Contemporary with Antoni Androulakis

Class description
The practice proposed in this class is a synthesis of the different ways Antoni has been approaching floor work over the past ten years. It breaks down the question of how to use gravity as a movement generator. Using mainly improvisation, this question will be answered through the exploration of different concepts such as:
– Becoming conscious of the use of our weight through the points of contact we create with the floor.
– Exploring the idea of being both relaxed and active, using the needed tension in order to facilitate movement while getting rid of unnecessary rigidity.
– Using our body as a holistic organism: Seeing it as a whole rather than separated, we will find ways to make our full body contribute to the movement.
In this class, Antoni Androulakis will also share his background in acrobatics. More specifically, participants will be encouraged to look at different patterns and figures as movements rather than “tricks” to include them in their own dance.
Antoni does not differentiate between the way he deals with movement and how he deals with his daily life. His teaching is therefore a synthesis of his intuitive understanding of things he is actively practicing: awareness, challenge and playfulness.
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Bio
Born in Belgium, Antoni Androulakis graduated from the Conservatory of Antwerp (Belgium) before entering La Manufacture (Switzerland), where he focused on choreographic research as well as creating his own teaching material. Throughout his education, he has created several pieces, and has been a dancer for Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Agostina d’Alessandro, Wim Vandekeybus, …
Antoni has performed with Alexander Vantournhout, Rakesh Sukesh, Edan Gorlicki & Adam Benjamin amongst others & has been the choreographic assistant of the company Cocoon during the creation of “Attaque”. Eager to share his own research, he has been teaching in different countries across Europe & Central America where he aims to connect elements of floor work , martial arts & acrobatics.

Antoni Androulakis ©David Konecny

Please note that the schedule is subject to changes.

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Profitraining Zentralschweiz is a training on a professional level.  Wednesday and Thursday classes as well as workshops will also be open to non-professional dancers and advanced level students.
Non-profis can only participate after a positive evaluation of their level by the IGTZ. This decision is binding.

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