Möckernstr. 68
10965 Berlin LEVEL:
B
Contemporary
Kurs
with
Victoria McConnell
Victoria's Contemporary class begins with guided improvisations to warm up, ground and center the body, while becoming aware of the breath. The class continues to move through structured exercises activating the core, emphasizing alignment and engaging large muscle groups while flowing in and out of the floor. Weaving improvisation with technique, each class focuses on a movement theme which returns throughout the session. As her class progresses across the space with spirals, floorwork and turns, there is a mix of exploration tasks and short phrases to integrate improvisation with more complex movements. Bringing all these elements together Victoria's class culminates in phrase-work, integrating individual movement qualities into the structure or choreography.
Victoria McConnell
Victoria McConnell performs, teaches, and creates body-based art which is grounded in relationality and curiosity. Born and raised in California, she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Belhaven University in 2008 and subsequently worked as a freelancer in the United States. Since 2015 she has lived in Berlin and works across Europe. As a dance artist, Victoria develops her own interdisciplinary projects, collaborates with FREYAS connective and has performed with Irina Pauls, Sommer Ulrickson, Tanz Company Gervasi, Sara Angius and for the Staatsoper Berlin, among others. McConnell also performs and dances in film and television productions. In addition to her artistic work, she has been teaching contemporary dance, ballet, improvisation and jazz since 2009. Animate Objects is an extension of her current work, MaterialBody.
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