May 28 – June 1st. 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Laura Aris Alvarez followed a dance and choreography training at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona, where se was awarded the Prize for Extraordinary Student in 1996. Between 1996 and 1999, she was part of Lanonima Imperial Dance Company and collaborated with the General Electrica collective in Barcelona.
Laura has been a member of the company Ultima Vez/Wim Vandekeybus from 1999 to 2008 and took part in many of its creations and tours. She regularly teaches workshops related to the Ultima Vez dance vocabulary and gives contemporary technique classes worldwide.
In 2009, Laura and Jorge Jauregui created EMBER, an artistic platform that holds their work. They collaborate with several artists and present their performances internationally.
The workshop will put emphasis on the use of the body center, the biggest power source. It will build progressively from stretching and technical parts to very physical and dynamic phrases. Dancers will find fluidity and freedom in their own movement learning to recycle energy. They will explore body mechanisms that allow them to reach physical extremes while protecting their body. Some theatrical inputs will slowly give meaning to the movements and feed the performance.
