New Dance Horizons and the Youth Ballet and Contemporary Dance of Saskatchewan (YBCS) are excited to present internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Margie Gillis who will be conducting two workshops at the YBCS studio January 30 & 31, 2012.
Gillis is the first modern dancer to receive the Order of Canada (1987) and has choreographed and performed more than 80 original pieces. She was the first modern dancer in the world to perform, teach and lecture in China after the cessation of the Cultural Revolution, and she has choreographed two solo shows for Cirque du Soleil’s critically-acclaimed Las Vegas production of The Beatles: LOVE.
On Monday January 30, Dance Saskatchewan (DSI) will be sponsoring an evening of dance at the YBCS studios (1106 McNiven Ave. Regina, SK). The evening will include a workshop for dance students and professionals from 6:30-8pm. This unique class is designed to deepen the dancers’ performance capabilities and hone their knowledge of the choreography process and possibilities. It will also touch on techniques that they can use in daily life.
Following the workshop there will be a short presentation by Dance Saskatchewan and a short performance by Margie Gillis, a question and answer period, and a meet and greet. To register for this free workshop please contact the YBCS at 306-352-9908. (Limited space available)
On Tuesday January 31, from 9:30-11:30am, Gillis will be teaching a second workshop at the YBCS studio for students and professionals. According to the level of the group - whether professional dancers or amateurs - the subjects explored may include:
• Dancing from the inside out by listening to the body’s intelligence, the body’s soul;
• Relating to sound, to music;
• Creating movement, dance, ritual;
• The choreographer-dancer-public relationship: points of view and interrelations;
• Using architecture and space;
• The link between an idea and its form of manifestation;
• Relating to the basic concepts in dance: line, form, articulation, balance, position, etc.;
• Relating to qualities and textures: fluidity, rigidity, strength, softness;
• Neuromuscular responses to emotions, colors, ideas, and their embodiment;
• Health/the neuromuscular system: listening to the body (support techniques for health, troubleshooting, preventing injuries, and convalescence);
• Art, passion, performance techniques (with support for individual or group challenges);
• Risk-taking dynamics: yes, no, how, and safety;
• Responsibility towards and for creativity, freedom, art, self, and the audience;
• Putting to work the body’s intelligence;
• Simplicity as a principle for creativity and health;
• The creator as listener.
Cost of the Tuesday workshop is $20.00 and limited space is available. To register for the workshop please contact Helen at New Dance Horizons 306-525-5393. |
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