The Magdalena Project

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Moveo proposes:

PILATES AND IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP
Saturday 16th of January 2010
by Monica Giacomin

Through the use of both Pilates based exercises, hands-on activities and improvisation, this workshop will suggest a journey to facilitate and support performative movement, whilst finding connections within one’s own body-mind. The main fields of exploration are: Somatic Pilates, Experiential Anatomy, Movement Improvisation.

The Pilates technique has had a long standing reputation with in the performing arts both as injury prevention and performance enhancement. The Somatic approach promotes not just the learning of exercises but a deeper understanding of how the body/mind moves and how we can access this potential, enabling a journey of self-discovery. Improvisation will be used as a tool to favour a more organic way of embodying technical skills -such as moving from the centre, spinal articulation, weight distribution on the feet, hip opening, turn out and plie.

Teacher:
Monica Giacomin trained as a Pilates Teacher at the Laban Centre (London) and her background is in the field of performance (spanning from Physical Theatre, thorough Corporeal Mime, to Contemporary Dance).
She has specialized in working with dancers and performers. Her interest is in exploring the multilayered dimension of the human body moving, from its natural aspects into movement with an esthetical purpose. Alongside her teaching practice she continues to explore the creativity process of dance-theatre making.

Saturday 16 January, 10h30 – 15h
45 euros
Max number of participants: 15

Where?
MOVEO - Centre for Training and Creation
Calle Llull 48, ático 2ª
08005 Barcelona
Spain

Enrolment:
Tel.: 0034 93 300 25 08
Email: info@moveo.cat
http://www.moveo.cat

Prerequisite: movement background (mime, dance, physical theatre, circus, martial arts, etc.)
The workshop can be taken if you are currently injured provided you let the teacher know in advance to ensure there are no specific contraindication.