Transforme, Write down (2011-2012)
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Presentation
The 2011-2012 session of Transforme, led by the choreographer Myriam Gourfink, is intended for 10 choreographers wishing to work on writing and composition, whether in a twosome with one of the 5 musician-composer participants coming from the Voix nouvelles curriculum (the contemporary music programme at Royaumont), or on their own.
It will have to do with choreographic writing as a source of invention for the dance. Through presentations, discussions or workshops, the aim will be to give body to movement within language, to conceive it at an abstract level before putting it into action. The proposals will be elaborated within permanent dialogue between conceptualization and practice.
At the close of these four sessions each choreographer will propose a solo, duo or trio.
The course will host Noëlle Simonet and Angela Loureiro, two specialists in notation and in Laban’s Theory of Effort, who will accompany the choreographer and composer participants throughout the duration of Transforme. Gianna Dupont will be present to enhance these contributions by instruction in the yoga of energy.
Myriam Gourfink will present her research and scores carried out starting from Laban Notation, and will show how everyone can make the latter his own with a view to his specific work.
Working from another angle, Daniel Zea, consulting composer, will accompany the sessions for questions of musical composition.
The course will open during the first half of August with a session based on Laban and choreographic composition that will mix theory, practice and philosophical input.
In the course of the second session (early November), the participants will be in search of their writing style.
The third session (mid-December) will be devoted to questions of writing and composition. At the lose of this the choreographers will choose the dancers with which they will work at the realization of their scores at the following session, during which the composers will for their part work with the instrumentalists.
The autumn and winter residencies will close with a public presentation, Fenêtre sur cour(s), demonstrating the status of the experimentation.
At the end of the last session, in as much as certain processes reveal a singularity that deserves to be accompanied beyond the workshop curriculum, the PRCC will be in a position to offer possible extensions.
Calendar
Session: Write down 1/4
Sunday 31 June through Monday 15 August 2011
1e week "Laban and choreographic composition"
faculty
Gianna Dupont, practician: techniques of yoga and “integration” workshop / Noëlle Simonet, teacher and choreographer: Laban notation, a tool for composition / Myriam Gourfink, choreographer: lecture “Elements of Language” and “integration” workshop / Daniel Zea, composer: musical oversight.
2e week "Effort, body, music and composition"
faculty
Myriam Gourfink, choreographer: yoga technique and choreographic composition workshop / Angela Loureiro, dancer and pedagogue of movement: the Laban Movement Analysis and its Bartenieff fundamentals / Daniel Zea, composer : workshop in musical composition.
The 10 choreographer participants or performer/authors will be accompanied by 5 participant composers. They will attend as a group the lectures and workshops in choreographic and musical composition.
Session - Seeking a way in writing 2/4
Thursday 27 October through Sunday 6 November 2011
faculty
Myriam Gourfink, choreographer: yoga technique / Noëlle Simonet, teacher and choreographer: Labanotation in writing technique / Angela Loureiro, dancer and pedagogue of movement: the Laban Movement Analysis and the practice of writing / Myriam Gourfink, choreographer and Daniel Zea, composer: faculty for the experimenting in “Choreographic and musical writing” / NN, researcher in Neurosciences: lecture
The 10 choreographer participants or author/performers will be accompanied by 5 participant composers.
Public presentation
Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Saturday 5 November 2011
Session - Write an compose 3/4
Friday 9 through Monday 19 December 2011
faculty
Myriam Gourfink, choreographer: yoga technique / Noëlle Simonet, teacher and choreographer: Labanotation and research in writing technique / Angela Loureiro, dancer and pedagogue of movement: the Laban Movement Analysis and the practice of writing / Myriam Gourfink, choreographer and Daniel Zea, composer: faculty for the experimenting in “Choreographic and musical writing”
The 10 choreographer participants or author/performers will be accompanied by 5 participant composers. The last day, audition of the participant dancers present at the following session.
Public presentation
Fenêtre sur cour(s) on Sunday 18 December 2011
Session "Realization of the scores" 4/4
Wednesday 15 through Sunday 26 February 2012
Faculty
Myriam Gourfink, choreographer: yoga technique / Myriam Gourfink and Daniel Zea, composer: faculty for the experimenting in “Choreographic and musical writing”.
The 10 choreographer participants or author/performers and 5 participant composers will be joined by 12 to 15 participant dancers and instrumentalists (to be specified)
Public presentation
Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Saturday 25 February 2012
Places available for
10 choreographers or authors/performers having carried through several choreographic pieces.
The participants formally agree to attend the course in its entirety, that is 50 days of instruction.
Auditions
Between 7 and 11 March 2011 at the studio of the Pôle emploi, 50 rue de Malte 75011 Paris
Applications are to be sent before 31 January 2011 including a resumé, a letter of motivation and a video or DVD excerpt of a choreographic production.
Fee Information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (including membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont and access to the François Lang Music library), tuition, and boarding expenses.
An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.
Financial aid for tuition
› for casual entertainment workers (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by payslips and Congés Spectacles certificates.
› for salaried employes (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local Pôle emploi office.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) – contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.
Scholarships
Every year the Association des amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to artists under 29 years of age who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made by a commission on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.
For participants who are not in a position to qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 1 124 € remains at your expense.