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summer | main event
running from the 1st to the 28th of july 2024
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b12 summer main event
— // —location: eden***** studios
Bret Easterling
bemoving
be moving
a workshop that prioritises dance as an opportunity to connect to joy, play and rejuvenation. extending upon ideas and concepts from gaga and the ilan lev method, the workshop will be filled with: movement meditations dedicated to building support, communication, and relief throughout the body; improvisational investments on the themes of commitment and surprise; simple tasks to unlock new choices when creating movement; and learning phrase-work designed to challenge coordination, speed, range, and musicality.
please be aware of our early bird special offer for this workshop! you can apply for this offer up until the 24th of march 2024. after the 24th the regular workshop fee applies. applications are accepted up until one day before the workshops starts.
biography
BRET EASTERLING is a dance artist, creator, producer, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. He received his BFA and the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography from The Juilliard School, and was a formative member of Andrea miller's Gallim Dance. After graduation, bret moved to Tel Aviv to join Ohad Naharin’s Batsheva Dance Company, where he danced for seven years. During his time in Israel, he became a certified Gaga teacher and an Ilan Lev Method practitioner. Bret is currently on faculty at USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, and stages Naharin’s repertory at collegiate dance programs and professional dance companies around the world. He was recognised as a Choreographic Fellow at the inaugural Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow in 2018 and was an Artist in Residence at LA Dance Project in 2019. Bret is the Artistic Director of the non-profit BEMOVING, an organisation dedicated to building communal environments for the research, development, and dissemination of dance works and movement practices. He is also the co-creator of the Ghost Light Residency, a program which grants dance-theatre artists, from historically marginalised communities, the opportunity to further their craft inside of proscenium theatres of the greater Los Angeles area.
company info
bemoving
bemoving is a nonprofit organization led by LGBTQ+ dance makers and educators who are dedicated to building communal environments for the research, development, and dissemination of dance works and movement practices. We operate with three points of focus: engaging progressive artists to create innovative dance content for both live and digital consumption; hosting financially accessible high-calibre movement workshops for professional dancers and enthusiasts alike; and producing residency programs that enable dance artists from historically marginalised groups opportunities to further their craft.
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