M O V I N G B O D Y . archive 2016. workshops.
22
AUGUST
MOVEMENT IS THE MESSAGE
led by Zhana Pencheva
22-25.08.2016
The main directions in which will develop the first part of the workshop are floor training, relation between horizontal and vertical, spirals in the body, work with the center, movement speed and statics. Based on artistic practices in contemporary dance and improvisation methods, in the second part together we motivate, provoke and create choreographic material. On one side we reveal the body as an individual body that moves and carries information, and on the other we observe it as part of a collective body.
Zhana Pencheva is a performer, choreographer and dance teacher from Bulgaria. She graduated Dance and Choreography in New Bulgarian University. She continued her education through series of workshops in dance practices and programs such as Nomad dance academy 2009 and DanceWeb 2010. During 2011-2012 she was part of the residency programs at iDANS festival, Istanbul and Pact Zollverein, Essen. As a performer she is working with Bulgarian and international choreographers, among whom Petya Stoykova, Galina Borisova, Tatiana Sokolova, Rosen Mihailov, Anna Pampulova, Yuri Konijar (Slovenia), Robert Tannion (UK), Ferenc Sinco (Romania), Nigel Charnok (UK). She was teaching at the National School of Dance Art, Sofia (2010-2011) and National School of Music and Performing Arts, Burgas (2014). Zhana realized several choreographic projects to date: Glass of love (2009), Touch down (2010), Episode IV - thoughts during leisure time (2011), Preparation (2012), Breathe (2015) - dance project for people with special needs, Neon -burlesque performance (2015) - collective authorship. In the last two years (2015-2016) she is working actively with the Social Center Burgas and leads workshops and artistic projects for people with special needs. Zhana Pencheva is co-founder of Garage Collective, Sofia, she is member of Nomad Dance Academy - Bulgaria and member of the board of Hamalogika 2014, Bourgas.
29
AUGUST
29.08-01.09.2016
ONGOING DANCE
led by Denitza Dikova & Gloria Ros
This is a dance workshop about Improvisation and Instant Composition. In this workshop we would like to transmit our way of understanding body and movement in the practice of improvisation, considering it a means of communication on stage. We would like to propose the content of this workshop through two parallel lines. The first one, focusing on the movement of the individual body as a unit, economizing energy by understanding the way it functions. From there, discovering all the colors, dynamics and expressions it has to offer. The second line consists on developing an awareness from the individual towards the space and the others.The workshop offers tools, knowledge and a time for discovery that can be useful for any artists's development and growth.
Denitsa Dikova and Glòria Ros, performing artists with a broad experience in contemporary dance. They work together since 2014, developing their own approach to movement. Their field of research is improvisation as a performative language, through the creation of instant composition pieces. Their work is deeply rooted in the moment, rising from their profound awareness of time, space and body/mind. Their works include To The Last (Experimental Room Festival Barcelona, mentored by Julyen Hamilton), Koimo (IVAHM, International Video Art Festival Madrid), S A L T P U Z Z L E S (CIM, Improvisation Festival Barcelona).
Denitsa has graduated Dance Theatre at New Bulgarian University. She has worked in collaborative projects with many artists from Bulgaria and abroad, both as a dancer and as a maker. During her career, she has received the scholarship for DanceWeb – ImpulsTanz and the prestigious Bulgarian Ikar Prize for her piece Lexic-on. She also works as a photographer for dance related events and develops her own photography and video projects.
Glòria studied in the Conservatory of Dance Barcelona (Institut del Teatre) in the ballet department. She has danced for Introdans Ensemble voor de Jeugd, with whom she toured internationally on pieces from such choreographers as Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, amongst others. She has worked with a great variety of independent artists from various fields. Her videodance piece with Moises Moricoli was awarded first prize at Shortcuts - Experimental Dance Film Festival (Int. Bühnenwerkstatt und Tanztheaterfestival, Austria). She regularly teaches contemporary dance, improvisation and ballet.
12
SEPTEMBER
12.09-15.09.2016
M O T I O N D I V I N E
led by Svetlin Velchev
The dance atelier Motion Divine looks on the body anatomically, taking discourse in an on going flow, space and the corresponding effort in dance. The workshop is proposing an abstract physical concept for creating movements mainly on the floor, representing the body as animalistic object, capable of flexing, bending, adapting and expressing. The participants will focus their work on softness, stretching, clarity and articulation. The main goal is to bring the performers to a higher technical level, verify their understanding for contemporary dance and increase emotional intelligence, which evokes awareness in how to facilitate fluid movement and perform skillfully with strong presence. Motion Divine is a continuation of the current studies of choreographer Svetlin Velchev about the importance and power of movement to communicate with the surrounding environment, public and world.
Svetlin Velchev, born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria is a choreographer, а visual artist and а performer based in the Netherlands. Involved with Performing Arts since young age – at first studied drama, animation and puppetry at Theatre SLON Sofia, then graduated secondary special education from professional ballet school NUTI in Sofia, and further he earned BA Choreographer at the Rotterdam Dance Academy CODARTS. He has worked with Ivo Dimchev, Christian Bakalov, Gabriela Maiorino, Yael Davids, Paul Taylor, Laura Scuzatti, Stanislav Genadiev and Violeta Vitanova. In 2015 he took part and is currently still touring with the performance Sculpting Fear by visual artist Julian Hetzel. In 2012 Svetlin founded MANIFEST Dance Company, which has presented shows at many prestigious festivals and events across Europe, Asia and South America. In 2014 Svetlin was among the selected artists of the first Biennial for Contemporary Art in Colombia - BIACI Cartagena #1. Sideways Svetlin Velchev is an artist at the Cultural Center OT301 in Amsterdam since 2008. He also works as a junior assistant at Phoebus gallery for contemporary art in Rotterdam, as well as a teacher of contemporary dance techniques in the studio CIRCLE Dance.
12
SEPTEMBER
19.09-22.09.2016
I N E R T I A & G R A V I T Y
led by Denislav Valentinov
"In my work movement is understood as physical action, where the important thing is to define what you do, where the action starts from and where it ends. I use the technique of floor work as a tool to unlock the joints, strengthen the center and use the weight of your own body, taking advantage of the inertia that provides gravity. Also I emphasize the importance of the support points (feet and hands) as solid base to move freely. In improvisation classes I suggest to leave your comfort zone in order to discover other ways to move and forget yourself, to achieve and improve the freedom of expression. Always look for your personal movement and follow your impulses and instincts. Alongside, the workshop is focused on finding different qualities of movement and different dynamics (pause, explosion and fluidity), as well as on enhancing personal and group listening."
Denislav Valentinov was born in Pleven, Bulgaria and since 2004 he lives in Madrid (Spain). In 2012 he graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Dance "Mariemma" in the department of Contemporary Dance. Meanwhile, he has participated in various workshops: Improvisation, Flying Low, Contact, choreographic creation etc. After finishing his studies, he has collaborated on several occasions with the company T.A.C.H. and participates in different projects of established choreographers such as: Monica Runde, Sharon Fridman, Gloria Garcia, Clara Andermatt, Pedro Berdäyes etc. At the moment he is part of Aula3 Plataforma de creación.