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Maura Morales
dancer/choreographer/director of cooperativa Maura morales
The importance of the why before the how
Maura Morales, together with composer and musician Michio Woirgardt, will invite you to enter into the language, tools, way of working, and creation of the cooperative. We will explore the dynamics and rhythms of movement, the valuable guide that music is when listened to attentively whilst creating. The importance of the why, before the how. The Use of accidents. You will work on an organic and dynamic dramaturgy, which will orchestrate the rhythms and dynamisms that affect the performer on a nervous, sensorial and emotional level. it will be A journey from the visible and the invisible between the intellectual and the intuitive. To enter, with our stories and language, into other bodies and then let them free; Alone with their body and mind, their interpretation, and their own needs.
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
Maura Morales completed her education in classical ballet, modern dance, choreography, acting and folklore at the Camagüey State School of Arts Camagüey in Cuba. She was soloist at various state theatres in Cuba, Germany, and Switzerland. Since 2008, she has been a freelance dancer and choreographer and performs regularly at renowned international dance festivals. She has received a large number of prizes and was awarded, Among others, the renowned Kurt Jooss Prize in 2013 for her dance piece, Wunschkonzert, as well as the jury prize for the best dance performance at the international dance fair in Huesca/Spain. In 2014 she was awarded the Förderpreis für Darstellende of the state capital Düsseldorf. In 2015 she received the DURI Prize at the ACT International Dance Festival in Bilbao/Spain. Since 2010, Maura has been leading her own dance company, the Cooperativa Maura Morales, together with the composer Michio Woirgardt, for which she has since created a number of full-length pieces. With a touring volume of about 50 performances per year, the ensemble is one of the most touring (nationally and internationally) independent dance companies in Germany, touring regularly throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. Maura Morales is also a sought-after guest choreographer and has created commissioned works for numerous state and municipal theatre ensembles all over the world.
company info
cooperativa maura morales
The Cooperativa Maura Morales is a contemporary dance company in North Rhine-Westphalia. its core ensemble, consisting of the choreographer/dancer, Maura Morales, and the composer, Michio Woirgardt, is expanded to include other artists and dancers, depending on the concept and project. With a touring volume of about 50 performances per year, the ensemble is one of the most touring (nationally and internationally) independent dance companies in Germany, touring regularly throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. Maura Morales is also a sought-after guest choreographer and has created commissioned works for numerous state and municipal theatre ensembles. The development, the finding of a unique, intimate and expressive language of movement, which fundamentally explores the potential and the limits of the moving body - new contemporary figurations is an expression that can be described as a unique, aesthetic feature - is the motivation of Cooperativa. Music and dance are to be understood as equal dialogical partners, which is also part of the aesthetic uniqueness of Cooperativa: the body always appears as a resonating and sounding body, the musical compositions are the guiding impulse for the movement, and, at the same time, a direct reflection. The close correlation between movement and sound, the tangible, visible and audible communication between choreography and music, as equal partners and actors in the performance, is at the heart of Cooperativa's aesthetic work.
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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