Ponderosa.ongoing.research.collaborative.happenings. A three month intensive project inspired from many years of international collaborations and the networking of Ponderosa artists. The program is guided by a professional team of curators and faculty successfully active in the creative and performance fields from various countries. In 3 one month long modules, it presents a diverse training ground for a new or continuing perspective in performance and improvisational life practice. You may choose which ever module would inform your artistic endeavors best. We highly suggest committing to all three modules for an expansive range of body based techniques and compositional forms to enliven your work as a performer, improviser or teacher. P.O.R.C.H. is committed to a mutual exchange between creative professionals and an ongoing dialogue in the field of dance and related forms.
The Program May to August 2010
P.O.R.C.H. Training Module May 24-June 20
in collaboration with Kathleen Hermesdorf of The Alternative Conservatory with weekly Guest Teachers. Re-educating bodies with respect: focus is the body in motion/release based techniques, intensive movement training.
P.O.R.C.H. Performance Module July 5-25
Full participation in all ponderosa TanzLand workshops while committing to creating and performing inclusive & spontaneous actions/events throughout the public sphere of the festival.
P.O.R.C.H Choreographic Module 3 Aug.15-Sept 12
Each week will be facilitated by 2 choreographic teams with 2 hours of group offerings per day, then individual non-structured working time to deepen your own artistic process. Group/ solo study & feedback sessions, ending in a performance opportunity.
P.O.R.C.H. offers experience and interaction for professional-level engagement with the following teachers: Kathleen Hermesdorf & Albert Matthias, Nancy Stark Smith & Mike Vargas, Peter Pleyer, Stephanie Maher, Maria Francesca Scaroni, Dag Andersson, Tove Sahlin, Frank Willins, Pipaluk Supernova, Jen Polins, Saliq Savage.
The program is limited to 20 people. please send a letter of interest and cv
