British Dance

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January 16, 2020 Archive

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A journey through the best British contemporary dance

From January 30th, 2016 Balletto di Roma is back with its BRITISH DANCE programme, a series of intensive study events with the representatives of the new British choreography and style techniques. The event, already extraordinary in its two first editions for having promoted the encounter with the repertoire of the best British contemporary choreography, this year is enriched by the presence of new guests belonging to the international scene and it doubles its educational offer by hosting two teachers for each day of the programme as well as an hour-long talk with each of the protagonists.

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Con immenso piacere introduco la terza edizione di BRITISH DANCE, appuntamento che sta diventando un punto di riferimento per molti giovani artisti italiani. Caratteristica di questi incontri è la natura innovativa di un evento che favorisce, con coerenza e gradualità, l’accesso ai diversi linguaggi contemporanei. In un momento storico di transizione importante per la danza europea, la loro diffusione sul territorio italiano diventa complementare allo sviluppo di questa stessa forma d’arte. Gli appuntamenti BRITISH DANCE, oltre a dare concretamente degli strumenti pratici agli artisti che vi partecipano, aiutano a far riflettere e ad alimentare il dibattito culturale attuale sulla natura e sulla rilevanza della danza come espressione e pratica artistica. Da quest’anno, per approfondire quest’aspetto, ho introdotto una vera e propria sessione di confronto con gli artisti ospiti che condivideranno il proprio percorso in un talk aperto a tutti. Ognuno potrà partecipare attivamente ponendo domande e approfondendo gli elementi teorici introdotti da ogni pratica. Personalmente credo che uno degli aspetti fondamentali per lo sviluppo di ogni artista sia quello di essere esposti oltre che alla tradizione, anche e soprattutto al nuovo e al diverso. BRITISH DANCE è nato proprio con l’obiettivo di coltivare questi valori.

Buon lavoro e buona ricerca,
Paolo Mangiola

Programme

Following the past editions’ experiences, Akram Khan, one of the most sought-after and esteemed British choreographers of the international scene, will be back in January with his repertoire classes. Teacher of such classes will be the dancer Nicola Monaco, main interpreter of the most recent productions of the Akram Khan Company. During the same weekend, Jorge Crecis will teach the contemporary technique classes; Jorge trained at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid and later became a professional dancer for many European companies. Between 2008 and 2012 he worked at the London Contemporary Dance School (The Place) and was the guest teacher for institutions such as the Beijing Dance Academy (China), Conservatorio Superior de Madrid (Spain) and Roger Williams University (US). Jorge regularly works for companies such as the Akram Khan Company, DV8, Punchdrunk, Rambert, etc. BRITISH DANCE will also welcome in February one of the dancers of the Wayne McGregor Random Dance company, which is led by the innovative and avant-garde artist Wayne McGregor. James Pett, an extremely experienced artist as well as extraordinary performer, will be the guest teacher. During the same weekend, BRITISH DANCE will also welcome for the first time Ellen van Schuylenburch, teacher at London’s Laban and memorable performer with Michael Clark. Ellen will present her own experience and expertise in the Cunningham technique, which she researched in New York during the ‘70s and ‘80s. Lauren Potter will be back for the last BRITISH DANCE event in March. Lauren is one of the spokespersons of the ‘80s British scene as well as a teacher of release technique, a style that combines the awareness of the weight of the body with the fluency of the motions in the space through a specific use of the moving articulations and muscles. Finally, during such weekend, for the first time at Balletto di Roma, BRITISH DANCE will feature Hannes Langolf, associated performer of the DV8 Physical Theatre company, led by Lloyd Newson. During the workshop, there will be an introduction to the work methods that revolve around the relationship between meaning and movement and the participants will work towards a better comprehension of the creative process of DV8, a company that is known for having pushed the boundaries of dance for more than 30 years. The performers will be pushed to face their physical routines and to develop a strong sensitivity towards both the detail and the authenticity in choreography and words.

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