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Master Class Information Karola Luttringhaus from alban elved dance companys I want to share my passion for expression through movement. Dance technique is an important part of the road to full expression but for me it is always intertwined with our motivations and inspirations. I come from a Graham background and incorporate influences of her teachings into my classes. As a dancer I have come to appreciate release technique as a means to move the body efficiently, achieve a very powerful yet relaxed look, and to prevent injury. Release inspired exercises have become an important element in my classes. The principles behind my teaching have been shaped through working with my company, therefore articulating and reflecting the company's and my unique choreographic style with a strong emphasis on the ultimate goal: to perform on stage. Modern Technique/Partnering: Class begins with a warm up that focuses on releasing tension, grounding and lenghtening by finding the source of energy in the spine, center and breath. Exercises which are all-directional and use inversions challenge the body to think quickly and help translate movement ideas into action with ease and confidence. Class is founded on the basis of creating dances with meaning. Through breath and intention we deepen the body’s ability to move more efficiently through time and space, always respecting one’s physical and emotional well-being. Dance phrases move cross, to and from the floor, using the hands as a weight-bearing source. We strengthen the upper body through exercises and elements of partnering. The class culminates in an athletic phrase, sometimes sections of alban elved dance company’s repertory, which emphasize dynamic physicality, risk-taking, expression, performance quality and personality. I encourage individualism and freedom within the given exercises. We seek to find the essence and meaning of a movement from the inside out instead of copying shapes and lines. We explore meaning and execution of movement in realation to intention, facial expression and the psychology of body language. Technique is understood as a means to an end: to perform on stage. Movement is discovered in relationship to momentum, intention, quality, space and personality. Phrases rarely focus on counts but rather on inner timing, musicality and on being in tune with and attentive to the other dancers around us. This class is meant for the more advanced dancer to the professional. Class is complex, fast and combinations are multidirectional. Naomi Greenberg and Dawn Webster The latter part of the class will be devoted to learning a repertory solo piece by Naomi Greenberg, choreographed especially for the Sarus festival. The piece is named "Sanddans", translating the muses of the choreographer upon a shell. We will start by reading the text upon which the piece is based, and then Naomi will teach the sequence of the piece, illustrating the connection between the text and the movement material. The class is open to various levels of students. All who have an interest in learning dance repertory, and a personal take on choreography, and the generation of movement material are welcome.
SARUS DANCE FESTIVAL alban elved dance company/KAROLA LUTTRINGHAUS Berlin - New York City - North Carolina info@sarusfestival.com copyright: alban elved dance company/Karola Luttringhaus - all rights reserved [mad duck productions] Photo: Bill Ray III, Dancer: Andrea Lieske/alban elved dance company