Rigo Saura | Research Labs: Workshops

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Dancers from different backgrounds and training are invited to take class together, led by Rigo Saura, 2023 HCL Partner Artist in Residence.

Dancers from different backgrounds and training are invited to take class together, led by Rigo Saura, 2023 HCL Partner Artist in Residence with Chicago Dancemakers Forum. These Research Labs aim to open participants to look at the ways in which the temporary collective body might momentarily interrupt the established order that typically regulates a studio class. Through this intervention, dancers may reconfigure the nexus of relations that order the space and is used in composing a dance. This Research Lab is purely experimental. It is open to the possibilities that people bring and engage with, and is for anyone seeking new subjective positions which fall outside of codes and hierarchies that otherwise govern the making of dance.There are two Research Lab variations:Research Lab: WorkshopsThese classes are designed for advanced and professional dancers and focus on professional training. We will explore the versatile mechanism of involving floor technique with upper body movement, while developing a dynamic kinetic energy and challenging our field of movement and technique.  Research Lab Workshops are focused on the connectivity, partnering, and different quality of movement in the contemporary dance spectrum.    Research Lab: Searching Material &amp; ImprovisationTwo sections of the research lab, titled “Searching Material &amp; Improvisation”, designed for any artistic mover who has the curiosity to express, explore and dialogue through movement. These sections are focused on exploration, improvisation and  connection with yourself and others in the room. Led by Rigo Saura, Research Lab: Searching Material &amp; Improvisation provides five hours in the studio where you can put your creativity and inspiration to play, connect with other artistic visions, and find enrichment through both observing and sharing your knowledge. These sections have a four-step structure: Warm-up, Improvisation, Creation and Presentation. The culminating presentation step will pull together all the information and knowledge that we will be working on in the other steps to create a small work that we can share with guests (friends, family and students) at the end of the day.Join us for just one research lab or sign up for all five! Sessions will be recorded for public online viewing at a later time.Please share any concerns or injuries with Rigo at the beginning of each Research Lab. Since we will be working with our body and brain, you must be ready to perform to the limit of your possibilities. By signing you understand that you are responsible for your participation and know the risks of a physical and artistic practice.

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