Contemporary
Profitraining
with
Dor Mamalia
Anchor Technique
Each class is divided into a variety of blocks that progressively develop one’s body and space awareness. We firstly focus on essential movement functions and conscious usage of the body’s anatomy through movement improvisation. By implementing within the class our knowledge of pilates, anatomy, Feldenkrais, ballet, floorwork, and other dance techniques, we stimulate understanding of the participant’s individual capabilities, which later may lead to reaching new levels of complexity in the movement. We address and explore topics such as time, space, fantasy, musicality and one’s ability to find and employ internal and external “anchors” to become a more efficient and detailed mover. We will spend time exploring the spine’s and pelvis’ ranges of motion, being the fundaments of the Human Fields’ language movement. The workshop offers a specific, detailed insight into the principles of movement by building up dynamic and very physical dance combinations. They are characterized by features such as rubato, asymmetric pulses, and philosophy of motion emerging from polycentrism, opposite forces, negation, groove, and rotations.
Each class is divided into a variety of blocks that progressively develop one’s body and space awareness. We firstly focus on essential movement functions and conscious usage of the body’s anatomy through movement improvisation. By implementing within the class our knowledge of pilates, anatomy, Feldenkrais, ballet, floorwork, and other dance techniques, we stimulate understanding of the participant’s individual capabilities, which later may lead to reaching new levels of complexity in the movement. We address and explore topics such as time, space, fantasy, musicality and one’s ability to find and employ internal and external “anchors” to become a more efficient and detailed mover. We will spend time exploring the spine’s and pelvis’ ranges of motion, being the fundaments of the Human Fields’ language movement. The workshop offers a specific, detailed insight into the principles of movement by building up dynamic and very physical dance combinations. They are characterized by features such as rubato, asymmetric pulses, and philosophy of motion emerging from polycentrism, opposite forces, negation, groove, and rotations.
Dor Mamalia
Dor started his professional career with Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Vertigo dance Company, Tanz Luzerner Theatre and the Israeli Opera House Company. He danced in choreographies of: William Forsythe, Marco Goecke, Emanuel Gat, Jacopo Godani and Idan Sharabi. As well collaborated with Georg Reichel, Brian Arias, Jo Strømgen, Po-cheng Sai among others. In 2018 Dor founded together with Dariusz Nowak the dance collective “Human Fields” and choreographed various pieces which had been presented at Kibbut Zürich Festival, Korzo Theatre in The Hague, Amsterdam, Paris, Moscow, Regensburg, St.Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Tel Aviv, Gdansk, Warsaw, Mexico City, Off Europa Festival/Leipzig, Sicily and Kiev, Sadler’s Wells Theatre/London, Mexico City, Warsaw, Tel Aviv among others. Mamalia and Nowak are also enrolled in teaching workshops and guest classes which are based on their movement language and contemporary dance technique around the world. Dor is also a certified teacher in Pilates, Mat and Machines specializing in rehabilitation for dancers and athletes. Besides Dor is one of the 8 ambassadors of the non-profit organization “The What Dance Can Do” that conducts a voluntary work in Africa.