Contemporary with Phoebe Jewitt

Class description
Phoebe’s class is dedicated to the exploration of improvisation through the exploration of dynamics, spatial awareness, and movement origin. Her teaching is centered on cultivating a connection between movement and the body’s own musicality, fostering a continuous flow through variations in rhythm, perspective and imagery. Her class will lead you through different stages of improvisation, from the floor, to standing, to contact improvisation, with an aim to blur the boundaries between them.
Through developing a heightened sensitivity to the expansive tool-set at our fingertips, Phoebe aims to challenge us all to break free from physical habits and routine.

Bio
Phoebe Jewitt is an award-winning choreographer, dancer and artistic director of Switzerland-based contemporary dance company PITT. Born in the UK, Phoebe grew up travelling in Southeast Asia and in Switzerland, obtaining her Bachelor in Contemporary Dance at Zürich University of the Arts. She was two-time winner of the Migros Kulturprozent Award as well as finalist in the Swiss Youth Research
Competition. Phoebe began her career at Tanz Luzern in 2019, where she is currently still performing. In 2021, Phoebe won the Copenhagen International Choreography Competition, alongside two production awards for her work “For Old Times’ Sake”. Her work with PITT has since been expanded and has toured internationally at theatres and renowned festivals across Europe and Asia. Alongside her creations for PITT, Phoebe has also frequently been invited to create works for other companies and programmes, such as Tanz Luzern, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (BA Contemporary Dance), DAF Dance Arts Faculty and Brückerei.

Phoebe Jewitt ©Mathew Prichard

Please note that the schedule is subject to changes.

Registration is required only the first time you access Profitraining. For regular classes, you can attend at the scheduled time and location as indicated in the calendar or posted on our social media channels

These classes are meant primarily for professional dancers. Although advanced-level non-profis and students are welcome to join, IGTZ will evaluate and in some cases may refer amateurs to alternative classes.

Info: profitraining@igtz.ch