Workshops of Biennale Danza 2025

CHUNKY MOVE
18 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Antony Hamilton
ADVANCED

Together with Chunky Move Artistic Director, Antony Hamilton, the participants will explore ways to generate unpredictable movement compositions using Hamilton’s unique counting system and complex choreographic methodology developed by Hamilton and utilised throughout his catalogue of creative works.  This workshop is valuable for dancers and choreographers alike looking to deepen their contemporary and choreographic practices.

CAROLINA BIANCHI
20 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Carolina Bianchi
ALL LEVELS

Poems of Paradise - It ceased to hurt me, though so slow
A few years ago, in parallel with writing my texts, the work also began with the body.
I created a kind of performative vocabulary through practices that guided the work that would be performed on stage.
In this workshop we are going to do some practices that are part of the research for the final chapter of the Cadela Força trilogy, where strange knots are formed between sexual violence and art history trough tree different  theatrical shows.
Following the Dantesque chronology, it's time to enter the corners of Paradise.
Fables, aspects of the chorality, angels, vampires,  poetry is the language to be spoken, Emily Dickinson, songs, all forming the reverse of pedagogy. What matters here is the law of the Wolf.  What comes after violence? More violence?
NOTE: This workshop touches on subjects such as violence, sexual violence, sexuality.

STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR
22 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Studio Wayne McGregor
ADVANCED

Studio Wayne McGregor leads a masterclass that gives an insight into Wayne McGregor’s choreography. The class start with a high-energy warm-up followed by teaching of some company choreography and creative tasks that reflect the way Wayne McGregor works in the studio with his dancers.

TAO DANCE COMPANY
23 July, 11 am > 12:30 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutors: Tao Ye or Duan Ni
ALL LEVELS

Over the last seventeen years since establishment of TAO Dance Theater, the company has continued to explore the body and gradually accumulated a complete set of original training techniques - Circular Movement System. At the same time, the company spares no effort to promote public education.
“Awaken the body and treat the body as a teacher. Every movement is asking questions to this body, and then it will tell you whether you can do it, and also tell you your feelings and experiences on the emotional level. This process is very direct and very transparent.”
All groups of people can find a way to return to the body at TAO STUDIO: children, the elderly, young people and middle-aged people. Bodies of different ages will have different states, and any different body needs attention. The focus on the body actually points to freedom in the end - the body itself is a constraint, so how to find freedom through exploration? Limitation and freedom are interdependent. When you start to use your body, you will understand the mystery better.

VIRGINIE BRUNELLE
24 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutors: Virginie Brunelle + 2 dancers from the Company
ALL LEVELS

This workshop will lead participants to explore an excerpt from the company's repertoire and to experiment with the range of movement dynamics that Virginie is enthusiastic about dissecting. Through the chosen excerpt, participants will work on several qualities, including musicality, attacks, elasticity, ferocity and release. Through rigorous and precise work, Virginie is above all interested in the human being: his vulnerability as well as his strength, his authenticity and his simplicity in his stage presence.

AAKASH ODEDRA COMPANY
25 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Aakash Odedra
ADVANCED

Immerse yourself in Aakash Odedra's innovative dance style. This workshop offers a rare opportunity to experience his personal blend of classical Indian and contemporary dance styles. Through practical exercises focusing on strength and precision, and learning a short repertoire excerpt, you'll discover new dimensions in your own movement and expression.

BULLYACHE
26 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutors: Courtney Deyn & Jacob Samuel
ADVANCED

Description: 
Hour 1: Warm-Up, Improvisation and movement meditation.
Using evocative verbal cues and rich imagery we will guide you through improvisation into deep physical awareness. Starting slow and meditative and building to a rave. Incorporating ballroom and Latin techniques, such as rhythmic precision and hip isolation and how that can be taken and adapted to your personal practice.
Hour 2: Repertoire from "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
In the second hour, participants dive into the physically demanding choreography from our latest production, set to Shostakovich. This piece challenges your strength and endurance, pushing your stamina to its limits while offering deep insight into our interpretive choices and narrative themes.
Hour 3: Creative Process and Scene Development
The final hour focuses on our methods for creation and structuring scenes. Through collaborative tasks, games, and partner work, participants will experience how we conceptualize choreography and develop cohesive performances. This interactive session provides tools for generating original material and refining collaborative skills.

KOR’SIA
27 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutors:  Mattia Russo and Antonio de Rosa
ALL LEVELS

The KOR’SIA workshop at Biennale Danza offers a deep dive into the company’s artistic language, guiding participants through a journey of body and mind aimed at cultivating a more conscious and profound gaze.
Under the choreographic direction of Mattia Russo and Antonio de Rosa, participants will engage in a creative process that investigates the body as an expressive vehicle, with particular focus on movement quality and its boundless interpretive potential.
Through the choreographic workshop, participants will delve into movement research and personal expression, while improvisation becomes a terrain for listening and discovery, letting the gaze guide the gesture and turn it into storytelling.
A journey where the body becomes an instrument of vision and the mind an open horizon of possibilities.

YOANN BOURGEOIS
29 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Yoanne Bourgeois
ALL LEVELS

PLAYERS
Presented via games, this workshop intended for everyone, relies on a variety of educational formats. The collective approach of the workshop helps encourage the development of concrete tools to increase attention and encourage structured thought around the concept of being present. Yoann Bourgeois designed the Players’ Workshop to assemble a group of artists from different fields with a simple directive to “play with one another.” The Players’ Workshop is a nomadic research space questioning living art and it forms the basis of the company’s artistic approach, serving the development of its activities. It establishes a research site and clarifies a singular relationship with performing arts.

MARCOS MORAU
30 July, 10 sam > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Marcos Morau
ALL LEVELS

"In a lonely place"
"The path of those who fear reaching the goal will easily trace a labyrinth." - Walter Benjamin 

Throughout their career, both choreographically and in composition, Marcos Morau and La Veronal have distinguished themselves by a specific language, a lucid look at the combination of various languages that rub against each other and where movement is situated at the centre of the image. For this workshop we are going to work on two levels:
On the one hand, we will move from the methodology associated with movement, a specific guide of tools linked to improvisation and composition that serve as a guide so that any type of creator/performer can appropriate them and make them their own and unique. The assimilation of these codes, far from constraining creativity, offers resources, landscapes and states that allow the drawing of a rich and complex body that serves as a tool for choreographic research.
The space for reflection and creation based on ideas in space will be offered. We will relate to ideas, places and situations, always offering wide margins so that each creator or performer can find their own universe.
In this way, we will explore the articulated body and space, abstract territories with infinite readings and where we will seek to generate spaces to create, analyse and debate the results obtained or the process itself.

TÂNIA CARVALHO
31 July, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Tutor: Tania Carvalho
ALL LEVELS

Description:
In this workshop, we'll journey through key phrases from my solo piece, breaking down the movement vocabulary and discovering some of the the underlying intentions and emotions behind each gesture. Participants will be encouraged to interpret the choreography in their own way, experimenting with dynamics, rhythm, and spatial choices to make the movement truly their own.
It consists of three parts:
1. Learning sections of the repertoire, exploring the technical and expressive aspects of the movement.
2. Delving into the creative process behind the choreography, understanding the motivations and ideas that shaped the piece.
3. Experimenting and playing with the material, encouraging each dancer to adapt and transform the movement according to their individuality.

FRIENDS OF FORSYTHE
1 August, 10 am > 1 pm
Sala d’Armi G
Rauf "Rubberlegz" Yasit's
ALL LEVELS

Discover Rauf "Rubberlegz" Yasit's movement style in this immersive workshop. You'll experience a detailed breakdown of his unique method, presented in his signature experiential format. Learn diverse movement techniques, explore concepts, and patterns to confidently express yourself on the floor, on your feet and hands, and in partner work.
Knee pads and long sleeve tops recommended. All levels and dance styles are welcome.

NUOVO BALLETTO DI TOSCANA
2 August, 10:00 > 13:00
Sala d’Armi G
Tutotrs: Pablo Girolami and Philippe Kratz
ALL LEVELS

The workshop will take inspiration from the work “SISIFO FELICE”, premiered at the Biennale Danza 2025. Pablo Girolami and Philippe Kratz will explore and share the atmospheres and sensorial perceptions that characterize their work. The workshop will be based on practical exercises and choreographic sequences to deepen body awareness and the perceptive approach; it will be based on improvisation and composition techniques, where the choral cohesion of the participants becomes the starting point for individual exploration.
The aim is to provide imaginative tools that allow each participant to delve deeply into the distinct language of the two choreographers.

Requests are subject to availability. Registration required for attending the workshops.
Aimed at participants aged 18+

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