How Movement Works - Trinity Laban

How Movement Works 2023

Monday 10 – Friday 14 July

Booking for How Movement Works is now open! Secure your place with our early bird offer.

Course Outline

So what is movement anyway? Discover the answers during this week-long choreology intensive, based in our world class studios at the Laban Building.

The week will be an opportunity to research and explore movement and reflect how this can be embodied in your own practice. It will significantly change and improve your creative practice.

The week will include

An introduction to innovative and exciting choreological practice
Creating, performing and observing movement
Discussion and dialogue
An exploration of current developments of choreological movement theories and their specific application to contemporary performing arts disciplines

Who is this for?

The course is suitable for practitioners, 18yrs+ from different backgrounds and disciplines, interested in movement, choreography, acting, performance, circus, physio and directing or teaching. No previous experience of movement analysis theories is required.

Join us on the journey to reveal fascinating insights about what we look at when we watch performance and how expression is controlled, created and communicated.

“Fascinating, absorbing and exciting. The choreological understanding will change your professional practice significantly”

(How Movement Works Participant)

Course Details

Monday 10 – Friday 14 July 2023

Time: 10.00 – 17.30

Delivery: Trinity Laban Faculty of Dance, The Laban Building, Creekside, London SE8 3DZ

Fees 2023

How Movement Works will go on sale February 2023

Early Bird Fee: £450 (available until 31 March)

Full Course Fee: £500

Trinity Laban Alumni Fee: £400

BOOKING NOW OPEN

Example Timetable

The HMW research week may explore something like below, always staying response to the group and needs;

Day 1

Welcome and intro

Introducing the functional body and the body as instrument and its application in practice

Day 2

Exploring dynamic principles and writing dance

Day 3

Exploring body language and relationships

Day 4

Exploring space

Day 5

Applying our practice & reflection

Expect to move, discuss, observe and share practice. There will be breaks throughout the day. A full timetable will be shared with participants before the course.

Information Pack 2023

You can find everything you need to know about How Movement Works 2023 in our info pack linked above. If you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch: dancesummerschool@trinitylaban.ac.uk

Teacher Biography – Olga Masleinnikova

Olga Masleinnikova is a choreologist, dance-theatre-movement director, artist coach and teacher. Her practice combines Laban's contemporary developments for performing arts - a discipline called Choreology, psychophysical and somatic practices as well as her research around energy body. She has taught at prestigious institutions including: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Royal Academy of Music, English National Opera for Opera Works, Cambridge University, and internationally in Germany, China, and Switzerland.

Olga's choreographic and collaborative works have been to venues in London, Ghent, Malmo, Dublin, Paris, Chur, Berlin and Reykjavik. Additionally, she has developed Artistic Development Coaching Programme, regularly coaches directors, actors, choreographers and filmmakers and delivers numerous workshops internationally.