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Engaged body, free body!

with Catherine Lessard -
August 5ft – 10th , 2012
– an anatomical approach for dance improvisation and presence


This residential intensive workshop is subtle training and a deep research to liberate the thinking and dancing body. We will support ourselves with different studies extracted from BMC and Release Techniques, to access a satisfying level of physical intelligence and connexion to the environment. We will investigate the incredible possibilities and qualities of our different components: joints, liquids, organs, gaze, head, legs, feet, hands, pelvis, spine, scapula, …

The precious tools explored will allow us to perform improvisations that are both physical and poetic, spontaneous and mastered. We will transpose our discoveries into different improvisation forms, including contact improvisation, solo and group scores.
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Prepare yourself for a rich experience, both rigorous and liberating, in a breath taking location and setting.
 This training is for dancers. It is also very accessible to non dancers who like movement and explorations.

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At the Domaine du Lac Seize & Chapelle Beaulac, in Chertsey (1:15 hours from Montreal)
Arrival: Sunday 12 pm, departure: Friday 2 pm


Room and board: 200$

This includes 3 delicious meals a day prepared by a chef, snacks, a comfortable bed in either a shared bedroom or a dorm, modern accommodations in a beautiful private cottage, exclusive access to a pristine lake and land, etc, for 5 ½ days.

Important info : It is possible to bring your partner and kid(s) to this workshop. There is room for a few accompanying families on vacation. Also several private rooms for couples. Locations are vast, quiet and heavenly.

Tuition: Sliding scale $150 – $200 – $250, according to your capacities and yearly income
(Minus than $12 000/year : $150 – between $12 and 25 000/year : $200 – more than $25 000/year : $250)
This includes the fees for pedagogy and educational material, for 5 ½ days.

Early bird deal : possibility to benefit from a 20% discount on the tuition fees if you register before July 1st.

If cost is a deterrent in your decision to participate in this event, please contact us. We will see together if arrangements could be made.

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Registration: a $100 deposit N/R is required to confirm reservation.
Make out and send cheques to ’Catherine Lessard’, 873 Léonard, Ste-Thérèse, Qc, J7E 2N8, Canada
If you have an account with Desjardins, an internet money transfer through Acces D is also possible.

Information: worksphere@hotmail.com, 514.518.6240


Biographie :

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Catherine Lessard transmits with passion and coherence the key principles of dance improvisation since 2001. She has studied and performed with masters such as Nancy Stark Smith, Daniel Lepkoff, Nita Little, David Zambrano, Andrew Harwood, Kirstie Simpson, Patricia Kuypers and Ray Chung. She has experience in Body-Mind Centering, Authentic Movement, and Butoh, and has professional training in music and communications. She also received a 300 hours training in gestalt practice. Combining, in a unified pedagogy, both a sharp artistic vision and a hungry curiosity for science, Catherine teaches and performs improvisation regularly in Canada, in USA and in Europe. She has also served as president of the Montreal Association for Contact Improvisation from 2007 to 2009. Catherine’s workshops are explorations of human expression through breathing, awareness and various nuances of touch and movement, offered in a deep atmosphere of respect and discovery.
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