration from yoga are methods in the work of finding accessibility, centering, flexibility and strength. During the class, time and attention  is given to different qualities of movements where precision, sensitivity and presence are important.

The warm-up is a preparation for a longer phrase material where dynamic flows, perception of space and musicality are exposed and clarified. The class inspires to listen, share and experience movement together."

Foto: Håkan Jelk

Balett

Vecka 19. 9/5 Fredag 9.15-10.45

Vecka 20. 16/5 Fredag 9.15-10.45

"A culmination of his background in classical ballet and years of experience teaching ballet to contemporary dancers, Robert’s class focuses on working with ease of movement and efficiency, as well as understanding and incorporating healthy placement and alignment. The class also places special emphasis on musicality and expansive, joyous movement in a relaxed, welcoming and encouraging environment!

BIO:

Born in the UK and educated at the Royal Ballet School in London, Robert has been working as a freelance teacher in classical ballet since 2004, working regularly with such companies as Göteborg Danskompani, Skånes Dansteater, Norrdans, Carte Blanche Norway, Scottish Dance Theatre, Tanz Mainz, Tanz Linz, National Dance Company Wales, Gärtnerplatz Theater Munich and Theater Münster as well as many others. Robert has taught the open professional classes in Oslo, Vienna, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Amsterdam as well as at international summer festivals in Bolzano, Tromsø and Stockholm. He is also employed as a lecturer in ballet at the Institute for Dance Arts (IDA) in Linz, Austria.

Contemporary 

Vecka 20 

13 + 15/5 Tisdag & torsdag  9.15-10.45

"I like to give a dynamic class that is suitable for dancers with different backgrounds. I find important taking time for strengthening, and mobilizing exercises but rather blended into the flow of the class.

I emphasize musicality and dynamics as well as widening the qualities vocabulary. Choreographic phrase in the end of the class should help the dancers to test new technical and creative ideas."

BIO:

 I was formed as a dancer and later on as a teacher at Vaganova  Ballet Academy, in St-Petersburg. 

I have also studied at Rudra Bejart Ballet and had the honor to work with Maurice Bejart. 

Later  on I've met and performed in works by Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin,  Alexander Ekman, Örjan Andersson, Paul Lightfoot and Saul Leon, Tim  Rushton, Itzik Galili, Cathy Marston and other wonderful  choreographers while working at Netherlands Dance Theatre 2, Danish  Dance Theatre and freelancing. 

As a teacher I am influenced by great  masters like Irina Chistiakova, Laura Bernasconi, Kevin Cregan, Yannick Sempey, Amy Raymond, Allyson Way and many others. I also  like to apply methods of William Forsythe and principles from Gaga. Keeping the general structure of a ballet class I focus on body  placement: neutral position of the pelvis, active shoulder blades,  coordination of the arms, freedom in the hip joints ect . 

I also like to pay attention to musicality and dynamics to help achieve better results in the center and in jumps, also to fully enjoy the  flow of the class.

Photo by Lukas Hartvig-Moeller 

JAZZ

Vecka 20. 12 + 16/5  Måndag & fredag 11.00 - 12.30

Vecka 21. 19/5 Måndag 11.00 - 12.30

"Jacobs klass är grundad i jazzteknik men har även inflytande från kommersiellt och cabaret. Fokus ligger på performance och passion och att dansa sin teknik, istället för att dansa tekniskt."

BIO:

Jacob har arbetat som dansare i över 10 år. Han har medverkat i produktioner som Den Lilla Sjöjungfrun, After Dark, Wallmans Köpenhamn, Lido de Paris och turnerat i Asien och USA på kryssningsfartygen Royal Caribbean och Princess Cruises. Han har medverkat som dansare i Melodifestivalen i Sverige och Norge och medverkat i TV produktioner som Let's Dance, Fotbollsgalan, QX Galan och musikvideor för Swedish House Mafia. I 2025 ska Jacob medverka i Moulin Rouge musikalen på Köpenhamn Opera. Jacob är även utbildad luftakrobat och har frilansat och turnerat i Mellanöstern och Maldiverna som dansare och akrobat"

Vecka 21. 20 +22/5 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30

Vecka 22. 27/5 Tisdag 9.15-10.30

EMR_Sensory Training

"In essence we will play. I will be there to guide and promote a skin-felt environment to tune into, and research. To enable movement I will propose simple tasks. The complexity generally appears when the thoughts and the sensations begin to dissociate. We will explore mass concepts (bidirectionality, malleability, anchoring structures, collaboratory forces, tissue memory, connecting elastics, intensity, energy) and cultivate compositional interest (space, sound, presence, interpretation).

In essence we will connect with our senses, breath, feel, perceive, recognise, acknowledge and register. Careful attention will be placed when testing the mechanics of the joints and the functional capacities of the muscles. 

We will welcome new entries of movement by enriching the power in observation, analysis, integration, and by cultivating awareness, self reliance and curiosity. We will study the self, the room, and the collective.

In essence we will meet horizontally as one more example in the room. ‘There we will dare’ to find our own truth. From an open stand I invite you to play, connect and meet."

BIO:

EMR_practitioner & developer / Performer / Collaborator / Mentor

Carolina is an Argentinean born artist with more than 22 years of experience in the professional art field. As a dancer she has worked with the Hamburg Ballet of John Neumeier, Nederlands Dans Theater (1&2) and Korzo Productions (NL), among others. She was part in many creations of

highly renowned choreographers : Marina Mascarell, Crystal Pite, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Astrid Boons, Jasper van Luijk, Marco Goecke, Stijn Celis, Johan Inger, Alexander Ekman, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon, Jiří Pokorný, Antonin Comestaz, Joeri Alexander Dubbe, Kristian Lever among

others. Back in 2013 Carolina began with studying closely the mechanics of the joints, muscle capacities and functions, emotional embodiment, and the game theory. To free-up coordination she placed careful attention in the process of tissue contraction and relaxation (fascia training), sensory perception, and body - mind dissociation training.

 In the quest for finding a broader view, she continues to place interest in other holistic practices such as Body-Mind Centering®, Mindfulness, Yoga, and explores thesis about the natural evolution in humans, animals and in Mother Earth. Her work has grounded in a day to day practice: Entropy Movement Research.  For more than a decade she facilitates her training method. 

International organization where she has taught :

GöteborgsOperans Danskompani (SE), Skånes Dansteater (SE), Dance Theater Heidelberg (GER), Summer Intensive of NDT (NL), Scapino Ballet Rotterdam (NL), Artez University of the Arts (NL), Codarts - University for the Arts (NL), Tsoying Senior High School’ (Taiwan), The School of Dance in Taipei National University of The Arts (Taiwan), Le Conservatoire National Supérieur de

Musique et de Danse de Paris (France), Cobos Mika (Spain), NOD Nuova Officina della Danza (IT), Milano Contemporary Ballet (IT), Fondazione Nazionalle della Danza Aterballetto (IT), Ballet Contemporáneo de Tucumán (ARG), Flora - Movimiento Contemporáneo (ARG).

Carolina also shares her knowledge in festivals and organises EMR_educational programs:

''Intensive Seminars'' will focus on sensory training, emotional embodiment and movement biomechanics. While ''Labs'' will focus in exploring performative practices. Since 2024 Carolina open a 1-on-1 personalised session ( ‘la sabia’ aka 'the wise one). This tailored program invites

humans to dive in a process of individuation and intuitive recovery. She also takes part in artistic projects as a collaborator, choreographers assistante, mentor, performer or costume designer. Since 5 years Carolina lives surrounded by nature, basing her home in the mountain valley of

Traslasierra (Córdoba, Argentina).

For more information please visit :

artist > www.carolinamancuso.com and @CARO_MANCUSO (ig).

Photo Credits:

@nicoquijanoph :: EMR_practice :: Carolina Mancuso

Black and white photos:  Alejandro Carmona

Jazz

Vecka 21. 21-23/5 Onsd, torsd, fred 11.00-12.30 

"Jag har en uppvärmning som integrerar hela kroppen i de flesta övningar för jag tycker det är viktigt med ett flow för att bli varm och ett helkroppstänk.

Mina klasser anpassas utifrån vad vi gör för koreografi på slutet så att man lotsas in i stilen genom klassen. De ord jag kommer på som kan sammanfatta min jazzklass är teknik, off center, 360 grader, dynamik och passion. Och musikalitet!"

BIO:

Lisa är en dansare, lärare och koreograf som gillar att röra sig fritt mellan olika dansstilar och skapa fusioner av dessa. Efter 10 års studier på Stora Teaterns Balettelevskola och Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan vidareutbildade sig Lisa i Sevilla och på Codarts i Rotterdam. Hon har medverkat i musikaler som t.ex Cabaret, On the Town, Crazy for you, Singin’ in the rain, Guys and Dolls och dansföreställningar med bl.a Oslo Dansensemble, Subjazz, Camilla Ekelöf och olika shower och föreställningar runt om i Norden. Hon undervisar på yrkesutbildningar och ger proffsklasser. 2017 studerade Lisa på Stockholms dramatiska högskola och arbetar nu vid sidan om dansen även inom teater och film.

Contemporary

Vecka 18. 29/4 Tisdag 9.15-10.30

""We will go through different exercises starting gently on the floor, landing and visualizing the body in a state of rest. Using this perceptive and physical state as a reference, I will guide you through a floorwork exercise, smoothening all the edges of the body and getting in close contact with the floor. The idea is to do it few times so the body and mind get more familiar with it, slowly warming up.

After that, we will get into a higher level from the ground, not yet standing. A layer where we can work on the core of the body while travelling across the space in groups. We will make sure that the articulations of the body slowly get lubricated before getting into the next exercise standing.

In the standing exercise we will test the balance, creating a strong connection and base with the souls of our feet. We will plant them so we can find the off balance with other limbs. How much can we still find a place of release in this dialogue with our bodies? The idea is to play with the axis of our bodies.

And finally as the final exercise, we will make sure we use the space and all the tools we have gained during the whole class. A smooth, yet explosive phrase where we can work in different levels."

BIO:

Joseba was born in Pamplona, Spain. He graduated in contemporary dance at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. After that, he has worked as a professional dancer in  companies such as: IT Dansa, National Dance Company Wales and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani.

He is now a freelance artist based in Gothenburg, a new chapter in his life where he can explore his craft through performing, teaching and creating. He created a movement practice based on improvisation, an ongoing research method that keeps on evolving over the years, both as a class in companies such as GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Cullberg Balleten or Regionteater Väst but also as a base to create his own artistic work.

JAZZ 

Vecka 24. 9 +13/6 Måndag & fredag 11.00-12.30

Vecka 25. 16/6 Måndag 11.00-12.30

“Mina dansklasser är starkt präglade av rytm, musikalitet, kraft och lekfullhet. Teknik varvas med improvisation och utforskande av jazzdansens kvalitéer och karaktärsdrag, rörelsesekvenser över golvet samt fartfylld koreografi med fokus på dynamik och uttryck. Jag utgår ofta från en grundad- och låg tyngdpunkt, snabba fötter och uppmuntrar till att ta plats och dansa fullt ut.”

BIO:

Lisa är utbildad dansare och pedagog på Dans- och Cirkushögskolan i Stockholm med jazzdans som främsta inriktning. Hon har efter sin examen vidareutbildat sig genom kurser i bl.a. Mattoxteknik, Dansterapins grunder och är utbildad instruktör i metoden Dans för Hälsa med fokus på att öka den psykiska hälsan bland ungdomar via dans och rörelse.

 Hon har undervisat många olika åldrar, nivåer och målgrupper i Stockholm, Uppsala, Eskilstuna, Malmö och Trelleborg samt frilansar som dansare och koreograf, bl.a. i Danskollektivet Jazzfåglar som producerar scenkonst med jazzdans som utgångspunkt.

Fördjupad gestaltning i dans

Torsdagar 26/9,  3/10, 5/12 kl.10.45-12.15 

""Vad innebär det att gestalta en rollfigur i dans? Hur hittar man någon annans inre drivkraft? I denna workshop i tre delar får du, genom strukturerade övningar och konkreta uppgifter, verktyg för att uttrycka en specifik karaktär utan att hänfalla åt stereotyper. Dansare från alla genrer välkomnas. De tre tillfällena bygger på varandra."

BIO:

Emelie är danskonstnär och danslärare, utbildad i England, Tyskland, USA, Stockholm och Norrbotten, sedan tolv år tillbaka bosatt och verksam i Malmö. En stor del av hennes konstnärliga intresse ligger i att berätta berättelser, vilket märks i hennes verk för såväl små barn som vuxen publik.

Fotograf: Daniel Karlsson

Flying low -technical class

Vecka 43. 21 - 25/10 Måndag - fredag 9.15-10.30

Horacio Macuacua håller även hel workshops vecka! Info och anmälan här! 

"This work focuses mainly on the dancer’s relationship with the floor. The class consists in partnering work and movement phrases, which explore the primary laws of physics: cohesion and expansion.

Simple movement patterns that involve breathing, speed and the release of energy throughout the body activate the relationship between the center and the joints, moving in and out of the ground more efficiently

maintaining a centered state. 

The focus on the skeletal structure helps to improve the dancers’ physical

perception and alertness. The technique was developped by David Zambrano, with whom Horacio has been working for more than 19 years. 

They continue to develop it and to exchange on all levels of dance work."

BIO:

The Mozambican dancer and choreographer is the artistic director of the dance company which bears his name. Horacio Macuacua develops projects that aim to go beyond established forms. 

Flexibility of mind and availability to catch the moment translate movement instantly into compositions that are complex and elaborated, displaying depth and playfulness, darkness and light. Each composition is a journey to reinvent and transform within the parameters of meaning.

He has carried out his projects: COMUM, Canais, Orobroy, Stop! (1st Prize and Puma Creative Prize at Danse l’Afrique Danse Festival 2010), Smile If You Can!, Fighting room, Convoy, Paradise is not in the sky! and Theka.

Horacio has collaborated with choreographers Cristina Moura, Thomas Hauert, George Khumalo, Wim Vandekeybus/Última Vez ... and David Zambrano, considering him his maestro and mentor.

As a teacher he has given classes and workshops in France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Cyprus, USA, South Korea, Brazil, South Africa, Mozambique, etc....

www.horaciomacuacua.com

Contemporary

Vecka 45, 5-8/11 Tisdag - torsdag 10.00-11.15 Fredag 11.00-12.15 

OBS! SE även under Workshops!

Morning class 

What is there, already?

Rosalind will share her processes for remembering the materiality of the body, with helpful ways to be with the flesh, weight, breath, edges, contents... 

How to stay interested? 

From the beginning, a raft of compositional tools will be drawn on - simple, playful ways to respond to this materiality such as: following one piece of flesh at a time, prolonging/inhibiting, accelerating/decelerating, thickening/weakening, etc.. and combinations of contrasting/complimentary tools.

BIO:

Rosalind Crisp is an Australian dancer-choreographer and Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. 

She founded Omeo Dance studio, Sydney in 1996, was Associate Artist at Atelier de Paris - Carolyn Carlson 2004-2013, and co-founded Orbost Studio for Dance Research in 2021. Her solo and group works have been presented in 100's of festivals throughout Europe, Australia and Asia, including, Zodiak Helsinki, Zurich theatre Spektakel, Taichung Cultural Centre, Sydney Opera House.. and she has taught thousands of dancers (DOCH, Dans Centrums Sweden, HZT Berlin, Trinity Laban, The Place London, VCA Uni Melbourne, Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company...)

https://www.omeodance.com

Rosalind Crisp has formed, reformed, accumulated and questioned her dancing knowledge over 40-years of studio research and live performance work. She has developed a method to undo those habits left by training and those that continually re-emerge from repetitive practices. The foundational terrain of her work is her aesthetic and technical preference for a 'released' body and her plethora of standard, bent and invented compositional tools. 

Photo credits: Patrick Berger ( red picture) 

Anna Solé (in movement) 

Contemporary

Vecka 45. 5, 7/11 Tisdag & torsdag 9.00-10.30 i mellanstudion

Anna Borras och Alma Steiner håller i träningen tillsammans 5, 7, 12/11.

Vecka 46. 12, 14/11 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.45 i stora studion

Dessa träningar är baserade på olika skapelseövningar som vi använder för att bygga dansstycket "The Void".

"Det handlar om att träna kroppen för att vara medveten om allt som omger den och så att ingentng förbises. En kropp som kanaliserar i 360 grader, som inte lämnar någonting att uttrycka och som talar om allt genom den samtida dansens språk. Tränar med hög fysisk intensitet, men samtdigt med enorm lyhördhet och forskning kring rörelsekvalitet. 

Vi kommer att upptäcka hur kroppen förhåller sig till arkitekturen i rummet som omger oss med dockor och hur lukt kan förvandla rörelsetätheten och till och med ge oss minnen och känslor. Vi kommer också att arbeta med hur rösten styr det vi sänder med kroppen och skillnaden mellan den och ordet, som redan har en mening och därför en symbolik. 

Vi kommer att arbeta i lyssnarpar, där två personer blir en, i samma kanal och kommunicera genom vad som händer runt dem."

BIO: 

Anna Borràs är en spansk född konstnär med bas i Malmö, Sverige. Hon tog examen i samtida

dans vid Institut del Teatre från Barcelona 2010. Anna har arbetat tillsammans med olika

koreografer och danskompanier för att låta hennes sinne och kropp expandera och vara i

samklang med den faktiska samtida dansscenen. Kompanier och koreografer som Alexander

Ekman, Akram Khan, IT Dansa, Verve12, Retina Dance Company, Jasmin Vardimon, Nicolas

Ricchini Company, Jorge Crecis SQx, Simba Dance Ensemble, Kernel Dance Theatre, Skånes

Dansteater, 99 Art Company med flera.

Anna har deltagit i flera danstävlingar, de mest anmärkningsvärda kan vara: 1:a solopris på II

Certamen Mujer Contemporanea (Almeria, Spanien), 1:a solopris Premi Beca Roseta Mauri

(Reus, Spanien), belönad med ett koreografiskt uppdrag av T.H.E Second Company kl. M1

Contact Contemporary Festival i Singapore (Asien), Avayava Contemporary Dance Festival,

Pune (Indien), I Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea de la Ciudad de México,

México, finalist vid X Certamen de Danza Burgos-Nueva York, The Holland Dance Festival,

semifinalist vid den 18:e Internatonal Solo-Tanz Festival i Stuttgart (Tyskland), Kalamata

Dance Festival, Oriente Occidente Festival, Idartes Festival i Colombia, Festival Sin Limites

en Uruguay, 24ena Quinzena de Dança de Almada, Lisboa, (Portugal), bl.a. andra.

Anna började sitt koreografiska projekt Indra Dance Company 2010 tillsammans med sin

kollega. När hon efter några år 2014 även började driva egna verk och samarbeten med

internationella konstnärer runt om i världen, institutioner och forskarföretag under Anna Borràs

Companys tecken.

Anna Borràs närmar sig sina danser med en djup nyfikenhet att ta dem till den största skalan

och har talang i att vägleda andra såväl som i koreografi med ett öga för starka och meningsfulla

berättelser som rör henne. Hon är nu öppen för utbyten och samarbeten för sina kommande

projekt, baserade på sanningsenliga och robusta idéer.

 ”Dance is our urge to experience human nature and its multiple manifestations – strength and spirit. With our dance we want to reach the unspoken, the inexplicable. 

We believe in dance that touches, in dance that speaks for itself and the one is stronger than anything.” Anna Borràs.

JAZZ

Vecka 35. 26-28/8

Måndag: 11.00-12.30 Repertoar 13.00-15.00

Tisdag: 10.45-12.45

Onsdag: 12.30-14.00

"Med en stark bas i jazzens dynamiska grunder: låg tyngdpunkt, suspension, musikalitet och form har jag byggt upp en klass där du som deltagare ska få möjlighet att arbeta igenom kroppen och få med dig inspiration in i din egen verksamhet, vare sig du undervisar eller är dansare. Klassen innehåller en gedigen uppvärmning med fokus på att bygga upp styrka och flås. Detta följs av förflyttningar över golvet och avslutas med en längre koreografi. Ibland väver jag även in improvisation i klassen med utgångspunkt i ett fysiskt eller musikaliskt utforskande.

Jag är starkt influerad av min samtid och försöker inkorporera flera av jazzens olika stilar och uttryck – utan att för den skull släppa dess tradition."

BIO:

Clara Björck är utbildad Jazzdanspedagog på Dans och Cirkushögskolan i Stockholm och arbetar numera som frilansande pedagog, koreograf och dansare.I sin undervisning har hon mött både barn och vuxna, professionella och nybörjare och har ett stort intresse för hur man kan utveckla jazzdansen både konstnärligt och i undervisningssituationer. 

Detta är ett samarbete mellan Teateralliansen, Dansalliansen,  Danscentrum Syd och ILDance.

Gaga People - för alla inom scenkonst området.

Vecka 33 Måndag, tisdag & onsdag kl. 9.15 - 10.15.

Gaga Dancers - för prof.dansare.

Vecka 33 Torsdag & fredag 9.15 - 10.30.

About Gaga

Gaga is the movement language developed by Ohad Naharin throughout many years, parallel to his work as a choreographer and artistic director (1990-2018) of Batsheva Dance Company. 

Gaga classes are predicated on a deep listening to the body and to physical sensations. The instructions are deployed to increase awareness of and further amplify sensation, information is layered, building into a multisensory, physically challenging experience. While many instructions are imbued with rich imagery, the research of Gaga is fundamentally physical, insisting on a specific process of embodiment. Gaga provides a framework for discovering and strengthening the body and adding flexibility, stamina, agility, and skills including coordination and efficiency while stimulating the senses and imagination. 

Gaga/people classes offer a framework for users to connect to their bodies and imaginations, experience physical sensations, improve their flexibility and stamina, exercise their agility and explosive power, and enjoy the pleasure of movement in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere.

Gaga/people classes are open to people ages 16+, regardless of their background in dance or movement. No previous dance experience is needed.

BIO

Elena Bolelli is an artist in the field of performing arts (movement/dance) and a certified Gaga teacher the movement language developed by Ohad Naharin. 

As a dancer, she has had the opportunity to perform works by: Lee Brummer,Jason Mabana, Stephanie Thomasen, Thomas Bentin, Marie BrolinTani, Tim Rushton, Matthew Robinson, Ihsan Rustem, Hannes Langolf, Lenka Vagnerova, Sita Ostheimer, . She graduated from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and in 2018 earned a Master's in Performing Arts from NSCD.

Currently, she is pursuing a Master's in Performing Arts Entrepreneurship at the University of Bologna (2023/2024) and has participated in the "Dancing Age" project at the National Dance Foundation Aterballetto (ITALY) .

Contemporary Release

Vecka 34. 20, 22/8 Tisdag & torsdag 9.15-10.30 

Vecka 48. 26/11 Tisdag  9.15-10.30 

"In the class that I offer we work fast pace with release based material and playfulness. The focus is to keep going with the body, to keep fit and challenge changing qualities and perception of space inside and outside of the body. A class that gives a daily introduction to a mix of created material, phrases and improvisation. Leaving the class I wish for the participator to have had the chance to wake up both body and mind, to be cheerful and empowered for the rest of the day."

BIO: 

As a dance artist Matilda works with liquid and flowing moving techniques in combination with playful ways to look at improvisational tasks. Through choreographic processes and offering of workshops the main focus lies within finding a common ground for communication and expression that engender meetings, spontaneity and exploration. She gathers inspiration from living in the UK working with a variety of choreographers at Schottish Dance Theatre as a part of her Master at LCDS, in combination with the time she spent in Netherlands during her studies and experiences she had within the freelance scene. She is now currently based in Malmö, working on choreographic projects, teaching and establishing herself in Sweden again. 

Stream-Flow 

Vecka 50. 10, 11, 12/12 Tisdag - torsdag 11.30-14.30

Stream-Flow Method Classes

"Heidi’s inspiration for Stream Flow came from very different angles. It is the starting point for all of her teaching and choreographic work, and is integrated into both Contemporary and Ballet classes for professional dance companies and dance institutions internationally. These include :

Gothenburg DansKompani, Carte Blanche, Skånes Danstheater, Dansalliansen, The Netherlands Dans Theater summer intensive, Johannes Wieland Dance Company and many more. 

Please check: www.heidivierthaler.com for a full list.

A unique and constantly evolving tool for dancers and non dancers alike, using visual imagery and tactile exercises to help release the body and heighten awareness on many levels. From simple ball imagery exploring inner and outer body, to delicate touch guidance, causing an array of dynamics, from extremely fragile to surprisingly powerful. Ideal for braking habitual movement

patterns. Her Stream-Flow method has been recognized as an effective somatic movement method that focuses on developing the individual. It has been featured in a recent publication for dance practices amongst dance institutions throughout Europe. 

Practicing Dance, A Somatic orientation:

http://www.logos-verlag.de/cgi-bin/engbuchmid?isbn=4213&lng=deu&id= How the pursuit of

Accessing the individual led me to Stream-Flow: Heidi Vierthaler

Heidi’s interest lies in discovering a deeper knowledge of the body’s possibilities for the benefit of others and to continue developing her own distinctive movement language. Stream-Flow is an effective and creative approach to bridging different dance forms. The focus of the classes will be on integrating heightened inner and outer awareness as the foundation of endless initiations and physical organisations. We will work on separating the body into small sections from joint to joint and space to space. We’ll also work on movement phrases that will allow for surprising initiations,

and a richer result with less effort and a rich pallet of dynamics."

Instagram: Heidi Vierthaler 

Photo credits: portrait -Florian Hetz.

Contemporary / Movement mosaic

Vecka 20 Torsdag 16 maj kl. 14.00-17.00

"Oppositions, gravity, connections, fluidity and density, impulses and instincts, muscle release work, infinite spirals (with a particular focus on the movement of the spine) will flow through the body during a class based on the techniques of Release, Floorwork, Partnering, Improvisation. 

The class combines articulation and disarticulation, both through the study of technical sequences or through moments of guided improvisation combined with partnering work. 

Partnering and contact improvisation work allows you to gain confidence with others, to respect their spaces, welcome, use dynamics that arise spontaneously in order to then be able to observe their evolution."

BIO:

Freelance Dance Artist, she trained professionally at Modem Studio Atelier (Compagnia Zappala' Danza) and Startanz (Artistic director Giusi Santagati), in Catania (Italy), her hometwon.

Since the age of 19  she has been working as a professional dancer/performer for a number of international dance companies and projects (Italy, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, etc) amongst which Compagnia Zappala' Danza, Giusi Santagati, Scottish Opera, Gwyn Emberton Dance, Underhand Dance, Altered Skin Dance, Legitimate Bodies Dance Company, Animated State Dance Theatre Company, Teatro Stabile di L'Aquila, Teatro Regio di Torino, Cie Ariella Vidach - AiEP, etc. She also worked on projects for many international realities such as Henry Oguike, The Glasgow School of Arts, DanceBase Edinburgh, Scottish Dance Theatre, amongst the others.

She currently works as a freelance teacher and choreographer at professional dance companies, theatres, professional training programmes, academies and dance universities across Europe (De Stilte - Holland, Theater Gorlitz - Germany, Balletto di Roma- Italy, TripSpace London -UK,  Milano Contemporary Ballet, ADT Verona, Contemporary Dance School Hamburg, Iwanson International Dance School, Ast Bytom, Pigato Contemporary, Ormars Lab, ArteDanza Novara, Perfezionamento TAM, Conservatorio de Alicante, Modem Studio Atelier, Human Bodies, Padova Danza Project, Jove Companya de Dansa Gerard Collins, etc) .

She has been creating a couple of choreographic works since 2014, initially co-founding Fuora Dance Project (Scotland, UK), and, since 2018, as an independent dance artist. The works have been performed in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Hungary, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy, being also finalist of prizes such as "Light on Dance" (Balletto di Roma, 2019), Premio Theodor Rawyler 2020 and 2021, Mas Danza 2022, Linkage 2023, etc.

In 2019, she received a special mention within the European open call "Light on Dance" , run by Balletto di Roma, for the quality of the training for professional dancers, becoming one of the teachers of "Clash!2019", European project. She owns a BA in Foreign Languages and Cultures.

Regnbågs Yoga / Rainbow Yoga

Vecka 20. 17/5 Fredag 9.00-10.00 i mellanstudion

I samband med IDAHOBIT dagen 17 maj erbjuder Danscentrum Syd yoga - ett tryggt rum för queera personer. 

"Så som jag ser det har Indien varit queert långt innan västvärlden ens visste om ordet queer."

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia är en internationell temadag vars syfte är att öka medvetande om HBTQ-rättigheter. Den firas årligen den 17 maj. Datumet valdes eftersom WHO slutade klassa homosexualitet som en psykisk sjukdom 17 maj 1990. Wikipedia

"Den yoga jag delar är skapad av ett långt liv inom scenkonst; som koreograf och professionell dansare i över 30 år, med kunskap om mental träning, hur vi kan förbereda kroppen och det helande, läkande. Mina klasser innehåller meditation, mudras, andningsövningar och asanas.

Jag har rötter ifrån Indien. Min första yogaklass tog jag i London 1996 men redan som liten fick jag uppleva hur min farmor utövade pranayama och sedan dess har yoga varit en del av mitt liv, via iyengar yoga, ashtanga yoga, kampsporten kalarippayatu, jin yoga, gravid yoga, bikram yoga, hot yoga och ayurveda."

Utbildad yogalärare @innergurutraining, Sri Lanka.

Klasserna kan hållas på engelska.

# soft yoga, #vinyasaflow inspirerad #queeryoga

Rani Nair instagram

www.raninair.se

Jazz

Vecka 22 27/5 -31/5 

Daily training Monday & Friday 11.15-12.45 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 10.00-11.30

Workshop i samarbete med Dansalliansen. 27 -30/5 Måndag- torsdag 11.45-16.30

OBS! Se under fliken WORKSHOP för mera information.See our workshop page for more info.

"Full BOP Jazz technical warm-up, floor exercises, across the floor and choreographies of different characters but all in the line within the roots of jazz, where you are inspired to develop the expression adding your unique flavour into the dance. 

In the workshop we will work with pieces from selected BOP repertoire and creating of jazz dance narratives, inviting also an improvisational creative mindset. 

The BOP Jazz workshop is aimed to inspire, yet challenge. “Come As You Are” is the BOP Mantra, allowing everyone to develop and achieve their own potential as jazz dance performers.  "

The BOP Jazz Mission is to share and pass on the artistic and creative aesthetic of the jazz dance art form, bringing a realistic and relevant appreciation and exploration of creative Jazz dance theatre, techniques, skills and individual expression that are at the heart of the Jazz dance genre. 

All this and more within the highly energised and nurturing environment, that is BOP Jazz Theatre Company. 

Every day is a full day of BOP Jazz learning, sharing and being part of a community - You are in for a TREAT Dancers!! "

BIO:

Body of People Jazz Theatre Company aka BOP is a truly unique UK based Jazz Dance, Music and Theatre Company. Founded in 1996 by Jazz Artist and Choreographer - Dollie Henry MBE and Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Music Producer - Paul Jenkins. 

BOP Company through the guidance of Dollie and Paul, continue to develop and produce works in collaboration with other established artistic and commercial organisations both here in the UK and internationally. Through the many strands of BOP, the company bring their feisty energy, creative flair and business sensibility to lead a diverse company that encompasses all aspects of dance, music and theatre making and media presentations.

BOP have produced, created and staged an array of theatrical jazz including - Touches of Miles, Trumpet Trilogy, A Journey of Jazz, Dizzy Heights, Duke’s Place, Echoes of Ellington, Footprints in Jazz and most recently Miles Ahead and Up Close & Personal.  

The company has performed at The South Bank Centre, The Place, Bloomsbury Theatre, Emma Cons Hall, The Cochrane Theatre, Blackpool’s Opera House, The Point Theatre, Litchfield Theatre, Tyne Theatre-Newcastle, Pavilion Theatre-Exmouth, Wilde Theatre - South Hill Park Arts Centre- Berkshire, Croydon Fairfield Halls, Sadler’s Wells and Lillian Baylis Theatre & Cadogan Hall. 

More recently performances at Battersea Arts and Richmix Theatre in London and the Curve Theatre, Leicester with their BOP Theatre productions – Through The Eyes of Woman and The Spirit of Jazz .

Internationally the company works have been commissioned and performed in Austria, China, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, Lebanon, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, The Caribbean and USA. Dollie and Paul also produce and devise commercial productions that include, Musical Theatre, Cabaret, Concert Dance, Film and Video productions.

BOP as a artistic company, is dedicated to the ongoing legacy, artistic development and creative practices of the Jazz Theatre Art Form. Realised through exciting and innovative Jazz theatre performances, educational, mentoring programs and professional development for the UK Jazz Dance, Music and Theatre Community. 

Together, Dollie and Paul are pushing through to provide an essential platform that facilitates the true practice and realisation of the Jazz expression and artistic delivery within a diverse and inclusive Jazz company. BOP are the catalysts for driving the UK Jazz theatre narrative forward into the 21st century. 

The vision and mission of BOP is to Enlighten, Educate and Entertain through the pure essence and expression of the Jazz Art Form.

For further information about BOP follow and connect.

BOP website: www.bop.org.uk

Email: bopjazzuk@gmail.com

BOP Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BOPJAZZTHEATRECOMPANYUK

FB/IG/Twitter: @bopjazzuk |Dollie @dolliehenry

Linkedin: @BOP Jazz Theatre Company

Jazz Theatre Arts UK (Our Member Led Network in Partnership with One Dance UK for UK Jazz Arts & Artists)

www.jazztheatreartsuk.org  | FB/IG: @jazztheatreartsuk

Contemporary

Vecka 5. 29, 30/1, 1/2 Tisdag & torsdag 9.30-11.00 Onsdag  11.15-12.45.

Vecka 6. 6, 7,  8/2  Tisdag & torsdag 9.30-11.00 Onsdag  11.15-12.45.

"Sharing of physicality and explanation of ideas.

How to connect ideas hidden in daily life to creation. How to extend the idea and physicality. How to seamlessly change situations and physical ideas?

How do you weave relationships in improvisation? Create inevitability in the movement and in the relationship. By doing so, the relationship is made visible and people find a story in it.

We will expand the possibilities of the body from three perspectives: task, situation, and purpose."

BIO:

Takuya Fujisawa (Dancer/Choreographer) has been based in Göteborg, Sweden since 2015. In 2020 he started working as a freelancer. 

Since then he has hosted the research platform CRAFT and developed his own work based in Gothenburg.

Diversity and mutual understanding are increasingly important themes. While language barriers often prevent us from understanding others, I am interested in exploring and creating work that reaches beyond these boundaries. I am interested in the use of movement as a means of consent and disagreement, the effort to listen with one's own voice without resorting to vocabulary, or the use of language as a physical tool.

He incorporates a cultural anthropological perspective into his work, looking at things from a point of view that is different to the norm, rather than criticizing issues.

Previous Company Experience

2015-2020: Göteborgsoperans Danskompani

2014-2015: The Forsythe Company (Guest artist)

2008-2014: Noism

Photo by Mikaela Kelly

Modern balett

Vecka 9 26/2 - 1/3 Måndag till fredag 9.30-11.00

OBS! Se under fliken WORKSHOP Tisdag-torsdag  kl. 11.15-16.00 i samarbete med Dansalliansen. Anmäl dig här! Sista anmälningsdag: 20240211

"During daily modern ballet class participants will go through the full range of typical ballet exercises but the strong focus will be directed to movement quality, personal interpretation, musicality and fluidity of the movement. 

Allowing greater freedom and flexibility necessary for the preparation of the body for further work."

BIO:

Anton Valdbauer is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. His prolific dancing career has taken him all over the world.

High points include dancing with the NDT, Cullberg Ballet, and the Royal Swedish Ballet.

He was awarded a fellowship during the first edition of the Pina Bausch Fellowship Program in 2016.

Anton has had the privilege to dance and co-create with names such as Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, Crystal Pite, Johan Inger, Marco Goecke, Sharon Eyal, Alexander Ekman,Wim Vandekeybus, and Sasha Waltz.

As a choreographer, Anton Valdbauer has created more than 40 small and medium size work. And his choreography were performed in several countries in Europe.

In 2005, his piece “6 Seconds” won a Diploma at the 10th International Ballet Competition in Moscow. With “Lemniscate” he won Best Performance at the Burgos-New York Contemporary Dance Competition.

In 2019, his first short film “33 Questions” was chosen for the official programming of the Stockholm Dance Film Festival. His choreography was presented in Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain.

In 2020 Anton founded Deep Dive Dance, his own non-profit Arts Association. He will create and develop original projects, guiding them all the way from the initial idea to the stage. Anton’s goal is to bring dance and movement to wider audiences across Europe, making this art form relatable and accessible to all kinds of viewers. By organizing workshops, intensives and educational

programs, Deep Dive Dance will be actively engaged in educating the next generation of artists/dancers. Firmly rooted in dance and movement based art forms (physical theatre, circus,immersive theatre), the association is open to all kinds of collaborations with other art forms.

Anton has extensive experience teaching Ballet, Contemporary Dance and improvisation. He has been sharing his physical knowledge with various dance training centres and schools throughout Europe. He is currently a visiting teacher at Cullberg Ballet (Stockholm), SEAD (Salzburg) , Iwanson (Munich),  DansCentrum and DOCH (Stockholm), Dance Area (Geneva),

Marameo Studio and DOCK 11 (Berlin), Russian Ballet Camp (Alicante)

He teaches a wide range of people including professional dancers and companies, dance students, and stage actors and performers.

Apart from his regular teaching Anton also works on setting up choreographies by Mats Ek and Johan Inger.

In 2021 Anton was an assistant choreographer in the new creation for Royal Swedish Ballet by Hlin Hjalmarsdottir “Riptide” which became international success. Since 2020 Anton holds position of Co-Director at The Elephant in the Black Box Madrid.

Leviathan Flow/house

Vecka 20. 16/5 Torsdag 11.15-12.45

Vecka 21. 23/5 Torsdag 11.15-12.45

Vecka 22. 30/5 Torsdag 11.15-12.45

"In these classes we will dive into House dance as well as it acts as an introduction to my movement language called Leviathan Flow. These classes are Open to All, but previous dance experience is required. 

House dance, which can be characterized by the emphasis on footwork, is a style that came out of the House music that was blossoming in Chicago in the 1980’s. The dancers that shaped House dance to the style we know today are the many dancers in the dance crew Dance Fusion from New York.

Leviathan Flow is, in short, a collection of interests in dance/movement and improvisation that has shaped the way I dance. This is a practice that works as an improvisational tool that can be applied to any dance form where the aim is to find freedom in movement with our body. "

Bio:

Kaide Gonzalez is a Swedish/Chilean dancer, who specialises in House and Hip Hop dance. He started his professional training at Åsa Folkhögskola in Sweden and this is where he deepened his knowledge of the different street dance styles and later moved to Amsterdam (The Netherlands) to study a Dance Teacher education at the Academy of Theatre and Dance. Alongside this he frequently participates in battles internationally and has been teaching at various places in Sweden and The Netherlands. 

Most recently, he has been working with the french company CCNRB/Black Sheep as a dancer in the performance ‘Earthbound’ which is still active. And he was also co-choreographer of a performance called ’Striving to be(come)’ which was performed during Malmö Dance Week '22.

Both as a dancer and choreographer, Kaide aims to be free from labels while being mindful of, but not limited by the Hip Hop dance experience that he has gathered in his career. He is intrigued by the notion of an ‘’in-between’’ and wants to invite his audience to experience something that disregards genres. He is currently developing his own movement practice that lays the foundation for his dance, which he calls ‘Leviathan Flow’. 

Photo credits: Alessio Reedijk (IG: @alessioreedijk) samt The Movers Amsterdam (IG: @themover.amsterdam) 

Zero Space - Contemporary

Vecka 48. 28 -30 /11 Tisdag, onsdag och fredag 9.30-11.00

Workshop - se under fliken workshops! 

"Zero Space is a method developed around combining different ideas and techniques to harness the body's energy and use it to its full potential.

It revolves around the idea connected to both floor work and partnering - Generating energy by dropping your weight.

The main objective of the method is to multiply the body's energy with this principle and use that energy to amplify slides, jumps, tricks, etc., and at the same time to be able to land as smoothly as possible no matter the situation.

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To execute these things Zero Space method also includes a collection of exercises based on a range of training methods and techniques. Such as animal-based movement training, capoeira, yoga, kung-fu, breakdance, judo, and more. To increase the overall body strength, build stamina, diversify movement articulations, expand the mind-muscle connectivity, and prevent injuries.

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An important part of Beno's teaching is the transposition of the ideas that we as dancers apply while being vertical and use them also when we go into the floor.

How to maintain the axis? How to counter direct energy? An how to train our body, to be able to receive the floor as well as the soles of our feet.

The workshop is a combination of movement exploration, physical training, studying principles and moves, improvisation, and learning dance phrases"

BIO:

Beno's work is a constant exploration of personal experiences expressed through a strong physicality, mixed with sensitivity, fragility, power, and exhaustion.

Beno graduated from the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in 2016 and was later invited to upgrade his knowledge at the Tisch Dance Department (New York University) and at The Place Dance Academy (London).

He has danced for many different companies and with many renowned artists. In London, he has danced for the Gary Clarke Company, Jason Mabana Dance, and James Wilton Dance Company.

He has danced for choreographers like Matej Kejžar, Alix Eynaudi, Paul Blackman & Christine Gouzelis, Ricardo Ambrozio, Zsuzsa Rozsavolgyi, Etienne Guilloteau, and others.

Much of his work is done in collaboration with other artists such as the duet "400 Rabbits" with Marina Abib, the solo "Owe" by Junior Mufutau Jussuf, "::Narava::Dialog::" with Dragana Alfirovič, "Body Concert" with Ana Romih, and others.

He is the artistic and executive director of the Summer Intensive Festival Portugal as well as the Kolejdoskop festival in Slovenia.

One of his main commitments is the sharing/teaching and the development of his Zero Space method.

African Contemporary - Rooting. Gert Pedersen will accompany the classes with live music

Vecka 37: 12 +14/9 Tisdag och torsdag kl.9.30-11.00

Vecka 38: 19+21/9 Tisdag och torsdag kl.9.30-11.00

"In these classes, we will focus on the rooting principle, which enables us to be centred, connected with ourselves and our surroundings. We will look into some specific movement dynamics such as ripple, momentum, weight shift and foot action."

Bio: 

Julienne Doko is a French dance performer, teacher and choreographer with roots in the Central African Republic, currently based in Denmark. In her dance practice, Julienne explores connections between different dance styles and uses contemporary dance as a space of hybridisation, a vehicle for synergy between dance techniques and expressions. Her movement and dramaturgical line take inspiration from her homelands and the journeys she has taken in between. Julienne has performed internationally with a number of companies, in festivals, TV shows and in musicals.

Improv and sequencing hybrid class 

Week 27 Wednesday and Friday , 5 and 7 July kl. 9.30-11.00

Week 34 Tuesday and Thursday, 22 + 23 August kl. 9.30-11.00

Week 36 Tuesday and Thursday, 5 + 7 September kl. 9.30-11.00

"Contemporary classes are a blend of improvisation and led-sequencing to a killer

soundtrack and sometimes the odd pop song. The first part of class focuses on exploring

and developing qualities and sensations to reach a full bodied, dynamic flow through

improvisational tasks. These are interspersed with explorations of technical tools and forms

aimed at unlocking their potential to aid our dancing. Classes end with a deep-dive with the

knowledge of the improvisations into longer, complex sequences that also hone memory,

picking-up and performance presence skills."

BIO:

Gwyn has been working as a performer, choreographer, teacher and dramaturg for over 20 years.

Coming from Wales, UK, he has been living in Malmö since early 2020. Gwyn is the Artistic Director

of Jones the Dance, and recently has been freelance rehearsal director at Skånes Dansteater.

He has taught for companies such as National Dance Company of Wales, Russell Maliphant Company, Scottish Dance Theatre and Inbal Pinto in Israel, and at many international schools, for example The Place (London Contemporary Dance School), Suzanne Dellal Centre in Tel Aviv, Hong Kong Contemporary Dance Centre, and Balettakademier in Gothenburg and Stockholm as part of the collaborations with Swedish company ilDance. 

In 2013, Gwyn created his own company which has since toured his mid-scale dance-theatre works across the UK. Through his choreography, he explores how to make socially and culturally conscious work that draws from the mixed heritage, culture and languages of his home country.  His solo work has toured as part of the European dance network Dance Roads and he has choreographed for many cross disciplinary projects in Wales. Since 2014, Gwyn has also been an artist, dramaturg and producer for iCoDaCo (International Contemporary Dance Collective).

Gwyn continues to perform with the collaborative dance collective Light, Ladd and Emberton, creating and co-directing sited and site-responsive work that has a strong participatory edge. Gwyn has danced with choreographers/companies such as Akram Khan, Matthew Bourne, and Scottish Dance Theatre in the UK, and with Inbal Pinto in Tel Aviv, Israel, and worked with Russell Maliphant and a range of early-years choreographers as a rehearsal director and dramaturg.

Contemporary- Dynamic Mixture

V.29 17 + 19 juli Måndag och onsdag 9.30-11.00

“In “Dynamic Mixture”, I draw inspiration from a variety of techniques such as Release-, Floorwork-, Body Weather and embodiment of voice. The structure combines set material/phrases alongside complex frameworks in which the dancers work through their bodies in togetherness and through individual pathways. I work from a direction of trust for the physical body and urgency to move, in order to move past our initial expectations of our capacity. The aim of the class is for the dancers to leave warmer, lighter and stronger with a sense of play resonating.” 

BIO:

Daniel Jeremiah Persson is a danceartist who attained his BA (Hons) at London Contemporary Dance School in 2014. He has since worked internationally and nationally with choreographers/companies such as: MYKA, Khamlane Halsackda, AdeY,  KASPERSOPHIE & Martin Forsberg, Gracefool Collective, Joan Jonas, Martin Creed to mention a few, embodying a wide variety of physical and performative contexts, rooms and themes. 

Daniels’ drive as a maker comes from the need to explore the personal which often touch issues on gender, identity, (inter)culturality and “in-betweeness”, whom have been presented within various choreographic landscapes and contexts. He has shown work in Sweden, Luxembourg, UK, Spain and South Korea - New Diorama Theatre, The Robin Howard Theatre, Kivik Art Centre, Dansstationen at Palladium, Asia Culture Centre and more - as a solomaker and in collaboration with other artists/choreographers.

Balett 

Vecka 22 - 29/5 - 2/6 kl. 9.30-11.00

BIO: 

Tilman O’Donnell (German/U.S.) received his training at the National Ballet School in Toronto,

Canada. He joined The Göteborg Ballet in 2001 Staatstheater Saarbrücken (2002) Cullberg Ballet

(2003-2007) The Forsythe Company (2007-2012, guest artist 2012- 2015). He has been freelancing as a choreographer, dancer and teacher since 2010. Tilman made his debut as a choreographer in 2002 with Del A, receiving first prize in t wo major international choreographic competitions. In2005 he was nominated both ”Dancer To Watch” and “Choreographer To Watch” by the magazine Tanz, and as “Hoffnungsträger” in 2015 by thesame publication. In 2017 he was once againnamed “Dancer to Watch” for his performance of

Whatever Singularity #453: Solo for Tilman / Dancing with Alain.

He has made works for Cullberg, SPIRA Jönköping/Cullberg To Come, Staatstheater Graz, The Göteborgs Operans Danskompani, University of Dance Stockholm, Corpus Copenhagen/ The Royal Danish Opera House, The Danish University of Dance, Weld Theater Stockholm, Skånes Dansteater, Dansens Hus Stockholm as well as producing his own works. Recent works include: This Is (2010), August did not have what is commonly considered good taste as far as furniture is concerned.. (2012) The Disambiguation Project (2013), Whatever Singularity #453: Solo For Maxime / Dancing With Alain (2014), In Life & Love & So On (2015), These & Those &

Upon Us (2016) In Some Sense (2016-2018), Corpus Dogme: On The One Hand (2019) History Was Written ByThe Losers: Hoedown / Showdown (2020) The View From Here (2021) and Et udes I & II (2023). In 2023, the work Etudes I & II will be presented by Dansens Hus, Stockholm, supported by Kulturådet /Swedish Arts Council.

JAZZ 

kl. 11.15-12.45  

Vecka 41 Måndag & fredag  10, 14 oktober

Vecka 42 Måndag & fredag 17, 21 oktober

"Jag ger en väldigt fysisk jazz klass med fokus på hela kroppen, hela tiden.  Jag gillar att leka med musiken och uttrycket och kombinerar många stilarter. Lovar svett, hopp, snurr, spark och kul!"

BIO: 

Marie Sol är utbildad modern- och jazzdansare från IWANSON i München. Sen hon blev klar i 2003 har hon jobbat i Danmark, Tyskland, Barcelona, Norge och Sverige med allt från musikal, show och tv till moderna produktioner. Senast dansade hon tillsammans med Matthew Bade i Jeanette Gostomskis Dansinstallation, Nya Vinklar, koreograferat av Kirstine Ilum. Marie Sol har även varit koreografisk assistent och rehearsal director hos Somatic Noise och Gazart.

Street / House

Torsdagar 11.15-12.45 (lilla studion) 

24/11, 8/12, 15/12.

"På daglig träning klasserna med Viktor jobbar vi rytmiskt och polorytmiskt genom drills, footwork, grooves och freestyle" 

Klasserna är öppna för alla dansare, med eller utan house vana. Alla kommer att utgå ifrån sina kvaliteter och erfarenheter.

BIO:

Viktor Fröjd har varit verksam i streetdancefältet i över 15 år genom att både delta i och arrangera jams och battles, koreografera, dansa och undervisa. 

Utbildad på streetdancelinjen på Åsa Folkhögskola och har en kandidat i danspedagogik från Stockholms konstnärliga högskola. De senaste 10 åren har ett flertal verk skapats och turnérat och den konstnärliga inriktningen har de senaste åren kretsat kring ärlighet, improvisation och den sociala aspekten av dansupplevelsen. Verk i urval Tugg (2014), Ett slags Mellan (2015), Var dag (2017), Tillvaron (2020) Festen (2021). Han har medverkat som dansare i ett flertal verk bland annat Sandbox (2016) av Lucas Carlsson, Iceolo (2018) av Brian Madika och Solitud av Anna Öbergs (2019). Undervisning har följt Viktor som en röd tråd genom det konstnärliga utforskandet och har bland annat undervisat på Stockholm konstnärliga högskola och gett workshops runt om i norden. 

Groove & Rhythm

Vecka 34, 45

Torsdagar kl.11.15-12.45

"With a strong interest in body mechanics, motor skills and rhythms I like to break down movements and challenge my body control. With the help of different styles, exercises and concepts focusing on "groove" - the relation between head, chest and hips, "rhythm" - in footwork and body poly-rhythmics, we will challenge our motor skills and body control to strive for a stronger movement freedom and understanding. Welcome!" - Theresa

BIO:

Theresa is a versatile dancer who has worked in the street dance scene since 2005. Her main focus has been within the streetdance styles; Hiphop, House, Locking & Popping, however her versatility stretches beyond these. She has a strong interest in cultural dances and she has spent a lot of time on research travels learning different African and afro diasporan dances. In addition, she has been teaching at Stockholm University of the Arts, Ballet Academy Sthlm, Danscentrum and giving national and international workshops. Theresa is a active member of the streetdance community, traveling and participating in battles and events around the world, she also works hard for the Swedish scene and has been organizing over 40 events. Since 2019, she has been based in Malmö, you can find here drop-in classes on Mondays at DCS. Besides her classes she is currently working with the Non-profit organization and company AFIA, which will premier and tour with their first production called "YEBO YES!"  with Dansnet Sweden March 2021. 

Contemporary / Mind/body improvisation

Vecka 40  4, 5, 6/10 Tisdag, onsdag & torsdag 11.15-12.45

"Finding the connection between the body and mind is essential for Min's class. In the class he would like to motivate the participants to stay curious, how to use different intentions to open awareness of the body, and keep discovering the possibilities of the physicality and sensation; finding the relationship between discipline and freedom, developing the personal interpretation of the movement, having an open mind to try and feel. Joy and the passion to move are very important, dance should be fun, not the mechanic routine of practice. "

BIO:

Min danced with National Ballet of China, Batsheva Ensemble, Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and other projects. Min has been guest teaching in different companies, Academies, open studios.... including Nederlands Dans Theater, Gothenburg Opera Dance Company, Skånes Dansteater, Akram Khan company, Scapino ballet, National theater Mannheim, Conny Janssen Danst, Codarts, Hjs Amsterdam, and more......  He would like to share his knowledge with other dancers/artists and exchange ideas.

Vecka 48

Tisdag till torsdag 29/11, 30/11, 1/12

Baclet 9.30-11.00

Impro för nya träningsformer 11.15-12.45

Baclet:

"This class will introduce frameworks that shift, bends, and over/under-mine the bodily patterns of the ballet bar.

This is an expansion of it, but also a proposal for critical body-mind’s put in actualization.

instead of talking about a tendu or a plié, the words ”tåfjutt” and ”knä-böj” will comically change the understanding/investigation/expansion for concepts of moving in ballet. The aim for the straight line is eradicated for a more curved, ”improvisational”, other-than-straight-way approach, to moving the surfaces (even limbs) of the body towards it’s destiny, or aka ”tåfjutt”.

Impro för nya träningsformer:

"Att erbjuda koreografiska strukturer som underlättar och stärker dansarens egna morgonträning. Där uppdelningen ”improvisera för att bli varm” eller ”bli varm för att sedan kunna improvisera” sätts under lupp.

Vi kommer träna På improvisation, träna Genom improvisation och träna improviserat. En klass som bejakar nya träningsformer."

BIO:

Sebastian Lingserius attended the master program in choreography at DOCH headed by Mårten

Spångberg between 2008-2010. Sebastian’s latest piece LAST DANCER had premiere in The

House of Dance in Stockholm in the autumn of 2019, a big production with 12 performers.

Retrospectively he has done pieces in important houses in Sweden since 2010 since his MA.

Sebastian produces all of his work through his company KASS Production with continues support

from among others the Swedish Arts Council.

Vecka 39

26-29 september Måndag till torsdag 9.30-11.00

Contemporary

"Daily class would systemathicaly guid you through several movement

excercises, developed from basic principles into the very complex ones

which we will develop smoothly and logically. Step by step we would build

movement qualities, use set principles, work with coordination, dynamics,

musicality and imagination. From the floor to standing. The method „Body

as an puppet" would be a system which would guid us and teaches u show

to work with the body the most economic way."

BIO:

Founder and director of the Lenka Vagnerová & Company dance theatre (2012), for which she has choreographed and directed a number of internationally acclaimed performances. 

Every year, the ensemble creates new progressive authors' productions that carry elements of dance, physical, puppet and dramatic theatre. Through its activity it participates in the systematic development of the genre of dance theatre on domestic and world stages. 

Existential questions, the urgency of human relationships to other beings and surroundings, play with reality and fantasy are characteristic for the production of the ensemble. 

Lenka puts emphasis on the precision of theatre situations, movement qualities, supports the individuality of performers, uses the strength and dynamics of the group, looks for physical possibilities and movement limits of one's own body. Emotions, physical action, passion, risk, conflict, harmony and intuition are and have always been part of Lenka's original dance and theatrical language. 

The company brings together outstanding artists such as: dancers, actors, musicians, visual artists, offers professional educational background, provides residences and internships, gives space to new theatrical forms and connects outstanding artists and creators. 

The ensemble with its performances gathered during its existence a number of significant awards and nominations both in the Czech Republic and abroad, e.g.: Herald Angel Award, Total Theatre Award Nomination / The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Best Dance Performance / The Singapore Fringe Festival, The City of Pilsen Award / Skupova Pilsen International Festival, Dance Performance of the Year, Audience Award, Dancer of the Year / Czech Dance Platform Festival, several Thalia Awards, etc. 

Lenka studied pedagogy of modern dance at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under the supervision of Doc. Ivanka Kubicová. 

As a choreographer and director, Lenka created a series of author's performances for Lenka Vagnerová & Company: Panoptikum, Amazones,

María de Buenos Aires, The Lešany Crib, Gossip, Sorcerer, La Loba, Riders, Mah Hunt. 

As a guest choreographer and director, she has created performances for companies such as: National Theatre Prague, Staatstheater Kassel, Norrdans, City Theatre Prague, 2 Faced Dance Company UK, Minor Theatre Prague, VERVE NSDC Leeds, Viirus Theater, Accademia Nazional Di Danza Rome, etc. 

Lenka also cooperates in drama, opera, or new circus projects. 

Lenka is actively involved in pedagogical activates. "Her method Talk Through Your Body" simultaneously specifies the movement qualities and principles contained in Lenka's work. Lenka regularly leads workshops and teaches in theatres, schools and dance companies. She teaches for ex.: Göteborgs Operans Danskompani, Skanes Dance Theater, Ballet de Marseille, Norrdans, b12, tanz OFFensive Hannover, Danish Dance Theatre, VERVE Leeds, 2Faced Dance Company, Stopgap Dance Company, Viirus Theatre Helsinki, Accademia Nazional Di Danza Rome, Cirk Cirkör. National Theatre Prague, Academy of Performing Arts, Dance Conservatory Prague, Etc. 

In 2011 and 2014/2015/2016/2017 she worked as a Rehearsal Director in the Swedish Norrdans dance company. 

As a dancer she worked with choreographers and companies: Claude Brumachon-Benjamin Lamarche CCNN in Nantes, Akram Khan Company - London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony 2012, Cirk La Putyka, DOT504, Bratislava Dance Theatre, Torzo Ballet etc. 

As a dancer she was nominated for the Thalia Award (2003, 2005 and 2010) three times, in 2003 she was awarded for the Nokia Dance Award/ Dance Personality Of The Year and in 2005 she was awarded the Dancer of the Year (Czech Dance Platform).