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Frank van de Ven (BW Amsterdam): Bodyweather Workshop
11 March 2010 - 12 March 2010
From Touch and Manipulation to Performance and Dance
Body Weather is a comprehensive training and performance practice that investigates the intersections of bodies and their environments. Bodies are not conceived as fixed and separate entities but are - just like the weather - constantly changing through an infinite and complex system of processes occurring in- and outside of these bodies. This sharp focus on the constant state of flux aims for a certain transparency of the body in movement that can take various forms.
The term Body Weather, and its philosophical basis, was founded in the early 1980's by Butoh dancer Min Tanaka and further developed by Laboratories worldwide. Frank van de Ven was a member of Tanaka's Maijuku Performance Company in Japan, from 1983-1991. With Katerina Bakatsaki he leads Body Weather Amsterdam, a platform for training and performance. For more info on Body Weather Amsterdam see www.bodyweatheramsterdam.blogspot.com
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Touch has always been a key element in the survey of the dancing body and this 2 day Melbourne studio workshop gives an overview of van de Ven's approach to dance. Touch makes us aware of the world inside and outside of us. To touch is to be touched. We will explore touch and the possible ways it can lead to dance.
As a training, Body Weather is of relevance to anyone interested in exploring the body and physical presence and this workshop is suited to dance, theatre and movement practitioners and artists of various backgrounds. We currently are regular guest teachers at the SNDO - School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam. In 2011 there will be a Body/Landscape week in Australia combining hikes and studio work exploring the body itself being a landscape within a greater surrounding landscape.
Frank van de Ven is a leading European dancer using Bodyweather as his approach to dance. And for more information on Frank please visit www.bohemiaerosa.org/brosa/frank.htm
For ongoing Bodyweather Training in Melbourne and Sydney see www.bodyweather.net
Where: Dancehouse
When: Thursday March 11 and Friday March 12, 2010.
Time: 11am - 5pm
Cost: $180 full $150 concession
Bookings: Peter Fraser peterlfraser@gmail.com Tel: 0439 012 900
