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Ákos Hargitay |
| was born 1964 in Budapest. Since 1990 he dance in a
field of contemporary dance with various Hungarian dance groups .In
Vienna he worked with Cie Willi Dorner, Tanz*Hotel ,Tanz Atelier
Wien, Mark Tompkins among others. He worked with the in Munich based
Dance Energy /Micha Purucker, with David Zambrano in
the Ballroom Project in NYC. Internationally touring with Travelogue I
and II , when he has been a member of the Berlin-based Sasha Waltz
& Guests from 1994 to 1998. He also danced in such musicals like:
Singing in the Rain, Cats, West Side Story or a film by Menahem Golan:
Mack the Knife. Currently he studying at the Hungarian Dance Akademie,
choreography department. |
| Theaching dance at Bruckner Conservatory
Linz, SEAD Salzburg, TQ Wien, Willi Dorner Dance Co. Orkesztika
Alapitvany Budapest, Dance Conservatory Györ, Trafo Budapest, L1
DanceLab Budapest. |
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What is Contact Improvisation? |
Contact Improvisation is
a 35 year-old movement form that investigates the possibilities of
bodies moving together in kinesthetic connection. Sometimes wild and
athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all
bodies and enquiring minds.
Contact improvisation is a dance form in which the point of contact with
another dancer provides the starting point for a movement exploration.
It is most frequently performed as a duet, but can be danced by more
people. The emphasis is on the flow of energy and on an awareness of
one's own body and on that of one's partner rather than on producing
lines and shapes. Contact improvisation invites creative thinking and
spontaneity as well as technical ability. The class and jam will be a
playful and exhilarating event for people of all levels of dance
experience.
What happens in a jam?
A jam is an informal gathering of dancers. There is no teacher, but
space and time to develop skills and confidence. You are free to dance,
rest or sit and watch as you wish. The jam provides an opportunity to
explore and integrate newly learnt techniques and to find your own
routes into dancing. Live musicians will improvise with the dancing at
some jams. |