Short Term Projects

Short Term Project 2
Dance Technique & Choreography (intermediate level)
HERBST 2021 (7 weeks)

Teachers: Karolin Stächele - TT&CH, Zina Vaessen - TT&CH, Lilo Stahl - Composition

Fee: 900,-€

Teaching Times: Monday to Friday 09.30 - 15.00

Dance Technique
This module provides a condensed dance training primarily based in contemporary techniques, such as Release Technique, Floorwork and Flying low. Through consecutive teaching modules taught by various teachers, a targeted training is developed which focuses on different key points.

Choreography
At the center of contemporary choreographic work is self-creation. From the basis of creative methods, we train skills to recognize and elaborate upon interesting movement material which appears through/in spontaneous improvisations as well as to refine material through consideration of spatial and temporal laws. Through sharing these principles, the compositional senses are also sharpened. The goal is to create and perform long dance sequences, as well as smaller scenes or images.

Structure

Dance Technique Content

  • body permeability, stabilization of the body center, coordination of movement and strength building
  • efficient use of momentum
  • changes of tension and quality, rhythm and musicality
  • spirals, twists, jumps
  • floorwork and flying low technique
  • movement principles and dance sequences

    • Choreography Content

  • generating movement material based on different tasks and methods
  • remembering and fixing movement material
  • working with tools for editing and duplicating existing movement material
  • creating options for the organization of movement in time and space
  • interacting in different constellations (duet / trio / ensemble ...)

    • Application

     

    Postgraduate Performance Project

     

    ~When I improvise, there is a lot more I'm deciding not to do, than I am deciding to do in my body~
    (Lisa Nelson)