Join us for a two-hour workshop to improvise, learn repertoire and explore some of the choreographic tasks we used for the creation of 'The Great Dream', which premiered at the Canadian Opera’s Free Concert Series in March 2024. The workshop will start with a warm-up consisting of both set material and improvisation. Spinal motions, oppositional forces, transitions from floor to standing and exploring a range of coordinative patterns will prepare the body for action.
In the 2nd part of the workshop we will learn repertoire and look at choreographic approaches and prompts that we used during the creative process of 'The Great Dream'. The workshop is an opportunity to explore aesthetic and compositional choices, dancers’ agency, and tools for embodiment.
Sweet deal: workshop participants will receive a discount for the performance of 'The Great Dream' on August 2nd & 3rd at the Pia Bouman Theatre in Toronto. This workshop will be taught be Angela Blumberg and Meghan McMartin. Level: intermediate, advanced, professional
When: Friday, June 21st
Where: Main Studio at 366 Adelaide East
Time: 12:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Investment: $35+HST
About Angela
Angela Blumberg founded Angela Blumberg Dance in 2012 and has since choreographed and produced over 20 works. Angela Blumberg's choreographies have been presented by Fall for Dance North’s International Presenters Program, Canada’s National Arts Centre, The University of Toronto’s Annual New Music Festival, The World Dance Alliance Americas, d:mic/fac’s WYSIWYG, DanceWorks CoWorks, the COC's Free Concert Series and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Springworks. In 2012, Angela began collaborating closely with Canadian composers. Highlights include Composing for Dance, an accredited course at the University of Toronto's Composition Department. The course brought together graduate composition students and professional choreographers to engage in collaborative practices. Numerous collaborations with some of Toronto's up and coming composers followed, including a close partnership with Domenic Clark. Angela choreographs for the stage and the screen. Her films have been presented by Michigan’s Screen Dance International Film Festival, Canadian Brass, Canada’s National Arts Centre, and the New York City based chamber music ensemble Founders. In addition to her artistic work, Angela is passionate about education and teaches contemporary dance and improvisation at the Young Dancers Program at Canada’s National Ballet School. She is also the founder of DaCo: Dance Collaboration Lab, a program that foster choreographic practices in Toronto. www.angelablumbergdance.com