Tadas Almantas/ Contemporary

Sat 18.01.2025 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Sat 08.02.2025 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
State Theater Darmstadt

Meeting point is 15 minutes before the start of the event.

This open course aims to get the body moving by practicing together. The training is aimed at adults, regardless of their previous dance experience. In terms of physicality, the dance class starts at a friendly pace with light improvisations to warm up the joints. Slowly, the group experiences what it means to move together with others in space. Here, participants experience a communal sense of drive as they move together to a catchy playlist. There are water breaks and modifications if necessary.

Biography

Tadas Almantas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. He graduated with a BA in Dance from the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main in 2023. Tadas completed an internship at the Budapest Dance Theater Studio under Béla Földi and at the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company under Jacopo Godani. He has now been studying in the MACode program since 2023. Tadas works as a choreographer, performer, dance videographer and dance teacher.

Max Levy / Contemporary

Sat 25.01.2025 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Wiesbaden State Theater

Sun 26.01.2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm – rehearsal stage 3

Sun 23.02.2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm – rehearsal stage 1

Meeting point 15 minutes before the start of the event.

This training is an invitation to non-professional dancers to engage with their bodies and become aware of the different levels of physical possibilities. No dance training is required, just curiosity and a desire to move. The classes focus on tasks that Max has developed and researched for his various choreographic projects, working with minimalism and spontaneity, physicality and structure. First think, then move. Then think less and simply listen to the body. We work with everyday concepts and want to find out together how our bodies respond to each other!

Biography

Max Levy, born in Tokyo, began working in the USA and later became a soloist at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, which earned him nominations from Dance Europe and the magazine tanz. As a choreographer, he works with Theater Nordhausen, Stadttheater Gießen, saasfee*pavillon and Eisfabrik Hannover; as a resident with STL/MODINA, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Roxy Ulm. He continues to develop choreography, music and visual art in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Gilda Rebello

Sat 22.02.2025 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Sat 29.03.2025 | 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Wiesbaden State Theater

Meeting point is 15 minutes before the start of the event.

In dance, everyone has the opportunity to act on the basis of different source materials and to react creatively to them. When we dance, we try to create a space in which hidden abilities of the body can be discovered without constraint. We work with influences from dance theater, contemporary dance, rituals and dance traditions. A special aspect is also the movement ‘off-balance’, which allows us to lose control for a short time. In addition to dance and music, the aim is to promote knowledge of one’s own body and to strengthen confidence in one’s own movement abilities.

Biography

Gilda Rebello studied in Rio, Brazil, with further training at the Folkwang University & HfMDK Frankfurt (M.A.). The highlight of her career was her guest performance at the Tanztheater Wuppertal under Pina Bausch. Gilda Rebello worked as a dance trainer at Theater Braunschweig. She is a specialist in movement prevention (ZPP) and publishes music under the alias RebelLog.

Vincenzo Drogo

Sat 15.03.2025 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Sat 05.04.2025 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
State Theater Darmstadt

Meeting point is 15 minutes before the start of the event.

Through a series of somatic exercises we will activate and relax muscles to improve our overall body awareness and control. Each exercise is designed to be short and simple so that the body tension achieved is maintained throughout the class. Thanks to this approach, the lessons are suitable for all levels.

Biography

Vincenzo Drogo is a versatile ballet dancer who was born in Italy. He completed his studies at the Hungarian Academy of Dance in Budapest. With extensive experience in ballet and contemporary dance, he left an impression on the stages of many famous theaters and productions around the world, including St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater, Novosibirsk Academic Theater, Latvian National Opera, Wielki Theater Poznan, etc. In 2024 he received additional training in modern Progressing Ballet Technique. Vincenzo enjoys passing on his international experience and his love of ballet to his students.

Lukas Robitschko

Sun 16.03.2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Sun 27.04.2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm – rehearsal stage 1

Meeting point is 15 min before the start of the event.

This open course aims to get the body moving by practicing together. The training is aimed at adults, regardless of their previous dance experience. In terms of physicality, the dance class starts at a friendly pace with light improvisations to warm up the joints. Slowly, the group experiences what it means to move together with others in space. Here, participants experience a communal sense of drive as they move together to a catchy playlist. There are water breaks and modifications if necessary.

Biography

Lukas is 34 years old, grew up in Moscow, Russia and currently lives in Frankfurt, Germany. He originally comes from the street style scene, especially breaking, and has been an active dancer since 2001. About 15 years ago, he began to work intensively with free and flowing movements on the floor.

Fanni Schack

Sat 26.04.2025 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Wiesbaden State Theater

Meeting point is 15 minutes before the start of the event.

In this course you will receive an introduction to classical ballet. In addition to the concepts and precise forms of this dance technique, the focus is on your individual body awareness. Your own physicality serves as a starting point to discover the classical forms in a personal and authentic way. The targeted body tension in ballet is supplemented by approaches from the release technique in order to experiment with different muscle tensions. This gives the body the opportunity to remain flexible and agile.

Biography

Fanni Schack, dancer and dance mediator from Hungary, studied dance and contemporary dance pedagogy at the HfMDK Frankfurt. Since 2014, she has been working with various target groups to promote awareness and a sense of community through dance. Her work is based on experiencing movement qualities with active sensory and somatic awareness.