Dec 2018
Workshop Series with Jennifer Essex and Harry Man
Are you an actor and/or dancer interested in building truthful characters to create emotionally resonant performances? Are you a choreographer, director and/or movement director looking to develop unique, rounded characters? If so, clear your calendars on December 18 and 19 because Young Lungs Dance Exchange is bringing UK-based choreographer, dancer, and teacher Jennifer Essex and award-winning poet Harry Man’s renowned workshops to Canada for the first time ever. • Day One - Casting Characters Morning Workshop with Jennifer Essex…
Find out more »Workshop Series with Jennifer Essex and Harry Man
Are you an actor and/or dancer interested in building truthful characters to create emotionally resonant performances? Are you a choreographer, director and/or movement director looking to develop unique, rounded characters? If so, clear your calendars on December 18 and 19 because Young Lungs Dance Exchange is bringing UK-based choreographer, dancer, and teacher Jennifer Essex and award-winning poet Harry Man’s renowned workshops to Canada for the first time ever. • Day One - Casting Characters Morning Workshop with Jennifer Essex…
Find out more »Jan 2019
Mentoring Emerging Dance Artists with Alexandra Elliott
For this workshop, Alexandra Elliott, contemporary dancer, choreographer, and Artistic Director of Alexandra Elliott Dance, will offer formal and informal mentorships to emerging dance artists on the practical side of being a dance artist. Alex will cover questions such as: what do I do after I graduate? How do I write a grant and what would I write one for? How do I approach choreographers I want to work with? How do I find out about dance workshops or classes…
Find out more »Mar 2019
Research Series Workshop with Deanna Peters
Dance artist Deanna Peters is teaching a unique workshop as Artists-in-Residence at Young Lungs Dance Exchange. The
Find out more »Research Series Workshop: Tanja Faylene Woloshen
Being Connected: Intro to Butoh with Tanja Faylene Woloshen Experience explorations towards a supple bodymind by investigating aesthetics common to Butoh dance. This workshop is a process of perception, letting go, and re-discovery of the body. Through guided improvisations largely inspired by nature and cosmic imagery, we will explore essential questions as we dance: What is life? What is the human condition? What is the body? How can we experience the big picture? Solo, partner, and group work will facilitate…
Find out more »The Creative Process: A Workshop with Aria Evans
Calling all dance artists and choreographers interested in collaborative work! For the March edition of YLDE’s workshop series, Aria Evans, dancer, choreographer, speaker, and founder / artistic director of The Go To Company, will offer tools she uses when choreographing, dancing, and creating work. Working collaboratively, this workshop will investigate intuition, choice making, visual design, and narrative. We will source ideas of imagery, drawing upon actionable words to develop form and content. This unique workshop will be a glimpse into…
Find out more »May 2019
“A Stream Bender” Workshop with Jeanne Randolph & Mia van Leeuwen
A Stream Bender with Jeanne & Mia Sunday May 26, 10 AM -4 PM Video Pool’s The Output, 100 Arthur Street Early bird price: $90 until May 5 Regular price: $120 (Tickets available via EventBrite here) Jeanne Randolph and Mia van Leeuwen invite interested participants to spend a day working with stream of consciousness techniques developed by both artists who are combining their efforts and backgrounds in a one-day group exploration. Participants will move, write, and play with objects and…
Find out more »Mar 2020
POSTPONED Research Series Workshop: Neilla, Mark & Emily
Neilla Hawley, Mark Dela Cruz and Emily Solstice Tait have collaborated to bring an improvisation based workshop that will explore the concepts of individuality and connection. They will bring participants into their creative process by sharing and exploring the tactics they use to preserve an individual's autonomy within a movement context, while making it possible to make meaningful connections. This exploration extends beyond the role of "mover" to apply these concepts to the role of "observer". The workshop will begin…
Find out more »POSTPONED Research Series Workshop: Meryem & Sasha
During their residency at Young Lungs Dance Exchange, Meryem and Sasha are working from and around the theme of the incomplete. During this workshop they will be sharing some of the strategies and tools used in their research and creation process. Friday, March 27, 2020 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Drop In Dance Winnipeg - 1381 Portage Avenue. Tickets are $10 and are available at the DOOR via exact cash only- thank you! Single stall gender accessible…
Find out more »Oct 2020
Workshop with Alanna Kraaijeveld: Inspired by Fighting Monkey
Workshop with Alanna Kraaijeveld: Inspired by Fighting Monkey October 26-30, 2020 10am-12pm daily Online over Zoom - Participants will be emailed daily Zoom links for each class at least 24 hours before the class start time. $40 Full 5-Day Workshop $10 Daily Drop-In Buy tickets here! Fighting Monkey movement situations - contextual, qualitative, and relational dances - will ground this physical workshop. We will confront and direct our selves through dynamic and variable – irregular – dances. Each dance represents…
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