Masterclass for Dancers

Friday 18 Oct, 10-12am
Hélène Cathala

In this class, Hélène Cathala will teach the basis of
her choreographic work through body explorations (Body Mind Centering) and precise exercises related to her experience as a dancer. This includes principally: how to be grounded, precise and fluid, how to be conscious of your body volumes and your own architecture. How to create movement by connecting intimate sensations and space awareness. The last part of the class will be dedicated to the teaching of dance vocabulary taken from the most recent company work.

Hélène Cathala is a famous dancer and choreographer in the French landscape. In the late 80’s she takes part in the creation of the last 6 pieces of legendary choreographer Dominique Bagouet’s company, as a permanent dancer and teacher. In 92, a life-changing encounter with Trisha Brown for the creation of “One story as in falling” modifies her approach to movement, pedagogy and show conception. After Bagouet’s death she takes part in the launching of Les Carnets Bagouets, dedicated to transmit and revive his repertoire. Since the 90′s, Hélène has been do-directing Company La Camionetta many years before founding her 5 company Hors-Commerce. She is also co-funder of Montpellier’s Fringe dance festival “Mouvements sur la Ville”.

Workshop for Dancers

Saturday 19 Oct, 10-12am
Susanne Bentley (Be/Nz)

Susanne is a contemporary dancer, improviser, teacher, coach and choreographer, working in New Zealand and Europe since 1996.

Matching Susanne’s most recent project Body Rhymes programmed in this festival, this workshop investigates the endless possibilities of rhyming, rhythmic, and poetic interactions between spoken words and dance. “When I dance, and see others dance, I often hear their dancing – either rhythmic, or melodical…”

Susanne teaches contemporary dance and performance improvisation for companies, festivals, universities and studios such as Impulstanz, Tanzquartier (Vienna); Ultima Vez, Charleroi Danses (Brussels); Tanzfabrik (Berlin); Otago University (NZ). She is a qualified life coach with Creative Consciousness, and also offers individual artistic coaching/mentoring. In 2000 Susanne was a DanceWEB scholar at Impulstanz (Vienna). Since then she has performed with companies such as Superamas, Cie. Fabienne Berger, Les Ballets C de la B, Maria Clara Villa Lobos, Poni, Bal Moderne… From 2002-9 she made music and performances with electronic musician Peter Van Hoesen as Bent Object. She is also a founding member of SoloConversations Dance Collective, performing improvised pieces since 2007.

Community dance class

Saturday 19 Oct, 6-7pm
Irish dance sean nos style | Roy Galvin

Apart from being an accomplished Irish solo dancer, set dancer and musician, Roy has danced professionally with both the Irish Ballet Company and Dublin City Ballet and was ballet master with Irish Modern Dance Theatre. In 1996 Roy decided to concentrate on the promotion of Irish culture at his centre, Tigh Roy, in the Glen of Aherlow, where he organizes the festival Éigse Eatharlaí. www.eatharlai.ie