Dance & Physical Theatre & Clown
Improvisation and Composition
Weekly classes and workshops
“DANCE – HUMOUR – GAMES”
With Jordi L. Vidal
What if the most powerful humour lay less in our words than in our body? Creativity and physicality come into friction: to tickle the senses, and to multiply fantasy and irony.
Everyone agrees on the concept of 'stage presence'. Undeniably, the power and the depth of any interpreter are also transmitted via a relationship with the body. And if from this physical energy we explore movement as a source of game and humour?
GOALS
★ Starting from your physical energy to explore movement as a source of Play & Sharing.
★ To explore movement that becomes source of humour. A humour sometimes burlesque or ironic, sometimes dreamlike or poetic…
WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT
The working sessions are composed of:
★ Guided improvisations
★ Using props, costumes, pictures, texts, music, videos ...
★ Instant compositions: Create scenes, scenic materials and choreographic phrases.
★ The pedagogy is the result of synthesizing experiences of Contemporary Dance, Feldenkrais, Release, Contact Improvisation, “Masque Neutre”, Clown, Physical Theatre etc. techniques, and my learning over 35 years of practice and research, both on technical and philosophical levels.
★ Target audience: from 18 to 100 years old!
Amateurs: Experience in improvisation and / or performing arts is always welcome.
Professionals: performing arts (circus, dance, theater ...)
★ What to bring:
A supple [clothing & shoes] outfit so you can move easily.
Have paper & a pen to take notes.
Cours hebdomadaires pour adultes / Weekly classes for adults
Les mercredis de 17h à 18h30 / Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Infos en français et inscriptions ICI
Info in English and registrations HERE
Cours hebdomadaires pour adultes / Weekly classes for adults
Les mercredis de 18h30 à 20h / Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Infos en français et inscriptions ICI
Info in English and registrations HERE
Here are the feedbacks from some participants of the workshops:
« you made me leave the whirl of life to enter the whirl of dance, humor and freedom. » Françoise.
« We danced, we played, we laughed, we cried, we inhabited this space which for five days colored emotions. All this with respect: magnificient ! " Federica, actress
« Your course is really well built, always progressive and very rich. Your eye and your sensitivity helps us to advance in the construction of a scene so that it becomes unique. » Carine, clown
"Last night I felt that what we had worked resonated in my daily life. " Camille
« I was very impressed with the management of the group. We were always in motion, always solicited. » Kyung, storyteller
« I found remarkable how fast you could see with a sharp eye what you can do with a scene by placing it elsewhere and change a few details and how this can improve it. » Jessica, puppeter
« I admire the lightness with which he arrives to offer a complete panorama of all the dimensions to be considered in the elaboration of a spectacle. I find it brilliant! :-) » Laurence
« Each exercise brings us to the goal you set and in a positive atmosphere. An attitude that makes you feel at ease and allows you to dare » Violine
« My body was different, fullest ... and it feels very nice. I really appreciated all the work that you’ve proposed us, the increase in the discovery, exploration and travel, always open to play. I will continue to explore it and exploit it on stage. »
Valerie, actress
« The improvisations that alternated work as a couple, alone, in small groups, etc.. This gives a good momentum and rhythm training »
Maika, circus artist
« I didn’t censored myself, I was able to enter to my internal space and understand some paths to develop my personal creativity. »
Marie Dominique, osteopath and psychotherapist
"I loved working with you because I believe that from simple materials and daily life movements, we compose and understand deep technical tools that are part of the basis of dance"
Marie, dancer and choreographer
« I want to thank you for your generosity to share a lot of info! You help me not only re open my body but also my heart, my look, my listening, my creativity ... »
Astrid, dancer, actress and puppet performer
« Very good moments spent with you this weekend. You're awesome! Thank you also for my students who find your work very interesting and were very sensitive to your presence .. This share will make its way ... »
Aude, artistic director of the school and the Butoh dance company Totemm
« Your generosity helped me a lot in a moment of my life that is very difficult. It was a beautiful meeting with you and the group and I wished to tell you so »
Veronique, school teacher
« I must say I came out happy and well nourished. Thank you. I loved your sensibility and your heart. »
Nini, artistic director of « L’Elastique Citrique » circus centre, Nyon, Switzerland
