Helsinki: inFusion - International Dance Intensive

inFUSION International Dance Intensive / Kansainvälinen tanssiviikonloppu 30.-31.3.2024 Helsinki

A weekend full of movement with international guest teachers: SHIFU ASH (Combat Dance) ABHILASH NINGAPPA (Embodying Critical Situation) +yoga for dancers, open space

OPEN LEVEL/AVOIN TASO! Classes will be held in english but translation to finnish will be available depending on the needs of the participants.

PLACE: Esitystaiteen keskus, Suvilahti

SCHEDULE:

Saturday 30.3.: 9.00-10.30 Yoga for dancers with Abhilash Ningappa 10.45-12.45 Shifu Ash: Combat Dance Lunch pause 14.00-16.00 Abhilash Ningappa: Embodying Critical Situation

16.00-17.00 Open space (studio space available if you want to keep moving, exploring, discussing, do bodywork etc.)

Sunday 31.3.: 9.-10.30 Yoga for dancers with Abhilash Ningappa 10.45-12.45 Shifu Ash: Combat Dance Lunch pause 14.00-16.00 Abhilash Ningappa: Embodying Critical Situation

FEES: Early Bird discount until 28.2.! Full weekend 100 € / 80 € students, unemployed

Regular prices 29.2. onwards: Full weekend 120 € / 90 € students, unemployed One day pass 70 € / 60 € students, unemployed (no early bird discount for this option)

Some scholarship spots available, don't hesitate to contact us also if you are in need of some financial support!

REGISTRATION: To register, fill in the form: https://forms.gle/ZRK3nbdrBcYmCzaj8

For whatever need, question or communication, you can reach us by email workshops.catrinkaitaro(at)gmail.com or dm Catrin on messenger or insta (@catrin.kaitaro).

About the content/teachers: (tietoa suomeksi julkaisujen puolella!)

SHIFU ASH: COMBAT DANCE Combat Dance is a perpetually evolving reference system, an archive of information compiled by hybridizing information from many movement practices. As a movement practice it focuses on finding the hidden connections of inner & outer space. CD offers a higher complexity of the combinations, high physical challenges, and an emphasis on speed, dynamics, and risks.

The fundamental areas of CD covers: - The process of understanding and collaborating with the human structure received through thousands of years of evolution with an aim to preserve the health of the musculoskeletal system and also enhance the efficiency of the body - The development of connections between Mind & Body through playful improvisation that aim to foster creativity, and reflexivity. - The process of understanding harmony and getting aligned with the universal patterns through scientifically and spiritual metaphors

SHIFU ASH is a dance movement researcher, philosopher, choreographer & visual artist based in Mumbai, India. His expertise lies in movement practices such as Wing Chun, Aikido, Modern Contemporary Dance, Ballet and Contact Improvisation with an experience of 20 years. He is also a former member of CID-UNESCO Paris (International Dance Council) and the founding member & CEO of ProDancer (earlier known as Dance Council India).

In 2021, he earned the title "The Saint Beast" from the International Martial Arts Federation. As a movement practitioner he has trained with number of masters like: Grandmaster IP Chun, Nancy Stark Smith, David Zambrano, Frey Faust, Sara Shelton Mann, Kira Kirsch, Andrew De Lotbinière Hardwood, Akram Khan, Desmond Richardson, Era Jouravlev, Stephanie Godino, Terence Lewis, Mia Michael, Sonya Tayeh, Anjelika Doniy, Danny Ezralow, Ohad Naharin… to name a few. Currently he is choreographing for an upcoming feature film in India and co-curating the Partner Dance International Festival & India Contact Festival.

He has been invited to teach at some of the prestigious dance festivals & companies in India & abroad like ImPulsTanz Vienna International Dance Festival, Goa Contact Festival, Berlin Contact Festival, Contact Meets Contemporary Festival Goettingen, Tokyo Nomadic Residency, Chinchintalu Festival Dubai, Saint Petersburg Conservatory Dance, Terence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and Institute Of Classical & Modern Dance India..etc.

Website:  www.combat-dance.com Instagram: www.instagram/shifuash_combatdance

ABHILASH NINGAPPA: EMBODYING CRITICAL SITUATION (Improvisation and Composition workshop)

Abhilash Ningappa's workshop focuses on improvisation based on martial arts principles. He has developed a unique method and practices that empower dancers to make choices and explore the possibilities of movement through composition. Through creative choices, dancers can recover and revisit movements, leading to the creation of a performance.

The workshop starts with a warm up session that leads into various movement practices influenced by martial arts and contemporary dance. This progression ultimately leads towards improvisation practice.

Abhilash's research focuses on sensorial perceptions and their relation to early life and memories. In his workshop, he emphasizes the fundamentals of movement, such as breath, speed and energy, involving the core structure of the body, influenced by different methods of kalari payattu and other martial arts. The focus is on the dancer's relationship with the space and the people around them, creating a unique and embodied experience. Overall, Abhilash Ningappa's workshop offers dancers a holistic and embodied approach to improvisation based on martial arts principles. Through his unique method, dancers can develop their creative choices, expand their movement possibilities and create dynamic performances.

ABHILASH NINGAPPA is a highly recognized performer, choreographer and teacher both in India and internationally. As the Founder and Artistic Director of Play Practice Artists Residency in India, Abhilash has graduated from SEAD (Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance) and Post Masters in APASS (Advanced performance and scenography studies, Belgium). In addition, he is a trained yoga practitioner and martial arts teacher with expertise in kalari payattu and contemporary dance.

He has choreographed several works, among which "Architect of Self Destruction" has received the Pecda award. Adhilash has taught in various dance studios across the world and he has extensive experience in teaching Story Boarding workshops and "Embodying critical situation," an intensive movement practice based on the principles of martial arts. He also offers Improvisation and composition workshops focused on performance as a practice.

Abhilash has been organizing the Play Practice Apprenticeship program and Yoga Practice teachers training program for the past five years. In 2019, he launched the first Fight Practice martial arts workshop and organizes yearly residencies for artists in India.

Website: www.playpractice.in Facebook: www.facebook.com/playpractice/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/playpracticeartistresidency/