Name: Technosomatics Workshops [MAISON DE LA DANSE FALL 2024]
Start: 2024-09-23T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-23T21:15:00+02:00
Location: Ungdomens Hus

Technosomatics Workshops [MAISON DE LA DANSE FALL 2024]

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲: Completely free of charge thanks to the support of Malmö stad, Region Skåne and Kulturrådet
𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Adults (from 16 yo)
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲: English
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: the workshop includes loud music
Limited number of spots. Drop-in accepted in limit of available spots but 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 : https://www.danceisancient.se/registration-mdd
Technosomatics is a unique dance practice that delves into the connection between club dancing to techno music and the body's chakras and endocrine glands. Developed and shared globally by Frédéric Gies since 2014, this practice offers a transformative experience. In the frame of Maison de la Danse - fall 2024, we provide free workshops for everyone and all dancing skill levels. You can register for a single session or multiple sessions for a deeper, collective exploration of your dancing body. 𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲.
𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘
📅 Monday, 9 September 2024, 19.00-21.15
📍Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
📅 Monday, 23 September 2024, 19.00-21.15
📍Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
📅 Monday, 7 October 2024, 19.00-21.15
📍Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
📅 Monday, 21 October 2024, 19.00-21.15
📍Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
📅 Monday, 11 November 2024, 19.00-21.15
📍Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
📅 Monday, 25 November 2024, 19.00-21.15
📍Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
📅 Saturday, 7 December 2024, 15.00-17.00
📍Ungdomens Hus, Norra Skolgatan 10B, Malmö
Events in the frame of Maison de la Danse - Fall 2024. Programme available on https://fb.me/e/1XowNFBjFs

*** 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 ***
Technosomatics is a movement practice developed by Frédéric Gies who shares it in various workshop formats. The practice is toured internationally and taught in various dance MA and MBA programs. Frédéric also animate regular free practices for all levels in Malmö in the frame of la Maison de la Danse.
Technosomatics consists of a collective and individual exploration of the endocrine glands (the major chemical system of our body) and the chakras (energy centers) through club dancing to techno music as wells as the opposite: an exploration of club dancing while embodying the endocrine glands and the chakras. The practice connects to both the field of somatics (movement education practices) and to techno club/rave dance cultures. It originates in Frédéric Gies’ encounters with diverse somatic practices, and in their dance floor experiences. As a form of meditation in movement, it explores trancelike states of consciousness and acknowledges the healing potential of the act of dancing. It also approaches club dance as a tool for self-discovery and for expanding the range of our perceptions.
Frédéric Gies has teached the practice internationally to both professional dancers and the general audience. The practice has been shared in several dance BA and MA programmes as well as at diverse public manifestations such as Impulstanz (Vienna), Tanzkongress (Dresden), Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle (Warsaw), Art stations – Stary Browar (Poznan), Ponderosa (Germany), Weld (Stockholm), HZT (Berlin), Tanzfabrik (Berlin), Skogen (Gothenburg) etc. and has met its audience internationally.
*** 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗘́𝗗𝗘́𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 ***
Frédéric Gies is a dancer and choreographer based in Sweden, presenting their works nationally and internationally in various contexts (dance venues, music festivals and museums). Drawing from their former training in ballet and specific trends of contemporary dance, their dance floor experiences in techno clubs and raves and their study of somatic practices, they approach forms as possibilities rather than constraints. Their practice Technosomatics has encountered a broad international echo.
Since 1996, they have created more than 30 performances (including commissions by Weld Company, DDSKS and Corpus) and have presented their work in 21 countries. They have also a long history of teaching in various contexts (SNDO, HZT, TEAK, Ponderosa, DDSKS...). Between 2012 and 2018, they directed the MA in choreography at DOCH-SKH. Together with Anne Juren, they were mentor for danceWEB at ImpulsTanz in 2021.
Frédéric Gies moved to Malmö in 2018 with the desire to create a new relationship with their audience. The organization Dance is Ancient was born in 2019 as an answer to this goal and was very naturally named after an audience-based performance from 2016.
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Photo (detail) : José Esteves Martins / Technosomatics workshop at Casa de danca Almada (2023)