Tag: Improvisation

Dance Moves Music Moves Dance: multidisciplinary approaches between contemporary dance and baroque music. Daniel Wendler

something old: For as long as I can remember, my interests have always spanned between disciplines. I grew up in a musical family and studied classical guitar and singing, as well as acting and dance, which allows me to work in a wide range of artistic expressions (from contemporary dance pieces or classical music concerts to non-official theatre). Since I...

Searching for the dance of meaning – Further remarks on Basque Bertsolaritza as a tool for dance making. Rafal Dziemidok

In order to address the issue, if Bertsolaritza can be an inspiration or an instrument for the practice of dance improvisation, one needs to understand certain terminology. I. Definitions: 1. Bertso. A stanza, a group of lines forming the basic, recurring metrical unit of a poem. Or a poem itself. 2. Bertsolari. Someone capable of improvising Bertsos in front of...

Searching for the dance of meaning – Basque Bertsolaritza as a tool for dance making. Rafal Dziemidok

Bertsolaritza is a form of improvised contest poetry deriving from Basque oral tradition. It is performed in Basque, maybe the oldest language in Europe. There are 900 000 speakers of Basque in the world, 67 percent of which follow with interest the Bertsolari contest especially the National Championship of Bertsolaritza, Bertsolari Txapelketa. It is a 1 day event, selling up...

Wie kommt man vom Körper zum Tanz? Wann entsteht Tanz? Pau Aran

Das Projekt “Werkstatt”: Skript des 1-wöchigen Seminars über Technik, Komposition und die Suche nach Bewegung Jeder Workshoptag bestand aus drei Teilen: Technik, Improvisation und Komposition. Montag Ich begann mit einem Kreis auf dem Boden, in dem jede*r Teilnehmer*in über ihre*seine Motivation und Weg bis zum heutigen Tag berichtete. Am Ende erzählte ich von meinem Werdegang und erklärte, wie die Woche...