MASTER CLASSES
Dušan Týnek’s critically-acclaimed choreography draws upon a unique variety of styles and techniques including those of Merce Cunningham and Lucinda Childs. Týnek’s style combines, extends and builds upon these with his own strikingly original voice, which is reflected in his approach to dance technique class. Class is designed to prepare and tone the dancers’ bodies for the rigorous demands of the day. His particular emphasis and insistence is on clarity of execution, fluidity and attack of movement, sensitivity to musicality, rhythm, and dynamics. The class begins with slow warm-up core exercises on the floor leading to more complex articulations of back and arms, gradually adding hip, leg and footwork. The progression is similar to a ballet class, where articulation from foot to upper body builds upon previous exercises. Dancers then continue to learn varied phrases, each investigating different aspects of movement– slow and sustained, fast and staccato. The workshop explores spatial awareness and space coverage, dynamic phrasing, use of weight and spring, fast footwork, and eventually abandonment and airborne movement through jumping.
Additional master classes also available with the following focus:
- Repertory partnering
- Performance skills
- Gyrotonic® /Pilates/Yoga
(taught by certified members of the company)
Additional master classes also available with the following focus:
- Repertory partnering
- Performance skills
- Gyrotonic® /Pilates/Yoga
(taught by certified members of the company)
