Awareness in Dance 2006

As Festival CEMENT occupies Tilburg, Danstraining Brabant offers a workshop during six mornings for professional dancers and teachers.




A week of classes designed to deepen the Awareness of what we do as we dance. Awareness is a universal quality that transcends all dance techniques and is essential to all learning.

What will we do?

All Classes will start with Feldenkrais awareness through Movement“ and move directly into Ballet class on Monday Wednesday and Friday and Forsythe based improvisation on the other days. We will explore how movement patterns present in Ballet can be expanded to provide the basis for improvisation.

Why is Awareness important?

Our movement patterns are present in whatever we do from sitting to standing to walking to dancing. We all have a unique way of moving which is our own. However much of what we do is habitual and for the most part we are not conscious of our habits.

The focus of the workshop will be on how we move when we dance so we can begin to move as we want. This approach will directly address our potential to learn and grow through dancing.

Kevin Cregan

Kevin danced for 15 years with the Dutch National Ballet. Since leaving in 2000 he has worked as a freelance dancer, performer, choreographic assistant and teacher. He has worked with William Forsythe, in Ballet Frankfurt, with Kunst-Stoff, San Francisco, Unterwegs Theatre, Germany and as assistant choreographer to Meryl Tankerd in the creation of a London musical. He has taught in America at Lines Contemporary Ballet and on the Lines Pre-Professional Program in San Francisco. In Germany with Unterwegs Theatre and Dock 11 in Berlin. In Holland with Galili Dance, Kristina De Chatel, the Rotterdam Dance Academy, The National Ballet Academy, The School of New Dance Development, and the Henny Jurriens Stichting. Kevin is a student of the Feldenkrais Method that aims to integrate our awareness fully into our movement. This study informs and gives shape to his approach to the teaching of Dance.

For?

This workshop is open to dancers and teachers of professional level, training and ability.

Pre-registration is necessary for the entire workshop (time&dates, see below).
To reserve a place you have to contact Productiehuis Brabant (see below). You will receive a confirmation in writing. Your participation is final as soon as we have received your payment (of €30) within two weeks after the confirmation. Otherwise your place will be given to the next person on the waiting-list.

Data

dates: monday 20 march - saturday 25 march (6 mornings)
time: 10.45-12.45 h
price: € 30,-- p.p.
Studio-location: Memento Bodyworks, Enschotsestraat 244, Tilburg (10 minute walk from CS)

Registration and more information

Productiehuis Brabant
Suzanne Huijs
073-6125579
suzanne@danstraining.nl


During this workshop-week there will be no regular classes at Danstraining Brabant. These classes will continue on monday the 27th of march.

Danstraining Brabant is part of Productiehuis Brabant and supported by the municipality of Tilburg and Provincie Noord-Brabant.



Festival CEMENT presents more than thirty different productions of theatre, dance, music and visuals arts with over 100 performances. After having occupied other towns before, this year (21-26 march) Tilburg is the place to be! www.festivalcement.nl