Please see below for the workshop timetables, payment details and also Tomas’s personal description of the content of each workshop. Don’t hesitate to contact us at danzavivaperth@gmail.com or on 0422 953 817 to discuss which level might be best for you.

PLACE RESERVATION AND PAYMENT:

To reserve your place simply make your payment for the selected workshop and contact danzavivaperth@gmail.com with your name and workshop level to be added to the list. As places are limited we recommend getting in early and taking advantage of the early bird and combined workshop prices. All payments to be made via online transfer to:

Account name – Danza Viva

BSB – 036 034

Account number – 438507

WORKSHOP CONTENT AND TIMETABLES:

Level One (Soléa):

5 hours

Full price (after 25 September) – $240

Early bird price (before or on 25 September) – $200

Beginning with a guided practice in direction and placement, students will explore and negotiate ways of moving in a “flamenco way,” while simultaneously developing sensitivity, a relationship to self and space. The workshop will focus on the key qualities that constitute the stylistic nature of the solea. These will include the forms compás (rhythm) together with the practice of building a score using stillness, walking and noticeable moments of breathing. Students will work towards understanding the emotionality of the form and its intrinsic relationship to both dance and flamenco.

Monday October 16 – 6-7pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS ONE

Wednesday October 18 – 6-7pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS TWO

Thursday October 19 – 6-7pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS THREE

Saturday October 21 – 11-12pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS FOUR

Sunday October 22 – 11:15-12:15pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS FIVE

Level Two (Bulería):

7.5 hours

Full price (after 25 September) – $340

Early bird price (before or on 25 September) – $300

Inclusive and experimental, this workshop will work jointly with live percussion and guitar. Together we will work towards making a choreographed bulería collaboratively. In addition to and in contrast to this the workshop will underline the principals and the aesthetics specific to the Bulería de Jerez. Participants will be taken on a fun and accessible journey into the structure of a dance, exploring the body orientation of the bulería, including its unique gestural and body percussive elements.

Monday October 16 – 7-8pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS ONE

Tuesday October 17 – 6:30-8pm – 1.5 HOURS, CLASS TWO

Wednesday October 18 – 7-8pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS THREE

Thursday October 19 – 7-8pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS FOUR

Saturday October 21 – 9:30-11am – 1.5 HOURS, CLASS FIVE

Sunday October 22 – 12-1:30pm – 1.5 HOURS, CLASS SIX

Level 3 (Petenera):

8 hours

Full price (after 25 September) – $360

Early bird price (before or on 25 September) – $320

The Petenera is one of the few palos (forms) in flamenco where the compás is less defined. Students will grasp the musical flow of the cante (song) while discovering the essential nature of the form and its relationship to fluidity, movement and presence. You will be an active participant to your own personal development and learning. The workshop will cover various transitions in the making of a dance. These will include dance falseta, letras, escobilla, together with shifts in rhythmical dynamics and stylistic transitions.  

Monday October 16 – 8:15-9:15pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS ONE

Tuesday October 17 – 8:15-9:15pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS TWO

Wednesday October 18 – 8:15-9:15pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS THREE

Thursday October 19 – 8:15-9:15pm – ONE HOUR, CLASS FOUR

Saturday October 21 – 1:15-3:15pm – 2 HOURS, CLASS FIVE

Sunday October 22 – 2-4pm – 2 HOURS, CLASS SIX