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A mix of floor work and experimental work, which are based on physical exercise, and how to organize our body to move through space. The class will make our bodies and brains work hard. We will discover our strength, weakness, and freedom. Our tasks for a few days will be short exercises to explore what we can do to interconnect with our limits and how to push through them. I will take you on a journey from short tasks, through improvisation, to choreography. As well we will work on your coordination through different tasks. During the class I will use tools which will help us to work and check how our bodies are working in inconvenient situations. The class will be based on floor work which I learned and explored in Europe to develop my own methods and want to share it with you.Marynia Fekecz-Mangan is a dancer, performer, choreographer, teacher, and producer originally from Poland, now based in Edmonton. She holds a degree from the Poznań School of Social Sciences in Poznań, Poland, and has developed a diverse career in the performing arts. As an artist and mother, she is an interdisciplinary dance artist who combines her personal experiences with her professional work, adding depth and authenticity to her performances.
As the Artistic Director of MfMdancerArtist, Marynia has created and produced several notable works, including Face2Face, recently presented by the Good Women Dance Collective at Converge 2024. She also created stopstopstop, a duet with Alison Kause, which was showcased at Mile Zero Dance during the 2024 Magpie Dance Festival. These works exemplify her dynamic approach to dance, blending emotion, innovation, and collaboration.
Her career has been marked by collaborations with a diverse range of dance ensembles, festivals, and renowned artists.Notable partnerships include those with Kokyu Studio of the Grotowski Institute, Calgary’s W&M Physical Theatre, the Alberta Dance Festival, Edmonton’s Good Women Dance Collective, Mile Zero Dance, and Harcourt House Artist Run Centre. She has also worked closely with individual artists and choreographers, such as Justine A. Chambers, Linnea Swan, Nicole Charlton Goodbrand, Davida Monk, Melissa Monteros, Wojciech Mochniej, Anna Krysiak, and Przemysław Błaszczak, among many others.
Through her work, Marynia continues to shape the Canadian dance landscape, fostering collaboration, innovation, and a deep sense of community.
Marynia Fekecz-Mangan/MfMdanceArtist – Dancer/Producer
Website: www.mfmdanceartist.com
Photo credit: Armand Bladon
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Physical Accessibility Description of Shumka Dance Centre:
https://goodwomen.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Physical-Accessibility-Description-of-Shumka-Dance-Centre.pdf
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Shumka Dance Centre, 10515 111 street,Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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