Professional contemporary workshop
August 12-16 2019We invite all dancers in Gothenburg to join us for several professional contemporary workshops
All for free!
During the Nordic Seminars for students, teachers, musicians and professional dancers from all across the Nordics the Swedish National Ballet School hosts several professional contemporary workshops August 12-16, 2019.
The workshops are free of charge for all dancers from 18 years old and up, but pre-registration is need to eric.olsson@grundskola.goteborg.se – first come!
Best regards,
Sebastian Michanek
Artistic Director, Swedish National Ballet School
Professional Contemporary Workshops
Tuesday August 13th, 09.50-10.50
Gaga session: Explore and experience Gaga/people
Erez Zohar, Certified Gaga Teacher and dancer of the Batsheva Ensemble in Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Israel)
A gaga/people class for teachers, musicians and guesting staff where the teacher guides the participants using a series of evocative instructions that build one on top of the other. Rather than copying a particular movement, each participant in the class actively explores these instructions, discovering how he or she can interpret the information and perform the task at hand.
Gaga/people classes offer a creative framework for participants to connect to their bodies and imaginations, increase their physical awareness, improve their flexibility and stamina, and experience the pleasure of movement in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere
Wednesday August 14th, 09.40-11.00
Contemporary class: Explore and experience the Stream-Flow Method
Heidi Vierthaler, Choreographer and guest teacher of contemporary dance and the founder of the Stream-Flow Method
Heidi gives a the stream-flow method contemporary class for dancers and teachers to join. The 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 the dance practices amongst dance institutions throughout Europe.
Thursday August 15th, 09.50-10.50
Gaga session: Explore and experience Gaga/people
Erez Zohar, Certified Gaga Teacher and dancer of the Batsheva Ensemble in Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv, Israel)
A gaga/people class for teachers, musicians and guesting staff where the teacher guides the participants using a series of evocative instructions that build one on top of the other. Rather than copying a particular movement, each participant in the class actively explores these instructions, discovering how he or she can interpret the information and perform the task at hand.
Gaga/people classes offer a creative framework for participants to connect to their bodies and imaginations, increase their physical awareness, improve their flexibility and stamina, and experience the pleasure of movement in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere
Friday August 15th, 09.40-11.00
Contemporary seminar: Workshop about music and dance in collaboration
Heidi Vierthaler, Choreographer and guest teacher of contemporary dance and the founder of the Stream-Flow Method
In the music and dance collaboration workshop we will explore music as a conversation with movement. How much space do you allow in the musical composition to give freedom to playing with timings and rhythms? When do we allow both elements to speak together and when do we just listen. How can we play with phrasings and timings of movement, to keep the viewer interested and surprised.
Teachers
Heidi Vierthaler
Choreographer and guest teacher of contemporary dance and the founder of the Stream-Flow Method (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
The 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 the dance practices amongst dance institutions throughout Europe.
Heidi Viertaler har som dansare arbetat med några av de mest framstående danskompanier och koreografer i Europa och USA, bland annat the Forsythe Company, Ballet Frankfurt, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani och Pacific NorthWest Ballet. Heidi undervisar och skapar verk för danskompanier, festivaler och universitet runt om i världen.
Hon har samarbetat med bland andra The Netherlands Dance Theater Summer Intensive, Carte Blanche, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Norrdans och Skånes Dansteater.
Erez Zohar
Certified Gaga Teacher
Erez started his dance training as a member of local companies including Hora Jerusalem and the Jerusalem Tap Dance Company, and he received several Sharett scholarships from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation as well as a grant from the Ministry of Culture and Education. A graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance’s high school, he joined the Batsheva Ensemble in 2002 and danced with Batsheva Dance Company from 2005-2012, rejoining the troupe from 2017. At Batsheva, he performed in repertory by Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, and Yasmeen Godder and premiered his own choreography in several Batsheva Dancers Create programs.
Erez began teaching Gaga in 2003 and has taught throughout Israel and around the world. He is currently an independent dancer and creator as well as a certified therapist in the Ilan Lev method.
Contact
Contact and more information
If you haver any questions or more information please contact us!
Nina Höglund, Deputy Artistic Director of the Swedish National Ballet School
nina.hoglund@grundskola.goteborg.se
+46 31-366 83 65