Choreo Lab w/ Larissa Fong

Come dance and explore movement that plays with momentum, weight and textures. This lab will also explore light floorwork and partnering, improvisation and how an environment/site can inform creative decisions and storytelling. Intermediate level: Dancers should have some knowledge of technique, willingness to improvise and ability to pick up choreography.

September 13 at Oak Cliff Cultural Center (223 W Jefferson Blvd Dallas, TX 75208)

September 27 at Sammons Center for the Arts (3630 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75219)

2 PM - 5 PM

Choreo Lab is an experiment in short-term, low-stakes creative processes that mutually benefit dancers and dancemakers. Led by a new choreographer each month, we’ll create instant ensembles, giving the choreographer an opportunity to test out creative ideas on bodies other than their own and dancers the opportunity to meet collaborators, learn new movement styles, and be in a process-oriented environment. Dancemakers might ask participants to create their own material, play with spacing/facing, and engage with other compositional elements.

Each session will start with a 15-30 min warm up depending on the needs of the process. Before each session participants will receive more details about what to expect including notes on apparel and other elements that might be involved like writing, speaking, and/or physical contact. Since every person will bring and receive extraordinary value to the space, we will ask for a donation from everyone participating each month–both dancers and choreographers. 

A sliding scale of $10-30/person for each month will help cover the cost of studio space and admin while cultivating mutual respect and commitment between the performers and choreographer. 

Choreo Lab was conceived by Lauren Kravitz with considerable support from Rai Barnard. Together, we'll facilitate and develop this series.