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kenan dinkelmann
flow acrobatics
The Flow Acrobatics workshop deals with the thematics of body awareness and full body coordination. The participants will get to know the concept, in a playful way, by integrating new movement patterns that are based on fluidity, resilience and lightness, and have their origin in capoeira and contemporary dance. Taking inspiration from martial arts and yoga, the warm-up has the purpose to tune the dancers into a clear and subtle state of body and mind before their practice and execution. Challenging postures alongside movement flow with circular motions and spirals will be introduced, in order to provide better awareness of the body, especially for wrists and legs. The warm-up is followed by a series of movement patterns used as a tool to explore the mechanics of the spine. Introducing dynamics of balancing, stabilising, falling, rolling, flipping and melting down in order to maintain flow without unnecessary tension. The patterns will increase in complexity and then be linked into longer sequences with acrobatic elements. The main part of the seminar consists of high energy movement phrases based on Kenan’s choreographic work which is influenced by various backgrounds, such as Capoeira, Judo, Release-Technic, and Breaking. Improvisation tasks will be present during the whole workshop, in order to explore the movement material from another viewpoint.
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
Kenan Dinkelmann grew up in Passau, Germany, and graduated from Artez, School of Dance, Arnhem, with a BA of performing arts. he completed the SEAD postgraduate program, Bodhi Project, directed by Susan Quinn, with which he toured works by Jozef Frucek & Linda Kapetanea, Martin Nachbar, and Robert Clark around Europe. As a freelance dancer, Kenan has worked with Johannes Wieland, Marion Sparber, Ivan Perez, Unterwegstheater, and Anton Lachky. From 2015 until 2017, he joined the dance company of Stadttheater Bielefeld, where he danced in works by Wim Vandekeybus, Simone Sandroni, and Sharon Fridman. Kenan is a guest teacher at Stadttheater Bielefeld, Marameo Berlin, TRAK Dance Ensemble, and Tanzbüro Basel. Furthermore, he tours his Flow Acrobatics workshops throughout Europe and offers online training programs and online coaching. As a choreographer, Kenan created the piece Astral, which was premiered in Sofia, Bulgaria, with further shows in Dock11, Berlin, and Arnhem, Netherlands. In 2022 he choreographed the show Demon Cleaner for the Popballet, which premiered in Prague, as well as Tenki, for the Movement Project at Suzanne Dellal, Tel Aviv.
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 24th of march 2025. after the 24th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
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