Join the one – week session with Lewis Wilkins 5 days included in the NOD International Contemporary Dance Program and only open to 5 external dancers.
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Where: NOD Nuova Officina della Danza , Via Mantova 34 Torino – Italy
When: March 10 – 14, 2025
Deadline for applications: As long as there is space. The number of participants is limited. First come first serve.
The sessions will focus on technical partnering principles and how we might integrate these into the practice of contact improvisation. There will be some somatic internal work to bring the attention into the body and the present moment without judgement. This will lead to solo explorations and relevant patterns in preparation for meeting other bodies in space. With one or more partners we will then work on listening through touch and exploration of weight exchange and support, drawing upon traditional principles and techniques from contact improvisation and martial arts. This tuning in will serve to enrich our physical communication, resulting in clearer understanding of the intention, direction, and energy of the other bodies we encounter in space. Time will also be given to playing with inversions in preparation for more acrobatic possibilities when receiving support. Through improvisational and performance oriented scores we shall then investigate opportunities to find liberation from the form of pure technique and existing patterns, into dancing that is more personal, intuitive, and exciting.
Lewis began his journey to becoming a dancer in his early teenage years through capoeira and breaking. Aged 18, he went on to train more formally at London Contemporary Dance School. Since graduating in 2009 he has worked as a performer for various choreographers and companies including Jean Abreu, Richard Alston Dance Company, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Riccardo Buscarini, Tom Dale, Stephanie Dufresne, The National Theatre for Angels in America directed by Marianne Elliot, Bregenzer Festspiele Opera for Madame Butterfly directed by Andreas Homoki, Scottish Dance Theatre, Léa Tirabasso, and TrashDollys. eaching since 2013, he has worked with Scottish Dance Theatre, Vocab Dance, and DV8 Physical Theatre, and is a faculty member at London Studio Centre, Rambert School, and London Contemporary Dance School. He recently earned an MA in Dance Education.
How to apply:
In order to apply, please upload your CV together with two separate links – one showcasing yourself in an improvisation session ( 1 minute – 1 take ). Only Vimeo or YouTube links filling out the Google doc form to the link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAQBxPfj8VNZ89AWSM9hoqHoxcKBPLdNnnTzXttaltAiUOSQ/viewform
Costs for participants:
for info about costs visit NOD Website
Contact details:
Silvana dancenod@gmail.com
For further information, please visit https://www.nuovaofficinadelladanza.org/internationalcontemporarydanceprogram2425
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