Workshops

Saturday, 20.04.2024

Teacher
: Alina Lugovskaya
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)
Price 35€
Beginner: 16.00h - 18.00h
Intermediate: 19.00h - 21.00h

Class description:
These two energetic hours will be filled with lots of exciting tips and exercises to prepare our bodies for new skills in floorwork, urban-contemporary tricks, and grounding, to find a smooth interaction between our bodies and the floor. Infusion of the styles will work its way to allow us to expand our comfort zone in essentials of contemporary floorwork combinations, house footwork, hip-hop, top-rock, and many many more, you just have to come and see for yourself!

Friday & Saturday 03.-04.05.    

Teacher: Aslan Muhametzanov
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)
Price 90€

Class description:
Laboratory in its structure, in this open level class Aslan shares his personal approach on how to apply technique in improvisation. Drawing from his experiences as a performer (battles, international competitions, freestyles, etc.) we will browse trough some of Aslans profound methods and concepts.

03.04. 20.00h - 22.00h
04.04. 19.00h - 21.00h        


Friday & Saturday 03.-04.05. &

Teacher
: Aslan Muhametzanov
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)
Price 90€

Class description:
This open level class covers the topic of Floorwork. Although it is a predominantly technical class, Aslan aims to share his distinct approach to Floorwork. He will guide us through some of his profound concepts and ideas, and lets us take part in his workflow that he uses to craft his seamless and dynamic floor-based choreographies.

03.04. 17.00h - 19.00h
04.04. 16.00h - 18.00h

Sunday 05.05.    

Teacher: Joan Laage
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)
Price 70€

10.00h - 15.00h

Description: Butoh is a very young form of japanese dance theater. A reaction to the post war shock with desire to create something differing from the strict, classicla forms of Kabuki and Nōh theater. Its original name “ankoku botoh” translates to “dance of darkness”. Renowned Butoh Dancer Joan Laage (US, Seattle) studied with butoh masters Kazuo Ohno and Joko Ashikawa in Tokio followed by decades of performing, lecturing and teaching all over the world. Being one of the first people to introduce butoh to the international dance community, she played a huge role in popularizing the japanese “dance of darkness”, especially in the US.        



Saturday & Sunday 18.-19.05.

Teacher
: Nil Teisner
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)

18.05. 13.00h - 18.00h
19.05. 13.00h - 18.00h

class description:
Finding Flow is a seminar that grew out of Nil’s personal interest in ease in and self exploration through movement and many years of studying/practicing different forms of movement.

Saturday 01.06. - Sunday 01.06.    

Teacher: Nikola Maijtanova & Marcin Denkiewicz
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)
Price 70€

Saturday 16.00h - 18.00h
Sunday 16.00h - 18.00h
Description:
Together in Motion is a workshop that explores partnering techniques within contemporary dance. We focus on dynamic interactions between two bodies, gradually evolving into group exercises. Our primary aim is to foster confidence in contemporary dancers when engaging in partner and group work. By implementing the fundamental principles of physical interaction, we guide participants on how to touch, move, and collaborate effectively in shared spaces.        



Saturday & Sunday 18.-19.05.

Teacher: Nicola Majtanova & Marcin Denkiewicz
Location: Arashi Movement Centers Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna (Alte Wu, Room: H.05)

01.06. 16.00h - 18.00h
02.06. 16.00h - 18.00h
Description:
Together in Motion is a workshop that explores partnering techniques within contemporary dance. We focus on dynamic interactions between two bodies, gradually evolving into group exercises. Our primary aim is to foster confidence in contemporary dancers when engaging in partner and group work. By implementing the fundamental principles of physical interaction, we guide participants on how to touch, move, and collaborate effectively in shared spaces. The workshop is strategically designed to provide an understanding of partnering technique, creating a foundation for advanced elements. By progressively building confidence, participants unlock their playfulness and become more willing to face challenging partner elements. Niki&Martin Duo, a dance partnership specializing in contemporary dance, currently calls Vienna its creative home. Established in 2019 by Nikola Majtanova from Slovakia (SVK) and Marcin Denkiewicz from Poland (PL), the duo ‘ s origin took place during their studies of contemporary dance, performance, and pedagogy at ABU in Linz, Austria. Since then, Niki&Martin have embarked on an exciting journey, weaving their artistic threads through diverse projects spanning dance, photography, film, and theater across multiple countries, including Poland, Austria, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Croatia, France, Germany, and the United States. They collaborated with choreographers such as Editta Braun, LAJAMARTIN, Paul Blackman, and Jan Lauwers, among others.