WINTER INTENSIVE WORKSHOP 2023
JANUARY 5&6
CITY DANCE CORPS
CHECK OUT A RECAP OF OUR FALL INTENSIVE
January 5TH AND 6TH, 2023
9am-4pm each day
City Dance Corps
Toronto, Canada
sold out - contact us to be on a waitlist
ABOUT THE INTENSIVE
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Welcome, dance artists.
Join us for our 3nd rendition of the Winter Intensive, this time spanning 2 days in January 2023. This workshop is facilitated by Tkaronto based Dance Artist Kylie Thompson, with special guests Alvin Collantes (Toronto/Berlin) and Jean-benoit Labreque (Montreal).
This workshop is geared towards emerging and current professional dancers as well as current dance students. It is a safe and welcoming space for all.
Not sure if this workshop is a fit for you? Send us an email with a recent video of you dancing and a short letter of intent.
2 days of intensive contemporary dance theatre training so that you’ll head into the winter months feeling inspired with new tools and thought processes, and new connections. We will train with a focus on floorwork, partnering, composition and other tools for the current contemporary dance theatre industry.
This workshop will cap at 30 participants. Be sure to reserve your spot soon to avoid missing out!
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Thursday January 5th
9am-11:15am welcome, warm-up class & floorwork w/Kylie
11:15am-11:30am break
11:30-1:30pm partnering w/Kylie
1:30-2:00pm lunch break
2:00-4:00pm Alvin workshop
Friday January 6th
9am-12pm Workshop with Jean-Benoit Labrecque
12pm-12:30pm lunch break
12:30pm-2pm floorwork with Kylie
2-2:15pm break
2:15-3:30pm partnering w/ Kylie
3:30-4:00pm Discussion, debrief and Q & A -
The intensive will take place inside a beautiful, spacious, lofty studio at City Dance Corps
950 Dupont St.
Toronto, ON
The building originated as the Hamilton Gear Factory circa early 1900’s. Walk up the cement stairs and turn right into the large glass doors.
TTC: Closest Stop is Dupont and Ossington
Parking: some free parking beside building, paid parking directly in front of building, free parking on side streets in the area.
Amenities: Note that there are not a lot of close cafes/food shops. The closest is about a 7 minute walk. It’s best to come prepared.
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We encourage everyone to take part in the full workshop experience in order to fully benefit from the offerings.
Full Workshop Investment:
Early bird/Student Price: $109+HST Deadline Dec 16, 2022
Regular price: $129 + HST
(contact us for payment plan) If cost is a barrier to participation, please contact us.
Single-day registration may be available - please contact us for more info.
Registration is accepted via e-transfer or PayPal. Students should send an email of intention to register, and then will be instructed on how to proceed with payment. Payment must be received in order to reserve your spot. Once payment is received it is non-refundable (see COVID-19 protocols) but can be transferred (must be arranged by the student). Click here to begin registration.
Tuition is eligible for reimbursement through the CADA-East Training Subsidy Program.
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As of September 2022, masks are optional in the studio space. Every individuals personal choice will be respected.
In the event of any building shut down due to Covid 19 restrictions; full refunds will be issued.
The nature of some of the material covered in this intensive (i.e., partnering) may not allow for social distancing. Students may opt to not participate in contact work. At this time, KTD will NOT be requesting proof of vaccination from participants, as per public health guidelines. Please feel free to email us with any questions.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Kylie Thompson
Kylie Thompson (she/her) is a multi-disciplinary performer, creator and educator residing in Toronto, Ontario (Treaty 13 territory). She considers herself an ally to the BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities and is committed to ongoing education, conversation and action towards equality and decolonisation of Western Dance practices. She believes that dance is simply movement language; and holds a unique perspective in the dance industry as she continues to train in street dance forms as well as contemporary theatre/ballet based techniques. She has been teaching floorwork and partnering to professional level students for 5 years. She has trained in the US, Austria and Italy with such companies as Alias Dance Project, Gadfly, Ultima Vez and Vim Vigor. She has been hosting various sizes and lengths of community workshops in Tkaronto since 2017. She is so grateful for community and is ecstatic to be offering another event in this beautiful city.
Jean-Benoit Labrecque
(instagram: jaybb91)
His initial passion for urban dances, conjugated to his training in contemporary dance gives Jean-Benoit Labrecque a versatility of interpretation sought out by choreographers. Since earning his diploma from EDCM in 2014, he has collaborated with Danièle Desnoyers on four creations; ANATOMIE D’UN SOUFFLE (2016), UNFOLD|7 PERSPECTIVES (2019), LA FORÊT MIXTE (2021) and FAUNES VARIATIONS (2022). Jean-Benoit is also collaborating since 2015 with Toronto choreographer Riley Sims on the creation of ARE YOU STILL COMING TONIGHT (2016), DRUNK ON FICTION (2017), ODE PARADE (2017), AMOROUS PLAYLIST (2019) and THIS LAMENT I’LL LIP-SYNC UNTIL I’M BORN AGAIN (2022). Jean-Benoit is also part of the cast for SOME HOPE FOR THE BASTARDS(2018) by Frédérick Gravel and Catherine Gaudet’s piece L’AFFADISSEMENT DU MERVEILLEUX(2019). Jean-Benoit also collaborates with Justine A. Chambers, Virginie Brunelle, Alan Lake, Daniel Léveillé, Andrea Pena, Jacques Poulin Denis, Sébastien Provencher and George Stamos.
Workshop description for Jean-Benoit Labrecque:
Jean-Benoit will be giving a workshop in the method of company Andrea Peña and Artists (APA).
APA’s WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
In this workshop, we invite participants to fully experience the univers of Andrea Pena & Artists by remounting two choreographic sections of our latest creation MANIFESTO 6.58. Performers will collectively experience and negotiate the vision we have of tomorrow's human being in a post-industrial society.
WHAT TO BRING
Inside running shoes
Kneepads
Water
MANIFESTO 6.58 VIDEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/apartists?embedded=true&source=owner_name&owner=8766120
OUR MANIFESTO
WE BELIEVE IN DIVERSITY
DIVERSITY OF VOICES
DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES
DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS
DIVERSITY OF APPROACHES
DIVERSITY OF THOUGHTS
DIVERSITY OF MEDIUMS
AS WE MERGE PRACTICES, CULTURES AND IDENTITIES
WE BELIEVE IN COLLECTIVITY
COLLECTIVE HIERARCHIES
COLLECTIVE PRACTICES
COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY
COLLECTIVE THOUGHT
COLLECTIVE REFLECTION
COLLECTIVE FORWARD
AS WE VALUE OUR ARTISTS BEYOND THE COMPANY ITSELF
WE BELIEVE IN THE GREY ZONE OF PLURALITY
PLURALITY OF SPIRIT
PLURALITY OF IDENTITY
PLURALITY OF GENDER
PLURALITY OF QUALITIES
PLURALITY OF INTENTIONS
PLURALITY OF PRACTICES
AS WE CELEBRATE COMPLEXITY AND THE EXISTENCE OF MANY AS ONE
WE BELIEVE IN DESTABILIZING
DESTABILIZING OURSELVES
DESTABILIZING EACH OTHER
DESTABILIZING OUR OWN WAYS OF THINKING
DESTABILIZING THE NORM
DESTABILIZING CATEGORIES
AS WE MOVE TOWARDS CHALLENGE BY MEANS OF INTEGRITY
Alvin Collantes
Alvin facilitates a dance floor meditation session called “Dose of Pleasure” that empowers humans to make impactful change by harnessing the power of groove and cultivating the pleasure body. Guided through sensational poetry and super groovy music, the session is for you to release the tension and recharge your batteries so we can remember who we are.
The online livestream sessions gathered a community of dancers all over the world including Australia, Canada, The Philippines, Mexico and Germany. When restrictions loosened in Berlin, Alvin hosted sessions at Tempelhofer Feld (a former DDR Airport located in the city centre), which gathered 100-150 dancers with social distancing per session. This movement has been featured in Nike X Zalando Winter Campaign, ARTE TV, Vice Germany, iHeartBerlin and DW News. This movement has been awarded a special grant by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe.
For more information: https://www.alvincollantes.com/