General presentation
For more information see:
Transforme, Language ? (2012-2013)
Transforme, Write down (2011-2012)
Transforme, Se prolonger (2010-2011)
Transforme, Perception (2009-2010)
Transforme, general presentation
Transforme
Myriam Gourfink, artistic and pedagogical direction
Transforme is conceived as a humanistic academy, a place for exchange in which everyone may come to enhance his knowledge with the aim of nourishing his intellectual and artistic output. The instruction is organized around a generative theme of research on the types of writing and modes of composition in the fields of dance and music.
Each year twelve creators — choreographers or composer-performers — are selected to participate in a workshop cycle over three consecutive weeks in July-August and three nine-day sessions spread over the months of October and March. They are in residence at the Royaumont Foundation.
Every morning the participants attend a technical course emphasizing the comprehension of body patterns, the relationship of the dancer with space and listening (Feldenkrais, Alexander, Pilates, Body-Mind Centering methods, various forms of yoga and martial arts).
The weeks in July/August offer a panel of presentations on the central question of the curriculum as well as on the relationship between dance and music, dance and new technologies. World-renowned artists, scientists, philosophers are invited to convey their knowledge in the form of lectures, discussions, workshops or theoretical courses. The idea is to motivate the student to give form to his language, modeling a personal choreographic environment that he can submit to the test of reality by composing small trials ruled by precise limitations.
At the conclusion of this first period each author is to work out a project that resonates with the problem complexes brought up during the course and exploring the dance/music relationship.
In order to respond to their artistic requirements, between the end of August and the resumption of classes in the month of October and between each of the remaining sessions, Myriam Gourfink will be available to them at the Royaumont Foundation. These consultations also make it possible to set out the schedules for the subsequent weeks in keeping with the singularity of the artistic projects and to facilitate carrying them out.
During the last three sessions, the participants consolidate their ideas in the workshop, resulting in a sketch of about ten minutes. They have at their disposal composers and musicians chosen by the PRCC.
At the end of each session, in October, December and March, a Fenêtre sur cour(s) provides a public account of the various stages of work.
When the entire training cycle of Transforme is over, the PRCC, working together with its artistic and financial partners, will be able to offer extensions to certain authors.
The PRCC receives support from the Ministère de la Culture-DRAC Ile-de-France, from the Département of Val d’Oise, from the Ile-de-France Region. Transforme is the educational beneficiary of an AFDAS training agreement.
