WORKSHOP: MOVING THE BODY-LANDSCAPE
Led by Mati Torres Laborde
Monday 29 April 2024, 10:30am-1pm
Taking inspiration from Nikta Mohammadi’s new film Memory Stone, this workshop will focus on exploring and developing creative movement and choreography led by the body and landscape. Delivered by multidisciplinary dance artist Mati Torres Laborde, this workshop will share insight into the body-landscape moments in the Memory Stone, discussing how the ground, the stones, and the silence were some of the key starting points for the script, the role of the landscape and the collaboration between audio visual and dance.
As part of the workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to watch Memory Stone and then create dance sequences informed by your body-landscape and others. Drawing on contemporary dance technique and improvisation tools.
This workshop is open to all abilities; however, it is recommended for those who have a basic understanding of dance techniques. If you are new to dance and movement but would like to try, please let us know in advance.
Please, bring yourself to the workshop, all the dance techniques are welcome as a point of reference. The workshop will provide both structured material and opportunities for group improvisation.
Who this is for
This workshop is open to all abilities; however, it is recommended for those who have a basic understanding of dance techniques. If you are new to dancing but would like to try, please inform us in advance.
Bring comfortable, warm clothing, a water bottle, and socks to move; and a notebook and pen.
ABOUT MATI TORRES LABORDE
Mati Torres Laborde is a freelance dance artist and Digital Inclusion facilitator. Natural from Sevilla (Spain) based in Leeds (UK) since 2012. Mati graduated from Northern School of Contemporary Dance in 2016; since then she has been working within the British & International arts contemporary scene, performing, lecturing & delivering work for artists, charities and institutions.
Mati enjoys multidisciplinary working such as the collaboration of audio visual & dance realms. Her most recent collaboration is Memory Stone, reflecting in dreams and migrant displacement into the British Landscape context, by Nikta Mohammadi and commissioned by The Lowry, Artist Development programme, exhibiting until 5 May 2024.
Some of her performance experience includes: Red Ladder Theatre Company(2017), Luz Jimenez(2019), Madeline Shan(2019/2020), Catherine Bertola(2020/2021), Mafwa Theatre (2021) Sorcha Kennedy(2021) amongst others.
Currently Mati delivers creative sessions for disadvantaged communities and leads on Digital Inclusion Coordinator role for The HighRise Project.
HOW TO REGISTER
To register and fill out the registration form.
