Reclaim: Powerful Bodies Workshop

Powerful Bodies invites you to explore using dance and movement to embody power and fire. Using contemporary dance & classical Persian dance the workshop takes a dynamic and expressive approach to movement, blending technique with improvisation and dance theatre exercises. You will learn choreography created to physicalise determination and release. Improvisation exercises will lead you into creating choreography phrases.

The workshop will include a range of dance exercises and phrases that will see movers gliding, shifting, turning, twisting. There will be high energy moments alongside gentle movement and breathwork. Maria Tarokh’s approach welcomes positive challenge whilst nurturing the comfort zones of your own movement.

Powerful bodies encourages movers to feel excited about challenging themselves in whatever way they feel. It will be a space to let go of mind chatter and focus on the body and movement. Together, we will create a space to become the sovereigns of our bodies.

The session shares the methods of Company Scheherazade (Company SHE) using the theme of body sovereignty, participants will learn techniques and skills to use for their own devising. The workshop is based on techniques used to create CROWN – Company SHE’s touring production.

Babes in arms are welcome at this event.

The class is accessible to movers 16+. You don’t need dance experience to participate. We will work with choreography, so although no movement experience is needed, a willingness to learn phrases and improvise will be helpful.

This workshop is accessible for people with a range of physical disabilities and long term health conditions – modifications will be given. If you have specific access requirements let us know. Wheelchair users are invited to get in touch to discuss how they can get involved.

This event is part of Reclaim Festival: a week-long celebration of women in the Arts. Click the link below to find out more.

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