Battery Dance presents $1 Virtual Workshops
Company:
Battery Dance
Battery Dance announces $1 virtual classes, continuing the tradition of offering "free" workshops as part of the Battery Dance Festival. There will be nine diverse workshops taught by choreographers from around the world over Zoom. The hour-long classes will run August 14-22, 2020, beginning at 10am EDT each day. Zoom links will be provided after registration. Reservation cost of $1 is non-refundable.
Friday, August 14
Will Ervin | Contemporary
Ervin's choreography has been presented at Dumbo Dance Festival, Brooklyn Ballet, Equilibrium Choreographer Showcase, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, University of Illinois, Earl Mosley's Institute for the Arts, Montclair State University, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, State Farm Center, American College Dance Association. A semifinalist in Jacob's Pillow Chance to Dance, Ervin will introduce his distinctive style in the first workshop opening this year's virtual Festival.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-14-will-ervin/e293717
Saturday, August 15
Javed Sanadi | Bollywood
Javed Sanadi is an Indian choreographer who shot to fame after choreographing and performing on popular Indian Dance reality TV shows like Jhalak Dikhla Jaa and Dance India Dance. Today, he is one of the most recognized names in the Indian dance scene, best known for choreographing A-list celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Govinda among others. Javed will teach an open level Bollywood item as part of the Battery Dance Festival's annual India Independence Day celebration.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-15-javed-sanadi/e293720
Sunday, August 16
Hoedy Saad | Vogue
Hoedy Saad introduced Voguing as both culture and dance to the Lebanese dance and club scene. A self-taught dancer, choreographer and performer, the 25-year-old started voguing in 2013 and introduced the House ballroom scene to Beirut in 2017. He has since performed on some of the grandest stages from Beirut to Amsterdam, and has been featured in music videos as a dancer and choreographer. He survived the explosion in Beirut on August 5th and has been helping survivors in the days since. He will take a break to share his technique and artistry with Festival workshop participants live from Beirut.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-16-hoedy-saad/e293721
Monday, August 17
Emma Evelein | Choreography for Film
The award-winning Dutch choreographer of Sisters which is being screened in this year's festival, Emma Evelein shares her approach to designing movement that is connected to a story or a feeling and translated into film. Among the several aspects to be addressed: camera work, lighting, color, texture and dancers' skill. She will teach a phrase from
Sisters and explore how participants might translate it into their own style of movement direction.
Sponsored by Dutch Culture USA through
the Dutch Consulate in New York.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-17-emma-evelein/e293722
Tuesday, August 18
Kathryn Posin | Contemporary Ballet
Kathryn Posin studied composition with Anna Sokolow, Merce Cunningham and Hanya Holm, and made her debut at the 92Y. Posin's works have been performed by her own company and internationally by Netherlands Dans Theater 1 & 2, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Ailey 2, Eliot Feld Ballet, National Ballet of Bulgaria, Ballet Westamong others. With her assistant, Daniel White from Alvin Ailey, Posin will show how the quirks of contemporary dance and world dance can infuse ballet. After a warmup, the process of choreography will be explored.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-18-kathryn-posin/e293727
Wednesday, August 19
Oscar Buthelezi | African Fusion
South African Oscar Buthelezi is a choreographer and senior dancer with Johannesburg-based Moving Into Dance. In 2016, he became the first African to win the prestigious Kurt Jooss International Award for Choreography for his work Road. In 2019, his choreography won three awards at the 33rd International Competition for Choreographers in Hanover, Germany. Oscar will lead participants in his individualistic style of South African dance.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-19-oscar-buthelezi/e293734
Thursday, August 20
Allen Kaeja | Improvisation
Allen Kaeja, a Canadian film director and choreographer, entered the field of dance after nine years of wrestling and judo. He has created over 90 dance pieces since 1981 and choreographed 26 films. A co-artistic director of Toronto-based Kaeja d'Dance, Kaeja co-founded the CanAsian International Dance Festival. Allen will lead workshop participants in his multi-faceted style of improvisation.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-20-allen-kaeja/e293737
Saturday, August 22
Dolly Sfeir | Contemporary
Raised in Lebanon, Dolly Sfeir was awarded creative residencies at Jacob's Pillow, Abingdon Theater Company and twice with Mare Nostrum. Her work
hi are you like me won the Grand Prize at the 2019 McCallum Theater Choreography Festival. Her choreography has been presented at Alvin Ailey City Theater, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and Actor's Fund, and at numerous festivals. She has worked with renowned artists such as Robert Moses and Kate Hutter. Dolly's workshop will explore various aspects of participants' creative processes leading into movement.
Register: https://www.classy.org/event/bdf-2020-or-dance-workshop-or-aug-22-dolly-sfeir/e293742
