An open call for professional dancers and performers to join Silvia Gribaudi’s English-language laboratory on dance, humor and comic timing, taking place 20-23 September 2026 during Opole Dance Stage at JK Opole Theatre.
Where: JK Opole Theatre, Opole, Poland
When: 20–23 September 2026
Deadline for applications: June 28th 2026 (Sunday)
“Dance, Humor and Timing”
with Silvia Gribaudi!
20-23 September 2026 | JK Opole Theatre
Italian choreographer and performer Silvia Gribaudi invites dancers and performers to join a laboratory exploring the relationship between dance, humor and comic timing.
The laboratory is based on the choreographic research Gribaudi has been developing since 2009, investigating how body awareness, timing and stage presence can generate humor within movement. Through physical practice and choreographic exploration, participants will deepen their sensitivity to the timing of the body, discovering how humor can emerge naturally from gesture, rhythm and performative action.
Guided by questions such as:
– How does humor appear in movement?
– How can we recognize and train our sense of comic timing?
– How can humor become part of a choreographic structure?
– When does laughter interrupt the action and when does it become part of the composition?
The laboratory explores how timing, listening and awareness of the body can support the development of practices related to laughter, understood as a mental and physical state that can be integrated into performance and into the relationship with the audience.
During the laboratory, participants will:
– develop precision and awareness in the timing of movement
– explore improvisation and choreographic composition tasks
– investigate the relationship between rhythm, presence and humor
– experiment with ways of integrating humor into a physical score
Through movement, observation and collective exploration, participants will investigate how the timing of the body and the timing of the stage can create playful and unexpected dynamics in performance.
Laboratory language: English
Level: Open to professional dancers, performers and artists with experience in movement-based practices.
Deadline for application: June 28th 2026 (Sunday)
More info: https://teatropole.pl/en/ods-2026-choreographic-laboratory/
How to apply:
Fill in your application: https://forms.gle/CYGswxWCd6z7Me779
Costs for participants: Meals on-site, travel to/from Opole, Poland
Contact details:
Magdalena Gabert
International Project Coordinator
Opole Dance Stage / JK Opole Theatre
international@teatropole.pl
For further information, please visit https://teatropole.pl/en/opole-dance-stage-festival/
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