CONTACT IMPROVISATION MASTERCLASS
The Arches and Sense Scotland present
Contact Improvisation Masterclass
at TouchBase, 43 Middlesex Street, Glasgow, G41 1E
Sat 13 - Sun 14 Jul 2013 | Sat: 10am-5pm | Sun: 10am-4pm | £85 for both days (includes lunch/refreshments)
A two day masterclass in Contact Improvisation led by Itay Yatuv, Artistic Director of the Hakvutza Dance School and one of Israel’s leading dance teachers and practitioners.
Beginning with individual work, incorporating floor work and using momentum, the class will then move on to work with a partner, looking at the learning process that happens with duet. Through games and different tricks, the aim is to disrupt habits and discover new ways of challenging your boundaries as a dancer. Although it will be hard work, it will also be a lot of fun.
To book a place please call the Arches Box Office on 0141 565 1000 or email lucy@thearches.co.uk
Workshop information
- The class takes place over two days at TouchBase (Sense Scotland), 43 Middlesex Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow G41 1E (nearest underground: Kinning Park) and costs £85 altogether, including light lunch and refreshments.
- Although we welcome non-specialist dancers, some background or experience in either dance or movement is preferable.
- Please wear loose fitting clothes.
About Itay Yatuv
Currently Artistic Director of the Hakvutza Dance School, Itay has been practising and teaching Contact Improvisation for 10 years. He trained as a contemporary dancer in New York, Italy and Israel. Choreographing independently for the last six years, Itay has been leading international projects of improvisational performance as well as teaching workshops in Holland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Taiwan and China.
This masterclass is presented by the Arches and supported by Sense Scotland; both organizations are working in partnership to host artist residencies. It is also part of Creative Scotland’s pARTners investment.
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