Kirstie Simson & Charlie Brittain
GENTLE DANCING PRACTICES
offen für alle
Brückenpfeiler, 3. OG, Dalmaziquai 69, 3005 Bern
Profis, BETA Mitglieder (o. a. Tanz-IG's), Studierende: 60.— CHF
Non-Profis: 70.— CHF
Kontakt: siwekilona@gmail.com
Samstag, 7. Dezember 2024
11-17h
Gentle Dancing Practices - One-Day Workshop with Kirstie Simson & Charlie Brittain
--> Anmeldung: siwekilona@gmail.com
About the Workshop with Kirstie Simson & Charlie Brittain
Through offering gentle dancing practices we will explore how embodied intelligence and imagination offer an innovative framework within which to listen to the body’s innate ability and drive towards wholeness, balance, creativity & healing. The sessions will blend practical and theoretical knowledge with a focus on embodied learning that participants can integrate into their own practice, aiming to furnish them with tools to enhance their performance and resilience both in dance and life. We invite participants to employ curiosity and trust as we consider the meaning and implications of a values-driven practice, our inner-guidance systems, and Self-leadership within dance and beyond. The workshop will involve group discussion, movement explorations and, of course, shared dancing.
This workshop is organized together with
Gentle Dancing
A Sharing of Work
Chris Lechner | Charlie Brittain | Kirstie Simson
Sunday December 8th 15.00 – 16.30
An opportunity to witness three acclaimed artists, with many years of experience as dance teachers & performers, sharing their collaborative work and exploration of real-time composition.
Foto ©Nina Đurđević
About Kirstie Simson
Kirstie Simson (UK) has been a continuous explosion in the contemporary dance scene, bringing audiences into contact with the vitality of pure creation in moment after moment of virtuoso improvisation. Called "a force of nature" by the New York Times, she is an award-winning performer and teacher who has "immeasurably enriched and expanded the boundaries of New Dance" according to Time Out Magazine, London. Kirstie is internationally renowned today as an excellent teacher, a captivating performer, and a leading light in the field of Dance Improvisation, with a dance practice that spans over four decades. From 2008 – 2020 Kirstie held a position as a tenured professor in the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois.
In August 2020 Kirstie returned to her home base in Wales from where she continues to deepen the investigation of her work, sharing her findings with others around the world. Kirstie is framing her work now, in the light of our uncertain future, as practices that can help us develop resilience in the face of challenge. She uses her own experience of facing a life-threatening health issue as a foundation for her ongoing research into the power of embodied intelligence.
www.kirstiesimson.com
About Charlie Brittain
Charlie’s training includes the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and London Contemporary Dance School CAT scheme. His independent choreographic work is performed internationally, and he regularly delivers commissions for dance companies, training institutes and festivals; Charlie has taken up invitations as Artist in Residence for research and choreographic processes across Europe and continues to collaborate with other artists as a dramaturg, co-author and choreographic mentor. He nurtures close collaborations with Kirstie Simson and Milan Tomášik, and continues to perform internationally, most recently with Russell Maliphant Company. He is a sought-after rehearsal director, working across a variety of artistic environments and ventures for dance companies and independent projects throughout Europe. Charlie’s teaching centres on empowerment and cultivating a values-led practice, he is a respected technique, improvisation and partnering teacher regularly invited to lead classes, workshops and masterclasses for dance companies, educational institutes and festivals worldwide. He has been Associate Artist at English National Ballet and Associate Creative Director at the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain, where he is currently Artistic Consultant.
Alongside his commitment to the arts, he is a practising Clinical Sports Therapist, Movement Rehabilitator, Musculoskeletal Health Specialist and Biomechanics Specialist; he is qualified, and remains active, in pre-hospital emergency care and is studying for his MSc Acute Medicine.
Workshops im
TANZhAUS Bern:
Die Workshops richten sich in erster Linie an professionelle / fortgeschrittene Tanzschaffende mit und ohne Behinderung (bitte Workshop-Informationen beachten).
Das Stockwerk mit Bühne und Studios ist barrierefrei.
Der Fahrstuhl kann mit Assistenz genutzt werden — bitte vorher anmelden: info@tanzhausbern.ch damit eine Kontaktnummer der Assistenz mitgeteilt werden kann. Fahrstuhl wird mit Schlüssel und Code bedient. Zugängliche Toilette ist vorhanden.
Bei Fragen können Sie uns gerne schreiben: info@tanzhausbern.ch
WORKSHOPS
12.10.24
07.12.24
Gentle Dancing Practices
12/24
offen für alle
Brückenpfeiler, 3. OG, Dalmaziquai 69, 3005 Bern
Profis, BETA Mitglieder (o. a. Tanz-IG's), Studierende: 60.— CHF
Non-Profis: 70.— CHF
Kontakt: siwekilona@gmail.com
Samstag, 7. Dezember 2024
11-17h
Gentle Dancing Practices - One-Day Workshop with Kirstie Simson & Charlie Brittain
--> Anmeldung: siwekilona@gmail.com
About the Workshop
Through offering gentle dancing practices we will explore how embodied intelligence and imagination offer an innovative framework within which to listen to the body’s innate ability and drive towards wholeness, balance, creativity & healing. The sessions will blend practical and theoretical knowledge with a focus on embodied learning that participants can integrate into their own practice, aiming to furnish them with tools to enhance their performance and resilience both in dance and life. We invite participants to employ curiosity and trust as we consider the meaning and implications of a values-driven practice, our inner-guidance systems, and Self-leadership within dance and beyond. The workshop will involve group discussion, movement explorations and, of course, shared dancing.
This workshop is organized together with
Gentle Dancing
A Sharing of Work
Chris Lechner | Charlie Brittain | Kirstie Simson
Sunday December 8th 15.00 – 16.30
An opportunity to witness three acclaimed artists, with many years of experience as dance teachers & performers, sharing their collaborative work and exploration of real-time composition.
Foto ©Nina Đurđević
About Kirstie Simson
Kirstie Simson (UK) has been a continuous explosion in the contemporary dance scene, bringing audiences into contact with the vitality of pure creation in moment after moment of virtuoso improvisation. Called "a force of nature" by the New York Times, she is an award-winning performer and teacher who has "immeasurably enriched and expanded the boundaries of New Dance" according to Time Out Magazine, London. Kirstie is internationally renowned today as an excellent teacher, a captivating performer, and a leading light in the field of Dance Improvisation, with a dance practice that spans over four decades. From 2008 – 2020 Kirstie held a position as a tenured professor in the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois.
In August 2020 Kirstie returned to her home base in Wales from where she continues to deepen the investigation of her work, sharing her findings with others around the world. Kirstie is framing her work now, in the light of our uncertain future, as practices that can help us develop resilience in the face of challenge. She uses her own experience of facing a life-threatening health issue as a foundation for her ongoing research into the power of embodied intelligence.
www.kirstiesimson.com
About Charlie Brittain
Charlie’s training includes the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and London Contemporary Dance School CAT scheme. His independent choreographic work is performed internationally, and he regularly delivers commissions for dance companies, training institutes and festivals; Charlie has taken up invitations as Artist in Residence for research and choreographic processes across Europe and continues to collaborate with other artists as a dramaturg, co-author and choreographic mentor. He nurtures close collaborations with Kirstie Simson and Milan Tomášik, and continues to perform internationally, most recently with Russell Maliphant Company. He is a sought-after rehearsal director, working across a variety of artistic environments and ventures for dance companies and independent projects throughout Europe. Charlie’s teaching centres on empowerment and cultivating a values-led practice, he is a respected technique, improvisation and partnering teacher regularly invited to lead classes, workshops and masterclasses for dance companies, educational institutes and festivals worldwide. He has been Associate Artist at English National Ballet and Associate Creative Director at the National Youth Ballet of Great Britain, where he is currently Artistic Consultant.
Alongside his commitment to the arts, he is a practising Clinical Sports Therapist, Movement Rehabilitator, Musculoskeletal Health Specialist and Biomechanics Specialist; he is qualified, and remains active, in pre-hospital emergency care and is studying for his MSc Acute Medicine.
Workshops im
TANZhAUS Bern:
Die Workshops richten sich in erster Linie an professionelle / fortgeschrittene Tanzschaffende mit und ohne Behinderung (bitte Workshop-Informationen beachten).
Das Stockwerk mit Bühne und Studios ist barrierefrei.
Der Fahrstuhl kann mit Assistenz genutzt werden — bitte vorher anmelden: info@tanzhausbern.ch damit eine Kontaktnummer der Assistenz mitgeteilt werden kann. Fahrstuhl wird mit Schlüssel und Code bedient. Zugängliche Toilette ist vorhanden.
Bei Fragen können Sie uns gerne schreiben: info@tanzhausbern.ch
