Explore Dance and Become your Best

Peridance has an amazing line up of workshops, masterclasses, and intensives this Summer with master instructors from NYC and around the world.  Three phenomenal intensives are coming up, and you're not going to want to miss the opportunity to advance your skills, offered only at Peridance.  Register in advance online for the Ladies of Hip Hop Festival, the Benny Ninja Training Academy voguing intensive, and CODE3 with three masters from Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

Make this your best Summer yet at Peridance Capezio Center!

Audition for Peridance's Teen Summer Intensive!

For more information visit our website http://www.peridance.com/SummerIntensive.cfm

or email Laura Burton at summerintensive@peridance.com.

Don’t miss this opportunity to spend the summer dancing at Peridance Capezio Center!!!

Dates: July 5th - July 31st, 2010

This four-week summer intensive is designed for dancers ages 14-18 who want to increase their level of technique and strength while developing their self-confidence and artistry.

Peridance Capezio Center is still accepting applications, but there are only a few spots left!

An experienced and well-known faculty will work with you daily. Led by Mr. Igal Perry - Artistic Director of Peridance, this year’s teachers include: Sidra Bell- Artistic Director of Sidra Bell Dance New York, Brian Carey Chung – Artistic Director of COLLECTIVE BODY/DANCELAB, Nina Goldman- of Matthew Bourne's New Adventures (London), Kevin Irving- former Artistic Director of The Gothenburg Ballet (Sweden) & longtime associate of Nacho Duato, JoLea Maffei- master teacher of Horton, Kate Skarpetowska - of Lar Lubovitch, Marnie Thomas - formerly of The Martha Graham Dance Company, Jeanne Solan (Holland), and Korhan Basaran (Turkey).

...and more!

Rigorous daily classes include Ballet, Jazz, Theater Dance, Improvisation, Contemporary, Graham, Limon, Horton, and Repertory. Dancers will have the invaluable opportunity to learn and rehearse choreography as they work closely with professional choreographers! In addition to classes and rehearsal, we offer workshops through the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, Hanna Somatic class with Laura Gates, and college prep Q&A sessions.

Come enjoy our state-of-the-art studios in the heart of New York City!

For more information please visit our website @ www.peridance.com/summerintensive and contact Samantha Ringstaff at summerintensive@peridance.com

Peridance Announces 2010 Summer Intensive

Peridance Center's Summer Intensive is a four-week comprehensive training program designed for dancers ages 14-18, whose goal is to develop and increase their level of technique, strength, self-confidence and artistry. Over the course of an intensive four-week period, dancers are encouraged to recognize and develop their artistic selves. Participants of the Intensive are given the unique opportunity to become immersed into Peridance Center's renowned training program and its diverse community, and will walk away with an amplified understanding of movement, performance skills and a fresh sense of artistry. The Program culminates in a pre-professional final Showcase, presented at Peridance's new in-house Salvatore Capezio Theater.

Audition and Program details here

A Workshop to Remember

Sidra Bell Dance NY recently completed their 2009 Summer Workshop at Peridance Center and it was a huge success! Hear what one of the workshop participants had to say about their experience...

"It was a refreshing way to learn material and work hard, I felt like the creative, individual aspect of dance was really put first. Your workshop really made me think about how I can get a strong training in dance where my individual way of moving and the artistic aspect of dance are emphasized. Then, the physicality and form follows." -Workshop Participant, 2009

Below is an excerpt, take a look!

See you again soon, Sidra!

www.sidrabelldanceny.org

Brice Mousset Company Workshop

Sep 8, 2009 - Sep 11, 2009; Tue - Fri
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Join Brice in his provocative style, a fusion of European and American contemporary. Exploring new energies and movements, Brice encourages the students to explore new ways to move and to find into the movement organic and emotional intentions. You will go through a warm up introducing the release work, floor work, stability and connection with it, opposition of energies, extension of the movement. Then you will dance! Brice will teach you a new contemporary dance routine step by step.

For more details about the Brice Mousset Company, see his website. http://www.bricemousset.com/

Absolute Beginner Jazz Workshop

Beginner Jazz Workshop with Grant Chang and Courtney Wissinger
Aug 31, 2009 - Sep 4, 2009; Mon - Fri
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

In this workshop, you will be introduced to the basics of jazz dance. Starting from scratch, you will learn (or brush -up on) the fundamentals you need to move on to higher levels of class and performance. We will break down the jazz basics for the first time (or returning) dancer . Working through a traditional warm up routine, we will concentrate on plies, tendus, footwork, proper stretching and strengthening techniques and an in-depth explanation about how turns and leaps "work". Everything will be explained and questions are strongly encouraged! Across the floor (traveling steps) and center combination work will be broken down in detail and used in a short, fun, multi-level choreographed piece to be performed at the end of our two weeks! Even if you have never danced before, are a dancer looking to return to your training, or just want to brush upon your basics and techniques- this is the workshop for you !!

Sidra Bell Dance NY Workshop and Showing

Aug 24, 2009 - Sep 4, 2009; Mon - Sat
Monday through Friday: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturdays: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Sidra Bell has crafted a unique approach to unlocking the creative potential in each dancer. In a workshop that explores an articulate body through effort, risk, impulse, breath, gesture, weight, touch, space, direction and line, artists of various backgrounds and experience can discover their individual voice and physical potential. Throughout the workshop phrase work from the repertory of Sidra Bell Dance New York will be introduced. The phrase work challenges the dancers to investigate an extreme sense of physicality and specificity. They are asked to use their imagination and intellect to find a greater sense of freedom within the movement.

There will be a special showing at the end of the class on Saturday, performed by the workshop participants.

Click here to see a preview of Sidra Bell Dance New York.

Trisha Brown Dance Company Technique and Repertory

Aug 24, 2009 - Aug 28, 2009; Mon - Fri
Technique: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Repertory: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Students will learn excerpts of Set and Reset from long term company member Vicky Shick. Class begins with a warm-up emphasizing the coordination of alignment, breath, and weight to bring space, direction, and flow of energy through the joints. Students will learn phrases that Trisha developed with subconscious movements and gestures created before the mind is engaged, which she calls "delicate aberrations."

The Trisha Brown Dance Company has presented the work of its legendary artistic director for more than 35 years. Founded in 1970 when Trisha Brown branched out from the experimental Judson Dance Theater to work with her own group of dancers, TBDC offered its first performances at alternative sites in Manhattan’s SoHo. Today, the Company is regularly seen in the landmark opera houses of New York, Paris, London, and many other theaters around the world. The repertory has grown from solos and small group pieces to include major evening-length works and collaborations between Ms. Brown and major visual artists.

Petronio Company Member, Amanda Wells

Company member, Amanda Wells starts teaching a 5-day workshop at Peridance Center the first week of August.

Aug 3, 2009 - Aug 7, 2009; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

AMANDA WELLS was born in San Francisco where she began her formal dance training at the San Francisco Ballet School. Her training and performance experience continued with the Boston Ballet and Richmond Ballet Company. In 1998, Amanda relocated to New York to attend NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Graduating in 2001 with a love of modern dance, she entered into the Stephen Petronio Company and has since toured and taught extensively throughout US, Europe, Asia and Australia.

This class is geared toward working, expanding and refining each dancer's technique and unique approach to dance. Combinations will include elements of ballet, yoga and Klein. There will be a strong emphasis placed on proper alignment, stability and efficiency. Phrase work will be taught at the end of each class focusing in the articulation of feet and legs, sequencing of the spine, gestural movement of the arms and some floor work. Set to contemporary music.

Keigwin + Company Week Long Workshop

Keigwin + Company will be teaching a week long modern workshop at Peridance Center.

Jul 27, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009; Mon - Fri
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Keigwin & Company lives to create provocative, witty and engaging dances. Utilizing a collaborative process, K+C combines physicality with theatricality, samples a variety of mediums and, ultimately, fuses art with entertainment.



In addition to Larry's choreographic work with K+C, his recent commissions have included The New York City Ballet's Choreographic Institute, The Martha Graham Dance Company, The Juilliard Dance Ensemble, The NYU/Tisch School's Second Avenue Dance Company, Paradigm, Hofstra University and California Institute of the Arts.

His other choreographic credits include work with the pop band Fischerspooner, comedian Murray Hill and as an Associate Choreographer for both the The Radio City Rockettes and the Off-Broadway musical "The Wild Party". As a dancer Larry has danced at the Metropolitan Opera in Doug Varone's "Le Sacre Du Printemps" and Julie Taymor's "The Magic Flute" in addition to his work with Mark Dendy (receiving a Bessie Award in 1998 for his performance in "Dream Analysis"), Robin Becker, Jane Comfort, John Jasperse, Doug Elkins, Zvi Gotheiner, and David Rousseve.

In his spare time, Larry has created "Keigwin Kabaret," a fusion of modern dance, vaudeville, and burlesque acts presented by the Public Theater at Joe's Pub and by Symphony Space. For more information, please visit the Keigwin + Company website.

Kate Skarpetowska's Modern Workshop

Kate Skarpetowska Summer Workshop
Jul 27, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009; Mon - Fri
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Using the traditional and contemporary techniques, the class will concentrate on introducing highly physical and athletic movement.

Kate is a native of Warsaw, Poland. She is an alumna of the NYC High School of Performing Arts and received a BFA from The Juilliard School in May 1999 under Artistic Director Benjamin Harkarvy. In 1992 she performed on Broadway in the musical Metro, directed and choreographed by Janusz Jozefowicz. She was a member of The Parsons Dance Company from 1999 until 2006. Currently, Kate is working for The Battleworks Dance Company and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. She has had the privilege of setting the works of David Parsons and Robert Battle in The United States and abroad. In addition, her own choreography has been performed by various universities, Houston Metropolitan Dance Company, Hubbard Street 2 and The Parsons Dance Company.

Experimental Dance/Theatre Workshop with Company XIV

Aug 24, 2009 - Aug 28, 2009; Mon - Sat
Monday through Friday: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 29: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Austin McCormick's Company XIV is coming to Peridance Center to teach a unique workshop for women only.

Austin McCormick continues his exploration of the female archetypes present in the poetry of Charles Bukowski in this experimental dance/theatre workshop.

Open to Advanced and Professional female dancer/actors. Students will begin with a rigorous warm up taught by Laura Careless consisting of yoga and borrowing from acting techniques (Lucid Body, Stanislavski etc.) Teaching of Company XIV repertory as well as development of new choreography will follow with emphasis on personal interpretation and in depth coaching.

Subject matter is not for the light of heart and will deal with femininity, objectification, sexuality, and relationships. Performers will be asked to work on characters outside of their usual “type”. Material developed in the workshop may be included in McCormick’s BETTING ON THE MUSE an ongoing performance project in New York. Please bring character shoes/heels and journal.

See the company's website www.companyxiv.com




Related Articles:
Company XIV's The Judgement of Paris review from Broadway World.com

Pilobolus Workshop Promotion with the Joyce

PILOBOLUS AT PERIDANCE CENTER AND AT THE JOYCE THEATER!! Experience Pilobolus to the fullest! Sign up for Pilobolus workshop at Peridance by July 12 and get a FREE DRINK when you come see Pilobolus at The Joyce Theater! Show proof of class registration when you buy your tickets at The Joyce Theater Box Office to receive your free drink.

The Pilobolus Workshop at Peridance will take place
Monday - Friday, August 3 - 7, 3:30pm - 5:30pm at Peridance
Pre-registration is highly recommended.
Call 212-505-0886 or register at www.peridance.com

Pilobolus is at the Joyce Theater from July 13- Aug 8
more details about the performance here, www.joyce.org

Register for three complete workshops at Peridance and
receive 5% discount!
Photo by: John Kane

Rituals, Modern Technique Workshop with Nathan Trice

Jul 13, 2009 - Jul 17, 2009; Mon - Fri
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

A New York based dancer/choreographer Mr. Trice has trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and with Aulani Chun in San Diego. Having danced with Momix, Donald Byrd, Complexions and Kevin Jeff, this former Navy crewman combines a stunning athleticism and power with musicality and emotional vulnerability that is thrilling. He is a master phrasemaker and brings astounding speed and intensity to his multi-faceted movement combinations. He is a positive role model for all youth and will draw on his richly layered experience to blend text and composition with music and technique.

Sokolow Theater Dance Ensemble Repertory Workshop

Sokolow Theater Dance Ensemble Repertory Workshop
Jul 6, 2009 - Jul 10, 2009; Mon - Fri
Technique: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Repertory: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

"We see in a person’s work what he asks from life and from art. Art should recognize all our needs." as quoted by Anna Sokolow (a disciple of Martha Graham and Louis Horst). Continuing the historic tradition of these legends, Artistic Director Jim May is a devoted descendant of Ms. Sokolow and a former member of the José Limón Dance Company. Receiving a Bessie Award for a lifetime achievement, Mr. May is an internationally recognized teacher and has been on the faculty of Juilliard, SUNY Purchase and Princeton University. At his home teaching base, Peridance Center, Mr. May plans to share the past voice of Anna Sokolow through teaching selections from her repertory, and exploring her dramatic contemporary imagery that shows both the lyric and stark aspects of life.

The workshop is in two parts.
Technique: 10:30am - 11:45am
(drop in classes are permitted)
Repertory: 11:45am - 1pm
(drop in classes are not permitted. Students must take full week)

Waackin' & Voguing with Archie

Waackin' & Voguing Workshop
Jul 6, 2009 - Jul 10, 2009; Mon - Fri
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

This workshop will introduce you to Waackin', a style of dance in the early 70's underground Dance scene which surfaced on the ever ground-breaking Soul Train and Voguing, a dance popularized in the underground gay club scene. Stigmatized by it's roots it manages to attract a newly found respect for the art form applicable and accessible to all.

Marjory Smarth's House Workshop

Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 26, 2009; Mon - Fri
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

"House" is a dance style that emerged from the New York City underground club scene. Marjory's approach is multifaceted. She mixes many cultural dances such as African, Salsa, Hip Hop, and more. Though her style is smooth it is physically demanding. Marjory is one of the major original contributors to the US House Dance scene.

Check out this amazing video clip of Marjory Smarth.

Forsythe-Based Workshop, Helen Pickett

Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 26, 2009; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

In this workshop you will learn the basic foundation of the Forsythe technique. The class will incorporate the fundamental warm-up, intrinsic to understanding the technique, and then move onto basic modalities. This particular improvisational technique enables each person to access movement, in part, by interpreting their body in space – a different version of space! All dimensions of your body will be challenged. You will learn to move and not to pose. This language is fun to learn and easy to refer back to because it is a technique. In this short time you will have an understanding of what the Forsythe Technique is.

All students are encouraged to bring a notebook. Bring socks, no bare feet. Ask many questions! Helen Pickett has taught this class for 10 years all over the world.

See Helen's website here, www.helenpickett.com

Click here for an interview with Helen Pickett on dance.net.

Max Stone Contemporary Workshop

6-Day Special Contemporary Workshop with Max Stone
July 20th -25th Mon-Fri 11:00 am- 1:00 pm and
Saturday the 25th 12:30 pm- 2:00 pm

Max is an internationally recognized teacher and choreographer of Contemporary Dance. He holds a Master’s Degree in Choreographic Theory and Practice and has served as Senior Lecturer on the dance faculty at Southern Methodist University. He was with the original Broadway cast of the Neil Simon musical/play, They’re Playing Our Song. He has taught classes at the Juilliard Conservatory and conducted choreography seminars for Cirque du Soleil. Max was Artistic Director of The New York Dance Exchange, an international intensive workshop series, and he continues to teach throughout Europe and Japan. Currently, Max is on the faculties of STEPS on Broadway and Dance New Amsterdam, (DNA).

As a contemporary dance artist and teacher, Max has developed his own philosophy and approach to movement and technique. He has created a unique movement style focusing on alignment, strength and transitional phrasing. The objective of the class is to prepare and train the dancer in both lyrical and percussive disciplines, with an emphasis on movement quality and dynamics. His teaching and choreographic skills have brought him international and critical acclaim.