Workshop for Age group 40 +(Mature Movers)

- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

-Workshop age group 13 to 40

- 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

(Anyone with an interest in dance and movement. Prior experience or training is not mandatory.)

AIM OF THE WORKSHOP

Through various skills imparting exercises, improvisational tasks, and choreographic processes “Contemporary Expressions in Dance – Open Day with Attakkalari” seeks to introduce and make movement vocabularies accessible to participants no matter their background. The workshop will employ movement phrases developed by Attakkalari’s contemporary movement practice, which is informed by the latest from the international contemporary dance scene, and yet draws its sustenance, grammar and structure from embodied movement and somatic practices such as Yoga, Kalarippayattu and Bharatnatyam. This workshop is open to anyone with an interest in dance and movement, regardless of their background or previous experience.

The workshop will commence with an ice-breaking session, which will be followed by a cardiovascular warm up. During the duration of the workshop, participants will be gently acquainted with and encouraged to keenly observe a set of movement phrases. They will then be guided to find ways to embody these movement phrases.

The workshop will cover:

- Movement exploration: Participants will engage in a series of movement exercises and improvisational activities designed to help them connect with and observe their bodies, exploring different ways of moving.

- Choreographic process: Participants will have the opportunity to work collaboratively to create short dance/movement pieces, using the techniques and principles they have learned during the workshop.

- Performance: The workshop will culminate in a sharing session where participants will have the opportunity to perform what they have learnt or created for each other. They will also benefit from analysing each other’s movement which enhances their understanding of the form.