b12 fall
research or die.
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b12 fall
— // —location: eden***** studios
Christina Mertzani
super / workshop
this workshop intends to help you explore, develop and bring super skills to the surface, both as an individual and as a team. what are my personal super skills? how do i discover them? how do i bring them to the surface? how do i communicate with other super dancers who have super skills? super uses contemporary dance techniques fused with my own personal style, including acrobatics, hip hop, breaking, yoga, pilates, and martial arts. we will pay special attention to the warm-up, bringing awareness to our bodies through breathing techniques, strengthening exercises, as well as stretching, to prepare ourselves to not only be super, but to reach super limits and beyond! we will work on multiple physical planes, which will ready our body and sharpen our minds to quickly change direction and/or levels anywhere, and at any time. we will explore all of your super potential in terms of stamina, flexibility, alertness, and awareness, so that a good result may be produced, both individually and through the co-existence of our group. we all have the chance to broaden our perspectives and movement styles by exploring different tastes, flares, and new approaches. with respect and intelligent analysis, we will shake apart our mental and physical limitations! we will dig deep to find the confidence to believe in ourselves, and i will be with you - close to you, with every move. let us transform our existing selves and get superfresh! this workshop is both technical and theoretical.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
christina mertzani, choreographer, dancer, and teacher of contemporary dance, graduated from athens state school of dance in 2004. in the last 21 years, she has been teaching extensively in europe, canada and asia, leading master classes, workshops, and intensives for dancers in companies, theatres, universities, and studios for professional dancers. she was a faculty member of anton bruckner university in linz, austria, for two years, and she was guest professor at folkwang university in 2023. over the past years, christina has been mentoring dancers that want to grow artistically. as a performer, christina has worked with johannes wieland (germany), stella zannou (greece), peter vosperton (new zealand), kostandin mixos (greece), helder seabra (belgium), kat valastur (germany), apostolia papadamaki (greece), and performed choreographies by wim vandekeybus, mark morris and martha graham, among others. christina has worked internationally as a choreographer in europe and asia for different companies, theatres, universities and festivals. she has presented her creations in more than 30 countries around the world and has also worked as a rehearsal director to support other artists' creations (statstheater braunsweig, staatstheater kassel). together with evangelos poulinas, christina co-directed one small step international contemporary dance festival in corfu, greece, from 2010-2019.
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 15th of juni 2025. after the 15th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
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