Warning: limited number of places!
Bookings for this workshop will open on March 17.
This workshop is centered on playfulness, using games, clown techniques, and creative exercises for character and creature building to foster a sense of wonder and lightness. We will connect to our inner child, embracing spontaneity and joy as we explore laughter as the best medicine, asking questions like "How can I smile with my whole body?".
Through movement, dance explorations, and partnering exercises, we will observe and translate the mechanics of laughter, enhancing proprioception, spatial awareness, and ways to relate to one another.
Designed for all levels and backgrounds, whether you're a seasoned mover or new to this form of exploration, this workshop provides a selection of tools and exercises that practitioners can use to enhance group cohesion, foster connection, and get comfortable working with our bodies together. We will observe how play can affect the artistic practice and creative potential. We will practice laughing at each other and at ourselves. We will celebrate failure and unlock the transformative power of joy, reminding us that creativity thrives in moments of spontaneity and laughter.
This workshop is an invitation to step out of our comfort zones, explore with abandon, and rediscover the boundless potential that lies within us all.
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About the Artists
Jolyane Langlois (she/her) is a dance artist from Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal, Canada with ancestral roots in the Mi’gmaq of Gespe’gewa’gi. After graduating from the professional training programme at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre in 2012, she worked as an interpreter, collaborator and movement facilitator with a myriad of independent choreographers and companies in Canada and internationally. Currently based in Vienna, Austria, she collaborated with Stefano D’Alessio, Magdalena Forster, Gat Goodovitch, Daphna Horenzcyk, Thandiwe Mqokeli, Barbis Ruder, Doris Uhlich, VRUM Performing Arts Collective, Archipelago Vienna / Alexander Gottfarb and CieLaroque/Helene Weinzerl. A curious and versatile performer, Jolyane works in a variety of contexts ranging from traditional dance and theatre settings to site-specific installations, artistic interventions in public spaces, intergenerational community work, and dance and theatre for young audiences.