PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUE CLASSES APdC - La Caldera 2010
M/W/F from 9:30am to 11am
Natalia Jiménez
From the 11th of January to the 26th of February
Lipi Hernández
From the 1st of March to the 29th of April
Bebeto Cidra
From the 3rd of May to the 30th of June
Cecilia Colacrai
From the 1st of September to the 29th of October
Gustavo Lesgart
From the 3rd of November to the 31st of December
 
LABS 2010

Susan Rethorst Composition: The choreographic mind. Practical investigation on the nature of choreography; what does it do and where does it come from?
From the 1st to the 19th of February from 10 to 14.30h.
Susan Rethorst is an artist, thinker and writer with a long career path. Born in Washintong DC, she studied at Bennington College (1975) and is currently completing a Masters at Amsterdam school of the arts. She has received numerous prizes and special mentions such as two Bessie awards (NYC 1985-86 and 2008) and an acknowledgement from the Guggenheim Foundation in 2002, among others. She has formed part of working commission boards in various European and American institutions dealing with the future of dance. She has published works and research in various specialist journals including Movement Research Journal (NYC); Choreographic journal of the Institute for Choreography and Dance of Ireland and Choreographic Education in Europe (Seoul, Korea).

Registration open. Reservations at info@lacaldera.info Cost. 230€ (CVs admitted until the 15th January).

Toni Mira and David Dalmazo Technology: Image and Movement.
From the 10th to the 15th of May from 16 to 20h.
Toni Mira, director of the Company Nats Nus and founding member of La Caldera, has developed a personal vocabulary over the past 20 years, where video image plays a relevant part. As a result of this interest he has developed a collaborative relationship with video programmer David Dalmazo, and together they have given many workshops for artists interested in the dialogue between image and movement applied to dance and scenic arts. They propose a workshop addressed to choreographers, visual artists and programmers who are working on a project related to the application of visual technology to scenic arts or who are interested in its investigation. The aim of the workshop is to get to know and understand the different working tools available, and their possible relation to the space and dramaturgy. They wish to accompany the participant through the creative process on a parallel level: from the initial idea, to the scenic space, the recording or generating of images based on body movement, and its relationship to the projected images, etc. They will be working with the programme Isadora and some examples of Max/Msp/Jitter. During the week of the workshop freeshare versions of the program Isadora will be used. If necessary, they will look for working and conceptual affinities among participants to create working groups.

Àngels Margarit Retrospective 1985-2010.
From the 10th to the 29th of May.
Transmission and knowledge of the choreographic field. Àngels Margarit is a Catalan choreographer who has made a significant contribution to our country's history of dance. Over the last 25 years she has created very personal poetic imagery, where movement and spatial composition, together with the influence of plastic arts, are some of the most relevant aspects of her work. In 2010 she is preparing a retrospective presentation of her repertory, within which this lab is integrated. Through one of her pieces from her most minimalist period, Kolbebasar (1987-88), resulting in a profound impact on an international level, we will immerse ourselves in her compositional universe, from the transmission and analysis of different fragments of this work.
The open sharing session will be accompanied by the visionary of the whole piece and a chat with other artists collaborating on the project, such as musicians Joan Saura and Xavier Maristany. There will also be a public intervention in the urban space the Plaça de la Virreina, in the Gràcia neighbourhod.

Jordi Cortés Integrated Dance: Open to disabled and non-disabled dancers.
From the 11th to the 23rd of October.
Jordi Cortés has worked as a performer and choreographer in Spain, Great Britain, Holland, Slovenia, Portugal and New Zealand. In addition he has worked with companies such as DV8 Physical Theater, Izotok Kovack and Nigel Charnock among others. In the last years he has developed an interest for work uniting people with disabilities with actors and dancers, and has directed various workshops based on this theme. It appears there are few occasions where we begin to take on board the importance of awareness of physical disability in the arts. Nevertheless, some doors which, until now, appeared to be completely closed, begin to open for this section of the public, still margined despite the apparent improvements promoted by organizations and institutions. Dance was perceived as one of the most difficult doors to open, but what seemed impossible is now a reality: integrated dance. This dance, combining both able-bodied and disabled dancers, through the difference between performers, finds new resources, new movements and new ways of understanding that till now where completely unthought of.

PRICE 240€

Tono Lachky Language: innovation in the language of movement.
From the 22nd to the 26th of November
 Slovakian dancer (1982, Prievidza), trained at P.A.R.T.S, and belongs to a new generation highly influenced by the teachings of David Zambrano and other relevant masters of the international panorama. He has danced professionally with Akram Khan, among others, and currently belongs to the collective of performers/creators Les Slovaks. He uses a fresh and highly dynamic language, mixing elements of release technique with aspects of traditional Slovakian dance, carried out at great speed.

PRICE 190€ - It's mandatory to send a CV to info@lacaldera.info
 
SUMMER INTENSIVES 2010

Susan Klein Internal knowledge and understanding of the body in movement for actors and dancers.
From the 2nd to the 13th of August
Susan Klein is the founder of the Susan Klein School of Movement and Dance. Since 1972 she has developed and taught Klein Technique™. She has given workshops on the East and West Coasts of the United States, Canada, Scandinavia and has participated in the development of this technique within some of he most important schools in Europe. Susan began to dance at the age of five and was seriously injured at the age of nineteen. Klein Technique ™ is the result of her process of analysis to carry out her recuperation.
The technique emphasizes the concept of moving from our deepest tissue – bone. Combining theory and practice,
Combining theory and practice, we will work the muscles of profound postural support: the psoas, the cruciate behind the knee, the pelvic muscle base and the external rotators. We will work to understand how these muscles aline the bones, a point of connection, that gives way to a real power and efficiency of movement.
Ariadna Monfort New practices and ways of exploring movement for actors and dancers: GAGA technique.
From the 2nd to the 13th of August
Ariadna Montfort is a Catalan dancer, trained at l' École- Atelier Mudra Béjart of Lausanne, Switzerland. She has danced professionally over the past 9 years with Stadttheater Bern , and The Batsheva Ensemble, where she discovered, practiced and studied the Gaga technique. This language was created by the the choreographer and artistic director of Batsheva, Ohad Naharin.
Gaga is a method through which we discover our tendencies when it comes to creating movement. It helps us to tune into our weaknesses and forgotten areas of our bodies. We concentrate on the sensations without being seduced by the image or the form, experiencing the sensation of knowing where we are in each moment without the need to observe oneself from outside. It encourages us to visit places within us that are beyond the frontiers and limits created by comfort. Connecting with pleasure, a passion for movement, madness, effort, and multidimensional movement, the power of explosion. The aim is to open all the doors and free all the pathways inside us to become both the motor-way and the drivers of our movement.