A event held at Bristol Old Vic on Monday 20th May. The event starts at 10:00.
GATHER UP invites different Bristol-based practitioners to lead morning classes to support the continuous training and development of experienced movers and professional dance artists. Morning Class takes place weekly on a Monday morning in term time.
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Morning Class with Anna Kaszuba:
Anna’s movement sessions are primarily about coming together, with whatever's present in you, to tap into the wisdom of our bodies and find joy in our senses. A guided warm up, bringing awareness and connectivity to breath, body and mind will be followed mostly by structured improvisation and some set sequences. Closing the eyes will be encouraged at times to deepen the awareness, and although largely on our feet, we will be moving in and out of the floor. The classes will focus on some if not all of the following: harnessing different states of energy to find more wholesome ways of moving, rhythm and musicality, imagination and play, elements of folk dance, influences of yoga and using the body as a whole instrument including voice and sound. Expect some light contact within the sessions with the option to opt out or modify, as well as some bodywork drawing from Anna's background in massage therapy.
About Anna:
Originally from Wolverhampton, Anna obtained BA Hons and MA Degrees from London Contemporary Dance School. She has worked extensively in dance theatre with choreographer, Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teac Damsa for productions such as Rian (2011),The Right of Spring & Petrushka (2013) and Swan Lake/Loch Na hEala (2016) touring nationally and worldwide. Other notable companies include Scottish Dance Theatre, Dan Canham/Still House, Emma Martin/United Fall, Catherine Young Dance, Company Philip Connaughton and Anatomical. After receiving an Arts Council Award to develop her practice, she's been enjoying exploring theatre, voice and clown work, with the intention to work more interdisciplinary. Anna is also a massage therapist in Bristol and loves to hike, volunteer on eco-builds when she can, and is trying to grow things this year.
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Time: Studio is open from 9.40am, class time is 10-11.30am, with time to stretch and meet 11.30-12noon.
Access: Get in touch if you have access needs that we could support you with. Email us at: [email protected]
Creative Audio Description: if you are a visually impaired dancer planning to attend a morning class, you may like to book our free Creative Audio Describer service to provide you with 1-1 support during the class. Please get in touch if you would like to request this support.
Care Pot: the Care Pot exists to offer cash support towards childcare, parking, travel, access or other extra costs that may surround coming to these classes. Take a read and please be in touch with how we could cover some of your extra costs so that you can come along and participate.
Rest: Our spaces are rest welcome. There are various benches, seats and corners in the studio or you are always welcome to leave the studio for a break.
Find out more here: www.gatherup.live
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REALISE YOU CAN’T MAKE IT?
We try our best to price our classes and workshops fairly and offer good value for money. To ensure the viability of our programme we do not offer refunds. However, you can put your ticket up for resale or transfer it to a friend using the Headfirst booking system. Your original ticket becomes void and a new, valid ticket will be emailed to the transfer recipient.
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GATHER UP is a dance development project supported using public funding by Arts Council England. The current programme is also made possible thanks to additional support from the Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement, Bristol Old Vic Ferment and Arnolfini.
Photo credit: Alix Meulemans
Image description: Woman in late twenties swinging her right arm away and her left arm towards her body. She is wearing a black shirt and is standing in a dark room with bright lights in the background.
Entry requirements: 18+
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Morning Class with Anna Kaszuba:
Anna’s movement sessions are primarily about coming together, with whatever's present in you, to tap into the wisdom of our bodies and find joy in our senses. A guided warm up, bringing awareness and connectivity to breath, body and mind will be followed mostly by structured improvisation and some set sequences. Closing the eyes will be encouraged at times to deepen the awareness, and although largely on our feet, we will be moving in and out of the floor. The classes will focus on some if not all of the following: harnessing different states of energy to find more wholesome ways of moving, rhythm and musicality, imagination and play, elements of folk dance, influences of yoga and using the body as a whole instrument including voice and sound. Expect some light contact within the sessions with the option to opt out or modify, as well as some bodywork drawing from Anna's background in massage therapy.
About Anna:
Originally from Wolverhampton, Anna obtained BA Hons and MA Degrees from London Contemporary Dance School. She has worked extensively in dance theatre with choreographer, Michael Keegan-Dolan/Teac Damsa for productions such as Rian (2011),The Right of Spring & Petrushka (2013) and Swan Lake/Loch Na hEala (2016) touring nationally and worldwide. Other notable companies include Scottish Dance Theatre, Dan Canham/Still House, Emma Martin/United Fall, Catherine Young Dance, Company Philip Connaughton and Anatomical. After receiving an Arts Council Award to develop her practice, she's been enjoying exploring theatre, voice and clown work, with the intention to work more interdisciplinary. Anna is also a massage therapist in Bristol and loves to hike, volunteer on eco-builds when she can, and is trying to grow things this year.
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Time: Studio is open from 9.40am, class time is 10-11.30am, with time to stretch and meet 11.30-12noon.
Access: Get in touch if you have access needs that we could support you with. Email us at: [email protected]
Creative Audio Description: if you are a visually impaired dancer planning to attend a morning class, you may like to book our free Creative Audio Describer service to provide you with 1-1 support during the class. Please get in touch if you would like to request this support.
Care Pot: the Care Pot exists to offer cash support towards childcare, parking, travel, access or other extra costs that may surround coming to these classes. Take a read and please be in touch with how we could cover some of your extra costs so that you can come along and participate.
Rest: Our spaces are rest welcome. There are various benches, seats and corners in the studio or you are always welcome to leave the studio for a break.
Find out more here: www.gatherup.live
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REALISE YOU CAN’T MAKE IT?
We try our best to price our classes and workshops fairly and offer good value for money. To ensure the viability of our programme we do not offer refunds. However, you can put your ticket up for resale or transfer it to a friend using the Headfirst booking system. Your original ticket becomes void and a new, valid ticket will be emailed to the transfer recipient.
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GATHER UP is a dance development project supported using public funding by Arts Council England. The current programme is also made possible thanks to additional support from the Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement, Bristol Old Vic Ferment and Arnolfini.
Photo credit: Alix Meulemans
Image description: Woman in late twenties swinging her right arm away and her left arm towards her body. She is wearing a black shirt and is standing in a dark room with bright lights in the background.
Entry requirements: 18+
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