KITT JOHNSON Solo Creation Workshop / Opening Training with Kitt Johnson
August 22, 2019 17:37:09
Performing Arts
(1). KITT JOHNSON Solo Creation Workshop
Without a gorgeous stage set and variety of costume items, even with only one person on stage, the performer can still erupt in a limited external environment, unlimited performance tension.
In this workshop we will focus on the creation of solo performances. We will uncover the individual source of inspiration and explore the path from idea to staging. Through thematically based improvisational and compositional tasks, the individual creative process will be strengthened.
Kitt Johnson, a dancer, performer, choreographer, the artistic director of the company X-act, is one of the most original and innovative artists in Danish performing arts. Through her wide-ranging work with the language of choreography, a unique sense of space and her sublime body control, she has created a personal expressive style. She was awarded the Danish Reumert for Best Dance Production in 2003 and as Dancer of the Year 2015, which also earned her one of the prestigious grants from the Danish Arts Foundation that same year. In 2018, Johnson received the Danish Arts Foundation’s lifetime honorary grant.
Date & Time:
10/1, 10/2｜13:00-18:00 (30mins break inclusive)
10/3｜19:30-21:30
10/5｜13:00-18:00 (30mins break inclusive)
10/6｜14:00-19:00 (30mins break inclusive)
Participant: Dancers, performers, visual artists, anyone interested in solo performance creation
Fee: MOP1,500（after 30th Aug 2019）
Early Bird: Register and complete payment before 30th Aug. MOP800
(2). Opening Training with Kitt Johnson
Open Training is dynamic, powerful training across the floor, accompanied by music. It works every part of the body effectively, strengthening your endurance, mobility, coordination and balance. Awareness of centre, alignment, grounding, breathing, time and space is enhanced. Each session concludes with stretching.
The training is a mixture of western dance forms and MB (muscle-bone or mind-body: the physical training component of butoh dancer Min Tanaka’s Body Weather approach), suitable for anybody who wants to work on increasing awareness of the body. Beginners and professionals alike are welcome – and all levels can benefit from the training.
Kitt Johnson is one of the most original and innovative artists in Danish performing arts. Through her wide-ranging work with the language of choreography, a unique sense of space and her sublime body control, she has created a personal expressive style. She was awarded the Danish Reumert for “Best Dance Production” in 2003 and as “Dancer of the Year 2015”, which also earned her one of the prestigious grants from the Danish Arts Foundation that same year. In 2018, Johnson received the Danish Arts Foundation’s lifetime honorary grant.
* Kitt Johnson will also teach “Solo Creation Workshop” on 10/1 to 10/6.
Date & Time:
Class A│2019/10/2│10:00-11:30
Class B│2019/10/5│10:00-11:30
Fee: MOP150 / class（after 30th Aug 2019）
Early Bird: Register and complete payment before 30th Aug. MOP100 / class
Course venue: White Space Studio (Av. do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues n. 265, Macau Art Garden, Macao)
Language: English
Organizer: Soda-City Experimental Workshop Arts Association