Previous
workshops have included:
2
week intensive Improvising music for dance with Israel
Contact Dance Festival and Rimon music school. 10 young musicians
were coached in improvisation and understanding movement and
theatre conventions then taken to work in demanding settings
for international dance artists' classes. Ending in public
performances and open improvisations with up to 500 participants.
Yaniv Mintzer - Dancer / Musician / Contact
teacher.
"Working with Daniel has been a very special time for
me. I got to see a unique work of the moment, both in his
teaching and his performing.
Together with thoughtfulness and caring he guided jazz and
rock musicians into a journey of improvisation.
His work with dancers at the CI festival
was fascinating for me as a musician and as a dancer on the
contact floor. Special presence on stage and tons of investigative
spirit made it a highlight of the festival in many people's
eyes. I intend to invite Daniel for future workshops and performances."
Nikki - Violin.
"This workshop was really one of the best things that
happened to me.
Since the workshop end I look at music differently.
Daniel weaver taught me so much with his
charisma and knowledge and especially with his unique way
of looking at people and situations.
Im so happy that I won the opportunity to expedience it, and
I hope that others will have this opportunity too."
(more
details and feedback available on request)
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Alongside the usual composing
and teaching work I am actively researching and training
to develop a therapeutic approach to group work. My aim
is to improve my understanding of group dynamics and interaction
through creative processes so that I might better support
participants who wish to develope emotionally through their
creativity. This approach draws on my experience in devising
and performing music and theatre as well as ongoing training
in psychotherapy (TA and Psychodrama). It uses movement,
sound, improvisation and collaborative group work and can
be used for making performances or for personal development.
Teachers
friends and colleagues.
Claire
Russ - contact Improvisation and working with physical
disabilities.
Steve
Batts and Ursula Laubli - Contact Improvisation, Stage
Skills and improvisation in performance.
Yumiko
Yoshioka - Japanese Butoh and psychological dances.
Jos
Heuben - comedy and physical theatre.
Wolfgang
Hoffmann - Choreography and Solo dance.
John
Stevens, Eddie Prevost, Barry Guy,...- Improvised music
and ensemble work.
Sacha
Bondarev - Physical Theatre.
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Corali
Dance Company - a professional company
of adults with learning disabilities.
I
have worked with Corali for over 10 years, helping to devise
shows and leading worshops and collaborative performances
in unusual places and established venues. In the past we have
explored video and sound technology in dance as part of a
professional development program and building towards the
21st anniversary of the company. This covered personal memories
and the use of old photographs to conjure up scenes and transform
memories.
Education
work with Corali includes personal development projects for
its members designed around their stated needs and professional
aims. Plus work in schools and centers co-led by company members.
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