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Lito Anastasopoulou & Knut Vikström Precht
Orbit Partnering Practice
This is an ongoing practice, in which we work with a wide range of physical and mental abilities, moving and dancing with other people. We dynamically conduct the group through the class setting, practicing primarily two by two, but always keeping in mind the individual as part of the collective. We regularly exchange dancing partners, which encourages new confrontations with oneself, the group, and the principles we’re exploring. In pairs or larger constellations, we focus on various aspects of weight sharing, space sharing, leading/following/listening, direct physical manipulations and the importance of footwork and floor connection for balance and availability. We run, fall, and lift each other through the curved space. We insist on practicing specific approaches and techniques/mechanics, in order to achieve more freedom and possibilities in the improvisations, where the dances happen.
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 / Lito Anastasopoulou
Lito was born 1990 in Athens, Greece. In 2016 she graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with studies in Contemporary Dance, and she also has a bachelor’s degree in educational science in Early Childhood Education (University of Patras, Greece). Since 2016, she lived in Brussels, and she recently moved to Berlin. Her main focus is performance, creation, choreography, training, as well as sharing her passion for dance by giving contemporary dance workshops for adults (partnering practice, together with Knut Vikström Precht) and kids.
biography / Knut Vikström Precht
Knut is a dancer and performer, Born, raised and educated in Sweden, and currently based in Berlin. he has worked and performed all over Europe and toured on four continents. After completing his studies at the University of Dance and Circus (DOCH/UniArts) in Stockholm in 2013, he’s been involved in contexts of street performance, dance films, theatre productions and performance art, alongside his main focus, contemporary dance performance. He joined Ultima Vez - Wim Vandekeybus (BE) 2015 - 2018 for the rehearsing and touring of In Spite of Wishing and Wanting - Revival, and has co-created and performed works of numerous other directors and choreographers, such as Linda Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek/RootLessRoot (GR/SK), Luke Murphy(IRL), Per Sundberg/Dansinitiativet (SWE), Tony Tran (NO), and Carl Olof Berg (SWE). He has been teaching internationally since 2019, mainly together with Lito Anastasopoulou, but also solo. He is currently performing regularly in DRAMA by Constanza Macras/Dorkypark at Volksbühne in Berlin.
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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