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Body Weather is a comprehensive approach to training and performance that investigates the intersections of bodies and their environments. Bodies are conceived not as fixed and separate entities but as constantly changing - just like the weather. Weather is seen as a complex system of forces and influences coursing through and beyond bodies and the world.The term and philosophical basis for Body Weather was founded in the early 1980s by dancer Min Tanaka and further developed by Laboratories worldwide. Frank van de Ven was a member of Tanaka’s Maijuku Performance Company in Japan, from 1983-1991.
With Katerina Bakatsaki he leads Body Weather Amsterdam, a platform for training and performance. Since 1995 he conducts the annual, interdisciplinary Bohemiae Rosa Project with Milos Sejn (Academy Of Art and Design, Prague, Czech Republic), connecting body and landscape with art, geology and architecture.
For more info on Body Weather Amsterdam see http://bodyweatheramsterdam.nl
After a thorough training and work with a partner on breathing, stretching, alignment and the notion of ‘relaxation’ in the morning, we will delve into the particulars of improvisation in dance and movement. We’ll explore both physical and mental states of being and creating movement, improvise on non-existing scores, inspect prevalent habits and patterns and engage in Oulipian
games.
Body Weather is of relevance to anyone interested in exploring the body and physical presence and this workshop is suited to dance, theatre and movement practitioners and artists of various
backgrounds.
Studio : ReMo Studio, Slijperweg 7 - Amsterdam North
Dates : Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd April 2023
Times : 11-5pm (both days)
Workshop fee: € 120 // students and unwaged: € 100
Info and reservations: [email protected]
Enquiries +31 6 3626 2141
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ReMo Studio, Slijperweg 7,Amsterdam, Netherlands