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Residency | Essential Rights | Fernando Troya

2 – 18 December
Presentation | Saturday 18 December 17:30
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Exploring the impact of education in our present, the emotional load that is indirectly transferred to us from generations(fears, insecurities, traumas, patterns). As well as the relation we, as individuals, have with society. How much our lives are affected by the rush of society, things we must do or are expected from us?

Fernando is inspired by Alejandro Jodorowsky (Danza de la realidad), Osho (Intuition, Freedom), Eckart Tolle (A new earth) among othrs.

The research includes a study of two fields, dance and acting. Therefore the result will be a mixture of both. A very physical theatre, or a very theatrical dance perhaps. We are aiming for something organic, simple and honest though. Taking as starting point and reference our experiences, and using them to find the right vocabulary to deliver our thoughts.

About Fernando Troya and collaborators
Fernando Troya as director/choreographer/producer and Quentin Roger, Gianmarco La Rocca and Arturo Vargas as performers/researchers.

Fernando Troya was born in Madrid (1989). There he did his education at the Royal Conservatoire. Right after he joined Staats Theatre Nuremberg for two years, and Staats Theatre Wiesbaden for one year, both companies based in Germany. In 2011 he joined NDT II for three years. And after became a freelancer working internationally as a performer, choreographer and repetitor.

For questions do not hesitate to write us to:
ffernandottroya@gmail.com

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Residency | medvetánc – degrees of (in)tangibility | Thomas Körtvélyessy

13, 28, 29 November 2015

How close is it possible to get to one an·other?
What about the touch of hair/fur in dance?
How skindeep does it need to be?

Based on the Eurasian practice of bear dances, from ritual to spectacle,
choreographer Thomas Körtvélyessy explores and tries out
an evolving collection of dances, images, music, and ideas with a small audience.
The first results are pointing towards an identity-striptease and live-dramaturgy,
mixing pop-culture, Gay Bear culture, and Béla Bartók,
in an ongoing conversation with the present audience

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CLOUD Club #10 HIGHER | Michele Rizzo | 28 november

Saturday 28 november | 19:00 | €7,-
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The 10th edition of CLOUD Club will be special! In a 4-HOURS session we will approach a mix of choreographic elements borrowed directly from the CLUB and from DANCE TRAINING. While dancing on TECHNO MUSIC, we will train the activity of LOSING OURSELVES, attempting to enter a state close to TRANCE while studying movement. Sneakers obligatory!

HIGHER WORKSHOP is a movement research practice based on club dancing.


Entrance €7,-
Please bring your own drinks
Doors open 18:30
Session starts from 19:00-23:00, no entrance possible after 19:00.CLOUD Club is an experimental dance session in the dance studio. An unpredictable dance club. Amateurs and professionals united for the fun of learning. Since its beginnings in 2014, we have had an increased number of enthusiastic participants who get to know CLOUD – bridging audience and dancers worldwide.About Michele Rizzo
Michele Rizzo (1984) graduated in 2011 at the SNDO (School for new Dance Development, Amsterdam), where he is now a guest teacher in choreography and movement research, and in 2015 at Sandberg Institute of Amsterdam, in the Dirty Art Department master program. Since 2012 he is supported by the ICK International Choreographic Art Centre of Amsterdam. His artistic practice touches various disciplines, including performance, music and visual art. Through out 2014 and 2015 his research has zoomed into the phenomenon of club dancing, which he has developed into performances, installations and workshops. His choreographic work, produced by Frascati Theatre Amsterdam and International Choreographic Centre ICK Amsterdam, revolves often around existential or ontological topics, such as the definition of the self, its inscription in the cultural-sociological context, the concepts of origin and flow and their implication in the development of creative practices.In the past few years he has been working with various artists, such us Julian Hetzel, Gertjan Franciscus, Vincent Riebeek, Igor Dobricic, and the musicians LVM and Lorenzo Senni.

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Workshop | Framing dance and music improvisation | DaMu

Saturday 7 November | 11:00  – 16:00 | €45,-
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Can we work towards a structure, a true composition within an improvisation? Once an ease, a flow is there, how to take that next step? Holding space for spontaneity and developing a deep understanding of what is created here, now.

In this workshop we will investigate 2 subjects:

Physical and Musical Flow
Researching the dynamics between music and dance as two different yet very close elements of an improvisation. Pushing the weight of the improvisation first towards dance, then towards music we gain insight in what we move/play from and make compositional choices.

Frames for physical and musical flow
We offer several frames to give a shape to what’s being improvised on the spot. As a multidisciplinary collective, the structures shared come from our background in theatre, music, dance, video. They range from well known structures like a story, an existing musical composition to using secret codes. We are sharing our toolbox!

For whom
The workshop is for both dancers and musicians as well as artists (professional and non-professional) in other disciplines used to / interested in working with improvisation as a performing art.

Teachers
The DaMu Collective is a dance & music collective based in the Hague / Amsterdam, working on instant composition as a performing art since 2011.
http://damucollective.weebly.com/
Camille Sa (clarinet/voice/movement)
James Hewitt (baroque violin/voice/movement)
Kristien Sonnevijlle (dance/voice)
will teach this workshop together, with fresh input from their residency.

DaMu performers are just as likely to move, speak, sing, or play with objects as to play instruments. Interacting in the moment with each other and with the environment, they merge sound, gesture, colour, and light, into an unpredictable, site-specific gesamtkunstwerk.

Practical
Time: 11-16h
Price: 45 euro (discount for students, please ask)
Registration:
send and email to sansvilleprojects@gmail.com and transfer the participation fee to Sansville, NL57TRIO0786885904, ‘DaMu workshop 7-10’
Registration in advance is required, spaces are limited.

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Residency | Ludmila Rodrigues | Polytope performance/installation

16 November – 25 November
Performance in Quartair Tuesday 8 December | 19:30
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Polytope , tractable geometry for the curiosity of the user.
Polytope is an articulated net of tetrahedrons, built by rods of carbon fiber, which by its geometry allows a multitude of constructions and possibilities. The structure is designed for the interaction of one or more individuals, who can discover the possibilities of the object by handling it and moving through space. The strategy of the structure is to engage the users in an intuitive exploration of various shapes and positions.

Polytope will be performed in Quartair (Toussaintkade, 55, The Hague) during No Patent Pending #17 by SonoLab (Vitaly Medvedev & Mei Yi-Lee)  and Fazle Shairmahomed. No Patent Pending is a nomadic performance series presenting radical interdisciplinary practices that engage with sound, image, space and the body. Imagining new tools to articulate everyday phenomena, extending the body, remapping sense perceptions, hacking and reinventing existing media and codes, creating time and space for events which find their preferred storage medium in the memory of participants. Read more.

About Ludmila Rodrigues
As an artist Ludmila researches ways of interacting with the audience. She creates situations, spaces and devices for choreographing the public, generating spontaneous, collaborative actions in which she aims to enrich human communication.

www.tinamustao.com 

 

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Residency Dance/Music

2 November – 7 November
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How to frame our improvised pieces? In the residency DAMU members Camille Verhaak (clarinet), James Hewitt (baroque violin), dancer/vocalist Kristien Sonnevijlle will try out different frames that they bring from their personal backgrounds in dance, music, and theater. Besides that they will explore other ways to frame their pieces (light, audience influence, using codes, etc).

Open Training: physical and musical flow
Researching the dynamics between music and dance as two different yet very close elements of an improvisation. Pushing the weight of the improvisation first towards dance, then towards music we gain insight in what we move/play from
and make compositional choices. With live music on clarinet, baroque violin, voice.
 
Tuesday 3 November 10:00 – 12:00
Thursday 5 November 10:00 – 12:00
Costs: €7,- payment at arrival
 
Open residency
Thursday 5 November 15:00 – 17:00
Free entrance

Presentation
Friday 6 November 20:00
Free entrance
 
Workshop
Saturday 7 November 11:00 – 17:00
45 euro
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info: sansvilleprojects@gmail.com

About DaMu

The DAMU collective is a dance & music collective based in the Hague/Amsterdam, working on instant composition as a performing art since the first members met at a workshop at the Hague Conservatoire with IC icons dancer Michael Schumacher and violinist Mary Oliver in 2011. They are just as likely to move, speak, sing, or play with objects as to play instruments. Interacting in the moment with each other and with the environment, they merge sound, gesture, colour, and light, into an unpredictable, site-specific gesamtkunstwerk. Since January 2015 DAMU members Camille Verhaak (clarinet), James Hewitt (baroque violin), dancer/vocalist Kristien Sonnevijlle and sometimes video maker Victorine van Alphen have performed in different settings: in collaboration with dancer Katie Duck, composer/pianist Guus Janssen, the Hague based sound artist Stefano Sgarbi, the Young Blood Initiative, an Amsterdam based interdisciplinary artist collective and many others.
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Residency and production Menghan Lou

12 October – 12 November
Presentation 10 November (to be confirmed)

This creation research is about how emotion can affect you and how your body responds to these emotions. It explores how a person can become immersed in the emotions of another through empathy and how different people can have different feelings and responses in similar situations. This creation will explore how emotions can be translated into dance and how dance can be used to transfer emotions to others; to use the bodies and the movements of the dancers to convey emotions to the audience.

About Menghan Lou
NDT 1 dancer Menghan Lou (ChongQing China, 1983) joined NDT 2 in 2007 and was promoted to NDT 1 in 2009.  In 2014 he created work for the programme Up & Coming Choreographers by NDT and Korzo.  Lou was educated at the Hochschüle für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt, Huangzhou Art School of China (1995 – 2000), and Shanghai Drama College – Institute of the Art of Performing (2000 – 2002).  Before joining NDT he danced with Guangdong Modern Dance Company in China. 

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Workshop | Anatomy, Movement, Improvisation | Marlieke Burghouts

Sunday 15 November | 14:00-17:00 | €25,-
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In this workshop we will explore animalistic and dynamic movement quality by deliberately using the connections of the muscled and joints in the body. This exploration aims towards articulated, yet organic flow of movements that, through the process, become instinctive.

This research aims to look at the body as a whole and connected by looking into the relations of the different joints and the muscles that activate them. Building up the alignment in the body by connecting different points in the body. We will be going into the artistic research with an anatomical basis.

Registration and payment
Please register by mail before 8th of November to cloud.danslab@gmail.com

Payment details will be provided and registration confirmed when payment received.
The costs of the workshop are €25,-

About Marlieke Burghouts
Marlieke Burghouts is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and workshop leader who works primarily in Europe. In 2014, she received the Trinity Laban bursary award, allowing her to attend the M.A. Choreography at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Her graduation performance was staged in London and Eindhoven (NL). She has created and presented work at Dansateliers Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Marlieke has danced for TNSP, the People Movers, Ekilibre Dance Company among others in New York City, Compagnie Lumen in Lausanne, Switzerland en Legitimate Bodies Dance Company in Ireland. She is currently based in Amsterdam and leading dance workshops for all sorts of dancers.

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Workshop SPIRAAL Contemporary whirling dance practice | Valentina Lacmanovic | 30 January

30 January | 11:00-18:00 | €80,-
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SPIRAAL IS AN ORIGINAL, CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO THE CREATIVE PROCESS THROUGH WHIRLING DANCE PRACTICE
(no relation with dervish, Sufi mysticism or any other
-ism, not aiming for transcendence but working from it towards an absolute presence and awareness).

Learning the sustained spinning and spiraling technique, facing fears and learning how to abandon oneself to dance, dealing with disorientation and body/mind (dis)connection.

In a safe environment participants travel through trance-like states and learn how to tap into the creative flow.
The build-up is inspired by techniques of breathing, internal martial arts and organic approach to body and mind motion.
An introduction to ritualistic elements in contemporary performance is given through structured improvisations.

Suitable for anyone engaged in corporal practice (dancers, performers, actors, martial arts or yoga practitioners… both amateurs and professionals).

Registration and payment
Please register by mail  to cloud.danslab@gmail.com

Payment details will be provided and registration confirmed when payment received.

Early Bird (before 8 January) | €80
Late Bird (after 8 January) | €95

About Valentina Lacmanovic
Valentina Lacmanović is a performance artist with background in acting (studied at CNSAD (French National Academy of Dramatic Arts) and dance (studied classical and contemporary techniques in Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey, India, and the Netherlands). She also possesses a Master degree in Philosophy (Université Paris VIII).
 
Valentina was always attracted to a variety of cultures and has been introduced to Arab-Berber, North Indian music and dance, as well as practiced martial arts.
 
She works and lives between Amsterdam and Paris. Her main focus is the creation of contemporary performances and video installations inspired by philosophical reflection on ritual practices and transformative performance acts. She continues her research (“From Trance to Performance”) on convergences and divergences between contemporary visions of performance and enacting of ancient rituals.
 
www.valentinalacmanovic.com
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Residency | Words[and]Moves | Jerôme Meyer

7 September – 18 September

Not looking to ascend into the heavens you can find freedom in falling to earth.
Imagine you could be at 10 different places at the same time. Imagine you had the capacity to have different minds.
Imagine you could change appearance.
The meaning of your action would be radically different.
The meaning of your self as an unlimited being could mean to exist in another time, place or civilization.
Would you agree to disappear for this other you?

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During his residency at CLOUD Jerome Meyer will explore how spoken words affects the way movements and meaning are generated and how perceived feedback of the movements will affect the musicality of live spoken words. He will look at how personal humoristic philosophical inquiry with musicality of choreographed improvised score can match together.

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CLOUD/Danslab joins Het Circus

Workshops | Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of September
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Costs: Free

CLOUD/Danslab is proud to announce its contribution to festival Het Circus with workshops by our current partners!

Het Circus is a socially sustainable festival with music, theater, dance, workshops, art, sustainability, camping and of course… the circus!

Het Circus is the result of a collaboration between local residents, local theater De Nieuwe Regentes and The Hague in Transition.

Dates: 11-12-13 September 2015
Location: District park De Verademing is situated in the Regentessekwartier in The Hague.  The main entrance can be found on the crossing of Newtonstraat and Van Bylandstraat.
Accessibility: Het Circus is easily reached by tram 11, 12, 2 and 3.

For more information on the festival, please visit www.hetcircus.me or FB:https://facebook.com/hetcircus

PROGRAM of Het Circus on Saturday 12th of September
CLOUD & Partners
13:15-14:00 Yoga by Angela Tait
14:15-14:45 Chakradance by Ivana Kontra
15:15-16:15 Open Floor by Hester Slagman 

PROGRAM of Het Circus on Sunday 13th of September
CLOUD & Partners
12:00-13:00 Yoga by Angela Tait
13:15-14:00 Open Floor by Hester Slagman
14:15-14:45 Chakradance by Ivana Kontra

 

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Workshop Dansdrift | Body Landscape | Ana Leonor Ladas

Thursdays from 3 September | 20:00-22:00 | €97,-
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How does Body, Space & Silence relate and transform one another in the process of dancing and creating dances? How does visible and invisible intertwine and co-exist with each other?

Costs: €97 for eight classes

The workshop focuses on the creative process itself and it evolves organically in direct relation with the individual and group dynamics. The work unfolds in two complementary directions. A dive inwardly bringing attention to the inner structural and physiological landscapes of the body; and an expansion outwardly, an opening and interaction of the body and one’s awareness to the external environment. Based on Improvisation and Instant Composition, we integrate the individual experiences within a performative context.
Space and Silence are explored through the polarities of continuum & discontinuous, matter & ki (energy), visible and invisible, moving and being moved. In this process we invite appreciation, surrender, the simplicity of being and ‘seeing what is’ within the creative act of dancing and making dances.



About Ana Leonor Ladas
Ana is one of the first residents of CLOUD/Danslab in 2012. She is a Portuguese freelance dancer, improviser, teacher, movement coach and shiatsu practitioner resident in Amsterdam. After studying psychology at I.P.S.A in Lisbon, she moved to Holland where she graduated from the HKA – Dansacademie Arnhem in 2001. Since then she has been dancing with many different companies and independent choreographers, (as Dansgroep Krisztina de Chatel, Conny Janssen Danst, CS Piet Rogie, Marta Reig Torres, Giulio D’Anna, etc). In parallel she has been creating her own work as well collaborating with many different artists. Improvisation and Instant Composition are central in her work and approach.
Her process is motivated by a curious need to understand the human condition and dance as a manifestation of life itself. This led her to get in deep contact with Oriental approach of Body. In 2006-2010 she lived and worked for long periods with her teacher Min Tanaka at the Body Weather farm in Japan. This experience was profoundly transformative both in her personal and artistic path. Presently she continues regular practices in Aikido, Katsugen Undo and Shiatsu. Along the years she developed a particular way in her artistic, pedagogical and therapeutic activities where there is a clear integration of Western and Eastern’ fundamental principles.
www.analadas.blogspot.com

About Dansdrift
Dansdrift was founded in 1998 by a group of enthusiastic dancers that deepen and enjoy dance improvisation. They are inspired by different dance techniques and forms, such as contact improvisation, Body-Mind Centering ®, Skinner-Releasing Technique ®, Instant Composition en Authentic Movement. They invite dance teachers of their interest and curiosity, to guide short series of courses from 6 to 8 weeks on Thursday evenings: 20.00 – 22.00. They also organize workshops twice a year on Saturday or Sunday 11.00 till 17.00 h

info@dansdrift.nl
www.dansdrift.nl