Martin del Amo’s Performance Training Workshop Series

Description

THE BODY EXISTS TO BE TESTED: A PERFORMANCE TRAINING WORKSHOP

As dancers, we are trained to perform extremely complex movement material and make it look effortless. It’s precisely our training, though, that sometimes makes us forget how powerful a simple gesture can be, or a moment of stillness, or a mere flick of an isolated body part.

This workshop series takes an investigative approach to dance-making. Each two-hour session begins with a short warm-up designed to heighten spatial awareness, refine coordination, and develop physical precision. From there, we will explore strategies for breaking down complex movement, rediscovering the power of simplicity, and generating solo material through improvisation within predetermined structures.

As the series progresses, we will also introduce spoken text into our choreographic explorations, examining how movement and language can interact in performance. Through structured exercises, we will consider the distinct ways in which dance and text communicate, experimenting with juxtaposition, collision, and overlap. Participants will leave with practical tools to generate, structure, and analyse solo performance material, deepening their ability to craft nuanced and compelling work.

SCHEDULE

Thursday April 3

• 10 – 11:30am – Pro Class
• 12:30 – 2:30pm – Workshop #1

Friday April 4

• 10 – 11:30am – Pro Class
• 12:30 – 2:30pm – Workshop #2

Thursday April 10

• 10 – 11:30am – Pro Class
• 12:30 – 2:30pm – Workshop #3

Friday April 11

• 10 – 11:30am – Pro Class
• 12:30 – 2:30pm – Workshop #4

PRICES

Community Member workshop price (30% off) – $35* for 1 workshop, $56* for 2 workshops, $73.50* for 3 workshops, $87.50* for all 4 workshops
Non-member workshop price  – $50 for 1 workshop, $80 for 2 workshops, $105 for 3 workshops, $125 for all 4 workshops

Morning pro class is part of our regular class program, you can purchase class passes or individual classes here

*We highly encourage you to become a Community Member, when you become a member you receive 3 free classes (this covers the morning) and get 30% off workshops and class passes. To access the Community Member price you must first log in to your account, if you are joining our Membership program make sure you first purchase the membership to unlock membership access, then return to this page once you have logged in.

ABOUT MARTIN DEL AMO

Martin del Amo is a choreographer and dancer with 30 years of professional experience. He is best known for his solos, fusing idiosyncratic movement and intimate storytelling, and has received acclaim more recently as a creator of group works and solos for others. Programmed by many major festivals and venues across the country, his work has toured nationally and internationally. Martin’s huge contribution to the Australian arts sector as a teacher, dramaturg, movement consultant, dance writer and mentor to emerging artists has been recognised with the prestigious Creative Australia Award for Dance (2024), the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance (2018) and a Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship (2015).