HCMC – Workshop with Emily Navarra “Shhhh, Just Dance!”

04 – 12 Oct 2014, 2 – 5 pm
Zerostation

From the organizer:

Nowadays, the expression of emotion is an essential need of every one of us. It’s a result of interaction and a prove on every man’s existence. Expressing your emotion can aim to people around you or to only yourself. Besides, there are many ways of emotional expression: words, nuance, rhythm… And Movement.

And Emily Navarra is among those who have spent most of their time to feel and express feelings through choreographic movement. She is a freelance performer, choreographer and teacher working internationally. She was previously based in Sous, TUNISIA with Amideast Education USA.

In order to create an environment for everyone to come, play, experiment and feel free to express feelings in his/her very own way, ZeroStation has collaborated with Emily Navarra to build a workshop on dancing that is adaptable with the opened space, here at ZeroStation. This workshop is all about feeling connected, rejuvenated and inspired.

Starting from the floor up, this class will highlight and investigate the ‘basics’ of partnering and group structures through floor-work, improvisation and choreography. Also, new devices for expanding and inventing material will be explored. A large body of material will be created, varied and manipulated both in and out of the studio, pushing towards the development of a new work utilizing the material built in class. This class is Excellent for complete beginners, ballet students wanting to add another dimension to their dancing and seasoned dancers wanting to hone their partnering skills, deepen their practice and add layers of integrity.

The workshop will be opened in 4 days (4-5 October and 11-12 October), start at 2:00 pm and end at 5:00 pm (3hrs in length).

More info on Emily: Emily Navarra is a B.A. Dance Studies graduate from the University of South Florida who uses popular culture as a choreographic tool to embark on fierce kinetic adventures. Her work as a freelance artist has been presented in the United States, Europe, Southeast Asia, North Africa and the United Kingdom. She is also the creator of The Melting Pot held at Saigon Outcast, a festival for charity which brings art, dance and music under one umbrella.

Registration fee: VND 400,000

For sign-up please email your information (name, DOB) to:
[email protected], or
[email protected]

For further information, please contact:
0126 392 8955 (Tin), or
093 582 7701 (Hoang), or
091 499 0621 (Linh).

Read Hanoi Grapevine’s interview with Emily:

A Dancer’s Dream in Saigon