DEKKADANCERS are organising a workshop with Valentin Goniot from La Veronal. The workshop is intended for professional dancers and will take place on February 26 at the Contemporary Studio on Náměstí míru.
How will this workshop help you you?
- When you feel stuck in improvisation and keep returning to the same movement choices
- When you sense a gap between what you want to express and what your body is actually doing
- When you feel limited by habitual stylistic patterns
- When you are seeking a deeper understanding of how movement is generated in high-level contemporary choreography
What will you gain from the course?
- You will acquire new tools and approaches that you can consciously apply in your own choreographic work and projects
- You will expand your understanding of your body and its possibilities
- You will gain inspiration and create space for your creativity and artistic freedom to grow
- You will gain insight into the thinking and concrete working principles of one of today’s leading contemporary dancers
The workshop is in English only.
Program:
- 09:30–10:30 – Changing rooms and space open for individual warm-up
- 10:30–13:00 – First half of the workshop
- 13:00–16:30 – Second half of the workshop
Valentin Goniot
Valentin, born in Antibes in 2000, is a versatile freelance dancer and performer. Trained at the Ballet Junior de Genève he’s been able to approach the work of Olivier Dubois, Rachid Ouramdane and Hofesh Shechter among many others. His first steps as a freelance dancer have allowed him to work with Marcos Morau, Damien Jalet, Linga Dance Company and Elisabeth Schiling. He is currently part of La Veronal as a dancer and assistant to Marcos Morau for creations at NDCWales, Staasballett Berlin or Ballet Junior de Genève. In parallel he performs and assists Damien Jalet on multiple projects between Paris and Belgium.
Additionally, he teaches classes and workshops based around improvisation and exploration, focusing on the search for new ways of expression and creative freedom.