BOOST - art summer intensive

About the program:

Ages: 15 +

August 5-10 2025 9am- 7:30pm

About the intensive:

Join us on the stage of the beautiful Capitol Theatre and boost your qualities in this six-day summer intensive!

Improve with master teachers in two different artistic areas:

Dance or/and drumming

Connect with other dancers and fellow musicians!

Be a part of the creative process and perform on the final show!

And there’s MORE:

You can book and spend time alone in our studio (no charge for participants) concentrating on your own research.

And even MORE:

Book your Portfolio/portrait photo session (discount price for participants)

BOOST is an unforgettable experience full of movement, music,

creativity and passion.

Who is BOOST for?

The program is open to all curious and open-minded dancers, performers, musicians, actors and anyone who wants to experience being on stage.

Everyone is welcome who’s interested in diving into creation and further developing his/her/their artistry, building connections with each other and themselves.

What is BOOST about?

Dance:

A diverse curriculum - featured with techniques as contemporary, modern, improvisation, movement exploration, floorwork, partnering to elevate as a dancer and a performer.

Participants can expect 6 days of learning, understanding correlations, discovering movement habits, experiencing the process of creation.

Dancers will have the opportunity to tune in to the musicians as we will collaborate on the closing show.

Drumming:

Besides raising the roof and having a lot of fun playing together we are going to learn simple and more advanced patterns. We dive into music theory to understand the ways of breaking a rhythm.

We will explore dynamic ranges, accents, off beats, ghost notes etc.

We train our ears and coordination by playing different phrases together.

We will compose and memorize sections for the final collab show, when dancers will move and react to our play.

25 hours of dance training/research will allow you to:

Refine technical skills

Expand imagination

Experience the wide range of possibilities of the body

Engage, respect, and respond to that state of openness in oneself and others

Develop an innovative performing method

18 hours of drumming session will guide you through:

Learning basic patterns and cool phrases

Creating textures and dynamic changes

Ability of speed up and slow down

Use of volume and accents

Understanding rhythm breakdowns

Getting into solos and showdown

About the Boosters:

Sophie Barbarics and Jani Lakatos are two established educators who have been running workshops and intensive courses all around the globe for decades.

Sophie is a professional dancer, master dance teacher and creator with over twenty years of experience. She graduated with distinction from the Hungarian Dance University, earning her Master’s in Modern Dance Teaching after completing BA Dancer Summa Cum Laude in 2013. Her journey has taken her across Europe and Asia. She also collaborated with prestigious institutions like the Hungarian State Opera , Operetta Theatre, Batsheva Dance Company, Hungarian Dance University, Charles Bailey Theatre. She was the preferred choice of movement/dance coach of the Jolie-Pitt children for many years.

Sophie is the founder/owner of the dance company Footnotes Dance Co. for 10 years in Hungary.

Jani is a NIVO-awarded professor and choreographer. Besides playing leading roles in European cultural life as dancer/singer/multi-instrumentalist he also revolutionized his teaching method at the Hungarian Dance University playing live percussion for 25 years.

He was a well respected educator/guest teacher in such institutions as the Houston Ballet, the Beijing Dance Academy and on Broadway.

Jani is now also working as a professional accredited photographer.

Registration opens: April 7.

Tuition fee Early Bird until 6 June

dancer $800 Early Bird: $650 (+gst)

drummer $700 Early Bird: $550 (+gst)

heavy metal $1200 Early Bird: $1080 (+gst)

You are also welcome to sit in and watch the classes!

Visitor pass: $20/class

Following registration, any cancellations will result in the BOOST retaining $200 of tuition per individual. As of July 22. 2025, no refunds will be issued unless YolOne Art Group cancels its Summer Intensive program.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, Canada