In this 8-week workshop, you are invited to explore your creative body through a number of embodied practices. In each session, we will explore individual and group movement facilitated through imaginative instructions based on a specific theme, including introspection, communication, rhythm and playfulness.
For us, movement is a way to experiment with the body as a site of sensation, emotion, memory and creativity. We will encourage you to inhabit your body through those various layers. Using contemporary dance technique, improvisational tasks and rhythmical explorations, this workshop will help you connect to your body awareness, physical stamina, flexibility, and confidence in movement.
What can I expect and what will I learn?
You can expect to explore dance sequences to music, develop your own ideas in movement and share a creative space with others. Each session will start with an introduction. This will be followed by a physical warm-up, leading into creative movement explorations, lasting about 45-50 minutes. At the end, there will be time for group reflections through conversations and other artistic mediums such as writing and drawing.
You will learn:
- embodied movement practices which encourage body awareness
- rhythmical dance explorations
- improvisational techniques which allow you to discover your uniqueness in movement
- sharing creative movement with others through group exercises
- improved flexibility and stamina
Who is this workshop for?
Expressive Bodies is for anyone with a curiosity to explore their bodies through movement, ranging from people with dance and movement experience to beginners.
Meet your teacher:
Klaudia Wittmann is a dance artist, choreographer and movement psychotherapist. She is artistic director of KWAM Collective, a group of interdisciplinary artists from dance theatre, performance, film and therapeutic bodily practices. Klaudia trained in the UK at London Studio Centre (UAL) and Jasmin Vardimon’s JV2, specialising in contemporary dance and physical theatre. She later qualified as a dance movement psychotherapist from Goldsmiths University. She has performed nationally and internationally, including amongst others with Balbir Singh, Lara Ritosa-Roberts, moxie brawl, Acrojou, Turner Contemporary, Tate Modern and Sadler’s Wells.
Klaudia has extensive experience in teaching and mentoring in educational settings, including Bishopsgate Institute, Sound and Music, Girne American University of Cyprus, London Studio Centre, Experiment 6, and KWAM Collective. Currently, Klaudia is pursuing PhD practice research in the field of choreography, gender and trauma at the Centre for Dance Research (Coventry University).
For more information, visit: www.kwamcollective.com
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Price: £80 per term