VIM VIGOR 2025 summer intensive provides immersive research in floorwork and contemporary movement, partnering, improvisation, acting, dance theater methodology, and somatic recovery practices.
Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
When: August 11-15, 2025 – week long intensive
Early Bird Deadline: March 15, 2025
VIM VIGOR’s SUMMER INTENSIVE provides immersive training and research in contemporary dance-theater in the US. The program is anchored in VIM VIGOR’s anatomically sound approach to floorwork in combination with our pioneering dance theater methodology, inviting participants to dive into adaptive and reactive physical pathways, to explore the physical and emotional lines of complex partner work, and to engage narrative devices as an additional resource for improvisational and compositional approaches.
VIM’s program is focused on professional development with daily contemporary floorwork classes that improve dancers’ athleticism to move with efficiency and healthy alignment, into and out of the floor, as well as their artistry to work with context, emotional impulse and the ensemble. Afternoons are dedicated to workshops focused on improvisation, contact partnering and momentum based mechanics, dance theater exploration, acting, creative practice with the company, and roundtable community discussions. Additionally each day begins and ends with different forms of bodywork – we find these shared moments of healing and reflection allow the efforts and questions of the day to merge with the body’s cycles of breath and recovery.
We are committed to nurturing professional dancers alongside artists seeking to expand the range of their technical and performance capability. And though we categorize this as an advanced program, we find that positive encouragement in tandem with creative modifications allow all to pursue their practice fully. Personal growth, communal investment, and evolving cutting edge practices are at the core of our shared work.
As active artists at the University of Michigan, the company is thrilled to welcome you into a state of the art facility in beautiful Ann Arbor.
How to apply:
We ask that you fill out and email our Summer Program Form (available on our website) along with your resume and a video link of you moving. There is no in-person audition for this program, so please share footage that best represents you. Please note, that dancers must be at least 18 years old, but that there is no age limit. All participants should be advised that this is advanced professional training, and while we accept and value a range of experience, expect to be challenged every day.
All materials should be emailed to: info@vimvigordance.com, with SUMMER 2025 APPLICANT in the subject line.
Costs for participants: 600
Contact details:
Please feel free to email us directly if you have any questions: info@vimvigordance.com
For further information, please visit https://www.vimvigordance.com/summer-intensive-2025
For more dance INTENSIVES, visit https://dancingopportunities.com/category/dance-intensives/
