Intensive Workshop with Bruno Genty at Frei Art Festival in Freiburg, Germany.
Where: Studio Pro Arte, Freiburg – Germany
When: 01.-03. May 2025 – 10:00-13:00
Deadline for applications: open until the festival
The FREI ART FESTIVAL – Spring Edition, in cooperation with the German Association for Dance Pedagogy, is offering an intensive workshop for dance educators and professionals. Choreographer and dance pedagogue Bruno Genty focuses on creativity as a key element in dance education, exploring how it enhances expression, personality, and technical development.
This workshop provides both theoretical insights and practical methods to cultivate creativity in dance. Participants will explore what creativity means, its role in dance teaching, and effective approaches to fostering creative thinking and movement. Through interactive exercises, improvisational games, and reflection, they will experience their own creative processes and learn to design lesson plans that integrate creativity with technical skill development. The workshop is designed for dance educators and artists seeking to enrich their teaching with fresh, innovative approaches.
Workshops with Nadav Zelner and Rainer Behr as well as performances from the NRW Junior Ballet from Theater Dortmund with pieces from Alexander Ekman, Marco Goecke and Xin Peng Wang are also part of the FREI ART FESTIVAL – Spring Edition.
• Understand creativity and its role
• Methods for creative thinking and movement exploration
• Experience and reflect on creative processes
• Practical exercises to develop creativity across different ages and levels
• Design lesson structures that integrate creativity with technical training
• Teaching language: German/English
About Bruno Genty: Born in 1958 in Paris, he discovered dance through mime training and studied with Karin Waehner, Aaron Osborn, and Jacques Garros. His career as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher has taken him across Europe, and the U.S. He has taught at conservatories in Bagnolet and Avignon and trained dance teachers in Bordeaux. Since 2001, he has been a faculty member at the Anton Bruckner Private University, specializing in contemporary dance and pedagogy.
How to register:
All Information and booking: www.freiartfestival.com
Funding Opportunity from Dachverband Tanz: The Dachverband Tanz has designed a grant to support individuals outside of Germany who wish to attend movement analysis or teacher training programmes in Germany. The aim is to facilitate international exchange, networking and qualification in the field of dance pedagogy. More at: https://www.dachverband-tanz.de/en/projects/current-projects/dance-educators-travel-grant-to-germany
Costs for participants: see website for prices and refunds
Contact details: info@freiartfestival.com
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