Contemporary with Romain Guion

Romain Guion ©Vreni Arbes

In this class, participants are led through a series of structured exercises incorporating elements of yoga, release technique and floor work that gradually and steadily prepare them for complex movement patterns and challenging choreographic sequences. Particular attention is placed on the intrinsic relation between movement and breath, energy pathways, proprioception, core-strength, spinal range of motion and stamina. Expect plenty of sweating through some series of fluid, high-paced, upside down and in-out of the floor sequences.

Romain is a Zürich-based dancer, performance-maker, pedagogue and cultural manager with a 20-year career in the performing arts. He trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris before joining various dance companies such as Charleroi-Danses, National Dance Company Wales, Dance Theatre of Ireland, John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Gelabert-Azzopardi Companyia de Dansa, Eun Me Ahn Dance Company, Staatstheater Mainz and Les Ballets C de la B. Alongside his performing career, Romain collaborates in the creation of dance, music, theatre and opera productions (Coup Fatal and C(h)oeurs 2020 by Alain Platel; Danse Macabre and Goodbye Johnny by Martin Zimmermann; Sehnsucht, limited edition and Dancing Bach by Koen Augustijnen; Bienvenue by Eugénie Rebetez; Orpheus by the freie oper zürich). Since 2000 Romain has been transmitting his knowledge of contemporary dance and choreography by leading dance training and movement laboratories all around the world. Eager to support the creative community, Romain is on the board of directors and curator of LUCKY TRIMMER, a Berlin-based non-profit association dedicated to the short performance format. He also co-mentored the Artistic Development Program organized by tanznetz|Freiburg in both 2018 and 2019. He is the curator of the professional training and workshop program at Tanzhaus Zürich as well as the artistic coordinator of The Field, a Zürich-based dance collective. In 2019 Romain received a cultural award from the city of Zürich for his contribution to the local dance scene. In 2021 Romain completed a Master in Arts and Cultural Management with a focus on environmental sustainability in the European contemporary dance sector.

Please note that the schedule is subject to changes.

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