It falls during the period of autumn blues and winter sleet, so it is, among other things, an excellent option to stay warm, nourished and nourishing creative activity.

Before you read the description, we invite you to watch the video reviews of the course participants:

https://www.facebook.com/interartdance/videos/1113373469562835

And interviews with the course leader:

(1) How do movement, senses, and fine arts combine into fun? – YouTube

Written reviews of the participants:
https://www.facebook.com/interartdance/reviews

And the leader in action:
https://www.facebook.com/interartdance/videos/437247151864414

And a recording of the classes (open group):
https://fb.watch/oRCTMVAw5Y/

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE:

MOST IMPORTANT INFO (goal and methods):

This course is a land of caloric creativity and a celebration of expression, but also a mindful journey for the body and soul. A journey in which you not only discover and deepen your skills, including dance, but also get to know yourself anew, receive support and strengthening, and have the opportunity to see your potential. All this through: fun, authentic expression, deep experience of yourself through the body, as well as reflection and stopping.

The course also gives you the opportunity to: rediscover yourself, “catch” new perspectives of perceiving yourself and your body, and a powerful training of imagination, thinking outside the box, getting out of your – sometimes – overly analysing head and returning to your body and feeling, as well as renewing your relationship with yourself and the world.

Here you will receive primarily tools from the fields of: broadly understood contemporary dance (mainly dance improvisation and floor bag), therapeutic dance, meditative dance, physical theatre, elements of movement composition. You will also familiarise yourself with or deepen such methods as: Authentic Movement, Dr Detlef Kappert method, Anna Halprin method, Dry Brush method, elements of Skinner Releasing Technique. There will also be elements of Yoga, Qi Gong and relaxation techniques.

In this course, dance intertwines with other fields of art and with movement expression techniques and mindfulness training. The course programme is unique, rich and very eclectic. It is also characterised by taking into account the needs of participants.

So that you feel safe, know that the course is led by a person with twenty years of experience and love for what he does, and grounding in specific methods of working with the body gives a balanced and conscious approach to both the subject of dance and personal development.

Additional strong advantages of the course are: stationary mode, regularity with which you have the chance to actually learn the proposed topics and go from point A to point B and a competitive price – taking into account the implemented program.

MORE INFORMATION:

The course is a process and takes place in a CLOSED FORM, i.e. in a permanent group.
The level of the course is open, and the course itself is designed so that both experienced people and beginners can benefit from it.

IMPORTANT ISSUES – DANCE/PHYSICAL THEATRE:

– shape (including gesture)
– mental images in dance
– body feeling and senses
– solo, pair and group movement
– basics of voice work
– breathing
– work with pause (stopping)
– body as a whole

IMPORTANT ISSUES – THERAPEUTIC DANCE

– me solo, in a duet and in a group/ me and my space
– boundaries (my ‘yes’, my ‘no’ and my ‘don’t know’)
– leading and being led
– giving and taking
– dance of male and female energy in me
– lightness and heaviness in me
– emotions (feeling, expressing, releasing)/being present (mindfulness training through the body)
– contrasts and their integration (human as a whole)
– symbolism of the body and gesture as a language hearts
-archetypes and symbols in movement and dance

TOPICS- MOTOR SIDE:

-floor work
-spine mobility
-limb articulation (including activation of the lower body)
-work from the center
-isolation/continuum/impulse
-movement traveling between VERTICAL and FLOOR
-movement qualities (min. tension, weight, impulse, size, level, time, dynamics, space, direction, dynamics)

METHODS:
– Dancing Brushes (author’s method)
– Dr. Detlef Kappert’s method
– elements of Anna Halprin’s method (Dance and Gestalt according to Anna Halprin’s Life/Art Process)
– Dancing Brushes (author’s method)
– elements of Authentic Movement
– elements of Skinner Releasing Technique
– elements of Qi Gong

Statements of course participants:

1. ,,Warm atmosphere and diversity.”

2. ,,Time of change and transformation”

3. ,,Reduction of pain-related discomfort”

4. ,,Amazing experience giving a new perspective on perceiving yourself, your body, other people and relationships with them and with yourself.”

5. ,,Leaving the comfort zone and beaten paths”

6. ,,Developing the language of movement”.

7. ,,Space of mindfulness, presence in the body, joy and community”

8. ,,Joy, expressing emotions, interactions, experimenting, breathing, touch, voice, energy (…), being natural and alive.

9. “Opening the body and mind, settling into yourself, wonderful people, shedding the burden of stress (…) sometimes fooling around, and sometimes deep experiences.”

10. “A space where you can express everything that is hidden somewhere deep down.”

11. “Abundance, comfort and surprise.”

12. “I was getting to know my capabilities that I had no idea about.”

13. “I felt myself and others again after experiencing a huge loss in my life.”

15. “The magic of professionalism, the professionalism of magic.”

16. “One of the best improvisation instructors.”

YOU CAN ALSO EXPERIENCE:

-strengthening the mind-body relationship

-awakening dormant instincts and the vitality and creativity behind them

-smoothing communication with yourself and others

-feeling the body and reading its signals

– broadening horizons and scopes: physical and mental

– leaving the beaten tracks

– making friends with the senses and the phenomenon of pleasure

– realizing your own potential (not only creative)

– building the ability to act with consideration of your psycho-physical state (acceptance)

– yourself as you are (authenticity)

– inspiration

– the present moment

– meeting new people with similar interests and yourself from a new side

ABOUT CONTEMPORARY DANCE, THERAPEUTIC DANCE AND WHY THE COURSE IS IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS:

Contemporary dance germinated on the border of the 19th and 20th centuries, when Isadora Duncan rejected the principles of classical dance, “breaking” its rules. However, the forefather of this movement was Francois Delsarte, who was the first to take a hard look at the feedback between the psyche and the body.

Contemporary dance is (often) spatial and expressive movement, full of expression. It is movement in which the mind and body are one.

Movement that tells a story and can express: an idea, emotions, feelings and everything contained in the mind-body. Its uniqueness and theatricality lies, among other things, in movement combined with intention. It is movement in which our entire being manifests itself. In which the personality of the dancer is important and largely determines his individual style. Creating your own movement is often a very creative process here and develops you on many levels.

During dance improvisation classes, which is a field of, among others, contemporary dance, the dancer moves/dances with specific topics at their disposal, which they receive from the person leading it, but also creates movement independently, just like a person painting a picture decides what will be on it. You will not be left to your own devices. We will achieve fluidity in this form of movement step by step.

Therapeutic Dance is an even more free form of movement, where stereotypically understood aesthetics cease to have significance.

We also receive suggestions from the person leading. The most important thing is to express with the body in any way we feel and the stories recorded in the body and to realize these experiences.Host:

Alicja Miszczor: Born in 1982. Lives in Krakow. Movement actress, dancer, improviser, experienced instructor of movement composition, dance improvisation, physical theatre. Creator of the ‘Dry Brushes’ method. Certified Hatha Yoga instructor. Scholar of the Alternative Dance Academy in Poznań. Certified Choreotherapy Instructor: Movement Improvisation and Body Symbolism (Institute of Dance and Movement Dynamics/Essen/r. Detlef Kappert). Graduate of PPSKAK in Kalisz, majoring in contemporary dance. From 2008 to 2015, dancer of EST under Iwona Olszowska. From From 2013 to 2015, she collaborated with the Barakah theatre in Krakow. Author of dance performances and videos. She collaborates with the Kreissau Foundation, where she runs workshops for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. She completed the Course: Dance and Gestalt, Life/Art Process, Anna Halprin.

More info about the host:

YouTube playlist:

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/interartdance

FB group: Interart Dance. Workshops with Alicja Miszczor

FB video dance group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/563344323713738

Instagram: instagram.com/alicjomszczor.interart

TIME:

Tuesdays:

10:00-11:30

APPLICATIONS:

Please send only applications according to the instructions:

e-mail address: alataniec@gmail.com

-in the title of the message enter: morning course and your name, e.g.: “Morning course Czechowska (this is important)

-in the body of the e-mail describe BRIEFLY your experience with movement and expectations for the course (literally a few sentences), and send your phone number.

Applications not sent according to the instructions will require re-sending.

The reservation of a place is decided by the completed form, a phone conversation with the course leader and the deposit sent.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Cancellation of the deposit.

After 24 hours from the payment of the deposit, a refund is not possible

2. In very serious unforeseen situations, it is possible to participate in the next edition of the course.

3. I have one free place for a person with a disability or a person struggling with a serious illness. Since this is not an inclusive group, the offer concerns a disability that allows participation in classes. Please apply with a short letter of motivation.

4. Note: In the case of a very difficult financial situation, payment in installments is possible. However, please do not abuse this option.

5. During the course, 1 workshop with an external instructor may take place

COURSE PRICE

Tuesdays, 10 meetings, 10:30-11:30

– Early bird price, until November 20: PLN 1500.

– Price after November 20: PLN 1650.

* Note. PLN 50 discount for people who have already taken part in the course in the last 3 years or are currently taking part in the ongoing course until November 6. The discount does not apply after this date.

LOCATION:

An extremely charming and friendly space in the heart of Krakow:

Kontakt Przestrzeń Ruchu i Tańca, Szpitalna street 40, 1st floor, Krakow

(city center, very close to the Słowacki Theater and the Main Station)

Link to the school photo gallery: