Masterclass: Lucy Guerin Inc (Adelaide Festival 2018)

Photo Credits: Show image of SPLIT by Gregory Lorenzutti

The Mill Adelaide in partnership with The Adelaide Festival & ACArts present a masterclass with Lucy Guerin Inc (VIC). The Lucy Guerin Inc season of SPLIT is part of the 2018 Adelaide Festival, ACArts Main Theatre, March 2 - 5. https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/2018/split

Details

Date: Monday 5th March, 2018
Time: 12pm - 2pm
Venue: Adelaide College of The Arts/TAFE, 39 Light Square Adelaide, Level 3, Rehearsal Studio
Cost: $25
Participants: suitable for students of full time dance program; trained/graduated dancers; semi professional/professional dancers.  
Inquiries: programming@themilladelaide.com

About the Masterclass

Led by company artistic director Lucy Guerin herself, the masterclass will be an introduction to some of the ideas and movement processes used to develop SPLIT. It will involve a short warm-up followed by a section of choreography taught by the dancers Melanie Lane and/or Lillian Steiner. There will also be some time to develop some individual material, based on tasks devised for the creation of Split.

About Lucy Guerin Company

Lucy Guerin Inc is an Australian dance company established in Melbourne in 2002. Renowned for the skill and originality of its small group of performers, it is a flexible organisation dedicated to challenging and extending the art of contemporary dance. The company is committed to the exploration of everyday events and the redefinition of the formal concerns of dance. New productions are generated through an experimental approach to creative process, and may involve voice, video, sound, text and industrial design as well as Guerin’s lucid physical structures. Lucy Guerin Inc. continues to produce inspiring and innovative explorations of contemporary dance that resonate within our culture and the global community. The company values the need for risk, integrity and relevance in the creative process and provides environments, time, space and opportunities to question existing notions of dance. Crucially, this is always a choreographic exploration, striving for visual, emotional and physical revelations that could not be generated or communicated in any other artform than dance.

Lucy Guerin Inc has been a major influence on the growing identity of Australian dance, which stems from the company’s programmatic research into choreographic practice supported through several initiatives.

Masterclass: The Kagools (Adelaide Fringe Festival 2018)

The Mill in partnership with Adelaide Fringe present The Kagools Physical Comedy Masterclass.

Masterclass Details

Date: Wednesday 28th February
Time: 9.30am -11.30am
Venue: The Mill Adelaide, Breakout Space, 154 Angas Street, Adelaide.
Cost: $20

About

The Kagools are physical comedy duo Claire Ford and Nicky Wilkinson. An equally sought-after headline act both at home and overseas, their critically acclaimed shows have toured extensively, with recent international appearances including Australia, Norway and Vietnam. Incredibly versatile, they delight everyone from raucous late night comedy club crowds to daytime family festivals. Originally created by comedy duo, Wilkinson Ford (Claire Ford "Simply outstanding and has changed my views and opinions on characters, clowning and female acts in general" – Adelaide TalkFringe, and Nicky Wilkinson, Finalist 'So You Think You’re Funny' and 'New Act of the Year' 2013 "Effortless likeability and an excellent comic timing" – Chortle), as recurring characters in their full-length sketch shows, The Kagools proved so popular with audiences that in 2013 the pair shifted their focus to developing shows featuring them exclusively. Wilkinson Ford became The Kagools and never looked back.

★★★★★ - Mumble Comedy
★★★★½ - "Ingenious…life-affirming" – RipItUp
★★★★ - "Beautifully executed...Perfect viewing for all ages & nationalities" - Chortle
★★★★ - Three Weeks
★★★★ - The Skinny
★★★★ - Arts Review
★★★★ - "They’re here to find the silly child still within us...Perfect" - ShortCom
★★★★ - "Pure genius...comedy gold...side-splittingly hilarious" - BroadwayBaby
★★★★ - TheClothesLine.com.au

ilDance Intensive: 2018

Our friends from ilDance Sweden will join the mill for two intensive weeks of class in January and April 2017.

Morning Class at The Mill

As 2017 kicks off, start your year with gentle morning class to get you back in your body through the beauitful movement teachings of Israel Aloni and Lee Brummer of ilDance (SWEDEN), and thorugh Erin's (THE MILL) Qoya movement classes - which brings you back into the body thorugh various embodiment practices. 

Classes will run Mon Jan 2nd - Fri Jan 6th 2017, 9:30am -10:45am

Cost $10 if prebooked online // $12 cash on the day

*If you wish to purchase more than one class, just choose the number of single tickets you want to buy at checkout and these can be used for any class during the week.

We look forwards to seeing you there!

L-E-V Masterclass

Photo Credit: Gil Shani

When: Monday 20th March, 2017
Where: Adelaide College of the Arts (TAFE SA), Level 3, 39 Light Square, Adelaide SA
Time: 9.30am - 11am (Studio will be open at 9am for dancers to warm up)
Cost: $20
Level: Professional Level Contemporary Dance/Dance Theatre
Bookings: via Eventbrite.

Founder, Dancer & Creator

Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem. She danced with the Batsheva Dance Company from 1990 until 2008 and began choreographing within the framework of the company’s Batsheva Dancers Create project.Eyal served as Associate Artistic Director of Batsheva between 2003-2004, and House Choreographer of the company between 2005-2012.

In 2009 Eyal began creating pieces for other dance companies in the world: Killer Pig (2009) and Corps de Walk (2011) for Carte Blanche Dance of Norway; Too Beaucoup (2011) for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Plafona (2012) for Tanzcompagnie Oldenburg, Germany.

In 2013 Eyal launches L-E-V with her long-time collaborator Gai Behar. This October, they premiered Untitled Black in collaboration with the Goteborgs Operans Danskompani in Gothenburg, Sweden. Eyal is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2004 Ministry of Culture Award for young dance creators and the 2009 Landau Prize for the Performing Arts in the dance category. In 2008, she was named a Chosen Artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.  

Rebecca Hytting

Born in Huskvarna, Sweden. Rebecca graduated from Balettakademien, Stockholm. After finishing her studies she worked with Kamuyot/Riksteatern, Carte Blanche, Norway, Batsheva Dance Company and GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. She is now a dancer of L-E-V and have also been assisting Sharon Eyal/Gai Behar in creations outside the company. She is a certified Gaga teacher.

Kyle Page / Dance North Masterclass 2017

When: Friday 10th March, 2017
Where: Adelaide College of The Arts (TAFE SA) , Level 3, 
39 Light Square, Adelaide SA
Time: 9.30am - 11.30am
(Studio will be open from 9am for dancers to warm up)
Level: Professional Level Contemporary Dance/Dance Theatre
Cost: $20
Bookings: via EVENTBRITE https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dance-north-masterclass-tickets-32144531158 or book a spot via programming@themilladelaide.com and pay at the door.

Dance North are performing ‘ATTRACTOR’ at WOMAD. 
Please follow this link to see a clip of this work.
https://vimeo.com/202711227

Dance North

Dancenorth is a contemporary dance company based in Townsville, Tropical North Queensland. An epicenter for artistic exchange and collaboration Dancenorth balances a dynamic regional presence with a commitment to creating bold, adventurous and critically acclaimed contemporary dance. The dancers bios are substantial and I feel unnecessary. They can been found on our website if people are interested.

Masterclass Facilitators: Jenni Large & Mason Kelly

Masterclass Description

The workshop will begin with a class based on methodologies designed to attain strength through fluidity whilst harnessing the intrinsic support system for efficiency, balance and power. We will share repertoire from Dancenorth’s latest work Attractor, a co-production with Lucy Guerin Inc choreographed by renowned choreographers Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek. Together we will explore improvisational structures derived from momentum, evolution and surrender as well as learn phrase material connecting texture and rhythmical sequencing with detailed virtuosity. This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into the rich artistic culture of Dancenorth whilst experiencing choreographic processes from Lucy Guerin and Gideon Obarzanek’s latest creation, Attractor.

Kidd Pivot Masterclass

Image Credit: Michael Slobodian

Kidd Pivot Company

Integrating movement, original music, text, and rich visual design, Kidd Pivot’s performance work is assembled with recklessness and rigour, balancing sharp exactitude with irreverence and risk. Under the direction of internationally renowned Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite, the company’s distinct choreographic language – a breadth of movement fusing classical elements and the complexity and freedom of structured improvisation – is marked by a strong theatrical sensibility and a keen sense of wit and invention. 

Kidd Pivot tours extensively around the world with productions that include The Tempest Replica (2011), The You Show (2010), Dark Matters (2009), Lost Action (2006), and Double Story (2004), created with Richard Siegal. Kidd Pivot received the 2006 Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, and was resident company at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, with the support of Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, in Frankfurt, Germany from 2010 to 2012.

Masterclass Facilitator: 
Eric Beauchesne – Rehearsal Director

Born in Québec, Eric grew up fishing and hunting before discovering dance at the age of 16. He has been on stage with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal as well as with Canadian contemporary dance icons such as La Fondation Jean-Pierre Perrault, Paul-André Fortier, Louise Lecavalier and Crystal Pite. Performing with Kidd Pivot since 2004, Eric currently collaborates with the company as rehearsal director, and stages Pite’s work on companies worldwide including Ballet British Columbia, Cullberg Ballet, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Royal Swedish Ballet and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2013, he was appointed rehearsal director for Nederlands Dans Theater and since then has been based in the Netherlands. Eric devotes most of his spare time conducting improvisation workshops and advocating for climate justice and sustainable practices in the dance world.

Details

When: Thursday March 2nd 2017
Time: 11am - 12.30pm
(venue open at 10.30am for dancers to warm up)
Venue: Level 3 Station Arcade, Adelaide City (old Ausdance Studio)
Level: Professional Level Contemporary Dancers/Dance Theatre Artists
Cost: $20
Booking Details: via EVENTBRITE

Collaboration Workshop with Amber Cronin and Erin Fowler

This Is Not Art festival (Newcastle) hosted directors Amber Cronin and Erin Fowler for a workshop sharing their collaborative approach which was the foundation for The Mill.

Artists and Directors of The Mill, Amber Cronin and Erin Fowler started developing new work in the areas where their background cross over, multi-disciplinary performative work. Amber and Erin are interested in the intersection between dance, performance with visual arts, installation based work. Over the past 3 years they have developed a unique and concentrated dialogue between these two backgrounds as they explore, learn and investigate both the performance and visual arts worlds through their work as Artistic Directors of The Mill Adelaide.

ATLAS is an example of immersive experiences, transporting audiences to other worlds, and finding new models, creative processes, and ways of working that can serve their two artistic backgrounds. The workshop will be an afternoon session on ‘working collaboratively’ with a particular focus on working across disciplines and with individuals, mentors, and with new collaborators considering ways to forge new connections.

Masterclass: Eko Supriyanto

Founder and artistic director for EkosDance Company and Solo Dance Studio in Surakarta Indonesia, Eko is the leading Indonesian dancer and choreographer of his generation.
Trained in Javanese court dances and the Indonesian martial arts of Pencak Silat since the age of seven Eko’s performance career spans major works and tours throughout Indonesia, Europe, America and the Asia Pacific. Eko holds a PhD in Performance Studies (2014) from Gadjah Mada University and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Dance and Choreography from the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures (2001).

Eko’s performance career stretches between major commercial productions to dance research projects. He was enlisted as a dance consultant for Julie Taymor’s Lion King Broadway production and choreographed and performed for major international productions including Peter Sellars Le Grand Macabre, John Adam’s Opera Flowering Tree in Vienna, the Barbican Centre in London and the Lincoln Center in New York, Garin Nugroho’s Opera Jawa, MAU Lemi Ponifasio’s Tempest, Solid.States with Arco Renz, and was a featured dancer in Madonna’s 2001 Drowned World. His recent major work is Cry Jailolo with seven youth dancers from Jailolo North Maluku and will be touring in Japan, Australia and Europe in August- October 2015. 

Cost

FREE for GreenRoom members
$15 per class for non-GreenRoom members (please bring cash on the day)

Bookings

Open to professional dancers. Places are limited – so get in quick!
Secure your place via info@themilladelaide.com and bring cash payment on the day.

Workshop Details

Eko’s Class will run for 1 hour 30 minutes
Dress for Class. No late comers will be allowed. 
For more info contact: info@themilladelaide.com

Australian Dance Awards: Forum

The Mill Adelaide, in association with the Australian Dance Awards, is excited to be hosting an afternoon forum on Saturday the 12th of September, the day of the awards. Invited panelists attached to the Australian Dance Awards will be responding to and discussing: "A contemplation and examination of the literal definition vs. practical implementation of independent dance/artistic practice in the current financial support structure in Australia”

We look forward to having a robust discussion about the current arts dynamic in South Australia/Australia.

Panellists

• Peter Louca, Chief of Staff to the Minister for the Arts

• Anouk Van Djik, Artistic Director of Chunky Move www.chunkymove.com.au

• Jason Cross, Director of Insite Arts www.insitearts.com.au

• Israel Aloni, Co-Director ilDance (Sweden) www.ildance.se 

• Erin Fowler & Amber Cronin, Co-Directors The Mill www.themilladelaide.com.au

Details

Doors open: 11:30am
Discussion: 12pm - 2pm
Please stay for a drink and nibbles following the formal conversation, before heading to the awards later that evening.

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Masterclass

When & Where

March 5th, 10:30am (studio open from 10:00am for dancers to warm up)
Rehearsal Studio, Level 3, Adelaide College of the Arts
39 Light Square, Adelaide SA 5000

Cost

$30 (please bring cash on the day)

Bookings

Open to professional dancers. Places are limited – so get in quick!
Secure your place via info@themilladelaide.com and bring cash payment on the day.

Workshop Details

Cedar Lake's classes are designed to give dancers a well-rounded overview of contemporary ballet and the repertoire of Cedar Lake. The first portion of the class begins with a warm-up and the second portion incorporates the principles and techniques of choreographers whose work will be presented in the performance city.

Batsheva Adelaide Workshop - March 4th, 11am

Gaga/Naharin is a movement language developed over the last decade by Ohad Naharin, Batsheva’s long-time artistic director, in the Batsheva studios. This expressive and dynamic movement language is used daily by dancers of the Batsheva Dance Company and Batsheva Ensemble as the basis for their distinctive technique.

Gaga offers a new way to reach a deeper knowledge and understanding of one's self via the body and its movement. Gaga encourages, teaches and cultivates multi dimensional movement, efficiency and texture of movement, the use of explosive power, the connection between pleasure and effort, quickness, clarity of intention, stamina. It enables recognition of one's own movement habits and helps to acquire new ones.

Essentially, Gaga increases one's understanding of the body’s weaknesses and strengths, as well as its response to them. Through Gaga, one works to break down physical barriers in order to reach a greater comprehension and control of instinctive movements.

Ultimately, Gaga empowers the experiences of pleasure, stillness, positivism, and happiness. The Gaga movement language is a tool that can be utilized by dancers and non-dancers alike.

When & Where

March 4th, 11am (studio open from 10:30am)
Studio 1, The Mill Adelaide
Level 1, 27 Bewes St, Adelaide 5000
(off Angas st just 20m walk from The Mill).

Bookings

$35
Places limited to 30 participants – so get in quick! Book via www.themilladelaide.com/events/

Workshop runs for 1 hour 15 minutes. Dress for Class, barefoot or socks. Comfortable clothes