[CI-Announce] Workshop RE-EDUCATION OF THE BODY – Klein Technique as taught by BARBARA MAHLER, June 13-17,2011, Schwelle7, Berlin/Germany
J.B.
xs4jan at gmx.de
Wed Apr 6 12:10:49 CEST 2011
RE-EDUCATION OF THE BODY – Klein Technique as taught by BARBARA MAHLER
Workshop by Barbara Mahler, Schwelle7, Berlin/Germany
daily Monday, June 13th - Friday, June 17th, 2011
Schedule - morning class: 11:30am-2pm + afternoon class: 3:30-6
RE-EDUCATION OF THE BODY – Klein Technique as taught by Barbara Mahler
In the morning portion of this workshop we will focus on a movement
technique that works with the premise that the requirements of
movement in daily life and dance are essentially the same, and will
provide the underpinnings to support all styles of movement/technique
and improvisation. The purpose of the “stretch and placement” class is
to re-educate one's body with an interweaving of theory and practice
on a physical, intellectual, and organic level. The result is a
clarity and sureness of movement, and a new level of understanding the
innate intelligence of the body. It has its roots in 30 plus years of
investigating and teaching the essentials for efficient body use. We
work at the level of the bone, not the traditional level of the
muscles. In order to move most efficiently it is necessary to let go
of the muscles that hold us back from moving and fix the body into a
set and locked configuration. When the bones are aligned we become
connected, powerful and strong. The body becomes efficient and alive.
In the afternoon class we will focus on the practice of the principles
explored in the morning, working with improvisation and movement
exploration, leading us towards the formulation of an informal
performance/showing. The movement will be created by the participants
of the workshop. One of the ideas we will work with are various
initiations in the body to better facilitate movement sequencing,
becoming both grounded and free. As the work also focuses on helping
each individual student work with their own body structure we will
enjoy both a consistency and surprise in the our movement.
PERFORMANCE:
The workshop will culminate in a performance/showing of the explored
material, Friday, June 17, at 8:30 pm with a group piece of the
students.
BARBARA MAHLER
Barbara Mahler has taught daily classes for 27 years plus, educating
and teaching (with, and inspired by, Susan Klein) a generation of
dancers. She has traveled extensively around the globe, teaching/
performing/choreographing, widely respected and. active in the
development contemporary dance technique. Essentially self-taught, she
brings to her classes the perspective, understanding and experience of
working on her own movement re-education. Barbara was a Movement
Research artist in residence for the 2000-01 and 2006-08 season, is a
movement consultant at Hunter College, NYC, and is on the artist
advisory board of BAX. She is a recent graduate from the MFA program
at the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also maintains a private
practice in Zero Balancing and other healing modalities.
“Mahler, a noted teacher, views dance training as a voyage of self-
discovery. Barbara Mahler roots her choreography in distillation, as
if she aims to extract the essence of her ideas, making them calmer
and purer. The image is that of a seesaw in perfect, unwavering
equilibrium, a woman at ease in control.”(Village Voice 2007)
http://www.barbaramahler.net
UDDATES: http://www.schwelle7.de/Barbara%20Mahler.html
REGISTRATION: xs4jan (at) gmx.de
PRICE: 150 EUR
SLEEPING:
We can host up workshop participants in our special sleeping cocoons.
The cost is 10 EUR a night per person.
----------- LOCATION --------
Schwelle 7
Uferstraße 6, backyard, left site, 2. floor
13357 Berlin – Wedding (Nähe Uferstudios)
http://www.schwelle7.de
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=286059761953
Schwelle 7 – Cie. Felix Ruckert Berlin e.V.
Artistic & Managing Director: Felix Ruckert
info at felixruckert.de
TRAFIC LINK:
U8 Pankstraße, U9 Osloer Straße, U9 Nauener Platz, SB Gesundbrunnen,
SB Humboldthain, Bus M27 Brunnenplatz
http://maps.google.de/maps?daddr=13357+Berlin,+Uferstr+6
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