Gary’s Masterclass pulls on 20+ years of extensive experience in working across dance, theatre, film and production. This high energy Masterclass will give participants a rare insight in Gary’s working processes, choreographic approaches, approaches to performance and warm up / technique classes in a supportive, creative and progressive environment. The class will consist of a warm up / technique class covering areas of Cunningham, Improvisation, Limon and Yoga based techniques, introduction to voice and motion work, repertoire, creative investigations, group sharing and evaluation.

An invitation to join me in an extended class focussing on technical approaches to working with gravity, weight, articulation and our relationship with space. We’ll work together in partners and individually shifting between improvisational starting points and set phrases. We’ll dynamically connect to each other and ourselves, to invigorate and energise our dance practice. Take what you need, work from where you’re at, at a pace you need on the day.

Join Motionhouse for a fun, high energy and fast paced workshop, which will be an opportunity to explore Motionhouse’s distinctive, highly skilled and dynamic style of fusing dance and circus together. Participants will get to work with Motionhouse dancers to learn more about how the company uses contact work, circus skills and contemporary dance to create it’s extraordinary productions.

The workshop will be focused on exploring how we can show up in the studio as our whole self, bringing and embracing not only our physical bodies, but our mental, emotional, and spiritual ones too. How can we awaken and integrate our thoughts, feelings, ideas, imaginations, personal histories, and the very essence of who we are into our movement practice? How would showing up as your whole self serve you in your work as a performer/teacher/maker.

This workshop will focus on devising processes and generation of a performance material. I will share with you my methodology of working in preparation and during rehearsal processes. Together we will discuss reasons of making work and look into possible meaning of gestures and movements. We will explore concepts of participatory theatre and investigate a creation of performance narrative and its dramaturgy.

Sarah & Yuki will be leading a dynamic contemporary dance workshop. Participants will be led through a warm up, short routines including floorwork, and will be taught parts of the show.

This space is yours to reconnect with yourself and others. A physical meeting place to indulge and to sweat, to breathe and move with no expectations other than to nourish yourself with what you need right now.

The class will draw its inspiration from Kevin’s 20 years of professional practice, it will combine elements of improvisation, floor-based techniques, intricate and textured movement phrases. With a focus on technicality and creative range you will be invited to explore and expand your physicality with nuance and articulation.

Movement workshop facilitated by Choreographer Bakani Pick-Up. In this workshop we will explore how movement and composition work in real time through improvisation. We will further explore how dance and movement practice can be used to instigate and depict experience through physical expressions.

Meaning, movement and working from where you're at…

In the time we’ve got together we’ll be using movement to look at some of the things I’m most interested in: connecting to what's going on inside, gesture, rhythm, connection to music, movement as a kind of shedding, reclamation of identity.

From a physical warm up, we will slip into a theatrical work out where movement, imagination and the exploration of various states will allow us to feel alert, ready and open. We will build up towards a set phrase to play, experiment and dance. Adventurousness, boldness and sweat.

Simon will be teaching a vinyasa flow class that will also incorporate elements of Yin Yoga. The three main areas of focus will be alignment, use of energy and breath. Simon’s class is designed to help you connect more deeply with your body, increase physical strength and freedom and, importantly, release tension and find increased range of movement.

This improvisation class led by Seke Chimutengwende will look at different ways of generating material. You will be given the opportunity to make your own decisions in the moment and will be encouraged to follow your own interests within given parameters. The aim of the class is to develop a sense of authorship and to enable a greater understanding of one’s own practice.

GAGA/dancers followed by choreography with Natalia Iwaniec

Gaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and self-awareness through your body. Gaga provides a framework for discovering and strengthening your body and adding flexibility, stamina, and agility while lightening the senses and imagination.

GAGA/dancers followed by choreography with Natalia Iwaniec

Gaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and self-awareness through your body. Gaga provides a framework for discovering and strengthening your body and adding flexibility, stamina, and agility while lightening the senses and imagination.

Join Emily for a 90 min session focussed on working deeply to find freedom and flow, reconnect with our bodies and to playfully enjoy moving through set dynamic exercises and phrases along with more improvisational starting points, all rooted in quality of movement and our relationship to space.

BODY AND DANCE Technique, composition, creation and movement research

"I propose a space for a creative process to take place, to connect with oneself, explore sensitivity and expression, without pretension or judgment, and where everything is possible." - Pau Aran Gimeno.

Emily’s workshop will encourage curiosity, physical exploration and dynamic connection with the body, each other and the physical space, discovering an instinctive way to get lost with purpose in the act of movement.

Led by Neon Dance Choreographer Adrienne Hart, a contemporary based warm up will draw from Cunningham, Release and Flying Low, leading to movement sequences and creative play inspired by Hart’s current touring production ‘Puzzle Creature’.

Artistic Director & choreographer of Neon Dance, Adrienne Hart, will talk about her work to date and share early stage research ideas.

These monthly sessions will introduce participants to the fundamental movement language of performance-parkour, through games, techniques and group improvisation. The work will take place indoors (unless/until participants want to go outside) using UPG sets and equipment. Throughout these sessions we'll also be looking for potential future collaborators/performers.

Jo’s practice is an evolving, interactive and playful approach, incorporating aspects of release, yoga, contact and voice techniques. As a language she has been working on self-generating scores, simple instructions/games that play out, making connection, encouraging awareness, range, presence, multiple outcomes and simple acts like noticing.

A day where dance & conversation between artists living & working in Cornwall and Norway, converge into improvisation. A chance to reignite your passion for what you do, inspire your practice & find a free flow of ideas and movement. Facilitated & curated by Lois Taylor, independent dance artists & co-director of Dance Centred, & Anne Ekenes, CEO & Artistic Director of Panta Rei Danseteater.

An informal artist talk with international choreographer, teacher & costume designer.

Theo's workshop will draw upon his inclusive approach to teaching and creating dance, a perspective and practice that encompasses all of his work.

With rigorous playfulness, we will connect with, and expand on, some of the ideas and interests that underpin Laila's current choreographic research: togetherness, difference, co-operation.