E. Karczag & B. Neuhaus: Shed light on your dancing

Style

Contemporary Dance, Somatic approaches, Improvisation

Contact person

Jana
Novorytová
crew.cz@remove-this.gmail.com

Description

The morning blocks of the workshop will be focused on preparation and tuning into the state of "readiness". We will explore our physical and mental imagination and cultivate our ability to lead and create, as well as follow, emerging material. During the afternoon blocks, we will observe and discover the ways in which we can use this physical readiness in improvisation and immediate composition. Then we will use our knowledge in performances for each other.

Our overall intention will be to shed light on how somatic practice can enrich the creator-performer's relationship with his own body, his approach to generating material, the ways in which he communicates with partners and colleagues, and subsequently transfer these layers into performance. Part of this process is cultivating and honing the ability to be in the moment and follow ways of looking at things and giving feedback.

WHEN: May 6 – 10, 2024
WHERE: studio Contemporary
FEE: 4500 CZK / 190 EUR (student, maternity leave - discount 3500 CZK / 150 EUR)
REGISTRATION: crew.cz@gmail.com // send us your CV and short motivation letter

Workshop is led in English.

To save your spot, a deposit of 65 € has to be made into account CZ50 2010 0000 0024 0025 7496 in the name of CreW, z.s. and identify the payment by number 0313000178 and your full name. Please note that the rest of the participation fee need to be transfered to the same account under the same identification by April 30, 2024.

If you have to cancel, we will refund your deposit minus 20 € administration costs if you cancel two weeks before the workshop starts. After that date we cannot refund your deposit. After the start of the workshop there cannot be a refund of the full sum. 

Eva Karczag
Independent Dance Artist, practices, teaches, and advocates for explorative methods of dance making. Performs solo and collaborative work internationally, her collaborations bridging diverse disciplines such as writing, video, music and visual art. Danced with leading groups in the field of experimental dance, including the Trisha Brown Dance Company (1979-85). Teaching experience spans the range of major colleges, studios and organizations, private practice and individual mentoring throughout the USA, Europe and Australia. Was on the faculty of the European Dance Development Center (EDDC), Arnhem (1990-2002). Her teaching methodology combines elements of Eastern and Western mindful-body practices that have influenced her thinking and moving. They include: Release Technique, Contact Improvisation, Alexander Technique (certified teacher), Ideokinesis, Taiji/Qigong and Yoga. She has an MFA degree (Dance Research Fellow) from Bennington College, VT, USA.

Bettina Neuhaus
Independent Dance Artist, mentor and certified Skinner Releasing Technique™ (SRT) teacher. Holds an MA in Creative Practice from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in partnership with Independent Dance, London. For over 30 years, Instant Composition in performance and the collaboration with dancers, musicians, visual artists and light designers have been at the heart of her work. Her artistic passion centers especially around the narratives and poetry which unfold in the interplay between dance, live music and language, revealing aspects of our human condition. Since 2010, inspired by her growing interest in human ecology, she has been developing a movement practice in natural environments. She shares these in projects and special workshops. Bettina teaches Instant Composition and SRT at independent studios, art academies and universities in Europe and South America. www.bettinaneuhaus.com

This event is funded by European Union NextGenerationEU, Czech Recovery Plan and Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.