Dans Yazım Academy, in collaboration with KÖM, will host a “Dance Writing” workshop under the guidance of Orsolya Bálint on Sunday 18 December. Running from 12:00 to 16:00 at the Hungarian Culture Center, entry is set at 120 TL (with a 50 TL deposit). Interested individuals should send an e-mail to dansyazim@gmail.com with personal information and the subject line “KÖM WS Participation” by Saturday 10 December. The workshop will be in English (with Turkish support available).
From the organizer:
We are happy to announce our new Dans Yazım Academy workshop as “Dance Writing III – with KÖM” in partnership with KÖM by L1 Association from Hungary with the mentorship of Orsolya Balint, the head of KÖM and critic with 13 years of experience.
The aim of the workshop is to give a useful introduction (or initiation) into the path of a dance writer, with practical tips and hints. Special focus will be on individual strengths and abilities, to help to find and trust our own, original voice. The participants of the workshop will attend a selected performance and will reflect on the piece as a collective. In addition, each participant will be given individual feedback on his/her own writing.
Posing some questions:
* What should I read? Theoretical background can be acquired along the process, whilst reading current reviews keeps us up to date, and we can learn a lot from our colleagues.
* When I go to see a performance, what should I pay attention to? (Movement, scenery, music, lights etc.)
* How can I get into interaction with performances? How can I connect to performances without a narrative? (looking for ‘images’)
* Using our existing interpretation strategies and developing new approaches
* Not every dancer is a great choreographer/dramaturge/light designer/composer/videographer – synergies within a performance
* Timing and proportions, structure (also, non-linear performances)
* Taking notes?
* Is it necessary to know more about the artist’s creative process or to read the brochure? Special cases, when the process becomes the product (research performances) or showcases (showing only details of complete works).
* What only watching an artist’s daily practice/talking to an artist can give you
ORSOLYA BALİNT
Orsolya Bálint is a columnist and critic of the leading Hungarian cultural weekly Vasárnapi Hírek, where she has been writing movie, media and more recently dance reviews for 13 years. As a member of L1 Association of Hungarian independent artists, she is a regular contributor to L1danceFest, the one and only annual movement-based performing arts festival in Budapest, Hungary. Since 2014, she has been leader and editor of the Critics’ Self-educating Workshop KÖM by L1 Association. Together with other KÖM-members she visits international dance festivals and workshops, writes reviews and interviews in English for their blog (http://dancescript.blogspot.com/), working towards establishing a new vocabulary in dance writing and a progressive & positive way of criticism. She also regularly leads open discussions with choreographers and performers to start a dialogue and a collective thinking between artists, critics and the audience.
REGISTRATION
Please, confirm your participation to dansyazim@gmail.com with the subject as “KÖM WS Participation” by 10th December. Your e-mail should include information about yourself and your motivation for the workshop.
DY WORKSHOP FEE: 120 TL. By 13th December, 50 TL of the full price should be sent as a guarantee of participation. The rest will be paid at the beginning of the event.
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