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2019 Weiwuying Circus Platform CNAC x Master Class Acro-Dance
In the spirit of research developed through interdisciplinarity at the Centre national des arts du cirque, this workshop invites you to embark on a journey between dance and acrobatics, where the boundaries are porous.
Revisit another kind of corporeality at the heart of this interbreeding of disciplines. In harnessing imbalance, come into dialogue with and be aware of your limits. Rediscover the space within the self, and from the self to others. A body that is organic, instinctive, vibrant, and an explorer equipped with acute senses. Become conscious of the circulation of energy. This workshop is situated at the crossroads of several disciplines such as acrobatics, contemporary dance, lift, contact dance, and acro-yoga.
Warm-up, Stretching, Strength Training, and Yoga
- Warm-up run
-Space observation
-Cardiac rhythms
-Changing the bodyweight in different poses
- Stretching & relax
-Yoga: Breathing & circulation of the energy flow
Disorientation
- A blinded stroll in town with a “guide” (role play)
- For the blind person: sharpen what is left inert, stimulate curiosity, and wake up other senses.
- For the guide: take up responsibilities and offer for sensing, gripping, and listening.
Acrobatics
- Work on each other’s acrobatic potentials through learning some basic figures
- Research on the diverging of forms
- Work on different grounds & harnessing other environments (e.g. sand, concrete, lawn)
- Trampoline session: familiarize oneself with bounces, voyaging in the air, and release from weightlessness
- Work with different heights and different objects (e.g. chair, table etc.)
Dance
- Triggering the movement at different states of the body and with different types of rhythm and space
- Awakening the touch & sharpening one’s perception
- Feel one’s body in the space and the trajectories inside the body. Be mindful to one’s weight on the ground, in the air, and on the body axis
- Exercise on the dance repertoire composed by Sidi Larbu Cherkaoui. Each piece has its own hue, technical demand, and specific requirements (such as energy, moving speed, direction in space, spiral, handstand or animality etc.)
Lift
- Contact dance
- Acro-yoga (in pairs) for slowly building up toward acrobatics lift
Improvising and Research between Acrobatics and Dance
- Improvising on different musics
- Self-composition with the aid of photography, painting etc.
- Research on the juncture between acrobatics and dance: start, development, finish, and continuity
Master Class Information
Date: Nov.18 (Mon.) - Nov.21 (Thu.) 09:30 – 17:00（6 Hours per Day）
Certificate Awarding: Nov. 21 (Thu.) 17:00 – 17:30
Four days in total (24.5 hours, including awarding certificate for the participants), The participants should engage the entire course.
Venue: National Taiwan College of Performing Arts (Neihu Campus)
Address: No.177, Section 2, Neihu Road, Taipei City
Number of participants: 20 participants
Fee: NTD 7,200
The certificate is awarded when the participant completes the entire course.
Registration
- Online Registration System: https://weiwuying.surveycake.com/s/p1GgZ
- Registration Process:Fill in the Form Online → Await Confirmation from Host → Receive Confirmation → Pay Registration Fee → Registration Successful.
- Contact Gin Huang at +886-2626816 / artisticplanning@npac-weiwuying.org with any questions.
Qualifications
- The participants should engage the entire course.
- The workshop will be taught in French with two consecutive interpreters.
- The workshop is designed for performers for disciplines and not restricted to circus artists. Actor or dancer who has a basic background regarding movements of physical bodies is especially welcome.
Centre national des arts du cirque, CNAC
A space for education, innovation, and research
The National Center for Circus Arts, an internationally recognized institution, was established in 1985 by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. It is comprised of two centers—one for higher education in circus arts and the other for resources, studies, and academic research.
The CNAC, which continues to garner international acclaim, has stayed true to its roots and is committed to protecting the fundamental spirit of the circus and its values, including rigor, self-control, teamwork, and respect for others.
Offering first-class training, the CNAC endeavors to be at the cutting edge of educational, artistic, and technical innovation in order to better serve students, researchers, circus professionals, and more broadly, the field of live performance.
Damien FOURNIER
Versatile artist, dancer and circassian formed in the CNAC in acrobatic lifts. Since Damien FOURNIER left the CNAC, he has participated in more than 35 productions with Josef NADJ, Guy ALLOUCHERIE, Damien JALET, Helder SEABRA, Kitsou DUBOIS, and Alexandra WAIERSTALL, among others.
Since 2006, he has worked with Sidi Larbi CHERKAOUI as an interpreter in the shows Myth, Babel, Sutra, the movie Anna Karenina, as well as a choreographic assistant and coach for Sutra (show with Shaolin monks of Henan Temple/China).
Clotaire FOUCHEREAU
Clotaire was trained at the l’Ecole Nationale des Arts du Cirque de Rosny-sous-bois, where he specialized in hand-to-hand and banquine disciplines then studied at the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (CNAC) with specialization in acro-dance. Since 2015, he has been working with the greatest artists and directors of the French circus. He performed in Nuage by Stéphane RICORDEL, Vanavara of the company AOC (Marlene Rubinelli GIORDANO), etc. Meanwhile, he is interested in pedagogy and gives many courses in acrobatics, trampoline and acro-dance.
Co-presented
Co-organised
Sponsor
2019 Weiwuying Circus Platform CNAC x Master Class Acro-Dance
In the spirit of research developed through interdisciplinarity at the Centre national des arts du cirque, this workshop invites you to embark on a journey between dance and acrobatics, where the boundaries are porous.
Revisit another kind of corporeality at the heart of this interbreeding of disciplines. In harnessing imbalance, come into dialogue with and be aware of your limits. Rediscover the space within the self, and from the self to others. A body that is organic, instinctive, vibrant, and an explorer equipped with acute senses. Become conscious of the circulation of energy. This workshop is situated at the crossroads of several disciplines such as acrobatics, contemporary dance, lift, contact dance, and acro-yoga.
Warm-up, Stretching, Strength Training, and Yoga
- Warm-up run
-Space observation
-Cardiac rhythms
-Changing the bodyweight in different poses
- Stretching & relax
-Yoga: Breathing & circulation of the energy flow
Disorientation
- A blinded stroll in town with a “guide” (role play)
- For the blind person: sharpen what is left inert, stimulate curiosity, and wake up other senses.
- For the guide: take up responsibilities and offer for sensing, gripping, and listening.
Acrobatics
- Work on each other’s acrobatic potentials through learning some basic figures
- Research on the diverging of forms
- Work on different grounds & harnessing other environments (e.g. sand, concrete, lawn)
- Trampoline session: familiarize oneself with bounces, voyaging in the air, and release from weightlessness
- Work with different heights and different objects (e.g. chair, table etc.)
Dance
- Triggering the movement at different states of the body and with different types of rhythm and space
- Awakening the touch & sharpening one’s perception
- Feel one’s body in the space and the trajectories inside the body. Be mindful to one’s weight on the ground, in the air, and on the body axis
- Exercise on the dance repertoire composed by Sidi Larbu Cherkaoui. Each piece has its own hue, technical demand, and specific requirements (such as energy, moving speed, direction in space, spiral, handstand or animality etc.)
Lift
- Contact dance
- Acro-yoga (in pairs) for slowly building up toward acrobatics lift
Improvising and Research between Acrobatics and Dance
- Improvising on different musics
- Self-composition with the aid of photography, painting etc.
- Research on the juncture between acrobatics and dance: start, development, finish, and continuity
Master Class Information
Date: Nov.18 (Mon.) - Nov.21 (Thu.) 09:30 – 17:00（6 Hours per Day）
Certificate Awarding: Nov. 21 (Thu.) 17:00 – 17:30
Four days in total (24.5 hours, including awarding certificate for the participants), The participants should engage the entire course.
Venue: National Taiwan College of Performing Arts (Neihu Campus)
Address: No.177, Section 2, Neihu Road, Taipei City
Number of participants: 20 participants
Fee: NTD 7,200
The certificate is awarded when the participant completes the entire course.
Registration
- Online Registration System: https://weiwuying.surveycake.com/s/p1GgZ
- Registration Process:Fill in the Form Online → Await Confirmation from Host → Receive Confirmation → Pay Registration Fee → Registration Successful.
- Contact Gin Huang at +886-2626816 / artisticplanning@npac-weiwuying.org with any questions.
Qualifications
- The participants should engage the entire course.
- The workshop will be taught in French with two consecutive interpreters.
- The workshop is designed for performers for disciplines and not restricted to circus artists. Actor or dancer who has a basic background regarding movements of physical bodies is especially welcome.
Centre national des arts du cirque, CNAC
A space for education, innovation, and research
The National Center for Circus Arts, an internationally recognized institution, was established in 1985 by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. It is comprised of two centers—one for higher education in circus arts and the other for resources, studies, and academic research.
The CNAC, which continues to garner international acclaim, has stayed true to its roots and is committed to protecting the fundamental spirit of the circus and its values, including rigor, self-control, teamwork, and respect for others.
Offering first-class training, the CNAC endeavors to be at the cutting edge of educational, artistic, and technical innovation in order to better serve students, researchers, circus professionals, and more broadly, the field of live performance.
Damien FOURNIER
Versatile artist, dancer and circassian formed in the CNAC in acrobatic lifts. Since Damien FOURNIER left the CNAC, he has participated in more than 35 productions with Josef NADJ, Guy ALLOUCHERIE, Damien JALET, Helder SEABRA, Kitsou DUBOIS, and Alexandra WAIERSTALL, among others.
Since 2006, he has worked with Sidi Larbi CHERKAOUI as an interpreter in the shows Myth, Babel, Sutra, the movie Anna Karenina, as well as a choreographic assistant and coach for Sutra (show with Shaolin monks of Henan Temple/China).
Clotaire FOUCHEREAU
Clotaire was trained at the l’Ecole Nationale des Arts du Cirque de Rosny-sous-bois, where he specialized in hand-to-hand and banquine disciplines then studied at the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (CNAC) with specialization in acro-dance. Since 2015, he has been working with the greatest artists and directors of the French circus. He performed in Nuage by Stéphane RICORDEL, Vanavara of the company AOC (Marlene Rubinelli GIORDANO), etc. Meanwhile, he is interested in pedagogy and gives many courses in acrobatics, trampoline and acro-dance.
Co-presented
Co-organised
Sponsor
● Please see the official website for any updated terms and conditions.Weiwuying reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of all the events.
