Contemporary Dance Workshop

Contemporary Dance Workshop with Lesandra Dodson

Saturday, April 22

12:00pm -1:30pm

Charlotte Street Arts Centre

Fredericton, NB

Cost: $10

Workshop: Body Word Bank

This workshop will provide physical exploration through a series of movement exercises, text, improvisation and creative movement development. It will start with a technical series of short simplistic exercises that are designed to focus on specific body articulation – with a goal of creating responsive, energizing movement reaction, and alignment awareness.  These exercises will also focus the participant on detailed movement dynamics and rhythm changes. The second part of the workshop is designed to explore choreographic creation and movement invention. It will investigate different ways to use text to build and create movement sequences. There will be focus on breath, sound, and the effect it has upon movement invention.

Originally from Vancouver, Lesandra Dodson’s training and professional work, as a dancer, choreographer, director, and producer have taken her across the country; living in Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, and Fredericton. She is Co-Artistic Director of a new physical theatre company,  the coop, a dance educator at Saint Thomas University, and continues be an avid collaborator/creator on independent dance projects.

Ages 12 and up. Some dance / movement experience necessary. $10

For more information or to register in advance email: connectiondanceworks@gmail.com