Grundtvig - Archimedes

Workshop Reference number: 2011-1-PL1-GRU13-19593
Venue: Poznań, Studio of Polish Dance TheatreDate of the Workshop: 20/02/2012 - 26/02/2012
Discover your personal movement at Polish dance theatre
Subject area: Artistic education
Physical education and sport
Cultural topics
Working language(s): EN
Target Group + Translation:
Persons over 18 years old; citizens or legal residents of countries who participate in Long Life
Learning Program, non - professionals in the field of LABAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS. The
workshop aims for everybody who is interested in movement and non verbal interaction, who on a
personal level wants to explore what this means. If you like moving and observing other people’s
movement and are curious of what movement is about - this workshop is for you. Workshop is
based on physical practice, you are to have the stamina for intensive all day long physical effort.
Expected number of participants: 16
Main activities Programme + Programme translation:
In a 7 day workshop the width and depth of Laban Movement Analysis will be explored for
personal growth of participants. The non formal educational experience of this LMA workshop can
be a lifelong tool for further individual exploration. The content of the workshop will focus on the
use of Body, Space and Efforts and its implications for personal movement patterns, communicative
and social skills. In this intensive journey of practice, instruction/demonstration,
discussion/reflection and observation participants will work on their own and others’ movement
preferences, also from a cultural perspective.
Program Basics Content
- Laban Movement Analysis
- Laban Based Modern Dance both at improvisational level and structure with short phrases
Main Activities
- Practice of movement and analysis in dyads/groups
- Improvisation/structured dance in short phrases
- Instruction offered by the teacher and
- Demonstration presented by participants,
- Discussion of daily movement and routines,
- Reflection upon each other movement as well as
- Observation of each other and sample video materials.
Additional Activities
- gaining new knowledge of communication
- learning of human body and mind
- developing creativity through reflection of personal routines
- empowering self confidence through group process work
- improving public skills by gaining knowledge and practice in movement
- gaining European social skills in the international,multi-age group of participants
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