Vamos Festival, Costuminati and myself are collaborating to present an exciting opportunity for young women in Leeds!⠀
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With funding support from Leeds Inspired, part of Leeds City Council we are seeking 12 young women aged 16-25 who will develop a performance and costumes to be premiered at ¡VAMOS! Leeds Festival 2019.⠀
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“The Masks We Wear” is a project for young women to explore public and private identity through dance and costume. A series of workshop sessions will take place in June and July leading to the opportunity to perform at Millennium Square as part of ¡VAMOS! Leeds Festival (Sunday 21 July 2019).⠀
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The Masks We Wear explores our identity on and off stage, in private and in public. Sometimes the performance we put on in life can be more restrictive than our stage performance: from how technology has allowed us to create and reinvent a self-image, to the sides of our persona we choose to show or to edit out.⠀
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During phase 1 of this project, Ella Mesma Company, a dance theatre company with a background in carnival and contemporary dance will work with young women dancers, to talk makeup, filters and masks and explore the shadows that we hide from ourselves.⠀
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During phase 2 the young artists will work with Renata Gordon, the lead artist from Costuminati and one of the North’s best Carnival costume designers known for combining traditional materials with textiles and technical pattern cutting.⠀
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The Masks We Wear is part of ¡VAMOS! Festival 2019 ⠀
This year it takes place in North East England and Leeds.⠀
¡VAMOS! North East: 11-14 July 2019 – various NE locations ⠀
¡VAMOS! Leeds: 21 July 2019 – MIllenium Square, Leeds⠀
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¡VAMOS! Festival is supported with funding from Arts Council England, Newcastle City Council, Community Foundation, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Leeds Inspired, part of Leeds City Council, Wades Charity, Instituto Cervantes, Pura Panela and Revolution de Cuba |
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| TEACHING: Classes and workshops: The end of the HOME Series, season, a Women’s Group with Barbara Godoy and the BENCH Bitesized |
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HOME Series:
What is the HOME Series? Think of it as a beautiful path to come home to your authentic self inspired by the chakra system but explained and demonstrated simply using dance and imagination. I originally developed the content of the HOME series workshops on my company to facilitate the telling of the performers stories and dealing with all the stuff that comes up in the studio in a way that was healing and affirming and still helped the dancers access the beautiful place of vulnerability where all magic happens.
Now they are workshops for all, and here are the last few dates:
4th May: WOMB at Yorkshire Dance, Leeds
11th May: WOMB at Siendo, Lisbon
23rd April-4th June: Also join me for a Kundalini Yoga class: Journey through the Chakras at Ookushana, Leeds
HOME Series Retreats: Fancy coming on retreat with us? We are busy creating… if you already know you would like to reserve a spot, hit us an email now.
Quotes from Class: “You bring a lot of calm and safety to the room, holding space for everyone and making us comfortable and connected quite easily. I really enjoyed the fact that it mixed a lot of different techniques and influences, giving us opportunities to use our bodies, minds, voices, theatrical skills… And I also liked the fact that it had strong spiritual/ self-love and self-care element without being too serious. Laughter and dance all the way!” Melanie Berard, London
The BENCH Bitesize:
2Faced Dance Company presents The BENCH Bitesize: Surrey
Supported by People Dancing
Now in its fourth year, The BENCH is going on the road…
Join @2Faceddance and guests (including moi!) at Guildford School of Acting at the University of Surrey on Saturday 1 June for a one-day, bitesize edition of their game-changing programme: The BENCH. Meet and hear from 7 inspirational female creators and industry professionals; address issues, make actions and leave with enhanced skills, confidence and knowledge to make the next move.
Join the Facebook Event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/292573194964938/
Barbara Godoy: 9 Greek Muses
I will be guest teaching on Barbara Godoy’s Women’s Group in London over the next few months. This One Year programme is an exploration of assumptions about the meaning of being a woman through awareness intensive practises such as: family constellation, dynamic meditation, bio-energetics, psychodrama, authentic movement, catharsis, touch, feedback and sharing, all inspired by the 9 Greek Muses. If you would like to know more write to me here and I will put you in touch with the team. |
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| Adiós, Adeus, ìkíni ti ìpínyà, Au Revoir, 再见
And that is all for this month. I am super excited to get my salsa on this weekend at Mambo City and see lots of my international dancer friends!
Thanks to everyone who has attended class, donated to the crowd funder, written to me personally with feedback etc etc: I have absolutely loved working and connecting with you!
Love from the whole team:
Ella, Anna, Azara, Hsing Ya, Lucia, Rachel, David, Franck, Milton, Isaac, Elsabet, Laura (and everyone else at Ella Mesma Company!) |
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