Ponderosa Movement & Discovery is an international improvisation and performance venue that takes place annually outside Berlin, Germany. We are celebrating a continual exploration of visionary experiences in the area of dance, improvisation and creative life practices.
The ponderosa classes and workshops provide an educational container for liminal people guestioning their identity as artists and gives the professional another way to retreat or hone ones skills as dance artists. Most of the workshops have some kind of base and or understanding in the art and teaching of improvisation, contact improvisation and somatics. The workshops and classes are grounded in the body and it's discourses. The teachers or facilitators share their practice or theoretical concerns around embodiment. At ponderosa we are offering opportunities for participants to learn, create, perform and or network with professionals from Berlin and more so, Internationally during these intensive workshops. All takes place in Gut-Stolzenhagen, a reoccupied farm and cooperatively run project in a protected national park. Our local village and surroundings hold some of the most beautiful ruins and all around stunning scenery.
Overview schedule
May 21-28, Yoga & Retreat Week with Christine Mauch, Kerstin Kussmaul, Kyla Maher, Stephanie Maher
June 2-30, daily morning Kundalini Yoga with Kyla Maher
June 9, Beginners introduction Workshop: What is dance now? with P. Pleyer, Maria F. Scaroni, S. Wieser, J. Burkhardt, S. Maher
June 15-17, Ensemble Performance with Nina Martin
June 16, Beginners Workshop for contemporary dance: What is dance now? with P. Pleyer, Maria F. Scaroni, S. Wieser, J. Burkhardt, S. Maher
June 18-22, Craniosacral into Improvisation with Shannon Cooney
June 22-24, Shiatsu-Tansuyoga path with Harold Dull
June 22-24, Kids Hip Hop (7-14) with Vanessa Mason,
June 23, Beginners introduction Workshop: what is dance now? with P. Pleyer, Maria F. Scaroni, S. Wieser, J. Burkhardt, S. Maher
June 25-29, Beginners class for Release based Technique with Stephanie Maher
July 2-29, daily morning Kundalini Yoga with Kyla Rose Maher
July 2-6 Tango diferente
July 9-13 Morning Technique class and afternoon Improvisation & Contact with Kathleen Hermesdorf
July 9-13 Body Mind Centering with Saliq Savage
July 9-20 Intensive two week long performance workshop/lab with Mary Pearson
July 13-15 Contact Jam and Workshops
July 16-20 Witch Camp with Meg Stuart & Lexa Rosean
July 23-27 Witch Camp with Keith Hennessy, Jules Beckman, Jess Curtis
July 23-27 Contact Impro with Eszer Gal & Peter Pleyer
For detailed workshop descriptions click on the respective week.
For general info and things like work exchange and how to get here, etc., go to the ABOUT section of the site. For prices, go to the Registration & Prices page.